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Smaller Orange Harvest Forecast
WASHINGTON - Feb 10/09 - SNS -- There was a general decline in the forecast size of this citrus crop in the United States, with the USDA forecasting a smaller orange, tangerine and mandarin crops..
The forecast of the 2008-09 U.S. grapefruit crop is 1.36 million tons, unchanged from the January 1 forecast but 13% lower than 2007-08 final utilization of 1.57 million tons. Florida's grapefruit production is forecast at 23.0 million boxes (978 million tons), unchanged from the January forecast but 14% below last season. Weather for the month of January in the grapefruit growing areas of Florida was variable.
The Florida all white grapefruit forecast is 7.00 million boxes (298,000 tons), unchanged from January but down 22% from 2007-08 final utilization.
The colored grapefruit forecast, at 16.0 million boxes (680,000 tons), is unchanged from the January 1 forecast but 9% lower than last season. Final fruit size of both white and colored varieties was larger than average.
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