PAPAYAS - HAWAII 1/

MONTH : TOTAL IN CROP HARVESTED : :
pone eee n eee nee e nen eee eee en eens : 1989 : 1990  :FORECAST
: 1989 1990 : 1989 ; 1990 : : : 1990
ACRES 1,000 POUNDS
DEC =: 4,100 2,745 6,070
JAN: 4,530 4,120 2,450 2,810 4,425 5,080
FEB: 4,460 2,295 45165 4,000
MAR : 4,240 2,360 4,830 4,700
APR: 4,245 2,345 5,945 5,400
MAY =: 4,265 2,410 5,475 4,700

1/ 1989 REVISED.

WINTER POTATOES

1989 : 1990 : 1989 : 1990 : 1988 : 1989 : 1990

~ CWT “1,000 wr
cA 240 «= 235,—Ss«i1,196 1,320 -——*1,293
FL 190 140 1.420 «=«14444—«17078
US 211 180 2,616 ~=—2,764 ~—2,371

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FEBRUARY 1990 5 NASS, USDA


Most weather stations in the citrus belt have recorded the lowest amount of
rainfall in recent history for the first month of the year. Salvage
harvesting of early and mid-season oranges peaked the first week of January
when more than 10 million boxes were picked. The orange harvest had slowed
considerably by the end of the month as supplies were running low. Movement
of all seedless grapefruit increased by the end of the month with the addition
of available orange picking crews, Honey tangerine and tangelo harvest was
active @uring January; however, there was limited temple movement as a large
part of this mature crop was damaged by the December freeze.

TEXAS CITRUS: The extent of Texas citrus tree damage due to the December 1989

freeze continues to be uncertain. Opinions vary, with some
industry sources being certain that tree losses will be more severe than the
1983 freeze while others are just as certain losses will be less.

Harvest of freeze-damaged fruit for processing extended into January but
was completed before February 1. No commercial production is expected for the
1990-91 crop and only limited supplies for 1991-92.

PAPAYAS: Hawaii fresh papaya production is forecast at 4.00 million pounds

for February, 4 percent lower than February 1989. Output for the
next 2 months is is anticipated to be higher, with 4.70 million pounds for March
followed by 5.40 million pounds for April. Production in May is forecast at
4.70 million pounds.

Fresh utilization in January is estimated at 5.08 million pounds, 16
percent lower than December 1989 but 15 percent higher than January.

After an unusually dry and sunny November and December, January weather
conditions appeared to follow the "nonnal" winter pattern. Although the first
week was generally fair, succeeding weeks were overcast with rainfall ranging
from constant but light’ to heavy downpours. Winds were gusty but caused very
light overall damage to orchards.

Production area totaled 4120 acre in January, up slightly from December
1989 but 9 percent lower than last January. Harvested area, totaling 2810
acres in January, was 2 percent more than last month and 15 percent more than

a year ago.

CALIFORNIA FRUIT & NUTS: Winter cultural practices continued throughout the

State. Pruning, tying grape vines, weed control,
dormant spraying, and grafting were common in orchards and vineyards.
Occasional rain slowed some field activities during the month. Avocado
harvest continued. Bud break was reported in desert table grapes and same
peaches. Almond pruning was completed with early bud swell stages prominent
in most orchards near the end of the month. Beekeepers prepared for the
upcoming pollination season. Date harvest was completed. Navel oranges
continued to be picked Gespite slowdowns from fog and rain. Desert
grapefruit, lemons, mandarins, and tangelos were harvested. Citrus crops were
being exported to Japan, New Zealand, and Australia. Lemon harvest was near
completion in the desert area by February 1.

WINTER POTATOES: Production is forecast at 2.37 million cwt, dropping 14
percent from 1989 and 9 percent below 1988. Area for

harvest, at 13.2 thousand acres, is up 1 percent from 1989, but yields are

sharply lower due to freeze damage to early Florida fields in December.

Harvest has started in Florida but remains slow. Early yields are light
and sizes small on frost damaged fields. Later fields that escaped frost
damage should have normal yields and sizes. In California, near normal
harvest. of winter potatoes continues.

