HDR1012000110200410961500COTTON/CITRUS PRODUCTION Released April 10, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cotton/Citrus Production" call at (202) 720-2127, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. These data will be included in the "Crop Production" report released April 11, 1996. Orange Production Down Slightly All orange production is forecast at 11.7 million tons, down slightly from last month but 1 percent above last season. This year's crop is the second largest on record. The Florida forecast is 201.2 million boxes (9.05 million tons), down less than 1 percent from March and down 2 percent from last season. Early and mid-season varieties were reduced to 121.2 million boxes (5.45 million tons), still a record high but 1 percent below last month. The Valencia forecast remained 80.0 million boxes (3.60 million tons), down 7 percent from a year ago. California orange production is 68.0 million boxes (2.55 million tons), unchanged from January but 11 percent above last season. Early, mid-season, and Navel varieties are expected to produce 40.0 million boxes (1.50 million tons), unchanged from last quarter but 14 percent more than last season. Valencia production is forecast at 28.0 million boxes (1.05 million tons), also unchanged from January but up 8 percent from 1994-95. Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield for the 1995-96 season is forecast at 1.48 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix, unchanged from March. Early and mid-season varieties yield was final in March at 1.45 gallons per box, up from last year's 1.44 gallons per box. The Valencia crop is expected to yield 1.55 gallons per box, unchanged from last month but down from 1.58 gallons per box a year ago. The final 1994-95 yield for all fruit used in FCOJ was 1.50 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix. The forecast projects the final yield as reported by the Florida Citrus Processors Association. ********************** Special Notice The 3:00 p.m. Cotton/Citrus Production reports scheduled for May 9, June 11, July 11, August 9, September 10, October 10, November 8, and December 11 are discontinued. Cotton and citrus production estimates will be released at 8:30 a.m. in the Crop Production reports on May 10, June 12, July 12, August 12, September 11, October 11, November 12, and December 12. In addition, Cotton Ginnings reports will be released at 8:30 a.m. on May 10, August 12, September 11, September 27, October 11, October 25, November 12, November 26, December 12, and December 23. Crop Summary: Production, United States, 1995 and Forecasted April 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Utilized Production :---------------------------------------------------- Crop : : Mar 1, : Apr 1, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crop Year : 1994-95 1995-96 1995-96 : : 1,000 Tons Citrus Fruits 1/ : Oranges : 11,616 11,735 11,704 Grapefruit : 2,912 2,643 2,694 Lemons 2/ : 916 1,026 988 Tangerines : 275 327 344 Temples (FL) : 114 99 99 Tangelos (FL) : 142 110 110 K-Early Citrus (FL) : 5 7 7 : : Metric Tons : Oranges : 10,537,860 10,645,810 10,617,690 Grapefruit : 2,641,720 2,397,690 2,443,960 Lemons 2/ : 830,980 930,770 896,300 Tangerines : 249,480 296,650 312,070 Temples (FL) : 103,420 89,810 89,810 Tangelos (FL) : 128,820 99,790 99,790 K-Early Citrus (FL) : 4,540 6,350 6,350 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Crop year begins with the bloom of the first year and ends with the completion of harvest the following year. 2/ March 1 estimate carried forward from the January 1 forecast. This report was approved on April 10, 1996, by the Acting Secretary of Agriculture and the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural Statistics Board. Acting Secretary of Agricultural Statistics Board Agriculture Chairperson Richard E. Rominger Rich Allen Grapefruit: Acreage, Production, Price, and Value, California and United States, 1994-95 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, Crop, : : Yield : Utilization of Production and : Bearing : per :------------------------------------------ Season : Acreage : Acre : Fresh : Processed : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres Boxes --------- 1,000 Boxes 2/ -------- CA : Desert Valley : 1994-95 : 8,000 413 2,210 1,090 3,300 : Other Areas : 1994-95 : 10,400 577 3,700 2,300 6,000 : All CA : 1994-95 : 18,400 505 5,910 3,390 9,300 : US Total : 1994-95 : 166,260 427 32,680 38,370 71,050 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per