WASHINGTON - Jul 12/17 - SNS -- The United States all orange forecast for the 2016-2017 season is 5.07 million tons, down 2% from last month and down 17% from the 2015-2016 final utilization, according to the latest USDA crop forecast.
The Florida all orange forecast, at 68.7 million boxes (3.09 million tons), is up slightly from last month but down 16% from last season's final utilization. Early, midseason, and Navel varieties in Florida are forecast at 33.0 million boxes (1.49 million tons), unchanged from last month but down 9% from last season's final utilization. The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 35.7 million boxes (1.61 million tons), is up 1% from last month but down 22% from last season's final utilization.
The California Navel orange forecast is 40.0 million boxes (1.60 million tons), down 7% from the previous forecast and down 15% from last season's final utilization. The California Valencia orange forecast is 8.00 million boxes (320,000 tons), unchanged from the previous forecast but down 29% from last season's final utilization. The Texas all orange forecast, at 1.37 million boxes (58,000 tons), is unchanged from the previous forecast but down 19% from last season's final utilization.}
Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) final yield for the 2016-2017 season is 1.42 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix, unchanged from last month but up 1% from last season's final yield of 1.41 gallons per box. The early and midseason portion is final at 1.34 gallons per box, down 1% from last season's final yield of 1.35 gallons per box. The Valencia portion is final at 1.54 gallons per box, unchanged from last month but up 5% from last year's final yield of 1.47 gallons per box. 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: 2015-2016 and Forecasted July 1, 2017 [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 2/ Crop and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 : 2015-2016 : 2016-2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 boxes ------- ------- 1,000 tons ------ Oranges : California, all ..............: 58,500 48,000 2,340 1,920 Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ....: 47,200 40,000 1,888 1,600 Valencia ....................: 11,300 8,000 452 320 : Florida, all .................: 81,700 68,700 3,677 3,092 Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ....: 36,100 33,000 1,625 1,485 Valencia ....................: 45,600 35,700 2,052 1,607 : Texas, all ...................: 1,691 1,370 71 58 Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ....: 1,351 1,090 57 46 Valencia ....................: 340 280 14 12 : United States, all ...........: 141,891 118,070 6,088 5,070 Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ....: 84,651 74,090 3,570 3,131 Valencia ....................: 57,240 43,980 2,518 1,939 : Grapefruit : California ...................: 3,800 4,000 152 160 Florida, all .................: 10,800 7,800 459 332 Red .........................: 8,310 6,300 353 268 White .......................: 2,490 1,500 106 64 Texas ........................: 4,800 4,800 192 192 : United States ................: 19,400 16,600 803 684 : Tangerines and mandarins 4/ : California ...................: 21,600 24,000 864 960 Florida 5/ ...................: 1,415 1,620 67 77 : United States ................: 23,015 25,620 931 1,037 : Lemons : Arizona ......................: 1,750 1,650 70 66 California ...................: 20,900 19,000 836 760 : United States ................: 22,650 20,650 906 826 : Tangelos 6/ : Florida ......................: 390 (NA) 18 (NA) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 California-80, Florida-95; lemons-80; tangelos-90. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in California. Early (including Navel) and midseason varieties in Florida and Texas. For 2015-2016 included small quantities of Temples in Florida. Beginning in 2016-2017 Temples in Florida are included in tangerines and mandarins. 4/ Includes tangelos and tangors. 5/ Small quantities of Temples in Florida 6/ Beginning in 2016-2017, tangelos are included in tangerines and mandarins for Florida.
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