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CITRUS FRUIT. 1/

PRODUCTION : PRODUCTION
: BOXES : TON EQUIVALENT
cROP pesca eecec seen ec ens eee nce e eet ec ence ten eenasnneeec manne
AND. : UTILIZED: : UTILIZED
STATE [ee eeeceececees ese eee IND : IND
1987-88 : 1988-89 : 1989-90 : 1987-88: 1988-89:1989-90

1,000 UNITS 2/ 1,000 UNITS
ORANGES, EARLY MID
& NAVEL 3/
AZ a7: 610 550 500 23 21 19
CA : 31,500 34,000 41,000 1,182 1,275 1,538
FL : 78,500 85,300 68,000 3,532 3,839 3,060
1X : 940 1,200 1,080 40 51 45
: 111,550 1215050 110,550 4,777 5,186 4,662
ORANGES, VALENCIA:
4/: 1,210 1,150 1,200 45 43 45
CA : 27;500 24,800 25,000 1,031 930 938
FL : 89,500 61,300 32,000 2,677 2,759 1,440
1X : 496 650 155 21 8 7
RS : 88,700 87,900 58,355 3,774 3,760 2,430
ALL ORANGES :
AZ 4/: 1,820 1,700 1,700 68 64 64
CA : 89,000 58,800 66,000 2,213 2,205 2,476
FL : 138;000 146,606 100,000 6,209 6,598 4,500
TX : "13430-14850 1,208 61 79 52
us : 200,250 208,950 168,905 8,551 8,946 7,092
TEMPLES :
FL : 3,850 3,750 ~=—«1, 500 160 169 68
GRAPEFRUIT, WHITE =:
SEEDLESS :
FL : 29,200 27,700 16,500 1,241 1,177 701
GRAPEFRUIT, COLORED
SEEDLESS
FL 21,900 23,700 + 16,000 930 1,007 680
OTHER GRAPEFRUIT
FL 2,750 3,350 =, 500 uw 142 64
ALL GRAPEFRUIT
AZ 4/: 1,950 1,950 1, 900 63 63 61
cA 4/ 5/:
DESERT : 4,200 3,500 = 3,700 134 112 ng
OTHER AREAS : 43900 ~=—-5 000 164 168
TOTAL : 93100 —_8, 500 298 280
FL : 53,850 54,750 34,000 2,288 2,326 1,445
1X : 33800 4,800 «= 2,000 152 192 80
us : 683700 70,000 2,801 2,861
TANGERINES 6/:
AZ 4/: 600 650 650 23 25 24
CA 4/: 2,090 2,080 1,750 78 76 66
FL : 23450 2,900 ‘1,800 7 138 86
us : 53140 5,590 = 4,200 218 239 176
LEMONS 4/:
AL : 3,650 3,800 3,000 139 144 114
cA : 17,000 16,200 16,500 646 615 627
us : 20,650 20,000 19,500 785 759 74)
TANGELOS
FL 4,200 3,800 3,000 189 171 135

1/__THE CROP YEAR BEGINS WITH THE BLOOM OF JHE FIRST YEAR SHOWN AND ENDS WITH
YEAR HARVEST IS COMPLETED. a NET LBS, PER BOX: GRANGES-CA & AZ-75, FL-90,
TX-85; GRAPEFRUIT-CA DESERT & AZ-64, CA OTHER-67, FL-85, TX-80; LEMONS-76;
TANGELOS &  TEMPLES- 90; TANGERINES ~ CA & AZ-75, FL-95. 3/ NAVEL AND MIS-
CELLANEGUS VARIETIES IN CA AND AZ, EARLY AND MID-SEASON VARIETIES IN FL AND
TX, INCUDING SMALL QUANTITIES OF TANGERINES IN TX. 4/ ESTIMATES CARRIED FOR-
WARD FROM EARLIER FORECAST. 5/ THE FIRST FORECAST FOR CA GRAPEFRUIT "OTHER
AREAS" WILL BE AS OF APRIL 1. 6/ FL "ALL TANGERINES” INCLUDE SUNBURST TAN-
GERINES BEGINNING WITH THE 1989-90 SEASON.

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FEBRUARY 1990 4 NASS, USDA


JANUARY WEATHER SUMMARY

After experiencing one of the coldest Decembers on record, abnormally
warm weather persisted over much of the United States. Except for the
southwestern portion of the country, temperatures averaged from 4 to 16

Fahrenheit above normal. Huron and Sioux Falls, SD; Rochester, 7
Portland, ME; Atlantic City, NJ; and Miami Beach, FL, reported their warmest
January ever. Rochester also went through the entire month without any
subzero temperatures for the first time in more than 100 years of record.
Frontal systems brought heavy precipitation from the lower Mississippi Valley
to the middle and northern Atlantic coast. A series of winter storms pounded
the northern Pacific coast with strong winds and drenching rain. These storms
also brought needed moisture into Califormia and the Northwest. At mid-month,
storms also gave much needed precipitation to parts of the hard red winter
wheat region in the central and southern Plains. Dry conditions remained over
portions of the northern and central Plains, upper Mississippi Valley, and
southern Florida.

