OMB No. 0581-0189 

TEXAS VALLEY CITRUS COMMITTEE Telephone: (956) 581-2190 

901 Business Park Drive, Suite 400 

Mission, Texas 78572 

CONFIDENTIAL CITRUS CROP QUESTIONNAIRE 

20___ - 20___ 

1. Do you still own or manage commercial citrus in the Valley? □ Yes □ No

If yes, in which counties? □ Cameron County □ Hidalgo County □ Willacy County

1a. If you no longer own citrus, there is no need to complete the rest of the survey, but please return it to

the address above.

2. How much acreage do you now own or manage? 

Harvestable Crop Total Acres 20___ - 20___ 

Ruby Sweet Grapefruit Acres Acres 

Rio Star Grapefruit Acres Acres 

Early and Mid-Season Oranges Acres Acres 

Navels Acres Acres 

Valencias Acres Acres 

3. What was your average yield/acre in 20___ - 20___? 

Grapefruit Tons/Acre Total Tons 

Early and Mid-Season Oranges Tons/Acre Total Tons 

Navels Tons/Acre Total Tons 

Valencias Tons/Acre Total Tons 

4. What do you estimate your tonnage will be in 20___ - 20___? 

Ruby Sweet Grapefruit Total Tons 

Rio Star Grapefruit Total Tons 

Early and Mid-Season Oranges Total Tons 

Navels Total Tons 

Valencias Total Tons 

5. Fruit Quality for 20___ - 20___ (please circle appropriate answer) 

Rust Mite General Shape Melanose Scarring Damage Quality 

Grapefruit good none none light good

fair moderate moderate average average

poor severe severe severe poor 

Early and Mid-Season 

Oranges

good

fair 

none 

moderate

none 

moderate

light

average

good

average

Navels

poor 

good

fair 

severe 

none 

moderate

severe 

none 

moderate

severe 

light

average

poor 

good

average

poor severe severe severe poor 

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Valencias good none none light good

fair moderate moderate average average

poor severe severe severe poor 

6. Fruit size for 20___ - 20___ (please check appropriate answer) 

Smaller than Larger than Average Average Average 

Grapefruit

Early and Mid-Season Oranges

Navels

Valencias 

7. How do you hope to market your fruit next season? 

Co-op 

Cash Buyer 

Juice 

Gift

Roadside

Other 

8. Do you have plans to put in new acreage within the next 12 months? □ Yes □No

Grapefruit (acres) Ruby Reds Star Ruby

Rays Henderson

Rio Red Other 

Oranges (acres) Marrs Navels

Pineapple Valencia 

Other 

9. What do you think are the most serious problems facing the Texas citrus industry in the 

next few years? 

Name: ______________________________________________________________________________ 

Firm: _______________________________________________________________________________ 

Address: (include City, State, and Zip Code) _____________________________________________________ 

Phone No. ________________________________ Fax No. _______________________________ 

Cell Phone No. _______________________________________________________________________

Please return this survey as soon as possible to the Texas Valley Citrus Committee. 

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