FLORIDA FROZEN CONCENTRATED JUICE YIELD: Florida's FCOU yield for 1984-85 is

forecast at 1.33 gallons per box at.
42.0 degrees Brix equivalent. The yield forecast is an estimate of the season
average which wil? be reported at end of the season by the Florida Citrus
Processors Association. The FCOJ yield projection last month was. 1.46 gallons
per box. Final season average yield for 1983-84 was 1.28931 gallons per box
and 1.48305 gations per box for 1982-83 at 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent.

GRAPEFRUIT: The February 1 forecast, excluding California's “other areas”
grapefruit, is 49.8 million boxes (1.85 million metric tons),
down 4 percent ‘from January 1 forecast, but 1 percent above last season.
Production for the California “other areas" crop, which will be forecast as of
April 1, accounted for 3.10 million boxes last season. The California "Desert
Valley” crop forecast is 4.10 million boxes, 8 percent above January 1 and 23
Percent more than the 1983-84 season. The Florida all grapefruit forecast is
42.0 million boxes, down 6 percent from last month but 3 percent above last
season, Droppage has been lighter than last season, with better pick
performance. Harvest at 39 percent complete, is ahead of last year's volume. |
The forecast. for Arizona is 3.70 million boxes, up 6 percent from January T
and 76 percent more than Yast season. Harvest is 16 percent complete.

LEMONS: Production in Arizona and California is expected to total 25.8 million

boxes (890 thousand metric tons), down 3 percent from January J, but
21 percent above last season's utilized production. Harvest is 38 percent
complete. The California forecast is 20.6 million boxes,.3 percent below
January 1, but 19 percent above last season. Picking in California is 28
percent complete. The forecast for Arizona continues at 5.20 million boxes,
30 percent higher than Yast season. Harvest is 76 percent complete. Cold
weather during January resulted in only minor damage.

TANGELOS: The Florida crop, excluding K-early citrus fruit, at 3.70 million

boxes (152 thousand metric tons), is the same as January 1 and 3
percent above last season. Harvest advanced rapidly during January and was 91
percent finished by the end of the month.

TANGERINES: The U.S. production forecast is 3.65 million boxes (134 thousand

metric tons), down 8 percent from January 1 and 24 percent below
last season. The Fiorida crop estimate is 1.10 miltion boxes, 27 percent
below last month and 45 percent Tess than the 1983-84 season, Harvest is
nearly complete. The California crop forecast remains at 1.80 million boxes,
down 3 percent from last season, The Arizona crop forecast continues at 750
thousand boxes, 21 percent less than 1983-84.

TEMPLES: The Florida forecast at 3.40 million boxes (139 thousand metric
tons), is 8 percent less than January 1, but 17 percent above last
season. Harvest, as of February 1, was 39 percent complete.

GENERAL CITRUS:

ARIZONA: Cold arctic air pushed into the State just before the month ended.

Temperatures dropped to 14 degrees below normal in some areas.
Freezing temperatures were recorded in the central valley where citrus crops
are grown. There was very little damage to citrus.

CALIFORNIA: Strong winds in southern California caused scar damage in some

citrus orchards. Below freezing nighttime temperatures had
growers operating wind machines and running water to protect citrus groves
from frost damage. Minimal damage was reported. Ice marks on some Navel
orange rinds have adversely affected quality in the San Joaquin Valley.
Harvest of citrus fruit was active throughout the month with Valencia oranges
beginning to show color.

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FRESH PRODUCTION

: Forecast’ :
“1985

WINTER POTATOES

AREA HARVESTED

CALIF 260 265 1,269 1,456 1,431
FLA + 160 185 924 1,164 1,425
us 203 218 2,193 2,640 2,856

CROP PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1985 7 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS,- USDA


FLORIDA: Florida's citrus industry had a major freeze on January 21 and 22

~ with temperatures below 28 degrees for. several hours in most areas

of the citrus belt. Varying degrees of ice were found in 89 percent of sample
oranges cut January 22. ‘About 70 percent of this year's orange crop is
Jocated in the areas surveyed. |The. nonsurveyed counties are 4n the southern
part of the citrus growing region where there were reports of only light slush
ice found in some of those fruit cut by growers and caretakerse Harvest of
earty and midseason. fruit that was damaged by the freeze acceterated rapidly
following the freeze. Most of the damaged fruit is being processed. There
was a fresh fruit shipping embargo from January 28 through February 4 ending
at 7 A.M. that, day arvest of all processed fruit was very active the las
week of danuary.— a .

