United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 1948- 9048 Citrus Fruits 2024 Summary August 2024 Contents Utilized Citrus Production - United States Chart........................................................... 5 Citrus Value of Production - United States Chart........................................................... 5 Citrus Narrative........................................................................................... 6 Citrus Acreage, Production, Utilization, and Value - States and United States: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024.............................................................................................. 7 Citrus Acreage, Production, Utilization, and Value by Crop - United States: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024.............................................................................................. 8 Orange Acreage, Yield, Utilization, Price, and Value by Type - States and United States: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024................................................................................... 9 Bearing Acres of Oranges - United States Chart............................................................. 11 Utilized Orange Production - United States Chart........................................................... 11 Grapefruit Acreage, Yield, Utilization, Price, and Value by Type - States and United States: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024................................................................................... 12 Lemon, Tangerine and Mandarin Acreage, Yield, Utilization, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024........................................................................ 13 Citrus Prices Narrative.................................................................................... 14 Orange Average Prices and Equivalent Returns by Season - United States: 2022-2023 and 2023-2024............ 15 Grapefruit Average Prices and Equivalent Returns by Season - United States: 2022-2023 and 2023-2024........ 16 Lemon Average Prices and Equivalent Returns by Season - United States: 2022-2023 and 2023-2024............. 17 Marketing Year Average Prices Received for Oranges - States and United States: 2022-2023 and 2023-2024..... 18 Marketing Year Average Prices Received for Grapefruit - States and United States: 2022-2023 and 2023-2024.. 19 Marketing Year Average Prices Received for Lemons, Tangerines and Mandarins - States and United States: 2022-2023 and 2023-2024.................................................................................... 20 Terms and Definitions...................................................................................... 21 Marketing Year Average Prices and Value of Production...................................................... 21 Box Weights by Crop - States: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024.......................................... 22 Marketing Seasons.......................................................................................... 23 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................... 23 Information Contacts....................................................................................... 24 Citrus Utilized Production Up 6 Percent, Value Up 16 Percent Citrus utilized production for the 2023-24 season totaled 5.24 million tons, up 6 percent from the 2022-23 season. California accounted for 79 percent of total United States citrus production; Florida totaled 17 percent, and Texas and Arizona produced the remaining 4 percent. California's utilized citrus production, increased 5 percent from the 2022-23 season. California's all orange production, at 47.5 million boxes, is 7 percent higher than the previous season. Tangerine and mandarin production in California is up 17 percent from last season. California's lemon production was decreased 5 percent from the previous season. Grapefruit production is down 4 percent from the 2022-23 season. Florida's orange production, at 18.0 million boxes, is up 14 percent from the previous season. Grapefruit utilization in Florida, at 1.79 million boxes, is down 1 percent from last season's utilization. Florida's total citrus utilization increased 11 percent from the previous season. Bearing citrus acreage, at 