Oranges Were a Pandemic Pick-Me-Up Before the New Normal Set In

Oranges Were a Pandemic Pick-Me-Up Before the New Normal Set In

The pandemic forced farmers to reorganize to adhere to hygiene and distancing rules.

Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg









Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg





Citrus growers in Europe got an unexpected lift this year when people sought to boost their immune systems with vitamin C, but now even that coronavirus bright spot is fading.Farmers in Spain, Italy and Greece were expecting to sell oranges for 20 cents a kilogram at the start of 2020, but prices in some cases quadrupled due to pandemic-induced buying in the spring. The latest rates for winter