Further Drop In Average Orange Yields
WASHINGTON - Dec 10/25 - SNS -- The United States all orange forecast for the 2024-2025 season is 2.48 million tons, down 5% from the previous forecast and down 10% from the 2023-2024 final utilization, according to the USDA.
The Florida all orange forecast, at 12.0 million boxes (540,000 tons), is down 20% from the previous forecast and down 33% from last season's final utilization.
In Florida, early, midseason, and Navel varieties are forecast at 5.00 million boxes (225,000 tons), down 17% from the previous forecast and down 26% from last season's final utilization.
The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 7.00 million boxes (315,000 tons), is down 22% from the previous forecast and down 38% from last season's final utilization.
California and Texas orange production forecasts were carried forward from the previous forecast.
Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2023-2024 and
Forecasted December 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 2/ .........: 47,500 47,700 1,900 1,908
Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..: 38,200 39,000 1,528 1,560
Valencia ..................: 9,300 8,700 372 348
:
Florida, all ...............: 17,960 12,000 808 540
Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..: 6,760 5,000 304 225
Valencia ..................: 11,200 7,000 504 315
:
Texas, all 2/ ..............: 1,180 850 50 36
Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..: 690 400 29 17
Valencia ..................: 490 450 21 19
:
United States, all .........: 66,640 60,550 2,758 2,484
Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..: 45,650 44,400 1,861 1,802
Valencia ..................: 20,990 16,150 897 682
:
Grapefruit :
California 2/ ..............: 4,300 4,200 172 168
Florida ....................: 1,790 1,200 76 51
Texas 2/ ...................: 2,400 1,900 96 76
:
United States ..............: 8,490 7,300 344 295
:
Tangerines and mandarins 4/ :
California 2/ ..............: 27,400 25,000 1,096 1,000
Florida ....................: 450 350 21 17
:
United States ..............: 27,850 25,350 1,117 1,017
:
Lemons 2/ :
Arizona ....................: 950 900 38 36
California .................: 24,600 26,000 984 1,040
Florida 5/ .................: (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-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.
5/ Estimates began with the 2024-2025 crop year.
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