United States
 Department of
 Agriculture
 
Citrus Fruits
1998 Summary
 
 
September 1998
 
 
 National
 Agricultural
 Statistics
 Service
 
 
 Fr Nt 3-1(98)
 
 
 
            Record Large Citrus Production in 1997-98
 
Citrus production for the 1997-98 season totaled a record large 18.0 million
tons, 5 percent higher than the previous record of 17.2 million tons produced
last season and 15 percent higher than the 1995-96 season.  Record orange
production in Florida contributed to most of the record total citrus production.
Florida accounted for 75 percent of the U.S. citrus production, California
totaled 22 percent, while Texas and Arizona produced the remaining 3 percent.
 
Florida's orange production of 244 million boxes was 8 percent above the
previous year's record large crop.  The 11 percent yield increase, partially
offset by the 3 percent decrease in bearing acreage, contributed to the record
large production.  Florida's grapefruit utilization of 49.6 million boxes was
down 11 percent from last season's record large utilization.  Decreased bearing
acreage of 8 percent and a 3 percent yield decrease led to the drop in
utilization.  Florida's total citrus utilization was up 3 percent from last year
and up 15 percent from the 1995-96 season.
 
In California, orange production was up 16 percent and grapefruit production
increased 10 percent from the 1996-97 season.  California's 1997-98 total citrus
production was up 10 percent from the previous season and up 20 percent from two
years ago.
 
Orange and grapefruit acreage in Texas continued to rebound from the December
1989 freeze. Orange production increased 7 percent from a year ago, but
grapefruit production was down 9 percent.  Arizona's total citrus production was
virtually unchanged from a year ago.
 
 
            Value of Citrus Crop Increases in 1997-98
 
The value of the 1997-98 U.S. citrus crop increased 1 percent from last season
to $2.60 billion (packinghouse-door equivalent).  Total value of production was
higher for Valencia oranges and limes, but was lower for Navel and early-
midseason oranges, grapefruit, K-Early Citrus, lemons, tangelos, tangerines and
Temples.  Despite lower orange prices in each state, the value of orange
production increased due to the record large crop.  The total value of the U.S.
grapefruit crop was down 17 percent from last year due to lower grapefruit
prices in Florida.  Lemon prices decreased more than $2.00 per box, leading to a
20 percent decrease in the value of production. Tangerine value of production
was down 19 percent from last season, with price decreases in Arizona and
California more than offsetting a price increase in Florida.
 
