Mark Hudson of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service delivered the May citrus crop forecast. For Florida, the forecast for already harvested non-Valencia oranges climbed 300,000 boxes to 53.3 million boxes; the Valencia orange forecast was unchanged at 57 million boxes. The California forecast had no changes from April.
USDA/NASS Citrus Crop Forecast
The USDA/NASS May Maturity Test and Fruit Size Chart may be viewed HERE.
The next crop forecast will be released at 12 noon on June 11th.
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