That’s an astonishingly swift reversal of fortunes in the nation’s leading tangerine-growing state. Between 20, tangerine groves in California skyrocketed from 8,800 acres to 38,000 acres, while over the same timespan orange groves slipped from 199,000 acres down to 177,000. “But these days people are tired of oranges. Oranges were dominant in the 20th century.” More segments passed around. “Customers mostly wanted oranges instead. But it was just a niche market in those days,” she explains. ![]() ![]() “My grandfather started growing tangerines here back in the ’20s.
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