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.
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