The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has released its report on Florida Citrus Statistics 2022-2023. The acreage, production, utilization, season price, and crop value statistics for Florida as shown in this summary and corresponding data for other citrus states are official estimates of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Southern Region, Florida Field Office. Appropriate references appear when data are from other sources. Chilled and frozen pack statistics were compiled by the Florida Department of Citrus. Records of the Division of Fruit and Vegetables are used in preparing production and utilization estimates. Many producers, shippers, processors, sales agencies, transportation firms, and others associated with the citrus industry voluntarily supplied basic data used to develop these statistics.
2022-2023 season highlights
United States citrus utilized production for the 2022-2023 season totaled 4.90 million tons, down 12 percent from the 2021-2022 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. Florida's share of U.S. citrus production in 2022-2023 is 18.1 million boxes, down 60 percent from the previous season's 45.3 million boxes.
Florida's orange production, at 15.8 million boxes, is down 62 percent from the previous season. Grapefruit utilization in Florida, at 1.81 million boxes, is down 46 percent from last season's utilization. Tangerine and tangelo production in 2022-2023 is down 36 percent from the previous season.
County production
The top 5 citrus producing counties were Polk (3.52 million boxes), Highlands (2.78 million boxes), DeSoto (2.26 million boxes), St. Lucie (2.10 million boxes) and Hendry (1.87 million boxes). Together they account for 69 percent of the state's total citrus production. Oranges constituted 87 percent of the citrus production, grapefruit accounted for 10 percent, and tangerines and tangelos represented 3 percent.
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Source: nass.usda.gov
