WASHINGTON - Jul 11/19 - SNS -- The United States all orange forecast for the 2018-2019 season is 5.33 million tons, up 1% from last month and up 36% from the 2017-2018 final utilization, according to the latest USDA production forecast for 2019.
The Florida all orange forecast, at 71.6 million boxes (3.22 million tons), is up slightly from last month and up 59% from last season's final utilization.
Early, midseason, and Navel varieties in Florida are forecast at 30.4 million boxes (1.37 million tons), unchanged from last month but up 60% from last season's final utilization. The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 41.2 million boxes (1.85 million tons), is up slightly from last month and up 58% from last season's final utilization.
The California all orange forecast is 50.0 million boxes (2.00 million tons), up 2% from the previous forecast and up 10% from last season's final utilization. The California Navel orange forecast, at 40.0 million boxes (1.60 million tons), is unchanged from the previous forecast but up 11% from last season's final utilization.
The California Valencia orange forecast is 10.0 million boxes (400,000 tons), up 11% from last month and up 5% from last season's final utilization. The Texas all orange forecast, at 2.49 million boxes (106,000 tons), is up 33% from the previous forecast and up 32% from last season's final utilization.
Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2017-2018 and Forecasted July 1, 2019 [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 ............: 45,400 50,000 1,816 2,000 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 35,900 40,000 1,436 1,600 Valencia ..................: 9,500 10,000 380 400 : Florida, all ...............: 45,050 71,600 2,028 3,222 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 18,950 30,400 853 1,368 Valencia ..................: 26,100 41,200 1,175 1,854 : Texas, all .................: 1,880 2,490 80 106 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 1,530 2,200 65 94 Valencia ..................: 350 290 15 12 : United States, all .........: 92,330 124,090 3,924 5,328 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 56,380 72,600 2,354 3,062 Valencia ..................: 35,950 51,490 1,570 2,266 : Grapefruit : California .................: 4,000 4,500 160 180 Florida, all ...............: 3,880 4,510 165 192 Red .......................: 3,180 3,740 135 159 White .....................: 700 770 30 33 Texas ......................: 4,800 6,100 192 244 : United States ..............: 12,680 15,110 517 616 : Tangerines and mandarins 3/ : California .................: 19,200 21,000 768 840 Florida ....................: 750 990 36 47 : United States ..............: 19,950 21,990 804 887 : Lemons : Arizona ....................: 1,000 1,390 40 56 California .................: 21,200 21,000 848 840 : United States ..............: 22,200 22,390 888 896 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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