USDA Squeezes Out Season’s Final Citrus Forecast
July 9, 2010 The USDA released its final orange forecast for the 2009-2010 season showing no change to the 133.6 million box crop.
The early and midseason orange crop remained unchanged at 68.6 million boxes while Valencias stayed at 65 million boxes.
The USDA’s final grapefruit estimate increased 100,000 boxes to 20.3 million.
For Florida specialty fruit, the USDA’s tangelo estimate stayed at 900,000 boxes while tangerines remained at 4.5 million boxes.
The all variety yield for frozen concentrated orange juice increased from 1.55 gallons per 90-pound box to 1.56. The Valencia yield held steady at 1.63.
Click here for the complete USDA estimate. The USDA makes its initial forecast in October and then revises it monthly until the end of the season in July.
Source: Florida Citrus Mutual news release
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