HDR1012000110200609951500Crop Production Cotton/Citrus Production HDR2012000110200609951500Crop Production Cotton/Citrus Prod. Narr. Released June 9, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Forecasts refer to June 1, 1995. These data will be included in the "Crop Production" report released on June 12, 1995. Orange Production Approaches Record Orange production for the 1994-95 season is forecast at 11.75 million tons (272 million boxes), up slightly from the previous forecast and 14 percent above last season. That level of output falls just 81,000 tons below the current record of 11.83 million tons (274 million boxes) set by the 1979-80 crop. Early, mid-season, and Navel orange volume did not change but production of Valencias increased. Florida's production of all oranges reached 206 million boxes (9.26 million tons), up slightly from May and 18 percent above last season. The Florida total nearly approaches it's record high of 206.7 million boxes set during 1979-80. Their Valencia forecast increased once again to 86.0 million boxes (3.87 million tons), up 1 percent from May and 29 percent above last season. Early and mid-season variety production remained at 120 million boxes (5.39 million tons), 12 percent above last year. Harvest of early, mid, and Navel varieties is complete. Florida frozen concentrated orange juice yield for the 1994-95 season is forecast at 1.50 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix. This forecast is unchanged from last month but down from last seasons's final yield of 1.57 gallons per box. The final yield for early and mid-season varieties is 1.44 gallons per box, down from 1.52 gallons per box last season. The Valencia crop is expected to yield 1.59 gallons per box, unchanged from last month and down from 1.66 gallons per box a year ago. The forecast projects the final yield reported by the Florida Citrus Processors Association. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For information call (202) 720-2127. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. HDR2012000110200609951500Crop Summary Tables Crop Summary: Production, United States, 1994 and Forecasted June 1, 1995 (Domestic Units) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Production :------------------------------------------------------------ Crop and Unit : : May 1, : Jun 1, : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 : Citrus Fruits 1/ : : Oranges Ton : 10,281 11,706 11,751 Grapefruit " : 2,655 2,906 2,906 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of harvest the following year. Crop Summary: Production, United States, 1994 and Forecasted June 1, 1995 (Metric Units) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Production :------------------------------------------------------------ Crop and Unit : : May 1, : Jun 1, : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Metric Tons : Citrus Fruits 1/ : : Oranges : 9,326,770 10,619,500 10,660,330 Grapefruit : 2,408,580 2,636,280 2,636,280 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of harvest the following year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This report was approved on June 9, 1995, by the Acting Secretary of Agriculture and the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural Statistics Board. Eugene Moos Rich Allen ---------------------------- ---------------------------------- Acting Secretary of Agricultural Statistics Board Agriculture Chairperson Eugene Moos Rich Allen HDR2012000110200609951500Citrus Fruit Citrus Fruit: Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States, 1993-94 and Forecasted June 1, 1995 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized Production : Utilized Production Crop : Boxes : Ton Equivalent and :------------------------------:-------------------------- State : 1992-93 : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : 1992-93: 1993-94: 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Boxes 2/ ----- ------ 1,000 Tons ------ Oranges : Early Mid & : Navel 3/ : AZ 4/ : 700 700 500 26 26 19 CA 4/ : 43,800 36,600 37,000 1,642 1,372 1,388 FL : 114,300 107,300 119,700 5,143 4,829 5,387 TX : 450 480 950 20 21 40 US : 159,250 145,080 158,150 6,831 6,248 6,834 Valencia : AZ 4/ : 1,150 1,200 800 43 45 30 CA 4/ : 23,000 26,000 27,000 863 975 1,013 FL : 72,300 66,900 86,000 3,253 3,010 3,870 TX : 60 70 100 2 3 4 US : 96,510 94,170 113,900 4,161 4,033 4,917 All : AZ 4/ : 1,850 1,900 1,300 69 71 49 CA 4/ : 66,800 62,600 64,000 2,505 2,347 2,401 FL : 186,600 174,200 205,700 8,396 7,839 9,257 TX : 510 550 1,050 22 24 44 US : 255,760 239,250 272,050 10,992 10,281 11,751 Temples : FL : 2,500 2,250 2,550 113 102 115 Grapefruit : White Seedless : FL : 25,700 24,500 25,700 1,093 1,042 1,092 Colored Seedless : FL : 27,700 25,500 28,800 1,177 1,084 1,224 Other : FL : 1,750 1,050 1,300 74 45 55 All : AZ 4/ : 2,150 1,750 1,400 69 59 47 CA 4/ : Desert : 3,500 3,300 3,300 112 111 111 Other Areas : 5,700 5,800 6,000 191 194 201 Total : 9,200 9,100 9,300 303 305 312 FL : 55,150 51,050 55,800 2,344 2,171 2,371 TX : 1,875 3,000 4,400 75 120 176 US : 68,375 64,900 70,900 2,791 2,655 2,906 Tangerines : AZ 4/ : 950 1,000 650 35 37 24 CA 4/ : 2,100 2,300 2,300 79 86 86 FL : 2,800 4,100 3,550 133 195 169 US : 5,850 7,400 6,500 247 318 279 Lemons 4/ : AZ : 4,400 5,200 4,000 167 197 152 CA : 20,400 20,700 20,500 775 787 779 US : 24,800 25,900 24,500 942 984 931 Tangelos : FL : 3,050 3,350 3,150 137 150 142 K-Early Citrus : FL : 185 210 120 8 9 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Citrus Fruit Footnotes 1/ The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with year harvest is completed. 