HDR1012000140030923971500CITRUS FRUITS                                          
     National                                        September 1997             
     Agricultural                                                               
     Statistics                                                                 
     Service                                                                    
                                                                                
               Washington, D.C.                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
               Fr Nt 7 (97)                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                          Citrus Fruits                                         
                           1997 Summary                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Record Large Citrus Production in 1996-97                           
                                                                                
Citrus production for the 1996-97 season totaled a record large 17.3 million    
tons, 5 percent higher than the previous record of 16.5 million tons produced in
the 1979-80 season.  The 1996-97 production is 10 percent higher than last year 
and 9 percent higher than the 1994-95 season.  Record orange and grapefruit     
production in Florida contributed to most of the record total citrus production.
Florida accounted for 76 percent of the U.S. citrus production, California      
totaled 21 percent, while Texas and Arizona produced the remaining 3 percent.   
                                                                                
Florida's orange production of 226 million boxes was up 11 percent from last    
year's total.  A bearing acreage increase of 5 percent combined with a 20 boxes 
per acre yield increase to result in the record large production. Florida's     
grapefruit production of 55.8 million boxes topped last year's level by         
7 percent.  Increased bearing acreage of 5 percent and a slightly higher yield  
per acre led to the record production.  Florida's total citrus production was up
11 percent from last year and up 9 percent from the 1994-95 season.             
                                                                                
Orange production in California was up 17 percent from a year ago, and its      
grapefruit production increased 1 percent from the 1995-96 season. California's 
1996-97 total citrus production was up 10 percent from the previous season and  
up 13 percent from two years ago.                                               
                                                                                
Orange and grapefruit acreage in Texas continued to rebound from the December   
1989 freeze, with production increases of 51 percent in oranges and 16 percent  
in grapefruit. Arizona's total citrus production was down 44 percent from the   
1995-96 season.                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Value of Citrus Crop Increases in 1996-97                           
                                                                                
The value of the 1996-97 U.S. citrus crop increased 6 percent from last season  
to just under $2.66 billion (packinghouse-door equivalent), but it was short of 
the record value of just over $2.66 billion set in the 1988-89 season.  A       
4 percent decrease in the value of citrus on a per ton basis kept the total     
value from a record level, despite record supplies of citrus fruit. Total value 
of production was higher for oranges, lemons, tangelos, and tangerines, but     
lower for grapefruit, K-Early Citrus,  limes, and Temples.  The price decrease  
of 13 percent for Florida oranges more than offset the 11 percent price increase
for California oranges.  Despite the 20 percent increase of grapefruit prices in
California, the total value of the U.S. grapefruit crop was down 7 percent from 
last year caused by  Florida's 19 percent drop in grapefruit prices.  Lemon     
prices increased 35 percent overall, leading to a 17 percent increase in the    
value of production. Tangerine value of production was up 6 percent from last   
season, with price increases in Arizona and California more than offsetting a   
price decrease 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 1996-97 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, 1995-97                             
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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      :                                                             
    1994-95       : 428,590     6,755       1,334        5,421         883,015  
    1995-96       : 446,970     6,942       1,435        5,507         977,798  
    1996-97       : 465,100     7,610       1,667        5,943       1,104,028  
                  :                                                             
  Valencia        :                                                             
    1994-95       : 342,580     4,677         857        3,820         741,046  
    1995-96       : 361,080     4,485         764        3,721         844,778  
    1996-97       : 376,700     5,217         994        4,223         832,388  
                  :                                                             
  All Oranges     :                                                             
    1994-95       : 771,170    11,432       2,191        9,241       1,624,061  
    1995-96       : 808,050    11,427       2,199        9,228       1,822,576  
    1996-97       : 841,800    12,827       2,661       10,166       1,936,416  
                  :                                                             
Grapefruit        :                                                             
  1994-95         : 166,360     2,912       1,315        1,597         307,525  
  1995-96         : 174,370     2,718       1,305        1,413         296,134  
  1996-97         : 182,900     2,888       1,349        1,539         274,514  
                  :                                                             
K-Early Citrus    :                                                             
  1994-95         :     400         5           3            2             538  
  1995-96         :     300         7           3            4             784  
  1996-97         :     400         7           3            4             669  
                  :                                                             
Lemons            :                                                             
  1994-95         :  61,800       897         506          391         263,441  
  1995-96         :  60,600       992         515          477         251,255  
  1996-97         :  60,400       859         454          405         294,120  
                  :                                                             
Limes             :                                                             
  1994-95         :   1,900        10           8            2           3,329  
