Orange Crop Up 3%
WASHINGTON - Oct 10/14 - SNS -- Citrus fruit production in the United States is generally higher than last year, according to the USDA's latest crop report.
The United States all orange forecast for the 2014-2015 season is 6.96 million tons, up 3% from the 2013 - 2014 final utilization.
The 2014-2015 United States grapefruit crop is forecast at 1.03 million tons, down 2% from last season's final utilization. In Florida, fruit per tree is forecast to be down from the previous season. Projected droppage is expected to be above average.
The forecast for the 2014-2015 United States lemon crop is 840,000 tons, up 1% from last season's final utilization. Demand remains strong in both Arizona and California.
Florida's tangelo forecast is 900,000 boxes (41,000 tons), up 2% from last season's final utilization. Projected fruit size is below average and projected droppage is above average.
The United States tangerine and mandarin crop is forecast at 782,000 tons, up 8% from last season's final utilization.
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