[Urbane Guerrilla]

Yeah, B-Dave; the local citrus crops have taken quite a hit from freezing temps in the orchards three or four days running, likewise the early strawberry, avocado, and some other vegetable crops. It's been bad enough for the state government to declare a disaster area in this and other counties up into the agricultural regions of the Central Valley. It will probably take much of the year to recover generally, and ag-sector workers -- pickers, cropdusters, shippers and haulers -- are in for a rough time.

About all we can say is that the citrus growers in Florida, the other big citrus area in the States, are going to do well -- hell, they're going to make out like bandits out of the rising prices.