Foreign imports, ... are being sold at 25 to 50 percent below Florida prices. They are squeezing Florida producers out of this market. |
I look like a quarry someone has dynamited. |
If the hurricane comes across the forecast path, it's going to hit a lot of the citrus industry in southwest Florida. It's going to ruin their crop for this year, which will totally change the forecast for orange juice, ... The vegetable growers are going to have an awful lot in the ground that would be picked this year and could be destroyed. |
like a rock quarry that someone has dynamited. |
Maybe I'm too masculine. Casting directors cast in their own, or an idealized image. Maybe I don't look like anybody's ideal. |
of the ongoing 'Fresh from Florida' campaign. |
Our goal is to market the unique quality attributes of Florida honey, ... We want to raise consumer awareness about Florida honey and its value as a distinct product, not simply part of a mix. |
Our state's honey industry has suffered on several fronts in recent years, ... In addition to the destruction of honeybee colonies caused by mites and hurricanes, the flood of cheap imported honey has pushed our state's honey producers and packers to the brink of economic disaster. |
Sometimes Mother Nature decides to throw a curve ball, |
Such a call would understandably upset most people. |
Thank goodness that situation ... did not cause physical human disaster as everyone thought might be the case, |
These families have been able to retain ownership of their land through the Depression, droughts, freezes and the urbanization of Florida. That is a great tribute to the many generations of these families. |
We are not going to tolerate this, ... If they decide they're going to violate the law, we are going to come after them. |
We will not tolerate anyone exploiting our citizens and hope that these series of actions send a strong message that we will fully investigate and go after any instances of price gouging that we find, |
We're not playing games, we're not giving warnings, ... If somebody's out there price gouging, they are going to be charged, and if it is a criminal offense, we will get the attorney general's office to carry those charges on to court. |