WINTER WHEAT

Early in Jamwary, lack of snow cover and inadequate soil moisture
concerned winter wheat producers in most of the Great Plains. Montana's crop
was good to fair with adequate snow cover. In Texas, lack of moisture
combined with wind and freezing nighttime temperatures stressed winter wheat
in the High Plains. During the third week of the month, precipitation fell in
the Great Plains from Texas to central Nebraska, providing much needed snow
cover and moisture. In portions of Texas and Oklahoma, many fields broke
dormancy due to above-normal temperatures and rain. The last week of January,
brought. above-normal temperatures, which melted snow cover in the central and
southern Great Plains and caused additional fields to break dormancy, leaving
them vulnerable to freeze damage. Greenbugs were active in the Blacklands and
central Texas. Montana's crop was good despite limited snow cover. In the
Corn Belt, winter wheat was good with limited snow cover during January. Warm
weather caused fields to begin greening late in the month. Winter wheat was
good to fair in the Delta and Southeast during the month. In Oregon and
Washington, crop condition was good to fair. Warm weather aided stand
establishment for late seedings in the Columbia Basin of Oregon. In
California, seeding continued throughout the month. Near the end of January,
Russian wheat aphids were a problem, especially in the Sacramento Valley.

ORANGES: The U.S. all orange crop is forecast at 169 million boxes for the
1989-90 season, up 7 percent from the January 1 forecast but 19
percent less than 1988-89. Florida's all orange crop is estimated at 100

percent less than last season. Production prospects for early and mid-season
oranges in Florida are 68.0 million boxes, 13 percent above last month but 20

less than 1988-89. ‘The Valencia crop in Florida is forecast at 32.0
million boxes, unchanged from a month ago but 48 percent below the 1988-89
season. Harvest of Florida early mid-season varieties is 93 percent complete,
while the Valencia crop harvest is about 8 percent finished.

The California all orange forecast, at 66.0 million boxes, is 5 percent
above last month and 12 percent greater than last season's production. The
Navel orange forecast, is a record high 41.0 million boxes, 8 percent above
last month and 21 percent greater than the 1988-89 harvest. As of February
1, 38 percent of California's Navel crop had been harvested.

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FEBRUARY 1990 6 NASS, USDA


National United States

Crop q Agricultural Department of
Production service

RELEASED: February 9, 1990
3:00 P.M. ET

HIGHLIGHTS

CITRUS production as of February 1, is forecast at 9.92 million tons, 3 per-

cent greater than Jast month but 23 percent below the 1988-89 season.
This significant reduction is due to the severe freezing temperature in the
Florida and Texas citrus belts during late December. Fruit droppage continues
to be heavy in most areas of Florida but salvage operations have progressed
rapidly and amount salvaged exceeded earlier expectations. Texas harvest has
ended. It is too early to assess tree loss but significant wood damage has
occurred in Texas while some wood damage is evident in the upper interior and
central areas of Florida.

ORANGE production is forecast at 169 million boxes, up 7 percent from January

1 but 19 percent below last season. This decline is due mostly to
Florida’s 32 percent decrease from 1988-89. The severe freeze in Florida’s
citrus belt on December 24-25 further reduced an already short orange crop.
The increase from last month reflects better than expected salvage operations
in Florida and increased expectations in California.

ALL GRAPEFRUIT production, including California’s Desert grapefruit but

excluding California’s “Other Areas” crop is 41.6 million boxes, 9
percent below the January 1 forecast and 36 percent less than last season.
This decline is due to the freezing weather in Florida and Texas during late
December. Higher than expected fruit droppage in Florida due to the freeze
is a main reason for this continued decline.

WINTER POTATO production is forecast at 2.37 million cwt, down 14 percent from
last year and 9 percent below 1988.

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The California Valencia orange crop forecast, at 25.0 million boxes, is the
same as a month ago but 1 percent above last season's crop. Harvest has not

season's production. The Texas all orange forecast is 1.21 million boxes,
down 4 percent from last month and 35 percent below last season.

Changes in U.S. production between the February 1 forecast and final
production averaged 7.68 million boxes over the past ten seasons, ranging from
a low of 270 thousand boxes in 1980-81 to a high of 17.1 million boxes in

1981-82.

FLORIDA FROZEN CONCENTRATED JUICE YIELD: ‘The 1989-90 forecast of yield for

all Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice
for Florida is 1.29 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent, down from
last month's projection of 1.30 gallons per box. ‘The forecast is projected
to estimate the final yield as reported the Florida Citrus Processors
Association. The 1988-89 yield for all tt used in FOOT was 1.53 gallons
per box at 42.0 degrees Brix.

