Released October 12, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Orange Production Down 8 Percent from Last Season
The United States all orange forecast for the 2022-2023 season is 3.19 million tons, down 8 percent from the 2021-2022 final utilization. The Florida all orange forecast, at 28.0 million boxes (1.26 million tons), is down 32 percent from last season’s final utilization.
In Florida, early, midseason, and Navel varieties are forecast at 11.0 million boxes (495,000 tons), down 40 percent from last season’s final utilization. The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 17.0 million boxes (765,000 tons), is down 25 percent from last season’s final utilization.
The California all orange forecast is 47.1 million boxes (1.88 million tons), up 17 percent from the last season’s final utilization. The California Navel orange forecast is 38.0 million boxes (1.52 million tons), up 19 percent from the last season’s final utilization. The California Valencia orange forecast is 9.10 million boxes (364,000 tons), up 6 percent from last season’s final utilization.
The Texas all orange forecast, at 1.15 million boxes (49,000 tons), is up significantly from last season’s final utilization.
