USA: Orange production has worst forecast since 2014

Published 2023년 3월 14일

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The USDA's orange production forecast for the 2022-2023 season shows a slight increase from the previous forecast but a 25% decrease from the previous season's end use, with total production estimated at 2.62 million tonnes. Florida's orange production is projected to increase by 1% from the previous forecast but decrease by 61% from the previous season. Valencia orange production in Florida and California is expected to remain unchanged from the previous forecast but decrease significantly from the previous season. Over the past decade, US orange production has been on a downward trend, with the 2023 forecast being the lowest since 2018 at 2.62 million tons.

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The Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released its orange production bulletin for the 2022-2023 season. The forecast estimates total orange production for the season to be around 2.62 million tonnes, slightly above the previous forecast but 25% below the end use of the previous season. In Florida, the all-orange forecast is estimated at around 16.1 million cases or 725,000 tons, which is a slight 1% increase from the previous forecast. However, this is a significant 61% decline from last season's end use. Early, mid-season and Navel varieties are forecast to be around 6.10 million cases or 275,000 tonnes swt, up 2% from the previous forecast but down 67% from compared to last season. The Valencia orange forecast in Florida remains unchanged from the previous forecast at 10.0 million cases or 450,000 tonnes swt, but 56% down from last season. Meanwhile, in California, the Valencia orange forecast is around 8.10 million cases or 324,000 tons, which is unchanged from the ...

Source: Agrolink