5% Cut In Orange Forecast
WASHINGTON - Oct 11/24 -SNS -- The United States all orange forecast for the 2024-2025 season is 2.62 million tons, down 5% from the 2023-2024 final utilization, according to the USDA.
The Florida all orange forecast, at 15.0 million boxes (675,000 tons), is down 16% from last season's final utilization.
In Florida, early, midseason, and Navel varieties are forecast at 6.00 million boxes (270,000 tons), down 11% from last season's final utilization. The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 9.00 million boxes (405,000 tons), is down 20% from last season's final utilization.
The California all orange forecast is 47.7 million boxes (1.91 million tons), up less than 1% from the last season's final utilization.
The California Navel orange forecast is 39.0 million boxes (1.56 million tons), unchanged from last month but up 2% from the last season's final utilization. The California Valencia orange forecast is 8.70 million boxes (348,000 tons), down 6% from last season's final utilization.
The Texas all orange forecast, at 850,000 boxes (36,000 tons), is down 28% from last season's final utilization.
Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2023-2024 and
Forecasted October 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 :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2023-2024 : 2024-2025 : 2023-2024 : 2024-2025
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: ------ 1,000 boxes ----- ------ 1,000 tons -----
Oranges :
California, all ............: 47,500 47,700 1,900 1,908
Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 38,200 39,000 1,528 1,560
Valencia ..................: 9,300 8,700 372 348
:
Florida, all ...............: 17,960 15,000 808 675
Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 6,760 6,000 304 270
Valencia ..................: 11,200 9,000 504 405
:
Texas, all .................: 1,180 850 50 36
Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 690 400 29 17
Valencia ..................: 490 450 21 19
:
United States, all .........: 66,640 63,550 2,758 2,619
Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 45,650 45,400 1,861 1,847
Valencia ..................: 20,990 18,150 897 772
:
Grapefruit :
California .................: 4,300 4,200 172 168
Florida, all ...............: 1,790 1,400 76 60
Texas ......................: 2,400 1,900 96 76
:
United States ..............: 8,490 7,500 344 304
:
Tangerines and mandarins 3/ :
California .................: 27,400 25,000 1,096 1,000
Florida ....................: 450 400 21 19
:
United States ..............: 27,850 25,400 1,117 1,019
:
Lemons :
Arizona ....................: 950 900 38 36
California .................: 24,600 26,000 984 1,040
Florida 4/ .................: (NA) 500 (NA) 23
:
United States ..............: 25,550 27,400 1,022 1,099
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(NA) Not available.
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 in Arizona-80, California-80, Florida-90.
2/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in California. Early (including Navel) and midseason
varieties in Florida and Texas.
3/ Includes tangelos and tangors.
4/ Estimates began with the 2024-2025 crop year.
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