The revised production and utilization estimates were based on all data
available at the end of the marketing season, including information from
marketing orders, shipments, and processor records.  Allowances were made for
recorded local utilization and home use.  Estimates for the 1997-98 California
Valencia oranges and grapefruit are preliminary, since the marketing season was
not complete at publication time.
      Citrus Fruits:  Acreage, Production, Utilization, and Value by Crop,
                             United States, 1996-98
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       Crop       :         :           :Utilization of Production:
        and       : Bearing :Production :-------------------------:  Value of
      Season      : Acreage :           :   Fresh   :  Processed  :Production 1/
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                  :  Acres     ---------- 1,000 Tons ---------     1,000 Dollars
                  :
Oranges           :
  Early, Midseason:
   and Navel      :
    1995-96       : 446,970     6,940       1,435        5,505         977,138
    1996-97       : 465,100     7,609       1,666        5,943       1,066,473
    1997-98       : 453,300     8,020       1,764        6,256         989,123
                  :
  Valencia        :
    1995-96       : 361,080     4,486         764        3,722         844,441
    1996-97       : 377,700     5,068         823        4,245         767,616
    1997-98       : 370,800     5,837       1,092        4,745       1,010,952
                  :
  All Oranges     :
    1995-96       : 808,050    11,426       2,199        9,227       1,821,579
    1996-97       : 842,800    12,677       2,489       10,188       1,834,089
    1997-98       : 824,100    13,857       2,856       11,001       2,000,075
                  :
Grapefruit        :
  1995-96         : 174,370     2,718       1,318        1,400         288,532
  1996-97         : 182,900     2,888       1,350        1,538         282,775
  1997-98         : 172,400     2,626       1,255        1,371         233,832
                  :
K-Early Citrus    :
  1995-96         :     300         7           3            4             771
  1996-97         :     400         7           3            4             592
  1997-98         :     300         2           1            1              40
                  :
Lemons            :
  1995-96         :  60,600       992         516          476         261,281
  1996-97         :  61,300       958         496          462         302,410
  1997-98         :  62,600       935         447          488         243,056
                  :
Limes             :
  1995-96         :   2,000        14          11            3           3,914
  1996-97         :   2,100        14          11            3           3,816
  1997-98         :   2,700        19          14            5           4,410
                  :
Tangelos          :
  1995-96         :  12,700       110          46           64          15,100
  1996-97         :  13,300       178          47          131          18,759
  1997-98         :  12,200       128          41           87          11,486
                  :
Tangerines        :
  1995-96         :  38,600       349         246          103         110,573
  1996-97         :  42,500       418         277          141         119,185
  1997-98         :  41,600       360         243          117          96,389
                  :
Temples           :
  1995-96         :   6,600        97          31           66          14,024
  1996-97         :   6,700       108          25           83          12,541
  1997-98         :   6,200       101          25           76          11,004
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
         Citrus Fruits:  Acreage, Production, Utilization, and Value by
                    State, United States, 1996-98 (continued)
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                  :         :           :Utilization of Production:
       State      : Bearing :Production :-------------------------:  Value of
                  : Acreage :           :   Fresh   :  Processed  :Production 1/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :  Acres     ---------- 1,000 Tons ---------     1,000 Dollars
                  :
Total Citrus      :
  AZ              :
    1995-96       :   34,200      333         206          127          66,589
    1996-97       :   33,100      187         127           60          46,064
    1997-98       :   33,100      185         122           63          40,450
                  :
  CA              :
    1995-96       :  270,000    3,342       2,348          994         787,875
    1996-97       :  274,700    3,631       2,647          984         946,654
    1997-98       :  270,500    4,003       2,921        1,082         975,395
                  :
  FL              :
    1995-96       :  773,500   11,815       1,659       10,156       1,632,743
    1996-97       :  815,100   13,156       1,732       11,424       1,551,808
    1997-98       :  785,900   13,584       1,652       11,932       1,555,959
                  :
  TX              :
    1995-96       :   25,520      222         155           67          28,567
    1996-97       :   29,100      273         190           83          29,641
    1997-98       :   32,600      257         188           69          28,488
                  :
  US              :
    1995-96       :1,103,220   15,712       4,368       11,344       2,515,774
    1996-97       :1,152,000   17,247       4,696       12,551       2,574,167
    1997-98       :1,122,100   18,029       4,883       13,146       2,600,292
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1/  Packinghouse-door equivalents.
