Released February , 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Orange Production Down Less Than 1 Percent from January
The United States all orange forecast for the 2011-2012 season is
8.94 million tons, down less than 1 percent from the previous forecast but up
1 percent from the 2010-2011 final utilization. The Florida all orange
forecast, at 146 million boxes (6.57 million tons), is down 1 percent from
the January forecast but up 4 percent from last season's final utilization.
Early, midseason, and Navel varieties in Florida are forecast at 73.0 million
boxes (3.29 million tons), unchanged from the January forecast but up
4 percent from last season. The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at
73.0 million boxes (3.29 million tons), is down 1 percent from the January
forecast but up 4 percent from the 2010-2011 crop. Sizes for Valencia oranges
in Florida are expected to be smaller than average. California and Texas
forecasts are carried forward from January.
Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield forecast for the
2011-2012 season is 1.63 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix, up 1 percent
from the January forecast and up 3 percent from last season's final yield of
1.59 gallons per box. The early-midseason portion is projected at
1.54 gallons per box, up 1 percent from last season's yield of 1.52 gallons
per box. The Valencia portion is projected at 1.73 gallons per box, 4 percent
higher than last year's final yield of 1.66 gallons per box. All projections
of yield assume the processing relationships this season will be similar to
those of the past several seasons.
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