Orange Production Up 4 Percent from March Forecast
The United States all orange forecast for the 2015-2016 season is 5.59 million tons, up 4 percent from the previous forecast but down 12 percent from the 2014-2015 revised final utilization. The Florida all orange forecast, at 76.0 million boxes (3.42 million tons), is up 7 percent from last month's forecast but down 22 percent from last season's revised final utilization. Early, midseason, and Navel varieties in Florida areforecast at 36.0 million boxes (1.62 million tons), unchanged from last month but down 24 percent from last season's final utilization. The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 40.0 million boxes (1.80 million tons), is up 14 percent from last month but down 19 percent from last season's revised final utilization.
The California Valencia orange forecast is 10.5 million boxes (420,000 tons),unchanged from the previous forecast but up 11 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 up 7 percent from last season's revised final utilization. The Texas all orange forecast, at 1.57 million boxes (66,000 tons), is up 11 percent from the previous forecast and up 8 percent from last season's final utilization.
Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield forecast for the 2015-2016 season is 1.42 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix, down 2 percent from the previous month's forecast and down 5 percent from last season's final yield of 1.50 gallons per box. The early and midseason portion is final at 1.35 gallons per box, down 5 percent from last season's final yield of 1.42 gallons per box. The Valencia portion is projected at 1.52 gallons per box, down 5 percent from the previous forecast and down 4 percent from last year's final yield of 1.58 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