WASHINGTON - Jul 10/20 - SNS -- Citrus fruit production in the United States will down over last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
The United States all orange forecast for the 2019-2020 season is 5.14 million tons, up 1% from the previous forecast but down 5% from the 2018-2019 final utilization.
The United States 2019-2020 grapefruit crop is forecast at 535,000 tons, down 13% from the previous forecast and down 11% from last season's final utilization. In Florida, expected production, at 4.85 million boxes (207,000 tons), is down 1% from the previous forecast but up 8% from last year. In California and Texas, production forecasts are down from the previous forecast.
The United States tangerine and mandarin crop is forecast at 888,000 tons, down 8% from the previous forecast and down 20% from last season's final utilization. The California tangerine and mandarin forecast, at 21.0 million boxes (840,000 tons), is down 9% from the previous forecast and down 21% from last year's total boxes.
The 2019-2020 United States lemon crop is forecast at 916,000 tons, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 9% from last season's final utilization. The California production forecast, at 21.0 million boxes (840,000 tons), is unchanged from previous forecast but down 11% from the 2018-2019 season total.
Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2018-2019 and Forecasted July 1, 2020 [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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018-2019 : 2019-2020 : 2018-2019 : 2019-2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 boxes ------ ------ 1,000 tons ----- Oranges : California, all ............: 51,400 51,000 2,056 2,040 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 42,000 42,000 1,680 1,680 Valencia ..................: 9,400 9,000 376 360 : Florida, all ...............: 71,850 67,650 3,233 3,044 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 30,400 29,650 1,368 1,334 Valencia ..................: 41,450 38,000 1,865 1,710 : Texas, all .................: 2,500 1,340 106 57 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 2,210 1,150 94 49 Valencia ..................: 290 190 12 8 : United States, all .........: 125,750 119,990 5,395 5,141 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 74,610 72,800 3,142 3,063 Valencia ..................: 51,140 47,190 2,253 2,078 : Grapefruit : California .................: 4,100 3,800 164 152 Florida, all ...............: 4,510 4,850 192 207 Red .......................: 3,740 4,060 159 173 White .....................: 770 790 33 34 Texas ......................: 6,100 4,400 244 176 : United States ..............: 14,710 13,050 600 535 : Tangerines and mandarins 3/ : California .................: 26,500 21,000 1,060 840 Florida ....................: 990 1,020 47 48 : United States ..............: 27,490 22,020 1,107 888 : Lemons : Arizona ....................: 1,350 1,900 54 76 California .................: 23,700 21,000 948 840 : United States ..............: 25,050 22,900 1,002 916 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.
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