OJ Farm Price Forecast Is Good

But the outlook for the state's grapefruit growers is not as positive. LAKELAND | Florida orange growers can expect another good year for farm prices in the 2007-08 Florida citrus season, although down slightly from last season's record prices.

But grapefruit growers could leave some 2 million boxes on the tree this season because prices offered by the state's juice processors will be less than the cost of harvesting, according to Mark Brown, the chief economist for the Florida Department of Citrus.