                    Oranges:  Acreage, Yield, and Utilization
                           by State and Crop, 1996-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    State, Crop   :            :  Yield   :      Utilization of Production
        and       :  Bearing   :   per    :-------------------------------------
      Season      :  Acreage   :   Acre   :   Fresh    : Processed :   Total
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   Acres       Boxes       -------- 1,000 Boxes 1/ -------
                  :
AZ                :
  Navel and Misc. :
    1995-96       :    4,700       149           550          150         700
    1996-97       :    4,700        85           340           60         400
    1997-98       :    4,700        74           235          115         350
                  :
  Valencia        :
    1995-96       :    4,700       202           718          232         950
    1996-97       :    4,500       133           597            3         600
    1997-98       :    4,500       144           647            3         650
                  :
  All             :
    1995-96       :    9,400       176         1,268          382       1,650
    1996-97       :    9,200       109           937           63       1,000
    1997-98       :    9,200       109           882          118       1,000
                  :
CA                :
  Navel and Misc. :
    1995-96       :  121,000       314        29,000        9,000      38,000
    1996-97       :  124,000       323        34,500        5,500      40,000
    1997-98       :  123,000       358        36,500        7,500      44,000
                  :
  Valencia        :
    1995-96       :   75,000       267        15,500        4,500      20,000
    1996-97       :   76,000       316        17,000        7,000      24,000
    1997-98       :   73,200       410        24,000        6,000      30,000
                  :
  All             :
    1995-96       :  196,000       296        44,500       13,500      58,000
    1996-97       :  200,000       320        51,500       12,500      64,000
    1997-98       :  196,200       377        60,500       13,500      74,000
                  :
FL                :
  Early, Midseason:
    1995-96       :  314,500       385         6,597      114,603     121,200
    1996-97       :  328,900       408         7,181      127,019     134,200
    1997-98       :  317,400       441         7,635      132,365     140,000
                  :
  Valencia        :
    1995-96       :  280,300       293         3,372       78,728      82,100
    1996-97       :  296,000       311         3,515       88,485      92,000
    1997-98       :  291,800       356         3,596      100,404     104,000
                  :
  All             :
    1995-96       :  594,800       342         9,969      193,331     203,300
    1996-97       :  624,900       362        10,696      215,504     226,200
    1997-98       :  609,200       401        11,231      232,769     244,000
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                    Oranges:  Acreage, Yield, and Utilization
                     by State and Crop, 1996-98 (continued)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    State, Crop   :            :  Yield   :      Utilization of Production
        and       :  Bearing   :   per    :-------------------------------------
      Season      :  Acreage   :   Acre   :   Fresh    : Processed :   Total
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   Acres       Boxes       -------- 1,000 Boxes 1/ -------
                  :
TX 2/             :
  Early, Midseason:
    1995-96       :    6,770       123           686          144         830
    1996-97       :    7,500       173           860          440       1,300
    1997-98       :    8,200       165           986          364       1,350
                  :
  Valencia        :
    1995-96       :    1,080       102           102            8         110
    1996-97       :    1,200       100            96           24         120
    1997-98       :    1,300       135           143           32         175
                  :
  All             :
    1995-96       :    7,850       120           788          152         940
    1996-97       :    8,700       163           956          464       1,420
    1997-98       :    9,500       161         1,129          396       1,525
                  :
US                :
  Early, Midseason:
   and Navel      :
    1995-96       :  446,970       360        36,833      123,897     160,730
    1996-97       :  465,100       378        42,881      133,019     175,900
    1997-98       :  453,300       410        45,356      140,344     185,700
                  :
  Valencia        :
    1995-96       :  361,080       286        19,692       83,468     103,160
    1996-97       :  377,700       309        21,208       95,512     116,720
    1997-98       :  370,800       364        28,386      106,439     134,825
                  :
  Total           :
    1995-96       :  808,050       327        56,525      207,365     263,890
    1996-97       :  842,800       347        64,089      228,531     292,620
    1997-98       :  824,100       389        73,742      246,783     320,525
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1/  See page 14 for net weight per box.
2/  Includes small quantities of tangerines in early, midseason.
              Oranges:  Price and Value by State and Crop, 1996-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    State, Crop   :    Price per Box 1/ 2/     :      Value of Production
        and       :-------------------------------------------------------------
      Season      :  Fresh  :Processed:  All   :  Fresh   :Processed :  Total
