The U.S is a major producer of citrus fruit, especially tangelos tangelos, grapefruits, satsumas, Florida Key limes, and many different Kinds of oranges like navel, Valencia, and the Moro (a type of blood orange descended from types found in Sicily.) They were mainly introduced by the Spanish during colonial times much like the British, French, and Dutch introduced apples to the Northeast around the same time, and today a large amount of the orange juice found on British and lrish tables originates from groves in Florida.