Some oranges and grapefruit are rotting in containers as the ongoing supply chain crisis at U.S. ports delays citrus exports for two weeks or more in some locations. Since December 2021, Johnston Farms in Bakersfield, Calif., has dealt with shipping delays and equipment shortages. Some of their grapefruit has been found spoiled upon delivery. “[The fruit] can be two weeks old before it gets on the ships,” Johnston Farms partner Derek Vaughn told The Epoch Times. The farm has also exported only half as much citrus this year than a typical year, Vaughn said. “I would say this year we’re 50 percent or 60 percent down in volume on exporting fruit to one of our biggest markets in Australia and New Zealand,” Vaughn said. Fruit exports to South America are also down 60 percent, he said. In all, the farm has shipped 50 to 60 fewer containers. Before the supply …