Box 3/ 4/ : Value of Production :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh : Processed : All : Fresh :Processed: Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- Dollars -------- ------ 1,000 Dollars ----- CA : Desert Valley : 1994-95 : 6.61 -0.17 4.37 14,608 -185 14,423 : Other Areas : 1994-95 : 10.51 -0.21 6.40 38,887 -483 38,404 : All CA : 1994-95 : 9.05 -0.20 5.68 53,495 -668 52,827 : US Total : 1994-95 : 6.85 1.99 4.18 225,917 74,760 300,677 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ California revises previous year production and price by utilization at this time based on available new data. This year, data showed that a revision was not necessary. This table re-issues original data issued September 22, 1995 in the "Citrus Fruits" report. 2/ Net lbs per box: 67. 3/ Equivalent packinghouse door returns. 4/ U.S. marketing year average prices are derived by weighting the state marketing year average prices per box by the respective box weights. Citrus: Acreage, Production, Use, and Value, California and United States, 1994-95 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, Crop, : : : Utilization of Production : Value and : Bearing :Production :---------------------------: Of Season : Acreage : : Fresh : Processed : Production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres --------- 1,000 Tons -------- 1,000 Dollars Total Citrus : : CA : 1994-95 : 263,600 3,462 2,303 1,159 769,526 : US : 1994-95 :1,052,630 15,990 4,295 11,695 2,255,958 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ California revises previous year production and price by utilization for grapefruit at this time based on available new data. This year, data showed that a revision was not necessary. This table re-issues original data issued September 22, 1995 in the "Citrus Fruits" report. Citrus Fruits: Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted April 1, 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized Production : Utilized Production : Boxes : Ton Equivalent Crop and State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : 1995-96 : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Boxes 2/ ----- ------- 1,000 Tons ------- Oranges : Early Mid & : Navel 3/ : AZ : 700 400 700 26 15 26 CA : 36,600 35,000 40,000 1,372 1,313 1,500 FL : 107,300 119,700 121,200 4,829 5,387 5,454 TX : 480 950 830 21 40 35 US : 145,080 156,050 162,730 6,248 6,755 7,015 Valencia : AZ : 1,200 650 900 45 24 34 CA : 27,000 26,000 28,000 1,013 976 1,050 FL : 67,100 85,700 80,000 3,020 3,857 3,600 TX : 70 105 110 3 4 5 US : 95,370 112,455 109,010 4,081 4,861 4,689 All : AZ : 1,900 1,050 1,600 71 39 60 CA : 63,600 61,000 68,000 2,385 2,289 2,550 FL : 174,400 205,400 201,200 7,849 9,244 9,054 TX : 550 1,055 940 24 44 40 US : 240,450 268,505 271,740 10,329 11,616 11,704 Temples : FL : 2,250 2,550 2,200 101 114 99 Grapefruit : White Seedless : FL : 24,500 25,700 22,000 1,042 1,092 935 Colored Seedless : FL : 25,500 28,700 28,000 1,084 1,220 1,190 Other : FL : 1,050 1,300 1,000 45 55 43 All : AZ : 1,750 1,400 1,200 59 47 40 CA 4/ : Desert : 3,400 3,300 114 111 Other Areas : 5,900 6,000 197 201 Total : 9,300 9,300 9,000 311 312 302 FL : 51,050 55,700 51,000 2,171 2,367 2,168 TX : 3,000 4,650 4,600 120 186 184 US : 65,100 71,050 65,800 2,661 2,912 2,694 Tangerines : AZ : 1,000 650 950 37 25 36 CA : 2,300 2,200 2,500 86 82 94 FL : 4,100 3,550 4,500 195 168 214 US : 7,400 6,400 7,950 318 275 344 Lemons : AZ : 5,200 3,600 5,000 197 137 190 CA : 20,700 20,500 21,000 787 779 798 US : 25,900 24,100 26,000 984 916 988 Tangelos : FL : 3,350 3,150 2,450 150 142 110 K-Early Citrus : FL : 210 120 160 9 5 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Citrus Fruit Footnotes 1/ The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of harvest the following year. 2/ Net lbs. per box: oranges-AZ & CA-75, FL-90, TX-85; grapefruit-AZ & CA-67, FL-85, TX-80; lemons-76, tangelos, K-Early Citrus & Temples-90; tangerines-AZ & CA-75, FL-95. 