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :  -------- Dollars -------    -------- 1,000 Dollars -------
                  :
AZ                :
  Navel and Misc. :
    1995-96       :   8.68     -0.48     6.72      4,774         -72      4,702
    1996-97       :  10.48     -0.20     8.88      3,563         -12      3,551
    1997-98       :   8.18     -0.10     5.46      1,922         -12      1,910
                  :
  Valencia        :
    1995-96       :   5.60     -0.48     4.12      4,021        -111      3,910
    1996-97       :   5.30      1.20     5.28      3,164           4      3,168
    1997-98       :   5.30      1.89     5.28      3,429           6      3,435
                  :
  All             :
    1995-96       :   6.94     -0.48     5.22      8,795        -183      8,612
    1996-97       :   7.18     -0.13     6.72      6,727          -8      6,719
    1997-98       :   6.07     -0.05     5.35      5,351          -6      5,345
                  :
CA                :
  Navel and Misc. :
    1995-96       :   9.78     -0.48     7.35    283,620      -4,320    279,300
    1996-97       :  10.78      0.36     9.35    371,910       1,980    373,890
    1997-98       :  10.58      0.36     8.84    386,170       2,700    388,870
                  :
  Valencia        :
    1995-96       :  13.70     -0.48    10.51    212,350      -2,160    210,190
    1996-97       :  11.30      2.61     8.77    192,100      18,270    210,370
    1997-98       :  11.10      2.23     9.33    266,400      13,380    279,780
                  :
  All             :
    1995-96       :  11.15     -0.48     8.44    495,970      -6,480    489,490
    1996-97       :  10.95      1.62     9.13    564,010      20,250    584,260
    1997-98       :  10.79      1.19     9.04    652,570      16,080    668,650
                  :
FL                :
  Early, Midseason:
    1995-96       :   7.00      5.59     5.67     46,179     640,631    686,810
    1996-97       :   6.40      5.01     5.08     45,958     636,365    682,323
    1997-98       :   5.60      4.16     4.24     42,756     550,638    593,394
                  :
  Valencia        :
    1995-96       :   8.50      7.63     7.67     28,662     600,695    629,357
    1996-97       :   6.60      5.99     6.01     23,199     530,025    553,224
    1997-98       :   6.10      7.02     6.99     21,936     704,836    726,772
                  :
  All             :
    1995-96       :   7.51      6.42     6.47     74,841   1,241,326  1,316,167
    1996-97       :   6.47      5.41     5.46     69,157   1,166,390  1,235,547
    1997-98       :   5.76      5.39     5.41     64,692   1,255,474  1,320,166
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
        Oranges:  Price and Value by State and Crop, 1996-98 (continued)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    State, Crop   :    Price per Box 1/ 2/     :      Value of Production
        and       :-------------------------------------------------------------
      Season      :  Fresh  :Processed:  All   :  Fresh   :Processed :  Total
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :  -------- Dollars -------    -------- 1,000 Dollars -------
                  :
TX                :
  Early, Midseason:
    1995-96       :   8.60     2.96      7.62      5,900         426      6,326
    1996-97       :   6.20     3.13      5.16      5,332       1,377      6,709
    1997-98       :   4.10     2.49      3.67      4,043         906      4,949
                  :
  Valencia        :
    1995-96       :   9.40     3.10      8.95        959          25        984
    1996-97       :   7.80     4.37      7.12        749         105        854
    1997-98       :   5.70     4.69      5.51        815         150        965
                  :
  All             :
    1995-96       :   8.70     2.97      7.78      6,859         451      7,310
    1996-97       :   6.36     3.19      5.33      6,081       1,482      7,563
    1997-98       :   4.30     2.67      3.88      4,858       1,056      5,914
                  :
US                :
  Early, Midseason:
   and Navel      :
    1995-96       :   9.16     5.21      6.03    340,473     636,665    977,138
    1996-97       :   9.83     4.84      5.93    426,763     639,710  1,066,473
    1997-98       :   9.44     3.98      5.18    434,891     554,232    989,123
                  :
  Valencia        :
    1995-96       :  12.36     7.24      8.11    245,992     598,449    844,441
    1996-97       :  10.22     5.78      6.50    219,212     548,404    767,616
    1997-98       :  10.20     6.79      7.43    292,580     718,372  1,010,952
                  :
  Total           :
    1995-96       :  10.27     6.03      6.85    586,465   1,235,114  1,821,579
    1996-97       :   9.96     5.23      6.16    645,975   1,188,114  1,834,089
    1997-98       :   9.73     5.19      6.13    727,471   1,272,604  2,000,075
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1/  Equivalent packinghouse-door returns.
2/  See page 15 for price per box calculations.
             Oranges Processed, by Product Type, Florida, 1996-98 1/
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          :     Frozen     :    Chilled     :      Other      :      Total
  Season  :  Concentrates  :    Products    :  Processed 2/   :    Processed
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          :                             1,000 Boxes
          :
1995-96   :    132,907           64,543             224             197,674
1996-97   :    153,842           68,879             182             222,903
1997-98   :    160,865           77,307                             238,172
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1/  Includes tangelos, Temples, tangerines, and K-Early citrus.
2/  Includes sections and salads, cannery juice, and blend.
 
