**ALL ORANGES NOW 168.5 MILLION BOXES**

The Florida all orange forecast released today by the USDA Agricultural
Statistics Board is increased 1.5 million boxes to 168.5 million boxes.
The increase is in the early-midseason-Navel portion (including Temples)
which is now 83.5 million boxes. The Valencia portion remains forecast
at 85.0 million boxes. If attained, this forecast will be 31 percent
more than harvested in the 2006-07 season. In the past 10 seasons not
affected by hurricanes, the April forecast has differed from final
production by an average of 1.5 percent. Five of the seasons were above
and five below the final production. All orange varieties experienced a
heavy bloom from mid to late March and trees are reported in excellent
condition.

**EARLY-MIDSEASON-NAVELS NOW 83.5 MILLION BOXES**

The early-midseason-Navel category (including Temples) is final at 83.5
million boxes. The **Navel** portion is final at 3.0 million boxes. This
total category is almost 18 million boxes, or 27 percent, more than the
65.6 million boxes produced in the 2006-07 season. Weekly harvest has
declined sharply indicating harvest is near completion. The final
estimate of production includes 1.0 million boxes of gift fruit and
non-certified production, consisting of 500,000 boxes each of Navels and
other early-midseasons (withTemples).

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  [**Citrus Production:** April                                                         
  1, 2008\                                                                              
  ]{.smallcaps}Forecasts by                                                             
  varieties and states, with                                                            
  comparisons                                                                           
  ------------------------------ ------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- -------------
  Crop and State                 Production                               Forecast      

                                 2005-06       2006-07                    Mar 11, 2008  Apr 9, 2008

                                 *- - - 1,000                                           
                                 boxes - - -*                                           

  **[Early, Midseason, and Navel                                                        
  Oranges:]{.smallcaps}**                                                               

  **FLORIDA**^1/^                **75,000**    **65,600**                 **82,000**    **83,500**

  California                     47,000        34,500                     48,000        49,500

  Texas                          1,400         1,600                      1,400         1,400

  Arizona                        250           200                        250           250

  Total Above Varieties          123,650       101,900                    131,650       134,650

  **[Valencias:]{.smallcaps}**                                                          

  **FLORIDA**                    **72,700**                 **63,400**    **85,000**    **85,000**

  California                     14,000                     11,500        16,000        16,000

  Texas                          200                        380           385           388

  Arizona                        200                        100           100           100

  Total Valencias                87,100                     75,380        101,485       101,488

  **[All Oranges]{.smallcaps}**:                                                        

  **FLORIDA**                    **147,700**                **129,000**   **167,000**   **168,500**

  California                     61,000                     46,000        64,000        65,500

  Texas                          1,600                      1,980         1,785         1,788

  Arizona                        450                        300           350           350

  Total All Oranges              210,750                    177,280       233,135       236,138

  ^1/^ Includes Temples                                                                 
  beginning in 2006-07. Historic                                                        
  Temple production on page 2.                                                          
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

**VALENCIAS REMAIN 85.0 MILLION BOXES**

The forecast of the late type (Valencia) category remains 85.0 million
boxes. Objective count measurements of fruit size and droppage since
August are complete. The droppage rate, at 15 percent, is slightly above
the average for the previous eight non-hurricane seasons and above the
13 percent initially projected in October. Fruit size, at 221 fruit per
box, is slightly smaller than projected in October and the smallest
average size in any non-hurricane impacted season since 1992-93.

The monthly Row Count survey conducted March 26-27 indicated only 12
percent of the Valencia rows harvested. Harvest has increased rapidly to
over 6.0 million boxes in the last reported week.

