Valencias made it through freeze

Winter freezes appear to have spared most of the California crop of Valencia oranges.

A forecast from the U.S. Agriculture Department says the crop appears to be progressing well and avoided widespread damage during freezing temperatures. Forecasters expect the state’s Valencia groves to produce about 25 million cartons of oranges, a slight decrease from recent years.The forecast is created by randomly surveying more than 500 groves across the state.