Overall Drop in U.S. Citrus
WASHINGTON - Jul 11/13 - SNS --Overall citrus fruit production will be down this year in the United States, as gains in grapefruit output are offset by a smaller orange harvest, judging from the latest crop production estimates from the USDA.
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. 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.
The 2012-2013 United States grapefruit crop is forecast at 1.19 million tons, up 2% from the previous forecast and up 3% from last season's final utilization. Harvest was virtually complete in Florida by the end of June.
The United States tangerine and mandarin crop is forecast at 687,000 tons, down 3% from the previous forecast but up 6% from last season's final utilization. If realized, California's forecasted production of 13.0 million boxes would be a new record high for the State.
The forecast for the 2012-2013 United States lemon crop is 872,000 tons, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 3% from last season's final utilization. In California, lemon harvest continued with most growers expecting to be finished by the end of July.
Florida's tangelo forecast is 1.00 million boxes (45,000 tons), unchanged from the June forecast but down 13% from last season's final utilization. Harvest of tangelos in Florida is complete.
Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2011-2012 and
Forecasted July 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 45,000 1,820 1,800
Florida ....................: 74,200 67,100 3,339 3,020
Texas ......................: 1,108 1,505 47 64
:
United States ..............: 120,808 113,605 5,206 4,884
:
Valencia :
California .................: 13,000 12,500 520 500
Florida ....................: 72,500 66,300 3,263 2,984
Texas ......................: 311 289 13 12
:
United States ..............: 85,811 79,089 3,796 3,496
:
All :
California .................: 58,500 57,500 2,340 2,300
Florida ....................: 146,700 133,400 6,602 6,004
Texas ......................: 1,419 1,794 60 76
:
United States ..............: 206,619 192,694 9,002 8,380
:
Grapefruit :
White :
Florida ....................: 5,350 5,300 228 225
:
Colored :
Florida ....................: 13,500 13,100 574 557
:
All :
California .................: 4,000 4,100 160 164
Florida ....................: 18,850 18,400 802 782
Texas ......................: 4,800 6,100 192 244
:
United States ..............: 27,650 28,600 1,154 1,190
:
Tangerines and mandarins :
Arizona 3/ ...................: 200 200 8 8
California 3/ ................: 10,900 13,000 436 520
Florida ......................: 4,290 3,350 204 159
:
United States ................: 15,390 16,550 648 687
:
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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