USDA Makes First Ag Export Forecast for FY 2018

Dan August 30, 2017 Exports/Imports

USDA’s first look at expected 2018 agricultural exports has those sales down slightly from this year. Gary Crawford reports.

China’s Orange and OJ Production to Increase
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) has forecast China’s orange and orange juice (OJ) production and trade levels for the 2025–26 season. ORANGES China’s orange production is forecast at 7.68 million metric tons (MMT), up slightly from the prior season’s 7.62 MMT. Oranges are grown on 816,500 hectares. China is expected […]
Study Shows Performance of New Rootstocks
A recent article provides estimates for the performance of Valencia orange grafted on new hybrid citrus rootstock cultivars developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS). These estimates can help growers decide which rootstocks to plant in HLB-endemic regions. Authors of the article are Ariel Singerman of the University of Florida Institute of […]