Citrus utilized production for the 2021-22 season totaled 5.61 million tons, down 19 percent from the 2020-21 season. California accounted for 62 percent of total United States citrus production; Florida totaled 36 percent, and Texas and Arizona produced the remaining 2 percent.
Utilized citrus production in California was down 16 percent from the 2020-21 season. California's all orange production, at 40.4 million boxes, is 18 percent lower than the previous season. Grapefruit production is down 2 percent from the 2020-21 season and tangerine and mandarin production is down 40 percent.
Florida's orange production, at 41.1 million boxes, is down 22 percent from the previous season. Grapefruit utilization in Florida, at 3.33 million boxes, is down 19 percent from last season's utilization. Florida's total citrus utilization was down 22 percent from the previous season.
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Source: nass.usda.gov