Winter Wheat Production Down 25 Percent from 2016
Orange Production Up 1 Percent from April
Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.25 billion bushels, down 25 percent from 2016. As of May 1, the United States yield is forecast at 48.8 bushels per acre, down 6.5 bushels from last year's record yield of 55.3 bushels per acre.
Hard Red Winter production, at 737 million bushels, is down 32 percent from a year ago. Soft Red Winter, at 297 million bushels, is down 14 percent from 2016. White Winter, at 212 million bushels, is down 13 percent from last year. Of the White Winter production, 16.8 million bushels are Hard White and 195 million bushels are Soft White.
The United States all orange forecast for the 2016-2017 season is 5.16 million tons, up 1 percent from last month but down 15 percent from the 2015-2016 final utilization. The Florida all orange forecast, at 68.0 million boxes (3.06 million tons), is up 1 percent from last month but down 17 percent from last season's 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 35.0 million boxes (1.58 million tons), is up 3 percent from last month but down 23 percent from last season's final utilization.
Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield forecast for the 2016-2017 season is 1.41 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix, down 1 percent from last month but unchanged 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, down 1 percent from last season's final yield of 1.35 gallons per box. The Valencia portion is projected at 1.53 gallons per box, down 1 percent from last month but up 4 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