Orange Harvest Estimated Reduced 2%

WASHINGTON - Ap 11/23 - SNS -- The United States all orange forecast for the 2022-2023 season is 2.57 million tons, down 2% from the previous forecast and down 25% from the 2021- 2022 revised utilization, according to the USDA.

The Florida all orange forecast, at 16.1 million boxes (725,000 tons), is unchanged from the previous forecast but down 61% from last season's revised utilization. In Florida, early, midseason, and Navel varieties are forecast at 6.10 million boxes (275,000 tons), unchanged from the previous forecast but down 67% from last season's revised utilization. The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 10.0 million boxes (450,000 tons), is unchanged from the previous forecast but down 56% from last season's revised utilization.

The California all orange forecast is 45.1 million boxes (1.80 million tons), is down 2% from previous forecast but up 15% from last season's revised utilization. The California Navel orange forecast is 37.0 million boxes (1.48 million tons), down 3% from the previous forecast but up 17% from last season's revised utilization. The California Valencia orange forecast is 8.10 million boxes (324,000 tons), unchanged from the previous forecast but up 7% from last season's revised utilization. The Texas all orange forecast, at 1.05 million boxes (45,000 tons) down 9% from the previous forecast but up significantly from last season's revised utilization.

Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2021-2022 and
Forecasted April 1, 2023
[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       :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                            :    2021-2022    :    2022-2023    :    2021-2022    :    2022-2023
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                            :     ------ 1,000 boxes -----             ------ 1,000 tons -----
Oranges                     :
California, all ............:     39,100            45,100             1,564             1,804
 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..:     31,500            37,000             1,260             1,480
 Valencia ..................:      7,600             8,100               304               324
                            :
Florida, all ...............:     41,200            16,100             1,854               725
 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..:     18,250             6,100               821               275
 Valencia ..................:     22,950            10,000             1,033               450
                            :
Texas, all .................:        200             1,050                 8                45
 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..:        170               700                 7                30
 Valencia ..................:         30               350                 1                15
                            :
United States, all .........:     80,500            62,250             3,426             2,574
 Early, mid, and Navel 2/ ..:     49,920            43,800             2,088             1,785
 Valencia ..................:     30,580            18,450             1,338               789
                            :
Grapefruit                  :
California .................:      4,100             4,200               164               168
Florida ....................:      3,330             1,700               142                72
Texas ......................:      1,700             2,400                68                96
                            :
United States ..............:      9,130             8,300               374               336
                            :
Tangerines and mandarins 3/ :
California .................:     17,500            21,000               700               840
Florida ....................:        750               500                36                24
                            :
United States ..............:     18,250            21,500               736               864
                            :
Lemons                      :
Arizona ....................:      1,250             1,700                50                68
California .................:     25,200            23,000             1,008               920
                            :
United States ..............:     26,450            24,700             1,058               988
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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.