3/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in AZ and CA. Early and mid-season varieties in FL and TX, including small quantities of tangerines in TX. 4/ California Desert and Other Areas Grapefruit forecasts combined to All Grapefruit beginning in 1995-96. Grapefruit: The April 1 forecast of the 1995-96 U.S. grapefruit crop is 2.69 million tons, up 2 percent from last month but down 7 percent from last season. The Florida forecast remained at 51.0 million boxes, (2.17 million tons), 8 percent below last season. The Florida white seedless grapefruit forecast is 22.0 million boxes (935,000 tons), 14 percent less than 1994-95. The colored seedless forecast is 28.0 million boxes (1.19 million tons), a decrease of 2 percent from a year ago. The seedy grapefruit crop is expected to be 1.00 million boxes (43,000 tons), 23 percent below last year. Movement of Florida seedless grapefruit exceeded 43 million boxes. California is expected to produce 9.00 million boxes (302,000 tons), 20 percent above the January forecast but 3 percent below last season. Poor January weather in the desert area did not affect production. Fruit, overall, are showing good quality, size, and color. The Texas grapefruit forecast, at 4.60 million boxes (184,000 tons), is unchanged from last month and down 1 percent from a year ago. Arizona grapefruit remains at 1.20 million boxes (40,000 tons), 14 percent below last season. Lemons: The 1995-96 U.S. lemon crop is forecast at 988,000 tons, 4 percent less than the level expected on January 1 but 8 percent more than the 1994- 95 crop. The California forecast for the 1995-96 crop decreased 5 percent from January to 21.0 million boxes (798,000 tons), which is 2 percent more than in 1994-95. Central Valley grades looked excellent while quality varied from lot to lot in Southern California. Desert Valley shippers finished packing with high eliminations resulting from ridging, coarse texture, and scarring. The Arizona lemon crop is expected to total 5.00 million boxes (190,000 tons), unchanged from January but 39 percent more than a year ago. Tangerines: The 1995-96 U.S. tangerine crop is forecast at a record large 344,000 tons, 5 percent larger than last month's forecast and 25 percent above last season's crop. The Florida tangerine forecast is 4.50 million boxes (214,000 tons), 2 percent more than March and 27 percent more than 1994-95. Honey tangerine utilization is just over 1.40 million boxes with very limited supplies remaining. The California forecast is 2.50 million boxes (94,000 tons), 4 percent above the previous forecast and 14 percent above the previous year. Arizona's tangerine production is expected to be 950,000 boxes (36,000 tons), 27 percent more than last quarter and 46 percent more than last year. Tangelos: The 1995-96 Florida tangelo crop is forecast at 2.45 million boxes (110,000 tons), unchanged from last month but down 22 percent from last year's production. Harvest is over for the year. Temples: The April 1 forecast for the 1995-96 Florida temple production was unchanged from March at 2.20 million boxes (99,000 tons), down 14 percent from last season. Temple harvest was almost over with almost 2.1 million boxes moved. Florida Citrus: Citrus trees, groves and the current crop are all in very good to excellent condition. Rainfall during March was above normal in all citrus growing counties. New growth and bloom were abundant during the month. The bloom cycle peaked toward the last two weeks of March which is near normal. Harvesting early and mid-season oranges was completed by mid-month and movement of Valencias increased. Movement of early and mid-season oranges totaled slightly more than 121 million boxes through the end of the month. Valencia harvest just started with about 17.8 million boxes moved to date. Harvest of all seedless grapefruit was very active all during March. Movement through March totaled 43.3 million boxes. Almost 2.1 million boxes of temples were picked with harvest almost over. Honey tangerine utilization was 1.4 million boxes, with very limited supplies remaining. Caretakers were very busy hedging and topping trees. Texas Citrus: Harvesting grapefruit and Valencia oranges continued without delays during March. A good rain is needed in all groves as trees are blooming and setting next year's crop. Citrus trees and groves were in good condition across the Valley during March. California Citrus: Grapefruit picking in the desert area was active during March. Fruit have excellent color and quality although there were some defects due to sunburn and sheepnose. Lemon harvest progressed well in the Central Valley and southern California areas. Fruit quality varied with wind scar, bud mite, and botrytis concerning growers. Navel orange picking was approximately 70 percent completed by April 1. Quality was affected by puff, crease, and soft fruit resulting in heavy gradeout. Valencia orange picking was active in the desert area with excellent quality and color reported. The tangerine harvest neared completion by April 1.