Bigger Citrus Harvest

WASHINGTON - Jul 12/24 - SNS -- Total cir=tru fruit output is up in the United States as gains in orange output offzset declines in other fruits, according to the USDA.

The United States all orange forecast for the 2023-2024 season is 2.76 million tons, up 2% from the previous forecast and up 8% from the 2022-2023 final utilization.

The United States 2023-2024 grapefruit crop is forecast at 340,000 tons, down 1% from the previous forecast but up less than 1% from last season's final utilization. The California forecast, at 4.20 million boxes (168,000 tons), is up 2% from the previous forecast but down 2% from the last season.

The United States tangerine and mandarin crop is forecast at 981,000 tons, up 9% from the previous forecast and up 2% from last season's final utilization. The California tangerine and mandarin forecast, at 24.0 million boxes (960,000 tons), is up 9% from the previous forecast and up 2% from last season.

The 2023-2024 United States lemon crop is forecast at 1.08 million tons, up 17% from the previous forecast but down 2% from last season's final utilization. The California forecast, at 26.0 million boxes (1.04 million tons), is up 18% from the previous forecast but unchanged from the final 2022-2023 season.

Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2022-2023 and
Forecasted July 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 ............:     44,700            47,500             1,788             1,900
 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..:     36,100            39,000             1,444             1,560
 Valencia ..................:      8,600             8,500               344               340
                            :
Florida, all ...............:     15,820            17,960               712               808
 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..:      6,150             6,760               277               304
 Valencia ..................:      9,670            11,200               435               504
                            :
Texas, all .................:      1,130             1,180                48                50
 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..:        570               690                24                29
 Valencia ..................:        560               490                24                21
                            :
United States, all .........:     61,650            66,640             2,548             2,758
 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..:     42,820            46,450             1,745             1,893
 Valencia ..................:     18,830            20,190               803               865
                            :
Grapefruit                  :
California .................:      4,300             4,200               172               168
Florida ....................:      1,810             1,790                77                76
Texas ......................:      2,250             2,400                90                96
                            :
United States ..............:      8,360             8,390               339               340
                            :
Tangerines and mandarins 3/ :
California .................:     23,550            24,000               942               960
Florida ....................:        480               450                23                21
                            :
United States ..............:     24,030            24,450               965               981
                            :
Lemons                      :
Arizona ....................:      1,400               950                56                38
California .................:     26,000            26,000             1,040             1,040
                            :
United States ..............:     27,400            26,950             1,096             1,078
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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/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in California. Early (including Navel) and midseason varieties
   in Florida and Texas.
3/ Includes tangelos and tangors.