  ---------------------------- -------- -------------- ------------ -------------- -------- -------------
  **[Components Used in the                                                                 
  April Forecast                                                                            
  ^1/^]{.smallcaps}**                                                                       

  Type                                  Bearing\       Fruit\       Percent\       Fruit\   
                                        trees          per\         droppage       per\     
                                                       tree                        box      

                                        *(1,000)*                                           

  **[Oranges:]{.smallcaps}**                                                                

  Early-mid                    24,473                  1,052        8              264      

  Navel                        1,284                   440          10             138      

  Valencia                     33,835                  679          15             221      

  ^1/^ Survey data is                                                                       
  considered final in December                                                              
  for Navels, January for                                                                   
  early-midseason oranges, and                                                              
  April for Valencias.                                                                      
  ---------------------------- -------- -------------- ------------ -------------- -------- -------------

**FCOJ YIELD 1.63 GALLONS PER BOX**

The all orange projection of yield for FCOJ is continued at 1.63 gallons
per box. Last season's final yield was 1.65 gallons per box. The
early-midseason portion is final at 1.553351 gallons as indicated on
revised report number 24 from the Florida Department of Citrus. This is
very close to the 2006-07 final of 1.555467 gallons per box. The
projection of the Valencia portion remains at 1.73 gallons per box. Last
season's final yield was 1.77 gallons per box.

**GRAPEFRUIT 24.5 MILLION BOXES**

> The forecast of all Florida grapefruit is maintained at 24.5 million
> boxes including a total of 700,000 boxes for non-certified gift fruit
> and local sales. The components are unchanged with white grapefruit
> forecast at 7.5 million boxes and the colored varieties at 17.0
> million boxes. If realized, this forecast will be 10 percent less than
> last season's utilization and 40 percent less than 2003-04, the last
> season prior to the two affected by hurricanes. An estimated total of
> 20.0 million boxes have been utilized to April 1.
>
> The comparison of current utilization to results of the Row Count
> (route survey) conducted March 26-27 is the primary consideration used
> in setting the forecast this month. Nearly ¾ of the rows visited in
> the survey have been harvested. Highest harvest percentages were noted
> in the Southern and Western areas but together they only represent
> five percent of the total. Over 85 percent of the survey rows are
> located in the Indian River District where 73 percent have been
> harvested.
>
> At 7.5 million boxes, the **white** grapefruit forecast is 19 percent
> less than the utilization last season and less than half of the total
> 15.9 million box harvest of 2003-04 prior to the hurricane seasons.
> Almost 69 percent of the white grapefruit had been harvested prior to
> the route survey. Estimated utilization to the first of the month has
> surpassed 6.0 million boxes.
>
> **Colored** grapefruit harvest is running ahead of white with 77
> percent of the rows already picked. An estimated 14.0 million boxes
> have been utilized this season to April 1. The forecast of 17.0
> million boxes is five percent below last season's production and
> slightly more than ⅔ of the harvest in 2003-04.
>
> With the timely rainfall of the last several months, trees in well
> cared for groves are reported in excellent condition. Growers,
> caretakers, and field personnel report a moderate to heavy bloom on
> grapefruit.

