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Citrus Production and Use
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U.S. citrus bearing acreage:
2003/04: 985,300 acres (oranges,
763,100)
2004/05: 945,700 acres (oranges,
737,600)
2005/06: 877,700 acres (oranges,
685,100)
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Farm value of citrus production:
2003/04: $2.485 billion (oranges,
$1.774 billion)
2004/05: $2.303 billion (oranges,
$1.475 billion)
2005/06: $2.680 billion (oranges,
$1.766 billion)
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U.S. citrus production:
2003/04: 16.360 million tons
(oranges, 12.872 million)
2004/05: 11.574 million (oranges,
9.252 million)
2005/06: 11.584 million (oranges,
8.898 million)
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Citrus production, by State, 2005/06:
FL – 7.832 million
tons
CA – 3.290
million tons
TX– 0.277
million tons
AZ– 0.185
million tons
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Citrus production by crop, 2005/06:
FL – Oranges,
6.656 million tons
Grapefruit,
820,000 tons
Other
citrus, 356,000 tons (tangerines, tangelos,
Temples)
CA – Oranges, 2.156
million tons
Grapefruit,
201,000 tons
Lemons,
798,000 tons
Other
citrus, 135,000 tons
AZ – Oranges, 17,000
tons
Grapefruit,
3,000 tons
Lemons,
144,000 tons
Other
citrus, 21,000 tons
TX – Oranges,
69,000 tons
Grapefruit,
208,000 tons
- Forecast: citrus production by crop, 2006/07
(as of October 1, 2006):
FL – Oranges,
6.075 million tons (includes Temples)
Grapefruit,
1.106 million tons
Other
citrus, 269,000 tons (tangerines, tangelos)
CA – Oranges, 1.726 million
tons
Grapefruit,
191,000 tons
Lemons,
749,000 tons
Other
citrus, 143,000 tons
AZ – Oranges, 14,000
tons
Grapefruit,
3,000 tons
Lemons,
106,000 tons
Other
citrus, 15,000 tons
TX – Oranges, 75,000
tons
Grapefruit,
268,000 tons
- Citrus production by final use, share of total,
2005/06:
Oranges: 22 percent
fresh; 78 percent processed (mostly juice)
Grapefruit: 49 percent
fresh; 51 percent processed
Lemons: 70 percent
fresh; 30 percent processed
Tangerines: 69 percent
fresh; 31 percent processed
- U.S. fresh-market share of production, by State,
2005/06:
FL –
oranges 5 percent, grapefruit 36 percent, tangerines
66 percent
CA –
oranges 72 percent, grapefruit 88 percent, tangerines
75 percent,
lemons 72
percent
AZ –
oranges 52 percent, grapefruit 100 percent, tangerines
65 percent,
lemons 57
percent
TX –
oranges 79 percent, grapefruit 62 percent
- U.S. orange juice production:
2003/04: 1.467
billion single-strength equivalent (sse) gallons
(Florida:
1.437 billion sse gal)
2004/05: 976
million sse gallons (Florida: 902 million sse
gal)
2005/06: 985
billion sse gallons (Florida: 910 million sse
gal)
- U.S. per capita use of fresh citrus:
2004: 10.78 lbs
oranges, 4.14 lbs grapefruit, 2.76 lbs tangerines/tangelos,
3.12 lbs lemons
2005: 11.40 lbs
oranges, 2.65 lbs grapefruit, 2.49 lbs tangerines/tangelos,
2.94 lbs lemons
2006: 9.82 lbs oranges,
2.30 lbs grapefruit, 2.64 lbs tangerines/tangelos,
3.96 lbs lemons
Citrus Prices
- U.S. citrus grower prices (on-tree equivalent),
fresh and processed markets
Oranges:
2003/04 average: $8.63/box fresh,
$2.74/box processed
2004/05 average: $9.24/box fresh,
$2.86/box processed
2005/06 average: $9.87/box fresh;
$4.87/box processed
Grapefruit:
2003/04 average: $7.23/box fresh,
$0.46/box processed
2004/05 average: $18.79/box
fresh, $2.83/box processed
2005/06 average: $13.87/box
fresh, $5.39/box processed
Lemons:
2003/04 average: $14.19/box
fresh, $-4.91/box processed*
2004/05 average: $18.00/box
fresh, $-5.03/box processed
2005/06 average: $17.46/box
fresh, $-5.69/box processed
Tangerines:
2003/04 average: $12.18/box
fresh, $-1.53/box processed
2004/05 average: $16.68/box
fresh, $-0.26/box processed
2005/06 average: $15.46/box
fresh, $0.12/box processed
- Retail prices, fresh citrus:
Oranges:
2004 average: $0.852 per lb
2005 average: $0.90 per lb
2006 average: $1.05 per lb
Grapefruit:
2004 average: $0.82 per
lb
2005 average: $1.09 per
lb
2006 average: $1.11 per
lb
Lemons:
2004 average: $1.23 per lb
2005 average: $1.41 per lb
2006 average: $1.55 per lb
* Equivalent on-tree price is
calculated at the on-tree level minus production costs.
In some cases, this results in negative returns.
Want More Data and Information?
See also:
Background Information and
Data: California's Citrus Industry
Fruit and
Tree Nuts Briefing Room
Fruit and Tree Nuts
Outlook Reports
Fruit
and Tree Nuts Yearbook
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