Cold Facts 02

Use the words to fill in all the gaps.
cartons / portion (Teil) / limited (begrenzt) / frequent (häufig) / threat (Bedrohung) / tragedy / freeze / work / insurance (Versicherung)
Bad weather is a for farmers. Most carry , but it often covers only a of their losses. However, there is human as well. After a freeze many people are out of . There is (weniger) picking in the groves and (weniger) work at the packing houses that process the fruit. A number of packing houses had to shut down (complete / completely) after this year (possessive case) . LoBue Brothers Packing is still going, but on hours. Normally the company sells four million of oranges a year. This year it will be far less.

Inspectors at LoBue use ultraviolet light to make sure what they pack meets high standards. Philip LoBue, the (Besitzer) of the business, explains, “If it is cold, the oil cells in the rind (rupture). Under black light (pl. of "that") cells fluoresce and you can tell if that orange has been damaged or not.” When being asked about the future, he is not (to / too) optimistic. “We have to live with such freezes. What we (learn) so far is that the next freeze is coming for sure and we (müssen / prepare) for it.”