Temperatures below ZERO in parts of Florida, orange juice prices at record high, 'ice found in some fruit'-BBC (Sorry, Richard Black)

TIME Magazine remains on board the suicidal/homicidal global warming gravy train predicting the "end of winter as we know it."

1/11/12, "Orange juice prices hit record," BBC

"The price of orange juice on the global markets has hit a record high, after surging over the past few days.

Traders say the main reasons are safety concerns about juice from Brazil, the world's largest producer of orange juice,

• and cold weather in Florida.

The US Food and Drug Administration said carbendazim, a fungicide,

• has been found in shipments from Brazil.

Orange juice has risen by about 25% since the beginning of the year, to $2.12 a pound.

Carbendazim is banned in the US, but is used legally in Brazil to treat black spot, a type of mould that grows on trees.

"Consumption of carbendazim at the low levels that have been reported does not raise safety concerns," the FDA said in a letter published on its website....

The FDA said it would "deny entry to shipments that test positive for carbendazim"....

The US is the second-largest producer of orange juice, with production mainly concentrated in Florida.

A few days of cold weather in Florida has led to ice being found in some fruit

• and damage to tree leaves.

"We had two nights in parts of Florida where we had below zero temperatures. That will definitely cause damage," said Mr Smith."...

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Ed. note: Where would Time Magazine reporter Bryan Walsh be without the Goldman Sachs backed 'global warming' industry? Likely out of a job.

It would be nice if Brazil's oranges weren't poisonous.

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