249,800 acres, is 48,600 acres below the 2022-23 season. Utilized production of citrus in Texas is up 6 percent from the 2022-23 season. Orange production is up 4 percent from the previous season and grapefruit production increased 7 percent. Arizona's lemon production is down 32 percent. The value of the 2023-24 United States citrus crop increased 16 percent from last season, to $2.98 billion (packinghouse-door equivalent). Orange value of production increased 2 percent from last season and grapefruit value is up 4 percent. Tangerine and mandarin value of production is 34 percent higher than last season and lemon value of production is up 22 percent. Overall comparisons discussed above are based on similar fruit types. The revised production and utilization estimates are based on all data available at the end of the marketing season, including information from marketing orders, shipments, and processor records. Allowances are made for recorded local utilization and home use. Estimates for the 2023-24 California Valencia oranges and grapefruit are preliminary, since the marketing season is not complete at publication time. Revisions to the utilized production estimates for all citrus for the 2023-24 season will be published in the April 2025 Crop Production. Citrus Acreage, Production, Utilization, and Value - States and United States: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production 1/ : : Bearing :-----------------------------------------: Value of State and season : : : Utilization : : acreage : Total :---------------------------:production 2/ : : : Fresh : Processed : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres ----------- 1,000 tons ---------- 1,000 dollars : Arizona : 2021-2022 ........: 4,300 50 34 16 31,517 2022-2023 ........: 3,900 56 39 17 31,909 2023-2024 ........: 3,100 38 31 7 28,977 : California : 2021-2022 ........: 264,500 3,436 2,496 940 2,237,396 2022-2023 ........: 266,100 3,936 2,784 1,152 2,179,376 2023-2024 ........: 266,200 4,152 2,760 1,392 2,558,099 : Florida : 2021-2022 ........: 340,200 2,032 219 1,813 671,940 2022-2023 ........: 298,400 812 132 680 285,297 2023-2024 ........: 249,800 905 146 760 307,567 : Texas : 2021-2022 ........: 16,700 76 38 38 37,714 2022-2023 ........: 15,100 138 85 52 65,359 2023-2024 ........: 13,400 146 83 63 84,684 : United States : 2021-2022 ........: 625,700 5,594 2,787 2,807 2,978,567 2022-2023 ........: 583,500 4,942 3,040 1,901 2,561,941 2023-2024 ........: 532,500 5,241 3,020 2,222 2,979,327 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Some totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Packinghouse-door equivalents. Citrus Acreage, Production, Utilization, and Value by Crop - United States: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production 1/ : : Bearing :-----------------------------------------: Value of Crop and season : : : Utilization : : acreage : Total :---------------------------:production 2/ : : : Fresh : Processed : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres ----------- 1,000 tons ---------- 1,000 dollars : Oranges : Early, midseason, and Navel : 2021-2022 .......................: 240,100 2,088 1,120 968 1,011,499 2022-2023 .......................: 220,300 1,741 1,156 584 738,174 2023-2024 .......................: 197,800 1,861 1,019 842 710,507 : Valencia : 2021-2022 .......................: 220,700 1,338 279 1,059 517,915 2022-2023 .......................: 200,600 803 302 501 307,407 2023-2024 .......................: 174,300 897 303 594 356,062 : All oranges : 2021-2022 .......................: 460,800 3,426 1,399 2,027 1,529,414 2022-2023 .......................: 420,900 2,544 1,458 1,085 1,045,581 2023-2024 .......................: 372,100 2,758 1,322 1,436 1,066,569 : Grapefruit 3/ : 2021-2022 .........................: 35,400 374 179 195 157,715 2022-2023 .........................: 31,700 347 219 128 173,375 2023-2024 .........................: 29,600 344 211 133 179,751 : Lemons : 2021-2022 .........................: 56,300 1,058 686 372 586,304 2022-2023 .........................: 56,900 1,088 699 389 571,381 2023-2024 .........................: 56,100 1,022 739 283 698,343 : Tangerines and mandarins 4/ : 2021-2022 .........................: 73,200 736 523 213 705,134 2022-2023 .........................: 74,000 963 664 299 771,604 2023-2024 .........................: 74,700 1,117 748 370 1,034,664 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Some totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Packinghouse-door equivalents. 