Citrus Fruits Annual Summary
Citrus utilized production for the 2021-22 season totaled 5.61 million tons, down 19 percent from the 2020-21 season.
Citrus Fruits Annual Summary
Citrus Utilized Production Down 19 Percent, Value Down 13 Percent
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.
Utilized production of citrus in Texas is down 46 percent from the 2020-21 season. Orange production is down 81 percent from the previous season and grapefruit production is down 29 percent. Arizona's production of lemon up 27 percent.
The value of the 2021-22 United States citrus crop was down 13 percent from last season, to 2.91 billion (packinghouse-door equivalent). Orange value of production decreased 9 percent from last season and grapefruit value is down 27 percent. Tangerine and mandarin value of production is down 18 percent from last season and lemon value of production is down 13 percent from last season.
Overall comparisons discussed above are based on similar fruit types. The revised production and utilization estimates are based on all data available at the end of the marketing season, including information from marketing orders, shipments, and processor records. Allowances are made for recorded local utilization and home use. Estimates for the 2021-22 California Valencia oranges and grapefruit are preliminary, since the marketing season is not complete at publication time. Revisions to the utilized production estimates for all citrus for the 2021-22 season will be published in the April 2023 Crop Production.
