Citrus Production - TX - Publication

United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service

Citrus Production
Southern Plains Regional Field Office · Post Office Box 70, Austin, Texas 78767 · 800-626-3142 · www.nass.usda.gov
Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and Texas Department of Agriculture

February 8, 2019

Contact: Greg Bundrige or Betty Johnson

The January 1, 2019, Texas grapefruit production is forecast at 6.30 million boxes for the 2018-2019 season,
up 31 percent from last year's final production of 4.80 million boxes. All orange production is estimated at
2.60 million boxes, up 38 percent from last year's final production of 1.88 million boxes. Early and midseason
oranges account for 2.00 million boxes and Valencias account for 600 thousand boxes.

Texas Grapefruit Final Utilized Production

thousand boxes

5,700
4,800

4,800

4,800

2015-2016

2016-2017

2017-2018

4,250

2013-2014

2014-2015

thousand boxes

Texas Orange Final Utilized Production
1,880

1,777

1,691
1,401

1,452

1,351
1,170

2013-2014

2014-2015
All Oranges

1,530

1,370
1,090

2015-2016

2016-2017

2017-2018

Early & Midseason Oranges

U.S. Highlights: United States grapefruit production is forecast at 16.5 million boxes, up 30 percent from last
year's final. All orange production is forecast at 129 million boxes, up 39 percent from last year's final.

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Utilized Production of Citrus by Crop: States and United States
2017-2018 and Forecasted January 1, 2019
Utilized Production boxes
State

Early, Mid, and Navel

2

1

Valencia

Grapefruit

2017-2018

2018-2019

2017-2018

2018-2019

2017-2018

2018-2019

1,000 boxes

1,000 boxes

1,000 boxes

1,000 boxes

1,000 boxes

1,000 boxes

California

35,900

40,000

9,500

9,000

4,000

4,000

Florida

18,950

32,000

26,000

45,000

3,880

6,200

Texas

1,530

2,000

350

600

4,800

6,300

56,380

74,000

35,850

54,600

12,680

16,500

United States
1
2

Net pounds per box: oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; grapefruit in California-80, Florida-85, Texas-80.
Navel and miscellaneous varieties in California. Early (including Navel) and midseason varieties in Florida and Texas.

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Citrus Production (February 2019)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Southern Plains Regional Field Office