3/ Includes pummelos in California. 4/ Includes tangelos. Orange Acreage, Yield, Utilization, Price, and Value by Type - States and United States: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 [See Statistical Methodology for net weight per box and price per box calculations] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Utilization of production : Price per box 1/ : Value of production State, type, : Bearing : per :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and season : acreage : acre : Total : Fresh :Processed : All : Fresh :Processed : Total : Fresh :Processed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres boxes ------- 1,000 boxes ------- -------- dollars -------- ------- 1,000 dollars ------ : California : Navel and : miscellaneous : 2021-2022 ......: 111,000 284 31,500 26,400 5,100 24.25 (D) (D) 763,929 (D) (D) 2022-2023 ......: 111,000 325 36,000 27,600 8,400 18.07 (D) (D) 650,592 (D) (D) 2023-2024 ......: 110,000 347 38,200 24,000 14,200 16.10 (D) (D) 614,912 (D) (D) : Valencia : 2021-2022 ......: 26,000 292 7,600 5,500 2,100 24.19 (D) (D) 183,820 (D) (D) 2022-2023 ......: 25,500 338 8,600 6,200 2,400 18.24 (D) (D) 156,898 (D) (D) 2023-2024 ......: 25,500 365 9,300 6,300 3,000 20.51 (D) (D) 190,761 (D) (D) : All : 2021-2022 ......: 137,000 285 39,100 31,900 7,200 24.24 (D) (D) 947,749 (D) (D) 2022-2023 ......: 136,500 327 44,600 33,800 10,800 18.11 (D) (D) 807,490 (D) (D) 2023-2024 ......: 135,500 351 47,500 30,300 17,200 16.96 (D) (D) 805,673 (D) (D) : Florida : Non-Valencia : 2021-2022 ......: 125,400 146 18,250 1,334 16,916 13.38 18.37 12.99 244,245 24,506 219,739 2022-2023 ......: 105,700 58 6,150 741 5,409 13.42 19.64 12.57 82,544 14,553 67,991 2023-2024 ......: 85,000 80 6,760 798 5,962 12.38 22.13 11.07 83,659 17,660 65,999 : Valencia : 2021-2022 ......: 191,700 120 22,950 1,279 21,671 14.54 19.76 14.23 333,651 25,273 308,378 2022-2023 ......: 172,600 56 9,670 836 8,834 14.56 18.22 14.21 140,763 15,232 125,531 2023-2024 ......: 146,300 77 11,200 954 10,246 14.01 18.55 13.59 156,940 17,697 139,243 : All : 2021-2022 ......: 317,100 130 41,200 2,613 38,587 14.03 19.05 13.69 577,896 49,779 528,117 2022-2023 ......: 278,300 57 15,820 1,577 14,243 14.12 18.89 13.59 223,307 29,785 193,522 2023-2024 ......: 231,300 78 17,960 1,752 16,208 13.40 20.18 12.66 240,599 35,357 205,242 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Orange Acreage, Yield, Utilization, Price, and Value by Type - States and United States: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 (continued) [See Statistical Methodology for net weight per box and price per box calculations] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Utilization of production : Price per box 1/ : Value of production State, type, : Bearing : per :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and season : acreage : acre : Total : Fresh :Processed : All : Fresh :Processed : Total : Fresh :Processed ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres boxes ------- 1,000 boxes ------- --------- dollars -------- -------- 1,000 dollars ------- : Texas : Early and : midseason : 2021-2022 ......: 3,700 46 170 96 74 19.56 (D) (D) 3,325 (D) (D) 2022-2023 ......: 3,600 158 570 455 115 8.84 (D) (D) 5,038 (D) (D) 2023-2024 ......: 2,800 246 690 545 145 17.30 (D) (D) 11,936 (D) (D) : Valencia : 2021-2022 ......: 3,000 10 30 19 11 14.80 (D) (D) 444 (D) (D) 2022-2023 ......: 2,500 224 560 387 173 17.40 (D) (D) 9,746 (D) (D) 2023-2024 ......: 2,500 196 490 194 296 17.06 (D) (D) 8,361 (D) (D) : All : 2021-2022 ......: 6,700 30 200 115 85 18.85 (D) (D) 3,769 (D) (D) 2022-2023 ......: 6,100 185 1,130 842 288 13.08 (D) (D) 14,784 (D) (D) 2023-2024 ......: 5,300 223 1,180 739 441 17.20 (D) (D) 20,297 (D) (D) : United States : Early, midseason, : and Navel : 2021-2022 ......: 240,100 208 49,920 27,830 22,090 20.26 28.41 10.00 1,011,499 790,615 220,884 2022-2023 ......: 220,300 194 42,720 28,796 13,924 17.28 22.78 5.90 738,174 656,049 82,125 2023-2024 ......: 197,800 231 45,650 25,343 20,307 15.56 22.41 7.02 710,507 568,052 142,455 : Valencia : 2021-2022 ......: 220,700 139 30,580 6,798 23,782 16.94 29.32 13.40 517,915 199,326 318,589 