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Florida Orange crop holds steady, grapefruit down slightly

March 8, 2019 Florida Department of Citrus

BARTOW, Fla. – Florida Orange production was projected to hold steady with previous estimates while Florida Grapefruit production dipped slightly in the March U.S. Department of Agriculture crop forecast. Both figures remain well above 2017-18 season levels.

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2020 Citrus Update

Here are the updates to the 2020 Citrus Fruit and Florida Fruit Tree Crop Year:

Lemon: Now available in 8 Counties.  Newly added counties include:Collier, Glades, Hardee, Indian River, Polk, St. Lucie.

Lemon Tree: Now available in 8 Counties.  Newly added counties include:Collier, Glades, Hardee, Indian River, Polk.

Mandarin/Tangerine: Mandarins and tangerines also include varieties marketed as Satsuma. Insurable satsuma varieties include: Armstrong; Artic Frost; Brown Select; China 9; Early St. Ann; Iveriya; Iwasaki; Kimbrough; LA Early; Miho; Miho Wase; Miyagawa; Miyamoto; Mr. Mac; Okitsu Wase; Orange Frost; Owari; Seto; Silverhill; Sweet Frost; Ueno and Xie Shan.

Oranges: EV-1, EV-2, Valquarius, and Vernia are now insured as late-season oranges (all were mid-season oranges for 2019 crop year).

Florida Fruit Tree: Reduced the coverage wait time on new policies, received after the sales closing date, from 45 days to 30 days.

Florida Fruit Tree Crop Provisions

Florida Citrus Fruit Crop Provisions

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