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Little Change in Orange Crop Forecast
WASHINGTON - Mar 11/03 - SNS -- The USDA left the projected size of this year's orange crop nearly unchanged in its latest crop outlook.
The U.S. all orange March 1 forecast for the 2002-03 crop is 11.4 million tons, virtually unchanged from the February 1 forecast but 9% below last season's final utilization. Florida's all orange forecast is unchanged at 199 million boxes (8.96 million tons) but 13% below the previous season.
Early and midseason varieties in Florida are forecast at 113 million boxes (5.09 million tons), unchanged from last month but 12% below the previous season. The harvest of the early and midseason varieties is nearly complete. Florida's Valencia forecast is unchanged at 86.0 million boxes (3.87 million tons) but 16% below last season's final utilization. Average fruit size is the largest on record since 1960. Loss from droppage remains above the 10 season average.
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