 
 
 
           Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice Yield, Florida, 1996-98 1/
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  Season  :   Early, Midseason    :       Valencia       :         All
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                           Gallons per Box
          :
1995-96   :        1.44775                1.66979                1.52252
1996-97   :        1.52360                1.67701                1.57174
1997-98   :        1.49255                1.71525                1.57731
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1/  Gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix.
 
 
 
 
             Grapefruit Processed, by Product Type, Florida, 1996-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :     Frozen     :    Chilled     :      Other      :      Total
  Season  :  Concentrates  :    Products    :  Processed 1/   :    Processed
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                             1,000 Boxes
          :
1995-96   :     22,993           6,379              135             29,507
1996-97   :     24,981           7,437              145             32,563
1997-98   :     20,578           7,767                              28,345
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1/  Includes sections and salads, cannery juice, and blend.
                  Grapefruit:  Acreage, Yield, and Utilization
                   by State, Crop, and United States, 1996-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    State, Crop   :            :  Yield   :      Utilization of Production
        and       :  Bearing   :   per    :-------------------------------------
      Season      :  Acreage   :   Acre   :   Fresh    : Processed :   Total
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   Acres       Boxes       -------- 1,000 Boxes 1/ -------
                  :
AZ                :
  All             :
    1995-96       :    5,100       235           753         447        1,200
    1996-97       :    4,700       191           474         426          900
    1997-98       :    4,700       170           495         305          800
                  :
CA                :
  All             :
    1995-96       :   18,800       431         6,000       2,100        8,100
    1996-97       :   18,600       441         5,900       2,300        8,200
    1997-98       :   16,800       536         5,900       3,100        9,000
                  :
FL 2/             :
  White Seedless  :
    1995-96       :   52,600       441         5,862      17,338       23,200
    1996-97       :   54,500       431         5,664      17,836       23,500
    1997-98       :   49,600       369         4,834      13,466       18,300
                  :
  Colored Seedless:
    1995-96       :   75,900       370        16,981      11,119       28,100
    1996-97       :   80,300       391        17,573      13,827       31,400
    1997-98       :   74,800       409        16,371      14,229       30,600
                  :
  Other 3/        :
    1995-96       :    4,300       244                     1,050        1,050
    1996-97       :    4,400       205                       900          900
    1997-98       :    3,400       191                       650          650
                  :
  All             :
    1995-96       :  132,800       394        22,843      29,507       52,350
    1996-97       :  139,200       401        23,237      32,563       55,800
    1997-98       :  127,800       388        21,205      28,345       49,550
                  :
TX                :
  All             :
    1995-96       :   17,670       257         3,022       1,528        4,550
    1996-97       :   20,400       260         3,718       1,582        5,300
    1997-98       :   23,100       208         3,494       1,306        4,800
                  :
US                :
  Total           :
    1995-96       :  174,370       380        32,618      33,582       66,200
    1996-97       :  182,900       384        33,329      36,871       70,200
    1997-98       :  172,400       372        31,094      33,056       64,150
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1/  See page 14 for net weight per box.
2/  Excludes economic abandonment in 1995-96 of 3,000,000 boxes of Colored
    Seedless; in 1996-97 of 3,000,000 boxes of White Seedless, and 3,000,000
    boxes of Colored Seedless; in 1997-98 of 5,000,000 boxes of White Seedless
    and 1,000,000 boxes of Colored Seedless.
3/  Fresh sales insignificant and included in processed utilization.
     Grapefruit:  Price and Value by State, Crop, and United States, 1996-98
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    State, Crop   :    Price per Box 1/ 2/     :      Value of Production
        and       :-------------------------------------------------------------
      Season      :  Fresh  :Processed:  All   :  Fresh   :Processed :  Total
