<p> Rain has put a damper on Florida's citrus harvest. During the last ten days of September to the first week of October, Florida experienced one to two inches of rain everyday, which has curtailed harvesting efforts, especially on grapefruit which has seen higher prices in the market.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> David Brocksmith, Florida Sales Manager for Seald Sweet, tells AndNowUKnow, that the company's Florida citrus program has gotten off to a slow start because of the recent rains. "California ran out of grapefruit thereby creating a gap in supply on grapefruit as well as a large demand for Florida grapefruit. The gap has been prolonged by the weather we have been hit with. Grapefruit prices have remained high over the last month due to demand staying ahead of supply."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Mr. Brocksmith expects that the company will be in full swing in the coming weeks as the weather forecast shows a break in the rain. Market prices should begin to come down as long as weather allows for the citrus harvest. Seald Sweet harvests in three growing regions in Florida, the Gulf growing region, Ridge and Indian River.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.sealdsweet.com/Products/Availability/tabid/75/Default.aspx" target="_new"> Seald Sweet </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