Two periods of sub-freezing temperatures hit the Texas Rio Grande

ae yalley during January. The first. freeze during the first week of .
January was accompanied by freezing precipitation, thereby providing a blanket
effect and preventing serious damage» Temperatures did not remain too tow for
Yong hours. Some Jeaf burn and minor defoliation occurred. The next round of
cold hit during the second week of January but qt did not remain seriously
cold for very long. Additional Jeaf burn occurred, with some reports of
damage to nursery stock reported. Field work on the citrus tree inventory
survey was completed in January. Resuits of this survey should be available
by late February.

TEXA

PAPAYAS: Hawaii fresh papaya production in February 18 forecast at 4.10 mile
Jion pounds (1860 metric tons)» 17 percent below production Vast
February, but an qncrease of 17 percent from last month. fresh production is
expected to increase to 4.60 mitiion pounds (2090 metric tons) during March,
then decline to 4.20 million pounds (1910 metric tons) in April and 3.90
million pounds (1770 metric tons) in Mays The forecasts for February, March,
and April bave been reduced from previous projections to account for tosses
caused by a mid-January windstorm. Approximately 10 percent of the trees were
toppled or badly damaged. An additional 5 percent fruit loss attributable to
fruit droppage, scarring, sunburning and other secondary effects is expected
during the next four months.

Fresh production in January ts estimated at 3.70 mtilion pounds (1680
metric tons)» unchanged from the month before, but 26 percent below the Yast
January's output. Fresh production continues to be hampered by low prices.
The situation has been aggravated by reports of hardened fruits, @ problem
apparently associated with the double-dip, hot water bath treatment which
replaced E08 fumigation Vast September. Total crop area increased in January
to 3980 acres (1610 hectares). All of the increase 1s occurring on Hawatt
Tstand which presently accounts for 85 percent of the total.

POTATOES: Winter potatoes are forecast at 2.86 mittion ewt (130 thousand
metric tons) for 1985, up 8 percent from jast year, but 5 percent
below the January 1 forecast. The average yield per acre expectation fell
cwt during the month to 218 cwt, but is 15 cwt above a year ago. Area for
harvest, at 13.1 thousand acres (5300 hectares), remains 1 percent above &
year ago. Freeze damage in Florida is largely responsible for the lower yield
prospects.

Harvest is underway in Florida's Stuart area. Harvest of fields in Dade
and Southwest areas should start qn mid-February. The January 20th freezes
had little effect on mature fields, except to aid in vine killing and push
earty harvest activity. Major damage was sustained in mid-season fields;
while late planted fields were hilted up for protection of newly emerged vines.

Wet weather slowed harvest in California at times during January. Growers
4n the Riverside area are nearly finished with harvest. Kern District diqging
was active through the Yast two-thirds of January with good quality potatoes
going to market.

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HIGHLIGHTS

CITRUS production is forecast at 10.3 million tons (9.33 million metric tons),
down 7 percent from January 1 and 3 percent Jess than last season.

ORANGE production is forecast at 161 million boxes (6.17 million metric tons),
down 8 percent from January 1 and 5 percent less than last seasn.

GRAPEFRUIT production, excluding California “other areas" crop, is forecast at
49.8 million boxes (1.85 million metric tons), down 4 percent from

January 1, but 1 percent above last season,

LEMON production is forecast at 25.8 million boxes (890 thousand metric tons),
down 3 percent from the January 1 forecast, but 21 percent more than

1983-84 season.

WINTER POTATO production is forecast at 2.86 million cwt (130 thousand metric
tons), down 5 percent from January 1, but 8 percent above a year ago.