2022-2023 ......: 200,600 94 18,830 7,423 11,407 16.33 22.85 12.08 307,407 169,584 137,823 2023-2024 ......: 174,300 120 20,990 7,448 13,542 16.96 26.13 11.92 356,062 194,635 161,427 : All : 2021-2022 ......: 460,800 175 80,500 34,628 45,872 19.00 28.59 11.76 1,529,414 989,941 539,473 2022-2023 ......: 420,900 146 61,550 36,219 25,331 16.99 22.80 8.68 1,045,581 825,633 219,948 2023-2024 ......: 372,100 179 66,640 32,791 33,849 16.00 23.26 8.97 1,066,569 762,687 303,882 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns. Grapefruit Acreage, Yield, Utilization, Price, and Value by Type - States and United States: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 [See Statistical Methodology for net weight per box and price per box calculations] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Utilization of production : Price per box 1/ : Value of production State, type, : Bearing : per :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and season : acreage : acre : Total : Fresh :Processed : All : Fresh :Processed : Total : Fresh :Processed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres boxes ------ 1,000 boxes ------ -------- dollars -------- ------ 1,000 dollars ------ : California 2/ : 2021-2022 ........: 9,500 432 4,100 1,700 2,400 13.01 (D) (D) 53,360 (D) (D) 2022-2023 ........: 9,600 469 4,500 3,100 1,400 17.62 (D) (D) 79,309 (D) (D) 2023-2024 ........: 9,700 443 4,300 2,700 1,600 16.39 (D) (D) 70,489 (D) (D) : Florida : 2021-2022 ........: 15,900 209 3,330 1,826 1,504 21.14 28.05 12.76 70,410 51,219 19,191 2022-2023 ........: 13,100 138 1,810 1,067 743 24.03 30.51 14.72 43,491 32,554 10,937 2023-2024 ........: 11,800 152 1,790 1,201 589 25.07 29.93 15.16 44,875 35,946 8,929 : Texas : 2021-2022 ........: 10,000 170 1,700 830 870 19.97 (D) (D) 33,945 (D) (D) 2022-2023 ........: 9,000 250 2,250 1,250 1,000 22.48 (D) (D) 50,575 (D) (D) 2023-2024 ........: 8,100 296 2,400 1,300 1,100 26.83 (D) (D) 64,387 (D) (D) : United States 2/ : 2021-2022 ........: 35,400 258 9,130 4,356 4,774 17.27 31.00 4.75 157,715 135,044 22,671 2022-2023 ........: 31,700 270 8,560 5,417 3,143 20.25 29.04 5.11 173,375 157,324 16,051 2023-2024 ........: 29,600 287 8,490 5,201 3,289 21.17 31.25 5.23 179,751 162,550 17,201 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns. 2/ Includes pummelos in California. Lemon, Tangerine and Mandarin Acreage, Yield, Utilization, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 [See Statistical Methodology for net weight per box and price per box calculations] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Utilization of production : Price per box 1/ : Value of production Crop, State, : Bearing : per :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and season : acreage : acre : Total : Fresh :Processed : All : Fresh :Processed : Total : Fresh :Processed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres boxes ------- 1,000 boxes ------ --------- dollars -------- ------- 1,000 dollars ------- : Lemons : Arizona : 2021-2022 ......: 4,300 290 1,250 849 401 25.21 (D) (D) 31,517 (D) (D) 2022-2023 ......: 3,900 357 1,400 974 426 22.79 (D) (D) 31,909 (D) (D) 2023-2024 ......: 3,100 299 950 770 180 30.50 (D) (D) 28,977 (D) (D) : California : 2021-2022 ......: 52,000 485 25,200 16,300 8,900 22.02 (D) (D) 554,787 (D) (D) 2022-2023 ......: 53,000 487 25,800 16,500 9,300 20.91 (D) (D) 539,472 (D) (D) 2023-2024 ......: 53,000 464 24,600 17,700 6,900 27.21 (D) (D) 669,366 (D) (D) : United States : 2021-2022 ......: 56,300 470 26,450 17,149 9,301 22.17 (D) (D) 586,304 (D) (D) 2022-2023 ......: 56,900 478 27,200 17,474 9,726 21.01 (D) (D) 571,381 (D) (D) 2023-2024 ......: 56,100 455 25,550 18,470 7,080 27.33 (D) (D) 698,343 (D) (D) : Tangerines : and mandarins 2/ : California : 2021-2022 ......: 66,000 265 17,500 12,500 5,000 38.94 (D) (D) 681,500 (D) (D) 2022-2023 ......: 67,000 351 23,500 16,200 7,300 32.05 (D) (D) 753,105 (D) (D) 2023-2024 ......: 68,000 403 27,400 18,300 9,100 36.96 (D) (D) 1,012,571 (D) (D) : Florida : 2021-2022 ......: 7,200 104 750 484 266 31.51 44.05 8.70 23,634 21,320 2,314 2022-2023 ......: 7,000 69 480 335 145 38.54 51.65 8.25 18,499 17,303 1,196 2023-2024 ......: 6,700 67 450 329 121 49.10 64.45 7.35 22,093 21,204 889 : United States : 2021-2022 ......: 73,200 249 18,250 12,984 5,266 38.64 54.30 0.01 705,134 705,070 64 2022-2023 ......: 