WASHINGTON - Oct 9/15 - SNS -- The United States all orange forecast for the 2015-2016 season is 5.77 million tons, down 10% from the 2014-2015 final utilization, according to the USDA.
The Florida all orange forecast, at 80.0 million boxes (3.60 million tons), is down 17% from last season's final utilization. Early, midseason, and Navel varieties in Florida are forecast at 40.0 million boxes (1.80 million tons), down 16% from last season's final utilization. The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 40.0 million boxes (1.80 million tons), is down 19% from last season's final utilization.
The California Valencia orange forecast is 9.50 million boxes (380,000 tons), unchanged from last season's final utilization. The California Navel orange forecast is 43.0 million boxes (1.72 million tons), unchanged from the previous forecast but up 9% from last season's final utilization. The Texas all orange forecast, at 1.68 million boxes (72,000 tons), is up 16% from last season's final utilization.
Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield forecast for the 2015-2016 season is 1.61 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix, up 7% from last season's final yield of 1.50 gallons per box. Projected yield from the 2015-2016 non-Valencia and Valencia varieties will be published in the January Crop Production report. All projections of yield assume the processing relationships this season will be similar to those of the past several seasons.
Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2014-2015 and Forecasted October 1, 2015 [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 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 : 2014-2015 : 2015-2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 boxes ------- ------- 1,000 tons ------ Oranges : Early, mid, and Navel 2/ : California .................: 39,500 43,000 1,580 1,720 Florida ....................: 47,400 40,000 2,133 1,800 Texas ......................: 1,170 1,317 50 56 : United States ..............: 88,070 84,317 3,763 3,576 : Valencia : California .................: 9,500 9,500 380 380 Florida ....................: 49,400 40,000 2,223 1,800 Texas ......................: 282 366 12 16 : United States ..............: 59,182 49,866 2,615 2,196 : All : California .................: 49,000 52,500 1,960 2,100 Florida ....................: 96,800 80,000 4,356 3,600 Texas ......................: 1,452 1,683 62 72 : United States ..............: 147,252 134,183 6,378 5,772 : Grapefruit : White : Florida ....................: 3,250 2,800 138 119 : Red : Florida ....................: 9,650 9,500 410 404 : All : California .................: 3,800 3,500 152 140 Florida ....................: 12,900 12,300 548 523 Texas ......................: 4,250 4,000 170 160 : United States ..............: 20,950 19,800 870 823 : Tangerines and mandarins : Arizona 3/ 4/ ................: 170 (NA) 7 (NA) California 3/ ................: 18,200 19,000 728 760 Florida ......................: 2,270 1,750 108 83 : United States ................: 20,640 20,750 843 843 : Lemons : Arizona ......................: 2,000 1,600 80 64 California ...................: 20,500 19,500 820 780 : United States ................: 22,500 21,100 900 844 : Tangelos : Florida ......................: 680 450 31 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 Temples in Florida. 3/ Includes tangelos and tangors. 4/ Estimates discontinued in 2015-2016.
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