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CITRUS FRUIT 1/

PRODUCTION
TON EQUIVALENT

BOXES

AND UTILIZED INDICATED
STATE + 1982-83 : 1982-83 + 1984-85
1,000 UNITS 2/ 1,000 UNITS
ORANGES,EARLY MID:
& NAVEL B/:
ARIZ : 1,050 550 950 39 21 36
CALIF : 40,200 33,300 28,000 1,508 1,249 1,050
FLA : 70,200 69,700 56,000 3,159 3,136 2,520
TEX al: 3,590 2,400 0 152 102 0
us : 115,040 105,950 84,950 4,858 4,508 3,606
ORANGES, VALENCIA :
ARIZ : 2,750 1,250 1,700 103 47 64
CALIF : 35,900 15,000 26,000 1,346 563 975
FLA : 69,400 47,000 48,000 3,123 2,115 2,160
TEX 4/: 2,090 110 0 89 5 0
us : 110,140 63,360 75,700 4,661 2,730 3,199
ALL ORANGES :
ARIZ : 3,800 1,800 2,650 142 68 100
CALIF : 76,100 48,300 54,000 2,858 1,812 2,025
FLA : 139,600 116,700 104,000 6,282 5,251 4,680
TEX 4s: 5,680 2,510 0 241 107 0
us : 225,180 169,310 160,650 9,519 7,238 6,805
TEMPLES :
FLA : 4,700 2,900 3,400 ani 130 153
GRAPEFRUIT,WHITE =:
SEEDLESS :
FLA : 21,800 23,000 25,000 926 978 1,063
GRAPEFRUIT, PINK:
SEEDLESS :
FLA : 12,800 13,400 14,000 544 569 595
OTHER GRAPEFRUIT =:
FLA : 4,800 4,500 3,000 204 191 128
ALL GRAPEFRUIT :
ARIZ : 2,700 2,100 3,700 87 67 118
CALIF 5/:
DESERT 3 4,100 3,340 4,100 131 107 131
OTHER AREAS : 3,200 3,100 107 104
TOTAL : 7,300 6,440 238 21
FLA : 39,400 40,900 42,000 1,674 1,738 1,786
TEX 4/: 11,200 3,200 0 448 128 0
us : 60,600 52,640 2,487 2,144
TANGERINES :
ARIZ : 1,100 950 750 at 35 28
CALIF : 2,150 1,850 1,800 81 70 68
FLA : 2,250 2,000 1,100 107 95 52
us : 5,500 4,800 3,650 229 200 148
LEMONS :
ARIZ : 5,050 4,000 5,200 191 152 198
CALIF : 20,300 17,250 20,600 7712 655 783
vs + 25,350 21,250 25,800 963 807 981
TANGELOS :
FLA 3,800 3,600 3,700 171 162 167

1/ THE CROP YEAR BEGINS WITH THE BLOOM OF THE FIRST YEAR
SHOWN AND ENDS WITH YEAR HARVEST 1S COMPLETED.

2/ NET LBS PER BOX: ORANGES-CALIF & ARIZ-75,FLA-90,
TEX-85; GRAPEFRUIT-CALIF DESERT & ARIZ~64, CALIF
OTHER~67, FLA-85, TEX-80; LEMONS~76; TANGELOS &
TEMPLES-90; TANGERINES- CALIF & ARIZ-75, FLA~95.

3/ NAVEL AND MISCELLANEOUS VARIETIES IN CALIFORNIA AND
ARIZONA. EARLY AND MIDSEASON VARIETIES IN FLORIDA AND
TEXAS, INCLUDING SMALL QUANTITIES OF TANGERINES IN
TEXAS.

4/ DUE TO THE SEVERE FREEZE OF DECEMBER 1983, NO
COMMERCIAL SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE THIS SEASON
FOR THE 1984-85 TEXAS CITRUS CROPS.

5/ THE FIRST FORECAST FOR CALIF GRAPEFRUIT "OTHER AREAS"
WILL BE AS OF APR 1.

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JANUARY WEATHER SUMMARY

Abnormally cold, dry weather prevailed over much of the Nation, It was 8
egrees colder than usual across the Delta States, the Ohio valley, and from
daho to eastern Oregon. Several cities had their coldest temperatures ever
ecorded. An unusually bitter cold outbreak prevented the outdoor Presidential
nauguration and severely froze much of Florida's citrus and vegetables on the
Tst-23rd. A week later, heavy'snow and ice was dumped across a wide strip in
he South from Arkansas to Alabama and northward into West Virginia. Thick
ce stopped transportation and toppled trees, power lines, and roofs in
orthern Alabama. The Nation was relatively dry during the month, especially
he Pacific Northwest, and parts of the northern Plains and East Coast where
mwrecipitation was Tess than 25 percent of normal. (Prepared by NOAA/USDA
Joint Agricultural Weather Facility.)

WINTER WHEAT

Winter wheat rated mostly good throughout the Nation. Ample snow cover
arotected most wheat fields from the bitter cold temperatures which pushed as
Far south as Texas just after midmonth. Growth was virtually halted by the
axtreme low temperatures, ‘especially in the southeast and ~ southwest.
Precipitation in the form of rain or snow maintained adequate soil moisture in
nearly all areas.

