We know so many of you are still recovering from February’s deadly winter storm. In fact, the losses to Texas agriculture alone are at $600 million dollars, and that is not the final estimate.
Texas A&M’s Dr. Mark Waller speaks with RFD-TV’s own Tammi Arender on ag sector updates and any long-term ripple effects.
According to Dr. Waller, “We have a citrus crop loss number right now of $230 million dollars and a vegetable crop loss number of $150 million dollars. The citrus crop number, especially, will likely go up; the numbers that you’re looking at there actually show more of a loss in next year’s production than in this year’s production...”
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