In today’s citrus crop report, USDA carried forward the November estimates for oranges in Florida, Texas, and California. The only change in production numbers was an increase in 2019/20 Florida grapefruit, with red grapefruit now forecast at 4.1 million 85-lb boxes (up 200,000 boxes [...]
Today USDA published results of the first maturity tests for Florida’s 2019/20 early and midseason oranges and for grapefruit. Results were based on samples taken Aug. 26-27 and processed in USDA labs on Aug. 28-29. For early and midseason oranges tested, the average 2019/20 [...]
USDA published results of the first maturity tests for Florida’s 2018/19 early and midseason oranges and for grapefruit. For early and midseason oranges tested, the 2018/19 solids to acid ratio was lower than in 2017/18 but higher than other recent seasons. Unfinished juice per [...]