  1995-96         :   2,000        14          11            3           3,914  
  1996-97         :   2,100        14          11            3           3,204  
                  :                                                             
Tangelos          :                                                             
  1994-95         :  12,400       142          50           92          15,435  
  1995-96         :  12,700       110          46           64          15,304  
  1996-97         :  13,300       177          46          131          19,111  
                  :                                                             
Tangerines        :                                                             
  1994-95         :  34,300       287         212           75         100,285  
  1995-96         :  38,600       349         246          103         111,359  
  1996-97         :  42,500       418         276          142         118,531  
                  :                                                             
Temples           :                                                             
  1994-95         :   6,800       114          35           79          14,301  
  1995-96         :   6,600        97          31           66          14,093  
  1996-97         :   6,700       108          25           83          12,517  
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1/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns.                                        
  Citrus Fruits:  Acreage, Production, Utilization, and Value by                
                  State, United States, 1995-97                                 
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                  :         :           :Utilization of Production:             
       State      : Bearing :Production :-------------------------:  Value of   
                  : Acreage :           :   Fresh   :  Processed  :Production 1/
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                  :  Acres     ---------- 1,000 Tons ---------     1,000 Dollars
                  :                                                             
Total Citrus      :                                                             
  AZ              :                                                             
    1994-95       :   37,800      248         195           53          63,302  
    1995-96       :   34,200      335         207          128          64,723  
    1996-97       :   33,100      187         127           60          46,064  
                  :                                                             
  CA              :                                                             
    1994-95       :  263,700    3,267       2,330          937         786,784  
    1995-96       :  270,000    3,343       2,335        1,008         776,775  
    1996-97       :  272,800    3,683       2,773          910       1,002,703  
                  :                                                             
  FL              :                                                             
    1994-95       :  731,700   12,054       1,637       10,417       1,458,462  
    1995-96       :  773,500   11,815       1,660       10,155       1,645,354  
    1996-97       :  815,100   13,155       1,735       11,420       1,580,674  
                  :                                                             
  TX              :                                                             
    1994-95       :   21,930      230         158           72          20,367  
    1995-96       :   25,520      221         154           67          28,567  
    1996-97       :   29,100      273         190           83          29,641  
                  :                                                             
  US              :                                                             
    1994-95       :1,055,130   15,799       4,320       11,479       2,328,915  
    1995-96       :1,103,220   15,714       4,356       11,358       2,515,419  
    1996-97       :1,150,100   17,298       4,825       12,473       2,659,082  
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1/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns.                                        
           Oranges:  Acreage, Yield, and Utilization by                         
             State, Crop, and United States, 1995-97                            
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    State, Crop   :            :  Yield   :      Utilization of Production      
        and       :  Bearing   :   per    :-------------------------------------
      Season      :  Acreage   :   Acre   :   Fresh    : Processed :   Total    
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                  :   Acres       Boxes       -------- 1,000 Boxes 1/ -------   
                  :                                                             
AZ                :                                                             
  Navel and Misc. :                                                             
    1994-95       :    5,200        77           353           47         400   
    1995-96       :    4,700       149           550          150         700   
    1996-97       :    4,700        85           340           60         400   
                  :                                                             
  Valencia        :                                                             
    1994-95       :    5,200       125           642            8         650   
    1995-96       :    4,700       202           718          232         950   
    1996-97       :    4,500       133           597            3         600   
                  :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :   10,400       101           995           55       1,050   
    1995-96       :    9,400       176         1,268          382       1,650   
    1996-97       :    9,200       109           937           63       1,000   
                  :                                                             
CA                :                                                             
  Navel and Misc. :                                                             
    1994-95       :  118,000       297        26,500        8,500      35,000   
    1995-96       :  121,000       314        29,000        9,000      38,000   
    1996-97       :  124,000       323        34,500        5,500      40,000   
                  :                                                             
  Valencia        :                                                             
    1994-95       :   73,000       288        17,600        3,400      21,000   
    1995-96       :   75,000       267        15,500        4,500      20,000   
    1996-97       :   75,000       373        21,500        6,500      28,000   
                  :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :  191,000       293        44,100       11,900      56,000   
    1995-96       :  196,000       296        44,500       13,500      58,000   
