Orange Harvest Outlook Slips
WASHINGTON - Jul 11/13 - SNS --The United States all orange forecast for the 2012-2013 season is 8.38 million tons, down slightly from the previous forecast and down 7% from the 2011-2012 final utilization, according to the latest crop production estimates from the USDA.
The Florida all orange forecast, at 133 million boxes (6.00 million tons), is down slightly from the June forecast and down 9% from last season's final utilization.
Early, midseason, and Navel varieties in Florida are forecast at 67.1 million boxes (3.02 million tons), up slightly from the June forecast but down 10% from last season.
The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 66.3 million boxes (2.98 million tons), is down 1% from the June forecast and down 9% from last season's final utilization. Harvest of Valencia oranges in Florida was virtually complete.
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