TEMPLES: The Florida forecast, at 1.50 million boxes, is down 25 percent from
January 1 and 60 percent below the previous season. Harvest as of
February 1 was about 31 percent complete.

GRAPEFRUIT: U.S. prospects for the 1989-90 season, including California's
"Desert" grapefruit but excluding California's "Other Areas"

grapefruit, is 41.6 million boxes, down 9 from the January 1 forecast
and 36 percent below last season. on for the California "Other Areas"
crop, which will be forecast as of il 1, accounted for 5.00 million boxes
the 1988-89 season. The California "Desert Valley" crop forecast is

3.70 million boxes, 6 percent above last season. The Florida all grapefruit
forecast is 34.0 million boxes, 11 percent below the January 1 forecast and
38 percent less than last season. Harvest in Florida is 56 percent complete.
Arizona's forecast is 1.90 million boxes, 3 below the 1988-89 crop.
In Texas, the forecast remains at 2.00 million boxes, 58 percent less than

season.

‘TANGERINES: The U.S. production forecast is 4.20 million boxes, up 2 percent

from the previous forecast but 25 percent below last season's
utilized production. This forecast includes the Dancy, Robinson, Honey, and
Sunburst varieties of tangerines in Florida, as well as production of
California and Arizona tangerines. Beginning with the 1989-90 season, Florida
Sunburst tangerines, are included in the State and U.S. totals. Production
estimates shown for previous seasons do not include this new varietal
tangerine.

The Florida forecast is 1.80 million boxes, up 6 percent from January 1
but 38 percent below 1988-89, Florida harvest as of February 1 was about 85
percent complete. The California crop forecast remains at 1.75 million boxes,
down 14 percent from last season. The Arizona crop forecast is 650 thousand
boxes, unchanged from both last month and the 1988-89 utilized production.

TANGELOS: ‘The Florida crop, excluding K-early citrus fruits, at 3.00 million

boxes, is unchanged from January 1 but 21 percent below the 1988-
89 season. Harvest was very active during January and was 95 percent finished
by the end of the month.

FLORIDA CITRUS: Most of the citrus trees in this State have been recovering

from the pre-Christmas freeze. Above average temperatures
caused growers to start irrigating. Trees have started to put out new growth
and bloom buds. The new growth is about a month early and vulnerable to frost
ox freezing temperatures, should either arrive. All areas are dry and need
rain y-

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FEBRUARY 1990 7 NASS, USDA


UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY
(DOMESTIC UNITS)

AREA PLANTED AREA HARVESTED
CROP a INDICATED : : INDICATED
1989 3 1990 2 1989 : 1990
es 1,000 ACRES
POTATOES :
WINTER : 13.1 13.5 13.1 13.2

UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY - YIELD PER ACRE AND PRODUCTION
(DOMESTIC UNITS)

YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION
CROP AND UNIT : : INDICATED : : INDICATED 1990
> 1989): 1990: 1989 p----ene ne nn nese ene e ence eee
: : : JAN 1 FEB 1
POTATOES :
WINTER CWT: 221 180 2,764 2,371 2,371
: 1988-89 1989-30 1989-90
ORANGES 1/ BOX : 208,950 157,950 168,905

1/_ HARVEST BEGINS WITH BLOOM OF THE FIRST YEAR AND ENDS WITH THE COMPLETION OF
HARVEST THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

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UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY
(METRIC UNITS)

AREA PLANTED : AREA HARVESTED
CROP INDICATED: INDICATED
1989 0 (1989
HECTARES sst—“‘“Cé‘STMSTM*~*~*TM”
POTATOES :
WINTER > 6,300 5,460 5,300 5,340

UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY - YIELD PER HECTARE AND PRODUCTION
(METRIC UNITS)

YIELD PER HECTARE: PRODUCTION
CROP INDICATED : INDICATED 1990
1989 1990: 1989. }----n ne eee nee e eee e nee
JAN 4 FEB 1
METRIC TONS
POTATOES :
WINTER > 23.65 20.14 125,370 107,550 107,550
: 1988-89 1989-90 1989-90
ORANGES 1/ : 8,115,670 6,005,560 6,433,750

1/_ HARVEST BEGINS WITH BLOOM OF THE FIRST YEAR AND ENDS WITH THE COMPLETION OF
HARVEST THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

US CITRUS PRODUCTION
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UP 3% FROM JANUARY 1990 FORECAST

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