    1996-97       :  199,000       342        56,000       12,000      68,000   
                  :                                                             
FL                :                                                             
  Early, Midseason:                                                             
    1994-95       :  299,400       400         6,681      113,019     119,700   
    1995-96       :  314,500       385         6,597      114,603     121,200   
    1996-97       :  328,900       408         7,181      127,019     134,200   
                  :                                                             
  Valencia        :                                                             
    1994-95       :  263,400       326         3,760       82,040      85,800   
    1995-96       :  280,300       293         3,372       78,728      82,100   
    1996-97       :  296,000       311         3,592       88,408      92,000   
                  :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :  562,800       365        10,441      195,059     205,500   
    1995-96       :  594,800       342         9,969      193,331     203,300   
    1996-97       :  624,900       362        10,773      215,427     226,200   
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
       Oranges:  Acreage, Yield, and Utilization by State,                      
           Crop, and United States, 1995-97 (continued)                         
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    State, Crop   :            :  Yield   :      Utilization of Production      
        and       :  Bearing   :   per    :-------------------------------------
      Season      :  Acreage   :   Acre   :   Fresh    : Processed :   Total    
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                  :   Acres       Boxes       -------- 1,000 Boxes 1/ -------   
                  :                                                             
TX 2/             :                                                             
  Early, Midseason:                                                             
    1994-95       :    5,990       159           622          328         950   
    1995-96       :    6,770       123           686          144         830   
    1996-97       :    7,500       173           860          440       1,300   
                  :                                                             
  Valencia        :                                                             
    1994-95       :      980       107            96            9         105   
    1995-96       :    1,080       102           102            8         110   
    1996-97       :    1,200       100            96           24         120   
                  :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :    6,970       151           718          337       1,055   
    1995-96       :    7,850       120           788          152         940   
    1996-97       :    8,700       163           956          464       1,420   
                  :                                                             
US                :                                                             
  Early, Midseason:                                                             
   and Navel      :                                                             
    1994-95       :  428,590       364        34,156      121,894     156,050   
    1995-96       :  446,970       360        36,833      123,897     160,730   
    1996-97       :  465,100       378        42,881      133,019     175,900   
                  :                                                             
  Valencia        :                                                             
    1994-95       :  342,580       314        22,098       85,457     107,555   
    1995-96       :  361,080       286        19,692       83,468     103,160   
    1996-97       :  376,700       320        25,785       94,935     120,720   
                  :                                                             
  Total           :                                                             
    1994-95       :  771,170       342        56,254      207,351     263,605   
    1995-96       :  808,050       327        56,525      207,365     263,890   
    1996-97       :  841,800       352        68,666      227,954     296,620   
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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, Crop, and United States, 1995-97            
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    State, Crop   :    Price per Box 1/ 2/     :      Value of Production       
        and       :-------------------------------------------------------------
      Season      :  Fresh  :Processed:  All   :  Fresh   :Processed :  Total   
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                  :  -------- Dollars -------    -------- 1,000 Dollars ------- 
                  :                                                             
AZ                :                                                             
  Navel and Misc. :                                                             
    1994-95       :  11.42     -.13     10.06      4,031          -6      4,025 
    1995-96       :   8.68     -.48      6.72      4,774         -72      4,702 
    1996-97       :  10.48     -.20      8.88      3,563         -12      3,551 
                  :                                                             
  Valencia        :                                                             
    1994-95       :   5.60     -.48      5.52      3,595          -4      3,591 
    1995-96       :   5.60     -.48      4.12      4,021        -111      3,910 
    1996-97       :   5.30     1.20      5.28      3,164           4      3,168 
                  :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :   7.66     -.18      7.25      7,626         -10      7,616 
    1995-96       :   6.94     -.48      5.22      8,795        -183      8,612 
    1996-97       :   7.18     -.13      6.72      6,727          -8      6,719 
                  :                                                             
CA                :                                                             
  Navel and Misc. :                                                             
    1994-95       :  10.42     -.28      7.82    276,130      -2,380    273,750 
    1995-96       :   9.78     -.48      7.35    283,620      -4,320    279,300 
    1996-97       :  10.78      .36      9.35    371,910       1,980    373,890 
                  :                                                             
  Valencia        :                                                             
    1994-95       :  11.40     -.47      9.48    200,640      -1,598    199,042 
    1995-96       :  13.70     -.48     10.51    212,350      -2,160    210,190 
    1996-97       :  11.90     1.49      9.48    255,850       9,685    265,535 