74,000 324 23,980 16,535 7,445 32.18 45.55 2.48 771,604 753,107 18,497 2023-2024 ......: 74,700 373 27,850 18,629 9,221 37.15 52.23 6.69 1,034,664 972,987 61,677 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns. 2/ Includes tangelos. Citrus Prices Revised State and United States monthly average prices and equivalent returns, and marketing year average prices for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 citrus crops are shown on the following pages. Revised monthly prices refer to all fruit sold in a given month regardless of the crop year in which the fruit was harvested. Marketing year average prices refer to the prices received by growers for the entire marketing season for any one crop year. The crop year 2023-24 as shown on all citrus tables in this publication refers to the crop which bloomed in 2023 and was marketed during the 2023-24 season. For example, the 2023- 24 marketing year average price received by Florida growers for grapefruit refers to marketings from September 2023 through June 2024. In some years the season may vary a month or two, but a price was estimated only for those months with sufficient movement. Monthly and marketing year average prices are weighted by box size at the United States level for oranges, grapefruit, and tangerines and mandarins. See page 22 for approximate net contents per box at the State level. 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 fruits are calculated at the packinghouse-door level and on-tree level by deducting hauling, picking, sorting, grading, packing, cooling, marketing, and other costs from the two base prices. In some cases, this results in negative returns. Orange Average Prices and Equivalent Returns by Season - United States: 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 [Includes California, Florida, and Texas] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent returns Season : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------- and month : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : 2022-2023 : September ..........: 44.50 31.50 44.36 (D) 31.38 44.32 (D) October ............: 44.40 29.15 37.81 5.14 27.34 35.99 3.32 November ...........: 36.50 20.74 25.75 (D) 17.77 22.82 (D) December ...........: 34.50 15.94 23.81 9.06 12.91 20.89 5.92 January ............: 34.30 17.87 23.63 6.12 14.88 20.70 3.00 February ...........: 32.30 16.89 21.62 (D) 13.90 18.69 (D) March ..............: 31.30 14.65 20.60 8.73 11.56 17.67 5.50 April ..............: 32.60 15.98 23.26 9.07 13.08 20.67 5.88 May ................: 34.50 19.61 26.93 4.50 17.37 24.83 1.96 June ...............: 35.00 17.72 23.93 3.51 14.67 20.92 0.37 July ...............: 31.70 17.15 20.75 (D) 14.03 17.69 (D) August .............: 33.60 17.19 22.65 (D) 14.06 19.59 (D) : 2023-2024 : September ..........: 36.20 19.33 25.03 (D) 16.15 21.91 (D) October ............: 39.30 20.46 27.33 (D) 17.25 24.24 (D) November ...........: 40.00 23.53 28.73 (D) 20.40 25.66 (D) December ...........: 37.20 13.37 25.36 10.62 9.74 22.38 6.85 January ............: 34.10 14.18 22.14 9.99 10.77 19.18 6.34 February ...........: 38.60 17.86 26.54 11.40 14.57 23.49 7.93 March ..............: 33.90 16.83 22.18 15.30 13.25 18.99 11.61 April ..............: 34.30 13.88 22.30 12.27 10.26 19.05 8.57 May ................: 34.70 15.05 23.08 (D) 11.68 19.88 (D) June ...............: 34.10 17.69 22.65 (D) 14.45 19.49 (D) July ...............: 41.40 24.06 30.25 (D) 20.82 27.13 (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Grapefruit Average Prices and Equivalent Returns by Season - United States: 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 [Includes pummelos in California. Includes California, Florida, and Texas] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent returns Season : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------- and month : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : 2022-2023 : September .....: (D) 16.43 (D) (D) 13.17 (D) (D) October .......: (D) 17.28 (D) (D) 13.74 (D) (D) November ......: 46.80 26.97 34.31 5.77 24.21 31.82 2.23 December ......: 46.10 24.29 33.44 7.10 21.78 31.05 4.36 January .......: 45.30 22.66 32.89 7.75 20.17 30.58 5.02 February ......: 45.30 18.73 32.67 7.05 16.32 30.42 4.51 March .........: 43.50 18.25 32.20 4.44 15.92 29.99 2.00 April .........: (D) 17.05 (D) (D) 14.14 (D) (D) May ...........: (D) 19.78 (D) (D) 16.77 (D) (D) June ..........: (D) 19.25 (D) (D) 16.26 (D) (D) July ..........: (D) 17.43 (D) (D) 14.39 (D) (D) August ........: (D) 14.97 (D) (D) 11.80 (D) (D) : 2023-2024 : September .....: (D) 19.21 (D) (D) 16.04 (D) (D) October .......: 48.00 28.02 34.86 5.14 25.03 32.15 1.17 November ......: 53.60 34.28 40.14 9.36 31.71 37.67 6.35 December ......: 54.10 30.13 40.87 8.03 27.85 38.47 5.99 January .......: 52.10 25.89 39.23 6.68 23.61 36.94 4.41 February ......: 47.60 21.37 34.67 6.60 19.10 32.37 4.35 March .........: 47.00 18.01 34.76 4.93 15.85 32.50 2.84 April .........: 42.90 16.87 33.11 (D) 14.80 30.84 (D) May ...........: (D) 17.94 (D) (D) 14.73 (D) (D) June ..........: (D) 14.27 (D) (D) 10.94 (D) (D) July ..........: (D) 12.23 (D) (D) 8.80 (D) (D) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Lemon Average Prices and Equivalent Returns by Season - United States: 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 [Includes Arizona and California] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Equivalent returns Season : FOB :----------------------------------------------------------------------- and month : packed : Packinghouse door : On-tree : fresh :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All : Fresh : Process : All : Fresh : Process --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : 2022-2023 : August ........: 40.30 18.58 29.23 (D) 11.94 22.03 (D) September .....: 41.60 20.39 30.53 (D) 13.72 23.33 (D) October .......: 47.20 24.73 36.14 (D) 18.02 28.94 (D) November ......: 45.90 23.95 34.82 (D) 17.24 27.62 (D) December ......: 42.60 21.50 31.52 (D) 14.81 24.32 (D) January .......: 42.20 20.50 31.13 (D) 13.85 23.93 (D) February ......: 40.50 19.28 29.46 (D) 12.63 22.26 (D) March .........: 39.60 18.67 28.53 (D) 12.01 21.33 (D) April .........: 42.10 20.73 31.03 (D) 14.05 23.83 (D) May ...........: 42.90 21.33 31.83 (D) 14.65 24.63 (D) June ..........: 45.50 22.76 34.43 (D) 16.08 27.23 (D) July ..........: 46.80 24.02 35.73 (D) 17.33 28.53 (D) : 2023-2024 : August ........: 51.20 35.11 39.91 (D) 27.96 32.57 (D) September .....: 56.60 42.37 45.28 (D) 35.13 37.94 (D) October .......: 59.40 44.77 48.06 (D) 37.54 40.72 (D) November ......: 52.50 37.53 41.25 (D) 30.34 33.91 (D) December ......: 48.10 29.28 36.77 (D) 22.26 29.43 (D) January .......: 43.30 22.56 31.99 (D) 15.69 24.65 (D) February ......: 41.50 20.88 30.23 (D) 14.04 22.90 (D) March .........: 41.90 19.04 30.61 (D) 12.30 23.27 (D) April .........: 42.50 17.81 31.21 (D) 11.13 23.87 (D) May ...........: 45.80 23.18 34.51 (D) 16.38 27.17 (D) June ..........: 51.10 29.35 39.81 (D) 22.42 32.47 (D) July ..........: 50.00 29.12 38.71 (D) 22.16 31.37 (D) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Marketing Year Average Prices Received for Oranges - States and United States: 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022-2023 : 2023-2024 State, type, :----------------------------------------------------------- and utilization : FOB : Equiv. : Equiv. : FOB : Equiv. : Equiv. : packed : PHD : on-tree : packed : PHD : on-tree ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : California : Navel and miscellaneous ...........: (NA) 18.07 14.97 (NA) 16.10 12.90 Fresh ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Processing ......................: (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (D) (D) Valencia ..........................: (NA) 18.24 15.13 (NA) 20.51 17.32 Fresh ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Processing ......................: (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (D) (D) All ...............................: (NA) 18.11 15.00 (NA) 16.96 13.77 Fresh ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Processing ......................: (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (D) (D) : Florida : Non-Valencia ......................: (NA) 13.42 9.24 (NA) 12.38 8.19 Fresh ...........................: (NA) 19.64 15.59 38.30 22.13 18.08 Processing ......................: (NA) 12.57 8.37 (NA) 11.07 (D) Valencia ..........................: (NA) 14.56 10.05 (NA) 14.01 9.51 Fresh ...........................: 34.40 18.22 13.67 34.70 18.55 14.00 Processing ......................: (NA) 14.21 9.71 (NA) 13.59 9.09 All ...............................: (NA) 14.12 9.74 (NA) 13.40 9.01 Fresh ...........................: 