General Increase in U.S. Citrus
WASHINGTON - May 10/02 - STAT -- Total citrus output in the United States could end up being slightly higher than year earlier levels, though some big swings in production levels from last year are clearly evident in data developed by the USDA.
Some the major swings will see lemon output plunge from 26.3 million to 25.2 million boxes, while tangerine output jumpes from 8.35 million to 9.55 million boxes in the United States. The other major change is in grapefruit production, expected to jump from 59.95 million boxes to 60.7 million, while total orange output inches down from 35,000 boxes to 283.4 million.
Citrus Fruits: Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States,
1999-2000, 2000-2001 and Forecasted May 1, 2002 1/
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: Utilized Production : Utilized Production
: Boxes : Ton Equivalent
Crop and State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 1999-00 : 2000-01 : 2001-02 : 1999-00 : 2000-01 : 2001-02
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: ------ 1,000 Boxes 2/ ----- ------- 1,000 Tons -------
Oranges :
Early Mid & :
Navel 3/ :
AZ 4/ : 600 480 300 22 18 11
CA 4/ : 40,000 36,000 32,000 1,500 1,350 1,200
FL : 134,000 128,000 128,000 6,030 5,760 5,760
TX 4/ : 1,460 2,000 1,550 62 85 66
US : 176,060 166,480 161,850 7,614 7,213 7,037
Valencia :
AZ 4/ : 500 420 350 19 16 13
CA 4/ : 24,000 21,000 23,000 900 787 863
FL : 99,000 95,300 98,000 4,455 4,289 4,410
TX 4/ : 200 235 200 9 10 9
US : 123,700 116,955 121,550 5,383 5,102 5,295
All :
AZ 4/ : 1,100 900 650 41 34 24
CA 4/ : 64,000 57,000 55,000 2,400 2,137 2,063
FL : 233,000 223,300 226,000 10,485 10,049 10,170
TX 4/ : 1,660 2,235 1,750 71 95 75
US : 299,760 283,435 283,400 12,997 12,315 12,332
Temples :
FL : 1,950 1,250 1,550 88 56 70
Grapefruit :
White Seedless 5/ :
FL : 20,900 18,700 19,000 888 795 808
Colored Seedless :
FL : 31,900 27,300 28,000 1,356 1,160 1,190
Other 5/ :
FL : 600 25
All :
AZ 4/ : 450 250 200 15 8 7
CA 4/ : 7,200 6,500 6,400 241 218 214
FL : 53,400 46,000 47,000 2,269 1,955 1,998
TX 4/ : 5,930 7,200 7,100 237 288 284
US : 66,980 59,950 60,700 2,762 2,469 2,503
Tangerines :
AZ 4/ 6/ : 850 650 650 32 24 24
CA 4/ 6/ : 2,500 2,100 2,300 94 79 86
FL : 7,000 5,600 6,600 332 266 314
US : 10,350 8,350 9,550 458 369 424
Lemons 4/ :
AZ : 3,100 3,600 3,100 118 137 118
CA : 19,000 22,700 22,000 722 863 836
US : 22,100 26,300 25,100 840 1,000 954
Tangelos :
FL : 2,200 2,100 2,150 99 95 97
K-Early Citrus :
FL : 110 40 30 5 2 1
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1/ The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with
the completion of harvest the following year.
2/ Net lbs. per box: oranges-AZ & CA-75, FL-90, TX-85; grapefruit-AZ &
CA-67, FL-85, TX-80; lemons-76; tangelos, K-Early Citrus & Temples-90;
tangerines-AZ & CA-75, FL-95.
3/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in AZ and CA. Early (including Navel)
and midseason varieties in FL and TX. Small quantities of tangerines in TX.
4/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.
5/ "Other" seedy grapefruit estimates discontinued after 1999-2000 crop.
Included with white seedless beginning with the 2000-01 crop.
6/ Includes tangelos and tangors.
The 2001-02 U.S. grapefruit crop continues at 2.50 million tons, the same as the April 1 forecast but 1% higher than last season's final utilization. The Florida grapefruit forecast is 47.0 million boxes (2.00 million tons), the same as last month but 2% above the previous season. The all white grapefruit forecast remains at 19.0 million boxes (808,000 tons), unchanged from April but 2% more than last season.
As of May 1, more than 90% of the fruit has been harvested, very close to the 10-season average. The colored seedless utilization is forecast at 28.0 million boxes (1.19 million tons), the same as the April 1 forecast but 3% more than a season ago. As of May 1, more than 80% of the colored grapefruit has been harvested, 4%age points less than the 10-season average. Arizona, California, and Texas grapefruit forecasts are carried forward from the April forecasts.
The U.S. tangerine forecast for May 1 is unchanged at 424,000 tons. If realized, it will be 15% higher than last season's utilization of 369,000 tons. Florida's tangerine forecast is maintained at 6.60 million boxes (314,000 tons), the same as last month but 18% higher than last season. Harvest of the late season Honey variety is winding down with a limited volume of late bloom fruit available for harvest during the next few weeks. Arizona and California tangerine forecasts are carried forward from the April forecasts.
Florida's 2001-02 tangelo forecast remains at 2.15 million boxes (97,000 tons), the same as the April 1 forecast. This amount is 2% above what was utilized last season, which was the smallest crop since the 1968-69 season. The latest Row Count Survey shows close to 15% of the rows remain unharvested.
Florida's 2001-02 Temple forecast is 1.55 million boxes (70,000 tons), up 3% from the previous forecast. The increase was based on recent weekly processed certification of later bloom fruit. If realized, the forecast will be 24% higher than the record low 1.25 million boxes (56,000 tons) utilized last season.
The K-Early Citrus Fruit forecast for 2001-02 remains at 30,000 boxes (1,350 tons), unchanged from the April 1 forecast but 10,000 boxes fewer than last season. This is the smallest crop of record.
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