                  :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :  10.81     -.33      8.44    476,770      -3,978    472,792 
    1995-96       :  11.15     -.48      8.44    495,970      -6,480    489,490 
    1996-97       :  11.21      .97      9.40    627,760      11,665    639,425 
                  :                                                             
FL                :                                                             
  Early, Midseason:                                                             
    1994-95       :   5.90     4.97      5.02     39,418     561,704    601,122 
    1995-96       :   7.10     5.59      5.67     46,839     640,631    687,470 
    1996-97       :   6.50     5.30      5.36     46,677     673,201    719,878 
                  :                                                             
  Valencia        :                                                             
    1994-95       :   6.20     6.27      6.27     23,312     514,391    537,703 
    1995-96       :   8.60     7.63      7.67     28,999     600,695    629,694 
    1996-97       :   6.80     6.09      6.12     24,426     538,405    562,831 
                  :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :   6.01     5.52      5.54     62,730   1,076,095  1,138,825 
    1995-96       :   7.61     6.42      6.48     75,838   1,241,326  1,317,164 
    1996-97       :   6.60     5.62      5.67     71,103   1,211,606  1,282,709 
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
          Oranges:  Price and Value by State, Crop, and                         
                United States, 1995-97 (continued)                              
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    State, Crop   :    Price per Box 1/ 2/     :      Value of Production       
        and       :-------------------------------------------------------------
      Season      :  Fresh  :Processed:  All   :  Fresh   :Processed :  Total   
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                  :  -------- Dollars -------    -------- 1,000 Dollars ------- 
                  :                                                             
TX                :                                                             
  Early, Midseason:                                                             
    1994-95       :   4.89     3.28      4.33      3,042       1,076      4,118 
    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 
                  :                                                             
  Valencia        :                                                             
    1994-95       :   7.06     3.51      6.76        678          32        710 
    1995-96       :   9.40     3.10      8.95        959          25        984 
    1996-97       :   7.80     4.37      7.12        749         105        854 
                  :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :   5.18     3.29      4.58      3,720       1,108      4,828 
    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 
                  :                                                             
US                :                                                             
  Early, Midseason:                                                             
   and Navel      :                                                             
    1994-95       :   9.30     4.66      5.57    322,621     560,394    883,015 
    1995-96       :   9.19     5.21      6.03    341,133     636,665    977,798 
    1996-97       :   9.85     5.12      6.15    427,482     676,546  1,104,028 
                  :                                                             
  Valencia        :                                                             
    1994-95       :  10.19     6.04      6.80    228,225     512,821    741,046 
    1995-96       :  12.38     7.24      8.12    246,329     598,449    844,778 
    1996-97       :  10.91     5.82      6.79    284,189     548,199    832,388 
                  :                                                             
  Total           :                                                             
    1994-95       :   9.65     5.23      6.08    550,846   1,073,215  1,624,061 
    1995-96       :  10.30     6.03      6.85    587,462   1,235,114  1,822,576 
    1996-97       :  10.24     5.41      6.41    711,671   1,224,745  1,936,416 
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1/  Equivalent packinghouse-door returns.                                       
2/  See page 15 for price per box calculations.                                 
             Oranges Processed, by Product Type, Florida, 1995-97 1/            
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          :     Frozen     :    Chilled     :      Other      :      Total      
  Season  :  Concentrates  :    Products    :  Processed 2/   :    Processed    
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          :                             1,000 Boxes                             
          :                                                                     
1994-95   :    144,678           54,843             289             199,810     
1995-96   :    132,907           64,543             224             197,674     
1996-97   :    153,842           68,799             182             222,823     
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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, 1995-97 1/          
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  Season  :   Early, Midseason    :       Valencia       :         All          
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          :                           Gallons per Box                           
          :                                                                     
1994-95   :        1.44400                1.58230                1.49644        
1995-96   :        1.44775                1.66979                1.52252        
1996-97   :        1.52360                1.67701                1.57174        
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1/  Gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix.                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
             Grapefruit Processed, by Product Type, Florida, 1995-97            
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          :     Frozen     :    Chilled     :      Other      :      Total      
  Season  :  Concentrates  :    Products    :  Processed 1/   :    Processed    
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          :                             1,000 Boxes                             
          :                                                                     
1994-95   :     27,343           5,815              303             33,461      
1995-96   :     22,993           6,379              135             29,507      
1996-97   :     24,981           7,453              145             32,579      
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1/  Includes sections and salads, cannery juice, and blend.                     
