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Joe Biden's failure to limit his spending on green energy projects and foreign wars has made it harder for Americans to eat nutritious breakfast meals.
The price of orange juice reached an all-time high in January, with 100% juice costing $10 a gallon and concentrate costing $6.27 a gallon, according to The Guardian. Whole oranges have also doubled in value.
The price of orange juice has gone up due to investors' belief that the supply of oranges will not be able to keep up with demand.
The price of eggs also jumped 60% last year. According to CNBC, consumers typically pay around $4 for dozen eggs and $6 for organic varieties.
The price of large eggs, which are most commonly purchased by consumers, increased by 138% in just one year.
A TikTok user claimed that a bottle of Simply orange juice costs $6.48.
Aside from Joe Biden's failure to protect the country's supply chain, other factors have affected the orange industry. One of these is Hurricane Ian, which destroyed several groves.
According to one estimate, the damage caused by Hurricane Ian cost the Florida Citrus growers around a quarter billion dollars. The disaster also affected the agricultural sector of the state.
During the 1990s, Florida was able to produce 200 million boxes of oranges annually. Last year, the state only managed to produce 41 million boxes, which is expected to drop to 16 million in 2023.
Despite the disappointing size of this year's crop, the Florida Citrus Mutual trade association noted that the industry is still optimistic.
The preceding article is a summary of an article that originally appeared on Headline USA