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :  -------- Dollars -------    ------- 1,000 Dollars -------
                  :
AZ                :
  All             :
    1995-96       :   6.06     -0.28     3.70      4,563       -125      4,438
    1996-97       :   6.06     -0.42     2.99      2,872       -179      2,693
    1997-98       :   7.76     -0.26     4.70      3,841        -79      3,762
                  :
CA                :
  All             :
    1995-96       :   8.76     -0.43     6.38     52,560       -903     51,657
    1996-97       :   8.46     -0.41     5.97     49,914       -943     48,971
    1997-98       :  10.26     -0.26     6.64     60,534       -806     59,728
                  :
FL                :
  White Seedless  :
    1995-96       :   7.80      3.13     4.31     45,724     54,268     99,992
    1996-97       :   7.16      2.18     3.38     40,554     38,882     79,436
    1997-98       :   7.31      1.23     2.84     35,337     16,563     51,900
                  :
  Colored Seedless:
    1995-96       :   4.81      2.33     3.83     81,679     25,907    107,586
    1996-97       :   5.12      2.74     4.07     89,974     37,886    127,860
    1997-98       :   4.71      1.25     3.10     77,107     17,786     94,893
                  :
  Other 3/        :
    1995-96       :             3.43     3.43                 3,602      3,602
    1996-97       :             1.93     1.93                 1,737      1,737
    1997-98       :             1.50     1.50                   975        975
                  :
  All             :
    1995-96       :   5.58      2.84     4.03    127,403     83,777    211,180
    1996-97       :   5.62      2.41     3.75    130,528     78,505    209,033
    1997-98       :   5.30      1.25     2.98    112,444     35,324    147,768
                  :
TX                :
  All             :
    1995-96       :   6.22      1.61     4.67     18,797      2,460     21,257
    1996-97       :   5.30      1.50     4.17     19,705      2,373     22,078
    1997-98       :   5.90      1.50     4.70     20,615      1,959     22,574
                  :
US                :
  Total           :
    1995-96       :   6.13      2.59     4.31    203,323     85,209    288,532
    1996-97       :   6.00      2.21     3.98    203,019     79,756    282,775
    1997-98       :   6.18      1.13     3.55    197,434     36,398    233,832
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1/  Equivalent packinghouse-door returns.
2/  See page 15 for price per box calculation.
3/  Fresh sales insignificant and included in processed sales.
        K-Early Citrus, Lemons, Limes, Tangelos, Tangerines, and Temples:
           Acreage, Yield, and Utilization by Crop and State, 1996-98
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    Crop, State   :            :  Yield   :      Utilization of Production
        and       :  Bearing   :   per    :-------------------------------------
      Season      :  Acreage   :   Acre   :   Fresh    : Processed :   Total
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                  :   Acres       Boxes       -------- 1,000 Boxes 1/ -------
                  :
K-Early Citrus    :
  FL              :
    1995-96       :      300       533            62          98          160
    1996-97       :      400       375            57          93          150
    1997-98       :      300       133            30          10           40
Lemons            :
  AZ              :
    1995-96       :   14,200       359         2,767       2,333        5,100
    1996-97       :   13,900       187         1,498       1,102        2,600
    1997-98       :   13,900       187         1,430       1,170        2,600
  CA              :
    1995-96       :   46,400       453        10,800      10,200       21,000
    1996-97       :   47,400       477        11,540      11,060       22,600
    1997-98       :   48,700       452        10,330      11,670       22,000
  US              :
    1995-96       :   60,600       431        13,567      12,533       26,100
    1996-97       :   61,300       411        13,038      12,162       25,200
    1997-98       :   62,600       393        11,760      12,840       24,600
Limes             :
  FL              :
    1995-96       :    2,000       150           240          60          300
    1996-97       :    2,100       152           255          65          320
    1997-98       :    2,700       163           330         110          440
Tangelos          :
  FL              :
    1995-96       :   12,700       193         1,018       1,432        2,450
    1996-97       :   13,300       297         1,032       2,918        3,950
    1997-98       :   12,200       234           913       1,937        2,850
Tangerines        :
  AZ              :
    1995-96       :    5,500       182           766         234        1,000
