The United States all orange forecast for the 2016-2017 season is
5.23 million tons, down 12 percent from the 2015-2016 final utilization. The Florida all orange forecast, at 70.0 million boxes (3.15 million tons), is down 14 percent from last season’s final utilization. Early, midseason, and Navel varieties in Florida are forecast at 34.0 million boxes (1.53 million tons), down 6 percent from last season’s final utilization. The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 36.0 million boxes (1.62 million tons), is down 21 percent from last season’s final utilization.
The California Navel orange forecast is 42.0 million boxes
(1.68 million tons), unchanged from the previous forecast but down 8 percent from last season’s final utilization. The California Valencia orange forecast is 8.50 million boxes (340,000 tons), down 2 percent from last season’s final utilization. The Texas all orange forecast, at 1.35 million boxes (58,000 tons), is down 20 percent from last season’s final utilization.
Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield forecast for the
2016-2017 season is 1.48 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix, up 5 percent from last season’s final yield of 1.41 gallons per box. The projected yield from the 2016-2017 early and midseason and Valencia varieties will be published in the January Crop Production report. All projections of yield assume the processing relationships this season will be similar to those of the past several seasons.
Florida All Orange Production Down 14 Percent
Florida Non-Valencia Orange Production Down 6 Percent
Florida Valencia Orange Production Down 21 Percent
Florida All Grapefruit Production Down 11 Percent
Florida All Tangerine and Tangelo Production 1.65 Million Boxes
Florida FCOJ Yield 1.48 Gallons per Box
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