US Orange Production Up 1 Percent from Forecast

  

A recently released crop report put together by the USDA founds that the orange production in the United States is up 1 percent from the December forecast. The United States all orange forecast for the 2019-2020 season is 5.40 million tons, up 1 percent from the previous forecast and up 1 percent from the 2018-2019 final utilization.

The Florida all orange forecast, at 74.0 million boxes (3.33 million tons), is unchanged from the previous forecast but up 3 percent from last season’s final utilization. In Florida, early, midseason, and Navel varieties are forecast at 32.0 million boxes (1.44 million tons), unchanged from the previous forecast but up 5 percent from last season’s final utilization. The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 42.0 million boxes (1.89 million tons), is unchanged from the previous forecast but up 2 percent from last season’s final utilization.

The California all orange forecast is 49.0 million boxes (1.96 million tons), up 4 percent from the previous forecast but down 2 percent from last season’s final utilization. The California Navel orange forecast, at 40.0 million boxes (1.60 million tons), is up 5 percent from the previous forecast but down 2 percent from last season’s final utilization. The California Valencia orange forecast, at 9.00 million boxes (360,000 tons), is unchanged from both the previous forecast
and last season’s final utilization.

The Texas all orange forecast, at 2.56 million boxes (109,000 tons), is down 5 percent from the previous forecast but up 2 percent from last season’s final utilization.

To read the full report, click here

By Fresh Plaza

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