    1996-97       :    5,300       104           496          54          550
    1997-98       :    5,300       113           482         118          600
  CA              :
    1995-96       :    8,800       295         1,800         800        2,600
    1996-97       :    8,700       299         2,120         480        2,600
    1997-98       :    8,800       273         1,653         747        2,400
  FL              :
    1995-96       :   24,300       185         3,144       1,356        4,500
    1996-97       :   28,500       221         3,757       2,543        6,300
    1997-98       :   27,500       189         3,428       1,772        5,200
  US              :
    1995-96       :   38,600       210         5,710       2,390        8,100
    1996-97       :   42,500       222         6,373       3,077        9,450
    1997-98       :   41,600       197         5,563       2,637        8,200
Temples           :
  FL              :
    1995-96       :    6,600       326           693       1,457        2,150
    1996-97       :    6,700       358           555       1,845        2,400
    1997-98       :    6,200       363           566       1,684        2,250
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1/  See page 14 for net weight per box.
        K-Early Citrus, Lemons, Limes, Tangelos, Tangerines, and Temples:
                   Price and Value by Crop and State, 1996-98
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Crop, State   :    Price per Box 1/ 2/     :      Value of Production
        and       :-------------------------------------------------------------
      Season      :  Fresh  :Processed:  All   :  Fresh   :Processed :  Total
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :  -------- Dollars -------    ------- 1,000 Dollars -------
                  :
K-Early Citrus    :
  FL              :
    1995-96       :   7.70       3.00    4.82        477        294        771
    1996-97       :   6.30       2.50    3.95        359        233        592
    1997-98       :   0.50       2.50    1.00         15         25         40
Lemons            :
  AZ              :
    1995-96       :  13.86       1.88    8.38     38,351      4,386     42,737
    1996-97       :  16.66       3.02   10.88     24,957      3,328     28,285
    1997-98       :  14.86       2.20    9.16     21,250      2,574     23,824
  CA              :
    1995-96       :  18.46       1.88   10.41    199,368     19,176    218,544
    1996-97       :  20.86       3.02   12.13    240,724     33,401    274,125
    1997-98       :  18.76       2.18    9.97    193,791     25,441    219,232
  US              :
    1995-96       :  17.52       1.88   10.01    237,719     23,562    261,281
    1996-97       :  20.38       3.02   12.00    265,681     36,729    302,410
    1997-98       :  18.29       2.18    9.88    215,041     28,015    243,056
Limes             :
  FL              :
    1995-96       :  15.60       2.83   13.05      3,744        170      3,914
    1996-97       :  14.50       1.81   11.93      3,698        118      3,816
    1997-98       :  12.50       2.59   10.02      4,125        285      4,410
Tangelos          :
  FL              :
    1995-96       :   7.80       5.00    6.16      7,940      7,160     15,100
    1996-97       :   6.50       4.13    4.75      6,708     12,051     18,759
    1997-98       :   6.30       2.96    4.03      5,752      5,734     11,486
Tangerines        :
  AZ              :
    1995-96       :  14.20      -0.32   10.80     10,877        -75     10,802
    1996-97       :  16.90      -0.28   15.21      8,382        -15      8,367
    1997-98       :  15.60       0.00   12.53      7,519          0      7,519
  CA              :
    1995-96       :  15.80      -0.32   10.84     28,440       -256     28,184
    1996-97       :  18.60      -0.28   15.11     39,432       -134     39,298
    1997-98       :  16.80       0.02   11.58     27,770         15     27,785
  FL              :
    1995-96       :  20.35       5.61   15.91     63,980      7,607     71,587
    1996-97       :  15.95       4.56   11.35     59,924     11,596     71,520
    1997-98       :  15.70       4.10   11.75     53,820      7,265     61,085
  US 3/           :
    1995-96       :  18.38       3.38   13.94    103,297      7,276    110,573
    1996-97       :  16.78       3.87   12.42    107,738     11,447    119,185
    1997-98       :  15.97       2.96   11.75     89,109      7,280     96,389
Temples           :
  FL              :
    1995-96       :   7.60       6.01    6.52      5,267      8,757     14,024
    1996-97       :   8.70       4.18    5.23      4,829      7,712     12,541
    1997-98       :   6.50       4.35    4.89      3,679      7,325     11,004
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1/  Equivalent packinghouse-door returns.
2/  See page 15 for price per box calculation.
              Marketing Seasons and Net Weight per Box
 