+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| **[Citrus         |         |         |             |             |
| Productio         |         |         |             |             |
| n]{.smallcaps}**: |         |         |             |             |
| April 1, 2008     |         |         |             |             |
|                   |         |         |             |             |
| forecasts by      |         |         |             |             |
| varieties and     |         |         |             |             |
| States, with      |         |         |             |             |
| comparisons       |         |         |             |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| Crop and State    | Pro     |         | Forecast    |             |
|                   | duction |         |             |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
|                   | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | Mar 11,     | Apr 9, 2008 |
|                   |         |         | 2008        |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
|                   | *- - -  |         |             |             |
|                   | 1,000   |         |             |             |
|                   | bo      |         |             |             |
|                   | xes - - |         |             |             |
|                   | -*      |         |             |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| **[Grapefrui      |         |         |             |             |
| t]{.smallcaps}**: |         |         |             |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| > **Florida**-All | **1     | **2     | **24,500**  | **24,500**  |
|                   | 9,300** | 7,200** |             |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| > **White**       | **      | **      | **7,500**   | **7,500**   |
|                   | 6,500** | 9,300** |             |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| > **Colored**     | **1     | **1     | **17,000**  | **17,000**  |
|                   | 2,800** | 7,900** |             |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| > California      | 6,000   | 5,500   | 5,000       | 5,000       |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| > Texas           | 5,200   | 7,100   | 6,600       | 6,400       |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| > Arizona         | 100     | 100     | 150         | 150         |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| Total Grapefruit  | 30,600  | 39,900  | 36,250      | 36,050      |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| **[Lemon          |         |         |             |             |
| s]{.smallcaps}**: |         |         |             |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| > California      | 22,000  | 18,500  | 17,000      | 17,000      |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| > Arizona         | 3,800   | 2,500   | 1,500       | 1,500       |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| Total Lemons      | 25,800  | 21,000  | 18,500      | 18,500      |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| [**Temple         | 700     | ^1/^    | ^1/^        | ^1/^        |
| s**:]{.smallcaps} |         |         |             |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| [**Tangelo        | **      | **      | **1,500**   | **1,500**   |
| s**:]{.smallcaps} | 1,400** | 1,250** |             |             |
| **Florida**       |         |         |             |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| **[Tangerine      |         |         |             |             |
| s]{.smallcaps}**: |         |         |             |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| > **Florida**-All | **      | **      | **4,800**   | **4,800**   |
|                   | 5,500** | 4,600** |             |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| > **Early ^2/^**  | **      | **      | **2,600**   | **2,600**   |
|                   | 2,850** | 2,400** |             |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| > **Honey**       | **      | **      | **2,200**   | **2,200**   |
|                   | 2,650** | 2,200** |             |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| > California ^3/^ | 3,600   | 3,500   | 5,100       | 5,100       |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| > Arizona ^3/^    | 550     | 300     | 400         | 400         |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| Total Tangerines  | 9,650   | 8,400   | 10,300      | 10,300      |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+
| ^1/^ Included in  |         |         |             |             |
| earl              |         |         |             |             |
| y-midseason-Navel |         |         |             |             |
| oranges.          |         |         |             |             |
|                   |         |         |             |             |
| ^2/^ Fallglo and  |         |         |             |             |
| Sunburst          |         |         |             |             |
| varieties.        |         |         |             |             |
|                   |         |         |             |             |
| ^3/^ Includes     |         |         |             |             |
| tangelos and      |         |         |             |             |
| tangors.          |         |         |             |             |
+-------------------+---------+---------+-------------+-------------+

+---------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+---------+
| **[Components |             |             |               |         |
| Used in the   |             |             |               |         |
| April         |             |             |               |         |
| Forecast      |             |             |               |         |
| ^1/^]{        |             |             |               |         |
| .smallcaps}** |             |             |               |         |
+---------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+---------+
| Type          | Bearing\    | Fruit\      | Percent\      | Fruit\  |
|               | trees       | per\        | droppage      | per\    |
|               |             | tree        |               | box     |
+---------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+---------+
|               | *(1,000)*   |             |               |         |
+---------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+---------+
| **[           |             |             |               |         |
| Grapefruit:]{ |             |             |               |         |
| .smallcaps}** |             |             |               |         |
+---------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+---------+
| > White ^2/^  | 1,862       | 557         | 18            | 99      |
+---------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+---------+
| > Colored     | 4,155       | 499         | 12            | 109     |
+---------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+---------+
| ^1/^ January  |             |             |               |         |
| data is       |             |             |               |         |
| considered    |             |             |               |         |
| final.        |             |             |               |         |
|               |             |             |               |         |
| ^2/^ Seedless |             |             |               |         |
| variety only. |             |             |               |         |
+---------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+---------+

**ALL TANGERINES 4.8 MILLION BOXES**

The forecast of all tangerines is unchanged at 4.8 million boxes. The
early tangerines are final at 2.6 million boxes and the honey tangerines
remain at 2.2 million boxes.

Harvest of the early varieties (Fallglo and Sunburst) is final at 2.6
million boxes, including an allocation of 200,000 boxes for
non-certified use. **Fallglo** comprised 650,000 boxes of the category,
up three percent from 630,000 boxes last season. **Sunburst** accounted
for ¾ of the total at 1.95 million boxes and is up 10 percent from 1.77
million boxes recorded in 2006-07.