                  Grapefruit:  Acreage, Yield, and Utilization                  
                   by State, Crop, and United States, 1995-97                   
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    State, Crop   :            :  Yield   :      Utilization of Production      
        and       :  Bearing   :   per    :-------------------------------------
      Season      :  Acreage   :   Acre   :   Fresh    : Processed :   Total    
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                  :   Acres       Boxes       -------- 1,000 Boxes 1/ -------   
                  :                                                             
AZ                :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :    5,700       246         1,313          87        1,400   
    1995-96       :    5,100       235           753         447        1,200   
    1996-97       :    4,700       191           474         426          900   
                  :                                                             
CA 2/             :                                                             
  Desert          :                                                             
    1994-95       :    8,000       413         2,210       1,090        3,300   
    1995-96       :                                                             
    1996-97       :                                                             
                  :                                                             
  Other Areas     :                                                             
    1994-95       :   10,400       577         3,700       2,300        6,000   
    1995-96       :                                                             
    1996-97       :                                                             
                  :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :   18,400       505         5,910       3,390        9,300   
    1995-96       :   18,800       431         5,619       2,481        8,100   
    1996-97       :   18,600       441         5,868       2,332        8,200   
                  :                                                             
FL                :                                                             
  White Seedless  :                                                             
    1994-95       :   51,800       496         5,720      19,980       25,700   
    1995-96       :   52,600       441         5,862      17,338       23,200   
    1996-97 3/    :   54,500       431         5,667      17,833       23,500   
                  :                                                             
  Colored Seedless:                                                             
    1994-95       :   70,900       405        16,519      12,181       28,700   
    1995-96 3/    :   75,900       370        16,981      11,119       28,100   
    1996-97 3/    :   80,300       391        17,554      13,846       31,400   
                  :                                                             
  Other 4/        :                                                             
    1994-95       :    4,600       283                     1,300        1,300   
    1995-96       :    4,300       244                     1,050        1,050   
    1996-97       :    4,400       205                       900          900   
                  :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :  127,300       438        22,239      33,461       55,700   
    1995-96 3/    :  132,800       394        22,843      29,507       52,350   
    1996-97 3/    :  139,200       401        23,221      32,579       55,800   
                  :                                                             
TX                :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :   14,960       311         3,201       1,449        4,650   
    1995-96       :   17,670       257         3,022       1,528        4,550   
    1996-97       :   20,400       260         3,718       1,582        5,300   
                  :                                                             
US                :                                                             
  Total           :                                                             
    1994-95       :  166,360       427        32,663      38,387       71,050   
    1995-96       :  174,370       380        32,237      33,963       66,200   
    1996-97       :  182,900       384        33,281      36,919       70,200   
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1/  See page 14 for net weight per box.                                         
2/  California Desert and Other Areas Grapefruit estimates combined with All    
    Grapefruit beginning in 1995-96.                                            
3/  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.                                                  
4/  Fresh sales insignificant and included in processed utilization.            
