At least one billion dollars in losses, but the ultimate extent of the damage to Texas agriculture from last week's winter storm won’t be fully realized for weeks.
What does that mean for the rest of us?
"In times when consumers can least afford it, they're going to pay record prices for their groceries" said Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.
Miller goes on to describes the breakdown in estimated losses: $300 million in citrus crops gone in the valley. One hundred percent of the oranges have been lost, and a lot of the grapefruits are gone.
Some good news here though. 80% of the state's grapefruit crop had already been harvested.
In Texas, home to more than 13 million cattle, ranchers say they spent long, cold hours breaking up ice in water tanks and on frozen ponds so animals had something to drink.
Miller says pleas to leaders to ensure power to the states farms and ranches would be protected, fell on deaf ears.
The Texas Department of Agriculture has established the STAR Fund which allows private individuals and entities to donate to disaster recovery efforts. You can learn more at texasagriculture.gov.