The forecast of the later maturing **Honey** variety is held at 2.2
million boxes, unchanged since December. Traditionally, March is the
heaviest month of fresh shipments. Although fresh numbers are lagging
behind last season, the processed usage is estimated to be ahead.
Harvest progressed rapidly through March and results of the route survey
show 56 percent of the rows visited have been harvested. At this point,
Row Count becomes a creditable indicator. The regression value is
similar to last season's at this same time, supporting the current
forecast.

**TANGELOS 1.5 MILLION BOXES**

The tangelo forecast is continued at 1.5 million boxes, including an
allocation for non-certified use. During March, weekly utilizations have
trickled in with nearly all fruit being processed. This forecast is 20
percent more than last season's harvest and seven percent more than in
2005-06.

<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 16%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="11"><p><strong><span class="smallcaps">Unadjusted Maturity
Tests</span></strong>: Average of regular bloom fruit from sample</p>
<p>groves, 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td rowspan="2"><p>Fruit type</p>
<p>(No. groves)</p>
<p>test date</p></td>
<td colspan="2">Acid</td>
<td colspan="2"><p>Solids</p>
<p>(Brix)</p></td>
<td colspan="2">Ratio</td>
<td colspan="2"><p>Unfinished juice</p>
<p>per box</p></td>
<td colspan="2"><p>Solids</p>
<p>per box</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2006-07</td>
<td>2007-08</td>
<td>2006-07</td>
<td>2007-08</td>
<td>2006-07</td>
<td>2007-08</td>
<td>2006-07</td>
<td>2007-08</td>
<td>2006-07</td>
<td>2007-08</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td rowspan="2"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><em>Percent</em></td>
<td colspan="2"><em>Percent</em></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"><em>Pounds</em></td>
<td colspan="2"><em>Pounds</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"><em>Juice and solids per box are unadjusted and not
comparable to plant test results.</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="11"><strong><span
class="smallcaps">Oranges</span></strong>:</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="11"><blockquote>
<p>Late (125-139)</p>
</blockquote></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><blockquote>
<p>Sep 1</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><blockquote>
<p>Oct 1</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>2.52</td>
<td>2.62</td>
<td>8.92</td>
<td>9.46</td>
<td>3.56</td>
<td>3.65</td>
<td>45.33</td>
<td>43.85</td>
<td>4.04</td>
<td>4.15</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><blockquote>
<p>Nov 1</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>2.06</td>
<td>1.97</td>
<td>9.83</td>
<td>9.27</td>
<td>4.84</td>
<td>4.78</td>
<td>48.94</td>
<td>48.84</td>
<td>4.81</td>
<td>4.53</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><blockquote>
<p>Dec 1</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>1.72</td>
<td>1.71</td>
<td>9.89</td>
<td>10.09</td>
<td>5.83</td>
<td>5.98</td>
<td>51.77</td>
<td>52.20</td>
<td>5.12</td>
<td>5.27</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><blockquote>
<p>Jan 1</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>1.43</td>
<td>1.37</td>
<td>10.90</td>
<td>11.14</td>
<td>7.74</td>
<td>8.21</td>
<td>51.81</td>
<td>53.60</td>
<td>5.64</td>
<td>5.97</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><blockquote>
<p>Feb 1</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>1.22</td>
<td>1.25</td>
<td>11.99</td>
<td>11.92</td>
<td>9.89</td>
<td>9.63</td>
<td>54.60</td>
<td>54.50</td>
<td>6.55</td>
<td>6.49</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><blockquote>
<p>Mar 1</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>1.13</td>
<td>1.14</td>
<td>12.61</td>
<td>12.55</td>
<td>11.25</td>
<td>11.16</td>
<td>54.76</td>
<td>54.70</td>
<td>6.91</td>
<td>6.87</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><blockquote>
<p>Apr 1</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>1.09</td>
<td>1.02</td>
<td>13.27</td>
<td>12.92</td>
<td>12.37</td>
<td>12.84</td>
<td>54.14</td>
<td>55.14</td>
<td>7.18</td>
<td>7.12</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="11">NOTICE: All samples were run through an FMC 091 machine
using mechanical pressure only. This machine utilizes a .040 short
strainer and standard 5/8-inch orifice tube. The beam settings are also
identical to past tests and no restrictors are used.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

