Modest Gain in Orange Crop
WASHINGTON - May 9/14 - SNS -- The United States all orange forecast for the 2013-2014 season is 7.21 million tons, up slightly from the previous forecast but down 13% from the 2012-2013 final utilization, according to the USDA.
The Florida all orange forecast, at 110 million boxes (4.96 million tons), is up slightly from the previous forecast but down 17% from last season's final utilization. Early, midseason, and Navel varieties in Florida are forecast at 53.3 million boxes (2.40 million tons), up 1% from the previous forecast but down 21% from last season.
The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 57.0 million boxes (2.57 million tons), is unchanged from the previous forecast but down 14% from last season's final utilization. California and Texas production forecasts are carried forward from April.
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