WASHINGTON - Feb 8/19 - SNS -- The United States all orange forecast for the 2018-2019 season is 5.54 million tons, unchanged from last month but up 41% from the 2017-2018 final utilization, according to the USDA.
The Florida all orange forecast, at 77.0 million boxes (3.47 million tons), is unchanged from last month but up 71% from last season's final utilization. Early, midseason, and Navel varieties in Florida are forecast at 32.0 million boxes (1.44 million tons), unchanged from last month but up 69% from last season's final utilization.
The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 45.0 million boxes (2.03 million tons), is unchanged from last month but up 73% from last season's final utilization. California and Texas orange production forecasts were carried forward from the January 1 forecast.
Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2017-2018 and Forecasted January 1, 2019 [The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of harvest the following year] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized production boxes 1/ :Utilized production ton equivalent Crop and State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017-2018 : 2018-2019 : 2017-2018 : 2018-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 boxes ------ ------ 1,000 tons ----- Oranges : California, all ............: 45,400 49,000 1,816 1,960 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 35,900 40,000 1,436 1,600 Valencia ..................: 9,500 9,000 380 360 : Florida, all ...............: 44,950 77,000 2,023 3,465 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 18,950 32,000 853 1,440 Valencia ..................: 26,000 45,000 1,170 2,025 : Texas, all .................: 1,880 2,600 80 111 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 1,530 2,000 65 85 Valencia ..................: 350 600 15 26 : United States, all .........: 92,230 128,600 3,919 5,536 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 56,380 74,000 2,354 3,125 Valencia ..................: 35,850 54,600 1,565 2,411 : Grapefruit : California .................: 4,000 4,000 160 160 Florida, all ...............: 3,880 6,200 165 264 Red .......................: 3,180 5,200 135 221 White .....................: 700 1,000 30 43 Texas ......................: 4,800 6,300 192 252 : United States ..............: 12,680 16,500 517 676 : Tangerines and mandarins 3/ : California .................: 19,200 23,000 768 920 Florida ....................: 750 1,000 36 48 : United States ..............: 19,950 24,000 804 968 : Lemons : Arizona ....................: 1,000 1,400 40 56 California .................: 21,200 20,000 848 800 : United States ..............: 22,200 21,400 888 856 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 California-80, Florida-95; lemons-80. 2/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in California. Early (including Navel) and midseason varieties in Florida and Texas. 3/ Includes tangelos and tangors. Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2017-2018 and Forecasted February 1, 2019 [The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of harvest the following year] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized production boxes 1/ :Utilized production ton equivalent Crop and State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017-2018 : 2018-2019 : 2017-2018 : 2018-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 boxes ------ ------ 1,000 tons ----- Oranges : California, all 2/ .........: 45,400 49,000 1,816 1,960 Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..: 35,900 40,000 1,436 1,600 Valencia ..................: 9,500 9,000 380 360 : Florida, all ...............: 44,950 77,000 2,023 3,465 Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..: 18,950 32,000 853 1,440 Valencia ..................: 26,000 45,000 1,170 2,025 : Texas, all 2/ ..............: 1,880 2,600 80 111 Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..: 1,530 2,000 65 85 Valencia ..................: 350 600 15 26 : United States, all .........: 92,230 128,600 3,919 5,536 Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..: 56,380 74,000 2,354 3,125 Valencia ..................: 35,850 54,600 1,565 2,411 : Grapefruit : California 2/ ..............: 4,000 4,000 160 160 Florida, all ...............: 3,880 6,000 165 256 Red .......................: 3,180 5,000 135 213 White .....................: 700 1,000 30 43 Texas 2/ ...................: 4,800 6,300 192 252 : United States ..............: 12,680 16,300 517 668 : Tangerines and mandarins 4/ : California 2/ ..............: 19,200 23,000 768 920 Florida ....................: 750 1,000 36 48 : United States ..............: 19,950 24,000 804 968 : Lemons 2/ : Arizona ....................: 1,000 1,400 40 56 California .................: 21,200 20,000 848 800 : United States ..............: 22,200 21,400 888 856 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 California-80, Florida-95; lemons-80. 2/ Estimates for current year carried forward from January 1, 2019 forecast. 3/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in California. Early (including Navel) and midseason varieties in Florida and Texas. 4/ Includes tangelos and tangors.
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