STAT Communications Ag Market News

Orange Production Collapses

WASHINGTON - Dec 9/22 - SNS -- The United States all orange forecast for the 2022-2023 season is 2.83 million tons, down 11% from the previous forecast and down 18% from the 2021- 2022 final utilization, according to the USDA.

The Florida all orange forecast, at 20.0 million boxes (900,000 tons), is down 29% from the previous forecast and down 51% from last season's final utilization.

In Florida, early, midseason, and Navel varieties are forecast at 7.00 million boxes (315,000 tons), down 36% from the previous forecast and down 62% from last season's final utilization. The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 13.0 million boxes (585,000 tons), is down 24% from the previous forecast and down 43% from last season's final utilization.

California and Texas orange production forecasts were carried forward from the previous forecast.

Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2021-2022 and
Forecasted December 1, 2022
[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       :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                            :    2021-2022    :    2022-2023    :    2021-2022    :    2022-2023
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            :     ------ 1,000 boxes -----             ------ 1,000 tons -----
Oranges                     :
California, all 2/ .........:     40,400            47,100             1,616             1,884
 Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..:     31,800            38,000             1,272             1,520
 Valencia ..................:      8,600             9,100               344               364
                            :
Florida, all ...............:     41,050            20,000             1,847               900
 Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..:     18,250             7,000               821               315
 Valencia ..................:     22,800            13,000             1,026               585
                            :
Texas, all 2/ ..............:        200             1,150                 8                49
 Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..:        170               900                 7                38
 Valencia ..................:         30               250                 1                11
                            :
United States, all .........:     81,650            68,250             3,471             2,833
 Early, mid, and Navel 3/ ..:     50,220            45,900             2,100             1,873
 Valencia ..................:     31,430            22,350             1,371               960
                            :
Grapefruit                  :
California 2/ ..............:      4,100             4,100               164               164
Florida ....................:      3,330             1,800               142                77
Texas 2/ ...................:      1,700             2,000                68                80
                            :
United States ..............:      9,130             7,900               374               321
                            :
Tangerines and mandarins 5/ :
California 2/ ..............:     17,400            20,000               696               800
Florida ....................:        750               600                36                29
                            :
United States ..............:     18,150            20,600               732               829
                            :
Lemons 2/                   :
Arizona ....................:        950             1,150                38                46
California .................:     24,900            23,000               996               920
                            :
United States ..............:     25,850            24,150             1,034               966
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.

Only active subscribers can read all of this article.

If you are a subscriber, please log into the website.

If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe to this edition of the STAT website and to learn more about becoming a subscriber.