Mark Hudson, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service in Washington, D.C., released the March citrus crop forecast numbers with a drop recorded due to utilization. Florida recorded 47 million boxes of non-Valencias and 55 million boxes of Valencias for a total of 102 million boxes.
Citrus March Forecast Maturity Test Results and Fruit Size (.pdf)
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