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The Florida all orange forecast released today by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is 135.0 million boxes, comprised of 66.0 million boxes of Valencia oranges and 69.0 million boxes of the non-Valencia varieties (early, midseason, Navel, and Temple). The reduction of 1.0 million boxes is in the Valencia category. If realized, this forecast would be 17 percent less than last …

Phil Rucks of Phillip Rucks Citrus Nursery says last week’s unexpectedly low orange crop forecast of 136 million boxes means higher fruit prices, hopefully giving growers more money to spend on new trees. He also points out that growers get higher production over time by replacing non-productive trees. Sponsoring this report: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA – By MICHAEL PELTIER – THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Oct. 9, 2009…Florida’s citrus crop is down but has so far weathered the latest bacterial scare better than expected, state agricultural officials announced Friday following the release of a much awaited federal crop forecast. The current year crop of oranges, grapefruit and other specialty fruit is expected …

Citrus growers attending Friday morning “crop forecast” breakfasts around Florida broke into smiles when a 136-million-box orange crop forecast was announced. That much-lower-than-expected number should increase the prices growers receive and reduce excess orange juice inventories that put a damper on grower returns long term. In the first report here, Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff provides the forecasts for all Florida …

This post shares portions of a news release from Florida Congressman Adam Putnam’s office shortly after Friday’s release of the USDA seasonal citrus crop forecast. He also spoke to Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff after a citrus grower breakfast at Ray-Bob Groves near Alturas where Putnam and fellow citrus growers heard that the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture expects Florida’s citrus …