Well I guess we will be doing with out these

**fernykins** · 02-06-2007, 09:19 PM

I went to the store today to do some shopping and I alway try to buy fresh fruit. So I got some bananas and so oranges. IWon't be buying oranges for a while. I brought 4 of them and paied 7.00 for them. Never again......... Should have looked at the price. I will next time.
Fern

**miss_thrifty** · 02-06-2007, 09:22 PM

yep knew that was coming with the ice that florida had. im staying with green peppers, cauliflower, cucumbers, cantaloupe etc.

**nwmissourigal** · 02-06-2007, 10:29 PM

That's terrible. I have noticed that all the produce and fruit have gone up. I try to keep fresh fruit and veggies in the house all the time, but the prices are just outta site right now and who knows when they will come back down.

**Cricketlegs** · 02-06-2007, 11:14 PM

We did hear the california oranges got hit bad and to expect it.

**Hollyhandi** · 02-07-2007, 07:20 AM

Thats so weird because oranges here are 3 lbs for $2.99 this week.
(from Florida )
I hate how they price gouge the minute they say crops lost.

**justpeachy92** · 02-07-2007, 08:10 AM

The last time I looked at oranges here they were $1 an orange.

**warramra** · 02-07-2007, 08:32 AM

I'm feeling very lucky. Before Christmas I bought 4 - 4lb bags of oranges for $7.00. The girls were on an orange kick at the time so I figured they would eat them in a month. I stored them in our garage and kind of forgot about them. I went out this week and took the last bag out before we had the really cold temperatures. I figured that I might be able to use them for cooking with - but they are still good to eat. I didn't realize that they could last this long.

This is good because I will not be buying any at the prices they are now.

**kaykwilts** · 02-07-2007, 08:37 AM

I'm going to miss my citrus fruits but I can't afford to pay those prices. Maybe it will be better next year. I can only hope.

**celina** · 02-07-2007, 08:37 AM

ive returned tomatoes that were about that price, just told them....didnt notice and i aint paying over a buck for tomatoes, had NO PROBLEMS

**Edelweiss** · 02-07-2007, 10:20 AM

Just a quick correction: Florida's crops didn't freeze, California's did. Florida's crops are still trying to recover from the Citrus Canker epidemic.

MC · 02-07-2007, 12:27 PM

I'm going to miss fresh oranges, too! The prices here are slowly going up, though they were on sale last week. I'm glad I stocked up on oj concentrate--I can't do without my oj in the morning lol!

**Neeley** · 02-07-2007, 12:56 PM

DS eats several oranges a day - like at least 4-6. We have to buy them in bulk and I have noticed a slight increase in the price, but not that much. Right now we are paying on average between $0.50 to $0.75 per orange. I am just going to have to suck it up and buy them. He cannot go without his oranges. I may have to have DH get a second job if they get too high - lol!

**GMA21** · 02-07-2007, 01:33 PM

Here the price for a 4lb bag of oranges is $4.99. I went with the bananas & apples instead.

**Dancing Lotus** · 02-07-2007, 03:19 PM

Thank goodness I get all my citrus for free. My parents have trees. Im going to plant a fruit cocktail tree this spring and that will round out my fruit.

**kestrel91316** · 02-07-2007, 04:49 PM

We lost about 75% of our navel (eating) orange here in CA with the freeze. Lost most the avocados, too. FL has Valencias and they go for juice, so there will still be plenty of OJ.

Interestingly, we still have plenty of really great and unusual citrus at the farmer's market. Not cheap, but then FM is always really expensive. I get the most amazing supersweet white grapefruit........and blood oranges...........yummmmm.