2/ Net lbs. per box: oranges-CA & AZ-75, FL-90, TX-85; grapefruit-CA Desert & AZ-64 in 1992-93 and earlier, 67-starting in 1993-94. CA Other-67, FL-85, TX-80; lemons-76; tangelos, K-Early Citrus & Temples-90; tangerines-CA and AZ-75, FL-95. 3/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in CA and AZ. Early and mid-season varieties in FL and TX, including small quantities of tangerines in TX. 4/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. HDR2012000110200609951500Grapefruit Narrative Grapefruit: The June 1 forecast of the 1994-95 U.S. grapefruit crop is 2.91 million tons, up 9 percent from last season but unchanged from last month. Florida's grapefruit forecast is 55.8 million boxes (2.37 million tons), up 9 percent from 1993-94 but unchanged from May. Although total production did not change, colored seedless grapefruit production is up and white seedless production is down. Production from white seedless varieties dropped from 26.0 million boxes last month to 25.7 million boxes (1.09 million tons). Colored seedless production increased from 28.5 million boxes to 28.8 million boxes (1.22 million tons). The seedy variety remained at 1.30 million boxes (55,000 tons). Harvest of all seedless grapefruit is virtually over for the 1994-95 season. The Texas grapefruit forecast is 4.40 million boxes (176,000 tons), unchanged from last month and 47 percent more than last season. Harvest in the Valley was virtually complete by the end of May. Trees remained in good condition despite the lack of rain. The Arizona and California grapefruit forecasts were carried forward at 1.40 million boxes (47,000 tons) and 9.30 million boxes (312,000 tons), respectively. HDR2012000110200609951500Tangerines Narrative Tangerines: The 1994-95 tangerine crop is forecast at 279,000 tons, unchanged from May but 13 percent below last season. The Florida tangerine forecast is 3.55 million boxes (169,000 tons), unchanged from last month but down 13 percent from last year. Harvest of all varieties was complete. The California and Arizona forecasts were carried forward from April at 2.30 million boxes (86,000 tons) and 650,000 boxes (24,000 tons), respectively. HDR2012000110200609951500Tangelos Narrative Tangelos: The Florida tangelo forecast is 3.15 million boxes (142,000 tons), unchanged from last month but down 6 percent from last year. Harvest is finished for the season. HDR2012000110200609951500Temples Narrative Temples: The June 1 forecast for the 1994-95 Florida temple production is 2.55 million boxes (115,000 tons), unchanged from May but 13 percent above last season's production. Harvest was complete for the 1994-95 crop. HDR2012000110200609951500Florida Citrus Narrative Florida Citrus: Groves in all areas of Florida are in very good condition. Moisture levels are lower than desirable in spite of average rainfall in many counties in May. Growers and caretakers used all types of irrigation to maintain adequate surface moisture. Caretakers actively cut cover crops that competed for available moisture. May was also one of the hottest in recent history according to the National Weather Service. New crop fruit is generally set as trees are through dropping little green fruit that can't be carried for next season. Other activities include post-bloom nutritional spraying and summer fertilizing. Several growers hedged and topped harvested Valencia trees. Harvest of Valencia oranges was very active the first of May and slowed considerably by the end of the month as supplies were running out. Over 80 million boxes of late oranges were moved by the end of May. Harvest of all seedless grapefruit is virtually over for the 1994-95 season. HDR2012000110200609951500California Fruits and Nuts Narrative California Fruits and Nuts: Grape growers irrigated vineyards, treated mildew and weeds, and applied bloom spray. Peach, nectarine, and plum growers thinned and removed storm damaged fruit. Harvesting early varieties of stone fruit began in late May. Almond orchards were irrigated and treated for mites. Apple and pear orchards were treated for codling moth. Early apple varieties were hand thinned in Sonoma County. Cherries were harvested, with most areas reporting cracked fruit due to earlier rains. Apricot harvest was complete by month's end in Kern county, but just starting in northern San Joaquin Valley. Walnuts were sprayed for blight and early codling moth control. Olives and pomegranates were blooming. Kiwifruit bloom was over by mid-month, pollination appeared to be fair. Avocado harvest continued. HDR2012000110200609951500California Citrus Narrative California Citrus: New crop fruit is in good condition and experienced normal fruit drop. Lemon, grapefruit, and Valencia orange harvest continued.