35.10 18.89 14.57 36.30 20.18 15.86 Processing ......................: (NA) 13.59 9.20 (NA) 12.66 8.27 : Texas : Early and midseason ...............: (NA) 8.84 7.04 (NA) 17.30 15.51 Fresh ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Processing ......................: (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (D) (D) Valencia ..........................: (NA) 17.40 15.63 (NA) 17.06 15.34 Fresh ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Processing ......................: (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (D) (D) All ...............................: (NA) 13.08 11.30 (NA) 17.20 15.44 Fresh ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Processing ......................: (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (D) (D) : United States : Early, midseason, and Navel .......: (NA) 17.28 14.04 (NA) 15.56 12.24 Fresh ...........................: 33.90 22.78 19.72 34.20 22.41 19.29 Processing ......................: (NA) 5.90 2.29 (NA) 7.02 3.44 Valencia ..........................: (NA) 16.33 12.54 (NA) 16.96 13.11 Fresh ...........................: 37.00 22.85 19.68 37.30 26.13 22.86 Processing ......................: (NA) 12.08 7.89 (NA) 11.92 7.74 All ...............................: (NA) 16.99 13.58 (NA) 16.00 12.51 Fresh ...........................: 34.10 22.80 19.71 36.80 23.26 20.10 Processing ......................: (NA) 8.68 4.81 (NA) 8.97 5.16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. Marketing Year Average Prices Received for Grapefruit - States and United States: 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022-2023 : 2023-2024 State, type, :----------------------------------------------------------- and utilization : FOB : Equiv. : Equiv. : FOB : Equiv. : Equiv. : packed : PHD : on-tree : packed : PHD : on-tree -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per box : California 1/ ... : (NA) 17.62 14.49 (NA) 16.39 13.11 Fresh ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Processing .......: (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (D) (D) : Florida ......... : (NA) 24.03 20.79 (NA) 25.07 21.87 Fresh ..........: 46.10 30.51 27.46 45.50 29.93 26.88 Processing .....: (NA) 14.72 11.22 (NA) 15.16 11.66 : Texas ........... : (NA) 22.48 20.93 (NA) 26.83 25.36 Fresh ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Processing .......: (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (D) (D) : United States 1/ : (NA) 20.25 17.52 (NA) 21.17 18.42 Fresh ............: 40.80 29.04 26.55 46.10 31.25 28.74 Processing .......: (NA) 5.11 1.95 (NA) 5.23 2.09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. 1/ Includes pummelos. Marketing Year Average Prices Received for Lemons, Tangerines and Mandarins - States and United States: 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2022-2023 : 2023-2024 Crop, State, :----------------------------------------------------------- and utilization : FOB : Equiv. : Equiv. : FOB : Equiv. : Equiv. : packed : PHD : on-tree : packed : PHD : on-tree ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : dollars per box : Lemons : Arizona ......................: (NA) 22.79 16.04 (NA) 30.50 23.45 Fresh ......................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Processing .................: (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (D) (D) : California ...................: (NA) 20.91 14.24 (NA) 27.21 20.29 Fresh ......................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Processing .................: (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (D) (D) : United States ................: (NA) 21.01 14.33 (NA) 27.33 20.41 Fresh ......................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Processing .................: (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (D) (D) : Tangerines and mandarins 1/ : California ...................: (NA) 32.05 28.16 (NA) 36.96 32.94 Fresh ......................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Processing .................: (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (D) (D) : Florida ......................: (NA) 38.54 33.24 (NA) 49.10 43.73 Fresh ......................: 70.30 51.65 46.20 83.10 64.45 59.00 Processing .................: (NA) 8.25 3.30 (NA) 7.35 2.20 : United States ................: (NA) 32.18 28.26 (NA) 37.15 33.12 Fresh ......................: 56.00 45.55 42.20 62.86 52.23 48.82 Processing .................: (NA) 2.48 -2.71 (NA) 6.69 1.