Total Citrus Fruit Production Dips

WASHINGTON - Jul 12/22 - SNS -- This year's citrus fruit harvest in The United States is expected to be down from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.

Production of all classes of oranges could end up at 3.81 million tons, down 2% from the previous forecast and down 13% from the 2020-2021 final utilization

The United States 2021-2022 grapefruit crop is forecast at 370,000 tons, down 4% from the previous forecast and down 16% from last season's final utilization. The California forecast, at 4.00 million boxes (160,000 tons), is down 2% from the previous forecast and down 5% from last season.

The United States tangerine and mandarin crop is forecast at 836,000 tons, down 5% from the previous forecast and down 30% from the last season's final utilization. The California tangerine and mandarin forecast, at 20.0 million boxes (800,000 tons), is down 5% from the previous forecast and down 31% from last season.

The 2021-2022 United States lemon crop is forecast at 972,000 tons, down 1% from the previous forecast but up 17% last season's final utilization. The California forecast, at 23.0 million boxes (920,000 tons), is unchanged from the previous forecast but up 14% from the 2020-2021 season.

Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2020-2021 and
Forecasted July 1, 2022
[The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of
harvest the following year]
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                            :   Utilized production boxes 1/    :Utilized production ton equivalent
       Crop and State       :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                            :    2020-2021    :    2021-2022    :    2020-2021    :    2021-2022
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                            :     ------ 1,000 boxes -----             ------ 1,000 tons -----
Oranges                     :
California, all ............:      49,000           49,000             1,960             1,960
 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..:      41,300           40,000             1,652             1,600
 Valencia ..................:       7,700            9,000               308               360
                            :
Florida, all ...............:      52,950           40,950             2,383             1,843
 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..:      22,700           18,250             1,022               821
 Valencia ..................:      30,250           22,700             1,361             1,022
                            :
Texas, all .................:       1,050              200                45                 8
 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..:       1,000              170                43                 7
 Valencia ..................:          50               30                 2                 1
                            :
United States, all .........:     103,000           90,150             4,388             3,811
 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..:      65,000           58,420             2,717             2,428
 Valencia ..................:      38,000           31,730             1,671             1,383
                            :
Grapefruit                  :
California .................:       4,200            4,000               168               160
Florida ....................:       4,100            3,330               174               142
Texas ......................:       2,400            1,700                96                68
                            :
United States ..............:      10,700            9,030               438               370
                            :
Tangerines and mandarins 3/ :
California .................:      28,800           20,000             1,152               800
Florida ....................:         890              750                42                36
                            :
United States ..............:      29,690           20,750             1,194               836
                            :
Lemons                      :
Arizona ....................:         750            1,300                30                52
California .................:      20,100           23,000               804               920
                            :
United States ..............:      20,850           24,300               834               972
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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.