Well-known Bradenton fruit farm may be looking to sell

Heading into its 84th season, Mixon Fruit Farms has been dealt a couple of tough years and now the owners are considering making some changes.

By Business Observer Staff
| 3:27 p.m. October 20, 2022
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Mixon Fruit Farms is considering all possibilities for what to do next. (Courtesy photo).

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After a couple of years of struggling, Mixon Fruit Farms in Bradenton — which has been in operation for nearly 85 years— might look a little different in 2024.

The owners of the farm, in a statement kicking off its 84th season, cite citrus tree diseases, COVID-19 closures, staffing issues and Hurricane Ian destruction as some of the challenges the farm has been overcoming. “We have dealt with so much,” says Dean Mixon, president of the farm, in the release.

The Florida citrus industry has been grappling with citrus greening disease huanglongbing, which has led to a decline in orange output for growers across Florida.