WASHINGTON - Dec 11/18 - SNS -- The United States all orange forecast for the 2018-2019 season is 5.53 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 previous month.
Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2017-2018 and Forecasted December 1, 2018 [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 2,400 80 103 Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..: 1,530 1,800 65 77 Valencia ..................: 350 600 15 26 : United States, all .........: 92,230 128,400 3,919 5,528 Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..: 56,380 73,800 2,354 3,117 Valencia ..................: 35,850 54,600 1,565 2,411 : Grapefruit : California 2/ ..............: 4,000 3,900 160 156 Florida, all ...............: 3,880 6,400 165 272 Red .......................: 3,180 5,300 135 225 White .....................: 700 1,100 30 47 Texas 2/ ...................: 4,800 6,200 192 248 : United States ..............: 12,680 16,500 517 676 : Tangerines and mandarins 4/ : California 2/ ..............: 19,200 23,000 768 920 Florida ....................: 750 1,200 36 57 : United States ..............: 19,950 24,200 804 977 : 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 an earlier 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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