But Wednesday morning, a freeze warning was canceled.
Growers are not out of the woods yet. The forecast is expected to be below freezing tomorrow. Farmers said not only are citrus crops in danger, but jobs and the local economy could be at risk. "If we have another bad freeze, that will be devastating to the labor force that's here. It will be devastating to our rural communities like Orange Cove, Orosi, Sultana, all these place around the Valley that have these type of crops especially the citrus," said Orange Grower Manuel Cunha.
The last bad citrus freeze occurred in January of 2007. It wiped out much of the Valley's citrus crop and put thousands out of work.
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