For generations florida citrus growers have been producing some of the finest oranges in the world in fact about 75 percent of the orange is produced in the United States are grown in Florida its florida's unique sandy soil and subtropical climate create ideal growing conditions the majority of Florida's orange crop is processed into jus to supply more than eighty percent america's orange juice each year since citrus fruit will not continue to ripen after being picked oranges are harvested when they reach the peak level of sweetness and juiciness most oranges are still hand-picked one by one workers place the right through to large canvas bags which are then unloaded into containers special vehicles called goatse transport harvested fruit from the Grove two trucks waiting to deliver oranges to a nearby processing plant their fruit is unloaded onto conveyor belts and watched to remove any dirt then separated by size to ensure that quality fruit is used to make Florida orange juice oranges passed through several inspections orange juice is processed in strict compliance with all USDA and FDA regulations state-of-the-art extracting machines squeeze just the right amount of jews from the fruit orange juice is pasteurized to ensure food safety the juices chilled then blended for consistent quality and taste and packaged into containers cartons a juicer labeled and loaded onto pallets these pallets are shipped directly to stores across the country thanks to state-of-the-art technology Florida orange juice is available year-round seventy percent of American households by orange juice and drink it for both its great taste and nutrition benefits one of America's healthiest morning beverages just one eight-ounce glass 100 percent orange juice delivers essential vitamins and minerals to support good health it also counters almost 25 percent and the USDA recommended daily fruit and vegetable servings based on a 2,000 calorie diet there's nothing like Florida orange juice healthy your and simple