WASHINGTON - Jul 12/21 - SNS -- The United States all orange forecast for the 2020-2021 season is 4.60 million tons, up 2% the previous forecast but down 12% from the 2019-2020 final utilization, according to the USDA.
The Florida all orange forecast, at 52.8 million boxes (2.38 million tons), is up slightly from the previous forecast but down 22% from last season's final utilization.
In Florida, early, midseason, and Navel varieties are forecast at 22.7 million boxes (1.02 million tons), unchanged from the previous forecast but down 23% from last season's final utilization.
The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 30.1 million boxes (1.35 million tons), is up slightly from the previous forecast but down 20% from last season's final utilization.
The California all orange forecast is 54.5 million boxes (2.18 million tons), is up 5% from previous forecast and up 1% from last season's final utilization.
The California Navel orange forecast is 45.0 million boxes (1.80 million tons), is up 7% from the previous forecast and up 4% from last season's final utilization.
The California Valencia orange forecast is 9.50 million boxes (380,000 tons), is down 5% from the previous forecast and down 12% from last season's final utilization.
The Texas all orange forecast, at 1.05 million boxes (45,000 tons), is unchanged from the previous forecast and down 22% from last season's final utilization.
Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2019-2020 and Forecasted July 1, 2021 [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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019-2020 : 2020-2021 : 2019-2020 : 2020-2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 boxes ------ ------ 1,000 tons ----- Oranges : California, all ............: 54,100 54,500 2,164 2,180 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 43,300 45,000 1,732 1,800 Valencia ..................: 10,800 9,500 432 380 : Florida, all ...............: 67,400 52,800 3,033 2,377 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 29,650 22,700 1,334 1,022 Valencia ..................: 37,750 30,100 1,699 1,355 : Texas, all .................: 1,340 1,050 57 45 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 1,150 1,000 49 43 Valencia ..................: 190 50 8 2 : United States, all .........: 122,840 108,350 5,254 4,602 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..: 74,100 68,700 3,115 2,865 Valencia ..................: 48,740 39,650 2,139 1,737 : Grapefruit : California .................: 4,700 4,400 188 176 Florida, all ...............: 4,850 4,100 207 174 Red 3/ ....................: 4,060 (NA) 173 (NA) White 3/ ..................: 790 (NA) 34 (NA) Texas ......................: 4,400 2,400 176 96 : United States ..............: 13,950 10,900 571 446 : Tangerines and mandarins 4/ : California .................: 22,400 24,000 896 960 Florida ....................: 1,020 890 48 42 : United States ..............: 23,420 24,890 944 1,002 : Lemons : Arizona ....................: 1,800 1,500 72 60 California .................: 25,300 21,500 1,012 860 : United States ..............: 27,100 23,000 1,084 920 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. 2/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in California. Early (including Navel) and midseason varieties in Florida and Texas. 3/ Estimates discontinued in 2020-2021. 4/ Includes tangelos and tangors.
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