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. 1/ Includes tangelos. Terms and Definitions Citrus crop year: Begins with the bloom of the first year listed and ends with the year harvest is completed. Equivalent on-tree (EOT) price: Represents the PHD price minus picking and hauling costs. Freight on board (FOB) price: A commercial price term that signifies a contractual agreement between a buyer and a seller to have the subject of a sale delivered to a designated place, usually either the "place of shipment" or the "place of destination," without expense to the buyer. This term indicates delivery will be made on board or into a carrier by the shipper without charge. The abbreviation FOB is usually followed by a shipping point or destination. Reports from fresh fruit sales organizations and from citrus packers provide data for an average FOB price. Packinghouse door (PHD) price: The packinghouse door in generally referred to as the point of first sale. PHD prices are calculated by subtracting costs incurred through the packinghouse from the FOB price. These costs may include sorting, grading, packing, cooling, etc. 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 United States level for commodities with different State box weights are computed as follows: Fresh Market MYAP = S(State Fresh Value * State Box Weight) S(State Fresh Boxes * State Box Weight) Process Market MYAP = S(State Process Value * State Box Weight) S(State Process Boxes * State Box Weight) "All" Sales MYAP = S(State All Value * State Box Weight) S(State All Boxes * State Box Weight) For commodities with the same box weights across all States, the United States MYA prices are derived by dividing the sum of States' values by the sum of States' boxes. United States value of production for a given commodity is the sum of the States' 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 FOB 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. Box Weights by Crop - States: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop year State :-------------------------------------------- : 2021-2022 : 2022-2023 : 2023-2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Oranges : California .................: 80 80 80 Florida ....................: 90 90 90 Texas ......................: 85 85 85 : Grapefruit : California 1/ ..............: 80 80 80 Florida ....................: 85 85 85 Texas ......................: 80 80 80 : Lemons : Arizona ....................: 80 80 80 California .................: 80 80 80 : Tangerines and mandarins 2/ : California .................: 80 80 80 Florida ....................: 95 95 95 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes pummelos. 2/ Includes tangelos. Marketing Seasons Oranges, Early, midseason, and Navel: California October 1 to June 15 Florida October 1 to March 31 Texas October 1 to April 30 Oranges, Valencia: California March 15 to October 31 Florida January 1 to July 31 Texas January 15 to May 31 Grapefruit: California (including pummelos) November 1 to October 31 Florida September 15 to June 30 Texas October 1 to May 31 Lemons: Arizona September 1 to February 28 California August 1 to July 31 Tangerines and mandarins (including tangelos): California October 1 to May 15 Florida September 15 to April 30 Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Grower and objective measurement surveys are used to collect acreage, production, yield, price, and value data. Grower surveys are conducted by mail, telephone, and personal interview. Objective measurement data is collected in citrus groves. Estimating Procedures: Information obtained from the citrus grower and objective measurement surveys along with administrative data is used to establish estimates of bearing acres, production, yield, price, and value. These estimates are reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates. Revision Policy: Current season estimates are open for revision in April and August. Reliability: The citrus grower surveys are subject to non-sampling errors such as omission, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors cannot be measured directly, but are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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