Orange juice prices are up 270% since the pandemic hit, as crop diseases and hurricanes hammer supply

• Orange juice prices have skyrocketed 270% since January 2020, per data from Refinitiv.
• The rapid spread of the citrus greening crop disease has led to supplies cratering.
• Other breakfast staples like eggs and bacon are becoming less expensive, though.

OJ has never been so expensive, with prices nearly tripling since the US recorded its first coronavirus case.

The rapidly spreading citrus greening crop disease and multiple hurricanes in Florida have hammered the supply of oranges in recent years, driving up the cost of the breakfast staple.