‘I never thought we would become farmers,’ says F&N CEO

CITRUS farms in Florida have been battered after two hurricanes in two weeks swept over the South-eastern coast of United States between September and October this year.

One of the world’s largest citrus producers, the state expects crop yields in 2024 to be at their lowest in close to 100 years after Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton tore through Florida.

This has exacerbated beverage manufacturer F&N’s difficulties in securing its supply of orange juice, said its chief executive officer Hui Choon Kit in an interview with The Business Times.