USDA: Florida citrus April 2026 forecast
The 2025-2026 Florida all orange forecast released by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is increased 200,000 boxes to 12.2 million boxes. If realised, this will be 1 percent less than last season’s revised production. The forecast consists of …
All oranges 12.2 million boxes
The 2025-2026 Florida all orange forecast released by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is increased 200,000 boxes to 12.2 million boxes. If realised, this will be 1 percent less than last season’s revised production. The forecast consists of 4.70 million boxes of non-Valencia oranges (early, mid-season, and Navel varieties) and 7.50 million boxes of Valencia oranges. A 7-year regression was used for comparison purposes. All references to “average”, “minimum”, and “maximum” refer to the previous 10 seasons, excluding the 2017-2018 season, which was affected by Hurricane Irma, the 2022-2023 season which was affected by Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, and the 2024-2025 season which was affected by Hurricane Milton. Average fruit per tree includes both regular bloom and the first late bloom …
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