Estimate of agricultural losses from Hurricane Ian is $1.03 billion
University of Florida economists have refined the estimate of agricultural losses due to Hurricane Ian: $1.03 billion. This is an estimate of the total value of seasonal crops, livestock, nursery and aquaculture products that will not be harvested or marketed as a result of the category 4 storm. Hurricane Ian made landfall on an island 20 miles west of Fort Myers on Sept. 28, 2022, and
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