     Grapefruit:  Price and Value by State, Crop, and United States, 1995-97    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    State, Crop   :    Price per Box 1/ 2/     :      Value of Production       
        and       :-------------------------------------------------------------
      Season      :  Fresh  :Processed:  All   :  Fresh   :Processed :  Total   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :  -------- Dollars -------    ------- 1,000 Dollars -------  
                  :                                                             
AZ                :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :   5.96     -.44      5.56      7,825        -38      7,787  
    1995-96       :   6.06     -.28      3.70      4,563       -125      4,438  
    1996-97       :   6.06     -.42      2.99      2,872       -179      2,693  
                  :                                                             
CA 3/             :                                                             
  Desert          :                                                             
    1994-95       :   6.36     -.40      4.13     14,056       -436     13,620  
    1995-96       :                                                             
    1996-97       :                                                             
                  :                                                             
  Other Areas     :                                                             
    1994-95       :  10.76     -.44      6.47     39,812     -1,012     38,800  
    1995-96       :                                                             
    1996-97       :                                                             
                  :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :   9.11     -.43      5.64     53,868     -1,448     52,420  
    1995-96       :   8.86     -.43      6.01     49,784     -1,067     48,717  
    1996-97       :  10.16     -.20      7.21     59,619       -466     59,153  
                  :                                                             
FL                :                                                             
  White Seedless  :                                                             
    1994-95       :   8.52     3.44      4.57     48,734     68,731    117,465  
    1995-96       :   8.30     3.18      4.47     48,655     55,135    103,790  
    1996-97       :   7.69     1.72      3.16     43,579     30,673     74,252  
                  :                                                             
  Colored Seedless:                                                             
    1994-95       :   4.85     2.42      3.82     80,117     29,478    109,595  
    1995-96       :   5.05     2.57      4.07     85,754     28,576    114,330  
    1996-97       :   5.44     1.38      3.65     95,494     19,107    114,601  
                  :                                                             
  Other 4/        :                                                             
    1994-95       :            3.63      3.63                 4,719      4,719  
    1995-96       :            3.43      3.43                 3,602      3,602  
    1996-97       :            1.93      1.93                 1,737      1,737  
                  :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :   5.79     3.08      4.16    128,851    102,928    231,779  
    1995-96       :   5.88     2.96      4.24    134,409     87,313    221,722  
    1996-97       :   5.99     1.58      3.42    139,073     51,517    190,590  
                  :                                                             
TX                :                                                             
  All             :                                                             
    1994-95       :   4.18     1.49      3.34     13,380      2,159     15,539  
    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  
                  :                                                             
US                :                                                             
  Total           :                                                             
    1994-95       :   6.14     2.77      4.29    203,924    103,601    307,525  
    1995-96       :   6.35     2.67      4.43    207,553     88,581    296,134  
    1996-97       :   6.52     1.47      3.83    221,269     53,245    274,514  
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1/  Equivalent packinghouse-door returns.                                       
2/  See page 15 for price per box calculation.                                  
3/  California Desert and Other Areas Grapefruit estimates combined with All    
    Grapefruit beginning in 1995-96.                                            
4/  Fresh sales insignificant and included in processed utilization.            
                                                                                
K-Early Citrus, Lemons, Limes, Tangelos, Tangerines, and Temples:  Acreage,     
Yield, and Utilization by Crop, State, and United States, 1995-97               
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Crop, State   :            :  Yield   :      Utilization of Production      
        and       :  Bearing   :   per    :-------------------------------------
      Season      :  Acreage   :   Acre   :   Fresh    : Processed :   Total    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   Acres       Boxes       -------- 1,000 Boxes 1/ -------   
                  :                                                             
K-Early Citrus    :                                                             
  FL              :                                                             
    1994-95       :      400       300            65          55          120   
    1995-96       :      300       533            62          98          160   
    1996-97       :      400       375            57          93          150   
Lemons            :                                                             
  AZ              :                                                             
    1994-95       :   16,100       224         2,413       1,187        3,600   
    1995-96       :   14,200       359         2,767       2,333        5,100   
    1996-97       :   13,900       187         1,498       1,102        2,600   
  CA              :                                                             
    1994-95       :   45,700       438        10,900       9,100       20,000   
    1995-96       :   46,400       453        10,800      10,200       21,000   
    1996-97       :   46,500       430        10,460       9,540       20,000   
  US              :                                                             
    1994-95       :   61,800       382        13,313      10,287       23,600   
    1995-96       :   60,600       431        13,567      12,533       26,100   
    1996-97       :   60,400       374        11,958      10,642       22,600   
Limes             :                                                             
  FL              :                                                             
    1994-95       :    1,900       121           190          40          230   
