Citrus Output Down From 2023
WASHINGTON - Jun 12/24 - SNS -- Citrus fruit production in the United States wis expected to be down from last year, according to the latest USDA Production estimates.
The United States all orange forecast for the 2023-2024 season is 2.69 million tons, up less than 1% from the previous forecast but up 6% from the 2022-2023 final utilization
The United States 2023-2024 grapefruit crop is forecast at 344,000 tons, down less than 1% from the previous forecast but up 1% from last season's final utilization. The Florida forecast, at 1.79 million boxes (76,000 tons), is down 1% from previous forecast and down 1% from the last season. California and Texas grapefruit production forecasts were carried forward from the previous forecast.
The United States tangerine and mandarin crop is forecast at 901,000 tons, down less than 1% from the previous forecast and down 7% from last season's final utilization. The Florida tangerine and mandarin forecast, at 450,000 boxes (21,000 tons), is down 10% from the previous forecast and down 6% from last season. The California tangerine and mandarin forecast was carried forward from the previous forecast.
Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2022-2023 and
Forecasted June 1, 2024
[The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of
harvest the following year]
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: Utilized production boxes 1/ :Utilized production ton equivalent
Crop and State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022-2023 : 2023-2024 : 2022-2023 : 2023-2024
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: ------ 1,000 boxes ----- ------ 1,000 tons -----
Oranges :
California, all 2/ .........: 44,700 46,000 1,788 1,840
Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..: 36,100 38,000 1,444 1,520
Valencia ..................: 8,600 8,000 344 320
:
Florida, all ...............: 15,820 17,860 712 804
Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..: 6,150 6,760 277 304
Valencia ..................: 9,670 11,100 435 500
:
Texas, all 2/ ..............: 1,130 1,100 48 47
Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..: 570 700 24 30
Valencia ..................: 560 400 24 17
:
United States, all .........: 61,650 64,960 2,548 2,691
Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..: 42,820 45,460 1,745 1,854
Valencia ..................: 18,830 19,500 803 837
:
Grapefruit :
California 2/ ..............: 4,300 4,100 172 164
Florida, all ...............: 1,810 1,790 77 76
Texas 2/ ...................: 2,250 2,600 90 104
:
United States ..............: 8,360 8,490 339 344
:
Tangerines and mandarins 4/ :
California 2/ ..............: 23,550 22,000 942 880
Florida ....................: 480 450 23 21
:
United States ..............: 24,030 22,450 965 901
:
Lemons 2/ :
Arizona ....................: 1,400 1,050 56 42
California .................: 26,000 22,000 1,040 880
:
United States ..............: 27,400 23,050 1,096 922
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1/ Net pounds per box: oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; grapefruit in California-80,
Florida-85, Texas-80; tangerines and mandarins in California-80, Florida-95; lemons-80.
2/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.
3/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in California. Early (including Navel) and midseason varieties
in Florida and Texas.
4/ Includes tangelos and tangors.
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