Heavy snow, followed by bitter cold temperatures retarded growth of most
wheat in Texas. Growth virtually ceased from the cold, frigid temperatures
and the lack of fertilizer. As the month ended, fields were showing signs of
slowly recovering from the adverse weather. Snow cover on Kansas' wheat
fields receded until there was little or no snow on the ground in western and
south central areas. Wheat in the northern half of U.S. spent most of the
month under snow, protected from the bitter cold.

FRUITS ANO VEGETABLES

A heavy snow covered Texas' citrus and vegetable producing areas the
second week of January, causing light damage to citrus. Vegetables suffered
more from the cold, especially in the San Antonio-Winter Garden area. A hard
freeze hit Florida citrus and vegetables, severely damaging bath, Vegetable
shipments declined substantially, with production expected to be light in most
areas until Spring.

ORANGES: The U.S.” all orange crop is forecast at 161 million boxes (6.17 mil-

lion metric tons) for the 1984-85 season, down 8 percent from the
January 1 forecast, and 5 percent less than the 1983-84 season. Florida's all
orange crop iS now estimated at 104 million boxes, down 13 percent from the
January 1 estimate and 11 percent less than last season's crop. Production
prospects for early and mid-season oranges in Florida is 56.0 million boxes, 5
percent less than last month, and 20 percent below 1983-84. The Valencia crop
in Florida is. forecast at 48.0 million boxes, down 20 percent from January 1,
but 2 percent more than the 1983-84 season.

Harvest of all U.S. oranges as of February 1 was about 34 percent complete,
compared with 43 percent a year earlier. Harvest of Florida early and
mid-season varieties was 74 percent complete, the Valencia crop harvest has
not yet started.

California production, at 54.0 million boxes, is unchanged from January 1,
but 12 percent more than last season's production. The Navel orange output is
forecast at 28.0 million boxes, unchanged from the January 1 estimate, and 16
percent less than the 1983-84 harvest. As of February 1, 43 percent of
California's Navel crop had been harvested. California's Valencia orange crop
is forecast at 26.0 million boxes, unchanged from a month ago, and 73 percent
above last season's small crop. The all orange forecast for Arizona is
expected to total 2.65 million boxes, up 4 percent from the January 17
forecast, and 47 percent above last season's production. Arizona's harvest is
about 15 percent complete.

Changes in U.S. orange production between the February 1 forecast and
final production averaged 6.70 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. . © .

CROP PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1985 4 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


UNITES STATES CROP SUMMARY
(METRIC UNITS)
CITRUS FRUITS, PRODUCTION 1/

METRIC TONS

6 566 200 6 782 110 6 173 390
732 100 Gt3 540 . 889 950

1/ SEASON BEGINS WITH BLOOM .OF THE FIRST YEAR SHOWN AND. ENDS WITH THE
COMPLETION OF HARVEST THE FOLLOWING YEAR, ‘

ORANGES
LEMONS

WINTER POTATOES

AREA PLANTED

INDICATED
1985

HECTARES
5 340 5 340 5 260 5 300

YIELD PER HECTARE

1984 INDICATED i), ees
1985 JAN FEB 1
-_ METRIC TONS
22.77 24,44 419 750 135 990 129 550

CROP PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1985 3 CROP REPORTING. BOARD,. SRS, USDA


UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY
(DOMESTIC UNITS)
CITRUS FRUITS, PRODUCTION 1/

INDICATED 1984-85

ROP 1983-84
OAN 1 FEB 1
1,000 BOXES
ORANGES 169,310 . 175,559 : 160,650
LEMONS 21,250 26,500 25,800

1/ SEASON BEGINS’ WITH BLOOM‘ OF” THe. FIRST YEAR” SHOWN AND ENDS WITH THE
COMPLETION OF HARVEST THE FOLLOWING YEAR,

WINTER POTATOES

INDICATED

The CROP PRODUCTION report contains State and National estimates with
related information on selected agricultural commodities. These data were
Prepared and adopted by the Crop Reporting Board which consists of commodity
statisticians from the field offices and Washington headquarters.

APPROVED: CROP REPORTING BOARD:
R. R. Hancock, Chairperson,

. L. D. Jewell, Secretary,
R. 0. Allen, J. DO. Witzig,
wl R. P. Small, R. L. Addison,
ate A

~ R. Budge, 0. C. Johnson,
J. L. Rutz.

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