+----------------+------+------+-------+-------+---------+----------+
| **[Maturity    |      |      |       |       |         |          |
| test averages  |      |      |       |       |         |          |
| by areas,      |      |      |       |       |         |          |
| April 1,       |      |      |       |       |         |          |
| 2008]          |      |      |       |       |         |          |
| {.smallcaps}** |      |      |       |       |         |          |
+----------------+------+------+-------+-------+---------+----------+
| Fruit type     | Gr   | Acid | S     | Ratio | Unf     | Solids   |
|                | oves |      | olids |       | inished |          |
|                |      |      |       |       |         | per box  |
|                | sam  |      | (     |       | juice   |          |
|                | pled |      | Brix) |       | per box |          |
+----------------+------+------+-------+-------+---------+----------+
|                | *Num | *    | *Per  |       | *       | *Pounds* |
|                | ber* | Perc | cent* |       | Pounds* |          |
|                |      | ent* |       |       |         |          |
+----------------+------+------+-------+-------+---------+----------+
| **[Oranges]{   |      |      |       |       |         |          |
| .smallcaps}**: |      |      |       |       |         |          |
+----------------+------+------+-------+-------+---------+----------+
| > Late         |      |      |       |       |         |          |
+----------------+------+------+-------+-------+---------+----------+
| > Indian River | 24   | 1.08 | 13.46 | 12.61 | 56.24   | 7.56     |
| > District     |      |      |       |       |         |          |
+----------------+------+------+-------+-------+---------+----------+
| > Other Areas  | 115  | 1.01 | 12.81 | 12.89 | 54.91   | 7.03     |
+----------------+------+------+-------+-------+---------+----------+

+-------------------------------------+----------+---------+---------+
| **[Florida Citrus]{.smallcaps}**:   |          |         |         |
| Size frequency distributions        |          |         |         |
|                                     |          |         |         |
| from March measurements             |          |         |         |
+-------------------------------------+----------+---------+---------+
| Type of fruit and size              | 2006     | 2007    | 2008    |
|                                     |          |         |         |
| in 4/5-bushel containers            |          |         |         |
+-------------------------------------+----------+---------+---------+
|                                     | *- - -   |         |         |
|                                     | Per      |         |         |
|                                     | cent - - |         |         |
|                                     | -*       |         |         |
+-------------------------------------+----------+---------+---------+
| **[Valencia Oranges]{.smallcaps}:** |          |         |         |
+-------------------------------------+----------+---------+---------+
| > 64 and larger                     | 3.0      | 12.7    | 6.2     |
+-------------------------------------+----------+---------+---------+
| > 80                                | 13.5     | 29.6    | 20.7    |
+-------------------------------------+----------+---------+---------+
| > 100                               | 34.8     | 34.5    | 36.8    |
+-------------------------------------+----------+---------+---------+
| > 125                               | 31.5     | 17.3    | 25.0    |
+-------------------------------------+----------+---------+---------+
| > 163 and smaller                   | 17.2     | 5.9     | 11.3    |
+-------------------------------------+----------+---------+---------+

**FRUIT SIZE COMPARISONS BY TYPES TO PREVIOUS SEASONS**

Size frequency distributions developed from the March size survey are
shown in the following table. The distributions are by percent of fruit
falling within the size range of each 4/5‑bushel container. These
frequency distributions relate to fruit from regular bloom and exclude
summer bloom in all years.

> The chart to the right describes the relationship of the fruit size
> measurements with those taken in the previous year. The diameter
> measurements shown are the minimum values of each eighth inch range,
> except for the smallest values.
>
> **[Chart 1:]{.smallcaps}** Valencia orange size frequency by diameter
> from March measurements
>
> ![](media/image2.wmf){width="3.6243055555555554in"
> height="3.3847222222222224in"}