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Freeze Does Little Damage

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 4, 2008

PREPARATION HELPS SAVE STRAWBERRIES Strawberry farms in the Tampa Bay area worked for days to pick as much fruit as possible before the cold front set in and industry experts estimate that overall crop losses were limited to 10 percent to 15 percent. That should not affect market pricing.
WINTRY WEATHER MAY HAVE SWEETENED CITRUS

Citrus farmers in the region say they took adequate precautions for the cold snap and thus escaped or experienced only minor losses. The cold weather may have been beneficial for the crop. The reason: Cold weather can help sweeten fruit.

IT WASN'T AS BAD AS IT COULD'VE BEEN

Bay area residents got out the hats, coats and gloves to brave the cold front, which sent temperatures in the region tumbling below freezing Thursday morning. But the area's major power companies said no new records were set for power use Thursday, in part because temperatures did not fall as low as forecast.
TROPICAL FISH SURVIVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES

The tropical fish industry, which has a sizable presence in the Bay area, took measures to protect fisheries from the freeze and says that prevented significant losses.

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