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USDA - Citrus Fruit Production Summary - Dec 2015

Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2014-2015 and
Forecasted December 1, 2015
[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        :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              :     2014-2015     :     2015-2016     :     2014-2015     :     2015-2016
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                              :      ------- 1,000 boxes -------              ------- 1,000 tons ------
Oranges                       :
Early, mid, and Navel 2/      :
  California 3/ ..............:       39,500              43,000              1,580               1,720
  Florida ....................:       47,400              36,000              2,133               1,620
  Texas 3/ ...................:        1,170               1,317                 50                  56
                              :
  United States ..............:       88,070              80,317              3,763               3,396
                              :
Valencia                      :
  California 3/ ..............:        9,500               9,500                380                 380
  Florida ....................:       49,400              33,000              2,223               1,485
  Texas 3/ ...................:          282                 366                 12                  16
                              :
  United States ..............:       59,182              42,866              2,615               1,881
                              :
All                           :
  California 3/ ..............:       49,000              52,500              1,960               2,100
  Florida ....................:       96,800              69,000              4,356               3,105
  Texas 3/ ...................:        1,452               1,683                 62                  72
                              :
  United States ..............:      147,252             123,183              6,378               5,277
                              :
Grapefruit                    :
White                         :
  Florida ....................:        3,250               2,500                138                 106
                              :
Red                           :
  Florida ....................:        9,650               9,000                410                 383
                              :
All                           :
  California 3/ ..............:        3,800               3,500                152                 140
  Florida ....................:       12,900              11,500                548                 489
  Texas 3/ ...................:        4,250               4,000                170                 160
                              :
  United States ..............:       20,950              19,000                870                 789
                              :
Tangerines and mandarins      :
Arizona 4/ 5/ ................:          170                (NA)                  7                (NA)
California 3/ 4/ .............:       18,200              19,000                728                 760
Florida ......................:        2,270               1,700                108                  81
                              :
United States ................:       20,640              20,700                843                 841
                              :
Lemons 3/                     :
Arizona ......................:        2,000               1,600                 80                  64
California ...................:       20,500              19,500                820                 780
                              :
United States ................:       22,500              21,100                900                 844
                              :
Tangelos                      :
Florida ......................:          680                 400                 31                  18
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(NA) Not available.
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 Temples in Florida.
3/   Estimates for current year carried forward from previous forecast.
4/   Includes tangelos and tangors.
5/   Estimates discontinued in 2015-2016.

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