Orange Production Down 1 Percent from March
The United States all orange forecast for the 2016-2017 season is 5.11 million tons, down 1 percent from last month and down 16 percent from the 2015-2016 revised final utilization. The Florida all orange forecast, at 67.0 million boxes (3.02 million tons), is unchanged from last month but down 18 percent from last season's revised final utilization. Early, midseason, and Navel varieties in Florida are forecast at 33.0 million boxes (1.49 million tons), unchanged from last month but down 9 percent from last season's final utilization. The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 34.0 million boxes (1.53 million tons), is unchanged from last month but down 25 percent from last season's revised final utilization.
The California Valencia orange forecast is 8.00 million boxes (320,000 tons), up 3 percent from the previous forecast but down 29 percent from last season's revised final utilization. The California Navel orange forecast is 43.0 million boxes (1.72 million tons), down 2 percent from the previous forecast and down 9 percent from last season's revised final utilization. The Texas all orange forecast, at 1.37 million boxes (59,000 tons), is down 24 percent from the previous forecast and down 19 percent from last season's final utilization.
Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield forecast for the 2016-2017 season is 1.42 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix, down 1 percent from last month but up 1 percent from last season's final yield of 1.41 gallons per box. The early and midseason portion is final at 1.34 gallons per box, unchanged from last month but down 1 percent from last season's final yield of 1.35 gallons per box. The Valencia portion is projected at 1.54 gallons per box, unchanged from last month but up 5 percent from last year's final yield of 1.47 gallons per box. All projections of yield assume the processing relationships this season will be similar to those of the past several seasons.
Source : USDA