Oranges:  Arizona -- November 1 to August 31 .................... 75 pounds
          California -- Navel, November 1 to June 15;
                        Valencia, March 15 to December 20 ....... 75 pounds
          Florida -- Early and Midseason, October 1 to April 15;
                     Valencia, February 1 to July 31 ............ 90 pounds
          Texas -- September 25 to May 15 ....................... 85 pounds
 
 
Grapefruit:  Arizona -- November 1 to July 31 ................... 67 pounds
             California -- November 15 to October 30 ............ 67 pounds
             Florida -- September 10 to July 31 ................. 85 pounds
             Texas -- October 1 to May 30 ....................... 80 pounds
 
 
 
K-Early Citrus Fruit:  Florida -- October 1 to November 30 ...... 90 pounds
 
Lemons:  Arizona -- August 15 to March 1 ........................ 76 pounds
         California -- August 1 to July 31 ...................... 76 pounds
 
 
Limes:  Florida -- April 1 to March 31 .......................... 88 pounds
 
 
Tangelos:  Florida -- October 15 to April 15 .................... 90 pounds
 
 
Tangerines:  Arizona -- November 1 to February 1 ................ 75 pounds
             California -- November 1 to May 15 ................. 75 pounds
             Florida -- October 1 to April 1 .................... 95 pounds
 
 
Temples:  Florida -- December 1 to May 1 ........................ 90 pounds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       Marketing Year Average Prices and Value of Production
 
State level marketing year average (MYA), or price per box, for fresh and
processed sales are the weighted average of monthly sales that occur during a
crop's marketing season, adjusted to the packinghouse-door level.  The "all"
sales MYA price is derived by dividing the "all" sales value by the "all" sales
boxes.  MYA prices at the U.S. level for commodities with different state box
weights are computed as follows:
 
 
Fresh Market MYAP   =  (State Fresh Value * State Box Weight)
                       (State Fresh Boxes * State Box Weight)
 
 
Process Market MYAP =  (State Process Value * State Box Weight)
                       (State Process Boxes * State Box Weight)
 
 
"All" Sales MYAP    =  (State All Value * State Box Weight)
                       (State All Boxes * State Box Weight)
 
 
 
For commodities with the same box weights across all states, the U.S. MYA's are
derived by dividing the sum of state's values by the sum of states' boxes.
 
 
U.S. value of production for a given commodity is the sum of the state's values
for that commodity.  The state level value of production for each commodity is
computed as follows:
 
 
 
Fresh Market Value   = Fresh Market MYAP * Fresh Market Boxes
 
 
 
Process Market Value = Process Market MYAP * Process Market Boxes
 
 
 
"All" Sales Value    = Fresh Market Value + Process Market Value
 
 
 
Citrus prices are based on weighted average f.o.b. packed prices received for
fresh fruit and weighted average prices received at the processing plant door
for processing fruit.  Equivalent returns for fresh and processed fruit are
calculated at the packinghouse-door level by deducting sorting, grading,
packing, cooling, marketing, and other costs from the two base prices.  In some
cases, this results in negative returns.
 
                               Index
 
 
                                                                           Page
 
 
Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice Yield, Florida...................         9
 
 
Grapefruit Processed, Florida.....................................         9
 
 
Grapefruit........................................................         3, 10
 
 
K-Early Citrus Fruit..............................................         3, 12
 
 
Lemons............................................................         3, 12
 
 
Limes.............................................................         3, 12
 
 
Marketing Seasons and Net Weight per Box..........................         14
 
 
Oranges...........................................................         3, 5
 
 
Oranges Processed, Florida........................................         9
 
 
Price Definitions.................................................         15
 
 
Tangelos..........................................................         3, 12
 
 
Tangerines........................................................         3, 12
 
 
Temples...........................................................         3, 12
 
 
Total Citrus Fruits...............................................         4
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C. Ray Halley, Chief                                              (202) 720-2127
 
 
 
  Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section
    Dean Groskurth, Head                                          (202) 720-3843
      Dave DeWalt - Citrus, Tropical Fruits                       (202) 720-5412
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