Net Decline In Citrus Output
WASHINGTON - Dec 10/25 - SNS -- Production of all citrus fruits is down from last year, according to the latest USDA forecast.
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
The United States 2024-2025 grapefruit crop is forecast at 295,000 tons, down 3% from the previous forecast and down 14% from last season's final utilization. The Florida forecast, at 1.20 million boxes (51,000 tons), is down 14% from previous forecast and down 33% 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 1.02 million tons, down less than 1% from the previous forecast and down 9% from the last season's final utilization. The Florida tangerine and mandarin forecast, at 350,000 boxes (17,000 tons), is down 13% from the previous forecast and down 22% from last year. The California tangerine and mandarin forecast was 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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