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FEB 9993 BOOK <br />88 776 -1 <br />B. Proclamation Designating February 1993 as Florida Grapefruit <br />Month <br />Chairman Bird read aloud the following Proclamation: <br />P R O C L A M A T I O N <br />WHEREAS,, Florida's citrus industry contributes $8 <br />billion annually to the state's coffers in direct and <br />indirect economic activity= and <br />WHEREAS, Florida is the first area in the world to make <br />grapefruit a significant commercial crop and produced more <br />that 50 percent of the world's grapefruit; and <br />WHEREAS, Florida supplies nearly all of the fresh <br />grapefruit and grapefruit juice consumed in the United <br />States; and <br />WHEREAS, Florida grapefruit supplies 100 percent of the <br />U.S. RDA for Vitamin C and is also a good source of Vitamin <br />A, potassium, folate and dietary fiber; and <br />WHEREAS, more tha h 4.6 billion pounds of Florida <br />grapefruit will be harvested during the 1992-93 season based <br />on a forecast.,.,of 54 million boxes of grapefruit; and <br />WHEREAS, citrus is a thriving industry here and <br />contributes -to this.county's overall economic well-being; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that the month <br />of Februarybe designated as <br />FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT MONTH <br />in Indian River County. ,. <br />Approved.and adopted on February 9, 1993. <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />BY <br />RICHARD N. BIRD <br />CHAIRMAN <br />4 <br />