Smaller Tangelo Crop in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Feb 10/15 - SNS -- Citrus fruit production in the United States experienced a minor downward revision because of a drop in this season's tangelo forecast, according to the latest USDA crop report.
The United States all orange forecast for the 2014-2015 season is 6.72 million tons, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 1% from the 2013-2014 final utilization,
Florida's tangelo forecast is 700,000 boxes (32,000 tons), down 20% from last season's final utilization and down 13% from last month's forecast. The Row Count Survey conducted February 2-3 showed 69% of the rows were harvested.
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