Smaller Citrus Crop
WASHINGTON - Apr 10/13 - SNS -- Overall citrus fruit production will be down this season in the United States because of a smaller orange and grapefruit harvest, according to the USDA.
Orange production in the United States is now expected to total 8.60 million tons, down 1% from the previous forecast and down 4% from the revised 2011-2012 final utilization.
The 2012-2013 United States grapefruit crop is forecast at 1.11 million tons, up 1% from the previous forecast but down 4% from last season's revised final utilization. The row count survey conducted in Florida indicated that 72% of the white grapefruit and 85% of the colored grapefruit rows were harvested.
The United States tangerine and mandarin crop is forecast at 714,000 tons, up 9% from the previous forecast and up 10% from last season's final utilization. In Florida, the row count survey showed that 86% of the Honey tangerine rows had been harvested. In California, favorable growing conditions increased the expectation for this year's mandarin crop.
The forecast for the 2012-2013 United States lemon crop is 872,000 tons, down 2% from the previous forecast but up 3% from last season's final utilization. In California, lemon harvest was complete in the desert region but continued in the San Joaquin Valley and along the southern coastal region.
Florida's tangelo forecast is 1.00 million boxes (45,000 tons), unchanged from the March forecast but down 13% from last season's final utilization. Florida's row count survey showed 99% of the rows were harvested.
Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2011-2012 and
Forecasted April 1, 2013
[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 :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011-2012 : 2012-2013 : 2011-2012 : 2012-2013
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: ------- 1,000 boxes ------- ------- 1,000 tons ------
Oranges :
Early, mid, and Navel 2/ :
California .................: 45,500 45,500 1,820 1,820
Florida ....................: 74,200 67,000 3,339 3,015
Texas ......................: 1,108 1,260 47 54
:
United States ..............: 120,808 113,760 5,206 4,889
:
Valencia :
California .................: 13,000 12,500 520 500
Florida ....................: 72,500 71,000 3,263 3,195
Texas ......................: 311 295 13 13
:
United States ..............: 85,811 83,795 3,796 3,708
:
All :
California .................: 58,500 58,000 2,340 2,320
Florida ....................: 146,700 138,000 6,602 6,210
Texas ......................: 1,419 1,555 60 67
:
United States ..............: 206,619 197,555 9,002 8,597
:
Grapefruit :
White :
Florida ....................: 5,350 4,500 228 191
:
Colored :
Florida ....................: 13,500 12,500 574 531
:
All :
California .................: 4,000 4,100 160 164
Florida ....................: 18,850 17,000 802 722
Texas ......................: 4,800 5,500 192 220
:
United States ..............: 27,650 26,600 1,154 1,106
:
Tangerines and mandarins :
Arizona 3/ ...................: 200 200 8 8
California 3/ ................: 10,900 13,500 436 540
Florida ......................: 4,290 3,500 204 166
:
United States ................: 15,390 17,200 648 714
:
Lemons :
Arizona ......................: 750 1,800 30 72
California ...................: 20,500 20,000 820 800
:
United States ................: 21,250 21,800 850 872
:
Tangelos :
Florida ......................: 1,150 1,000 52 45
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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 Arizona and California-80, Florida-95; lemons-80;
tangelos-90.
2/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in California. Early (including Navel) and midseason varieties in Florida
and Texas. Small quantities of tangerines in Texas and Temples in Florida.
3/ Includes tangelos and tangors.
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