The forecast for the production of Tango and W. Murcott Afourer mandarin varieties in California for the 2024-25 season shows a 12% increase in fruit set per tree compared to the previous year, with a projected production of 29 million 40-pound boxes. This is based on a survey conducted from July 1 to September 1, 2024, which included the measurement of factors such as fruit set, diameter, trees per acre, and mandarins per box in 323 randomly selected orchards. The average production per tree has also increased to 666 from 593 in the previous year, although it has not yet reached the peak production number of 863 in 2020.