Citrus season forecast improves

By: Jay Waagmeester

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 242

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Florida’s orange production forecast looks a little brighter this quarter.

Compared to January’s citrus forecast, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s April production forecast for oranges rose by 2%.

The increase in oranges represents 200,000 more boxes, from January’s projected 12 million boxes to April’s 12.2 million. If the forecast comes true, the 2025-2026 harvest will result in 1% less production than the previous season, which produced 12.28 million boxes.

In 2023-2024, the …

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