    1995-96       :    2,000       150           240          60          300   
    1996-97       :    2,100       152           255          65          320   
Tangelos          :                                                             
  FL              :                                                             
    1994-95       :   12,400       254         1,106       2,044        3,150   
    1995-96       :   12,700       193         1,018       1,432        2,450   
    1996-97       :   13,300       297         1,032       2,918        3,950   
Tangerines        :                                                             
  AZ              :                                                             
    1994-95       :    5,600       116           582          68          650   
    1995-96       :    5,500       182           766         234        1,000   
    1996-97       :    5,300       104           496          54          550   
  CA              :                                                             
    1994-95       :    8,600       291         1,700         800        2,500   
    1995-96       :    8,800       295         1,800         800        2,600   
    1996-97       :    8,700       299         2,100         500        2,600   
  FL              :                                                             
    1994-95       :   20,100       177         2,662         888        3,550   
    1995-96       :   24,300       185         3,144       1,356        4,500   
    1996-97       :   28,500       221         3,757       2,543        6,300   
  US              :                                                             
    1994-95       :   34,300       195         4,944       1,756        6,700   
    1995-96       :   38,600       210         5,710       2,390        8,100   
    1996-97       :   42,500       222         6,353       3,097        9,450   
Temples           :                                                             
  FL              :                                                             
    1994-95       :    6,800       375           786       1,764        2,550   
    1995-96       :    6,600       326           693       1,457        2,150   
    1996-97       :    6,700       358           558       1,842        2,400   
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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, State, and United States, 1995-97                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    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              :                                                             
    1994-95       :   5.40     3.40      4.48        351        187        538  
    1995-96       :   7.90     3.00      4.90        490        294        784  
    1996-97       :   6.50     3.20      4.46        371        298        669  
Lemons            :                                                             
  AZ              :                                                             
    1994-95       :  14.96     1.03     10.37     36,098      1,223     37,321  
    1995-96       :  13.86     1.08      8.01     38,351      2,520     40,871  
    1996-97       :  16.66     3.02     10.88     24,957      3,328     28,285  
  CA              :                                                             
    1994-95       :  19.86     1.06     11.31    216,474      9,646    226,120  
    1995-96       :  18.46     1.08     10.02    199,368     11,016    210,384  
    1996-97       :  22.66     3.02     13.29    237,024     28,811    265,835  
  US              :                                                             
    1994-95       :  18.97     1.06     11.16    252,572     10,869    263,441  
    1995-96       :  17.52     1.08      9.63    237,719     13,536    251,255  
    1996-97       :  21.91     3.02     13.01    261,981     32,139    294,120  
Limes             :                                                             
  FL              :                                                             
    1994-95       :  17.10     2.00     14.47      3,249         80      3,329  
    1995-96       :  15.60     2.83     13.05      3,744        170      3,914  
    1996-97       :  12.10     1.81     10.01      3,086        118      3,204  
Tangelos          :                                                             
  FL              :                                                             
    1994-95       :   6.60     3.98      4.90      7,300      8,135     15,435  
    1995-96       :   8.00     5.00      6.25      8,144      7,160     15,304  
    1996-97       :   6.70     4.18      4.84      6,914     12,197     19,111  
Tangerines        :                                                             
  AZ              :                                                             
    1994-95       :  18.20     -.20     16.27     10,592        -14     10,578  
    1995-96       :  14.20     -.32     10.80     10,877        -75     10,802  
    1996-97       :  16.90     -.28     15.21      8,382        -15      8,367  
  CA              :                                                             
    1994-95       :  21.00     -.31     14.18     35,700       -248     35,452  
    1995-96       :  15.80     -.32     10.84     28,440       -256     28,184  
    1996-97       :  18.30     -.28     14.73     38,430       -140     38,290  
  FL              :                                                             
    1994-95       :  18.70     5.04     15.28     49,779      4,476     54,255  
    1995-96       :  20.60     5.61     16.08     64,766      7,607     72,373  
    1996-97       :  16.20     4.33     11.41     60,863     11,011     71,874  
  US 3/           :                                                             
    1994-95       :  19.34     2.71     15.01     96,071      4,214    100,285  
    1995-96       :  18.53     3.38     14.05    104,083      7,276    111,359  
    1996-97       :  16.85     3.65     12.37    107,675     10,856    118,531  
Temples           :                                                             
  FL              :                                                             
    1994-95       :   6.30     5.30      5.61      4,952      9,349     14,301  
    1995-96       :   7.70     6.01      6.55      5,336      8,757     14,093  
    1996-97       :   8.80     4.13      5.22      4,910      7,607     12,517  
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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 1/  
             California -- Desert, November 15 to July 15 ....... 67 pounds 1/  
                           Other Areas, March 20 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     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
1/  Was 64 pounds prior to the 1993-94 season.                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
       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)                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
These formulas are also applicable to the calculation of the California all     
grapefruit MYA's prior to the 1993-94 season to weight the Desert Valley and    
other areas prices.  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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