905-Citrus Grown in FL.-FL. Citrus Crop Prospects

OMB No. 0581-0189

CITRUS ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

P.O. Box 24508

Lakeland, FL 33802-4508

Phone: (863) 682-3103

Fax: (863) 683-9563

Email: [email protected]

FLORIDA CITRUS CROP PROSPECTS

20___ - 20___

1. Please give us your opinion about Florida citrus production for the upcoming 20___ -20___ season.

All figures in are in thousands of 1-3/5 bushel boxes.

Actual Production

Your Opinion

20___-20___

20___-20___

20___-20___

Oranges

Early & Midseason

Navels

Valencias

Total Oranges

Grapefruit (seedy included with white seedless)

White Seedless

Red Seedless

Total Grapefruit

Specialty citrus

Temples

Tangelos

Fallglo and Sunburst tangerines

Honey Tangerines

Total Specialty Citrus

Total Florida Citrus Crop

2. General fruit appearance of the new crop: Circle your opinion about certain grade-lowering factors for fresh shipments compared with the previous seasons.

Rust Mite

Melanose

Wind Scarring

Shape

Late Bloom

Round oranges

light

light

light

poor

light

average

average

average

fair

average

heavy

heavy

heavy

good

heavy

Grapefruit

light

light

light

poor

light

average

average

average

fair

average

heavy

heavy

heavy

good

heavy

Temples

light

light

light

poor

light

average

average

average

fair

average

heavy

heavy

heavy

good

heavy

Rust Mite

Melanose

Wind Scarring

Shape

Late Bloom

Tangelos

light

light

light

poor

light

average

average

average

fair

average

heavy

heavy

heavy

good

heavy

Fallglo & Sunburst

light

light

light

poor

light

Tangerines

average

average

average

fair

average

heavy

heavy

heavy

good

heavy

Honey T’s

light

light

light

poor

light

average

average

average

fair

average

heavy

heavy

heavy

good

heavy

3. Fruit sizes of the new crop: Mark your opinion about fruit sizes as of late August compared with previous seasons (exclude late bloom fruit).

Smaller

Average

Larger

Oranges

E&M/Navel

Valencia

Grapefruit

Red

White

Temple

Specialty Citrus

Tangelos

Early Tangerines

Honey T’s

Please comment on how the 20___ - 20___ red grapefruit crop is sizing:

Additional comments about the 20___ - 20___ citrus crop:

4. General area of Florida your comments apply to:

SunRidge

Peace River

Gulf

Indian River

Name

Company

Please return by September 1, 20___.

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