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Citrus Shipments
The latest Florida citrus shipping update shows there are fewer oranges, tangerines and tangelos. Total orange volume dropped 4 percent from the previous month, but plunged 18 perecent from last year. Florida is expected to ship 110 million equivalent cartons of oranges this season, down from the 133.5 million cartons a year ago. Late-season valencia oranges, the only oranges remaining in production, account for all of the decline and are expected to produce 57 million equivalent boxes, a 7 seven percent decline.
Grapefruit volume is unchanged from the March report while the state’s honey tangerines are estimated to be down 300,000 cartons. Tangelo production declined 20,000 boxes to 880,000 cartons. Growers have finished harvesting over 90 percent of the state’s colored grapefruit, 82 percent of its white grapefruit, 75 percent of tangerines and 18 percent of valencias. While an overwhelming majority of the state’s oranges ship to processed channels, 65 percent of its navels, 63 percent of its tangerines and 40 percent of its grapefruit ship fresh. About 9 percent of the state’s 130 million equivalent cartons of citrus ship fresh. Last season, 156 million cartons were shipped.
While citrus shipments are on the tail end of the season, there should still be ample opportunities for hauling a wide variety of Florida vegetable loads ranging from sweet corn to beans and tomatoes out of South and Central areas of Florida.
Florida vegetables, tomatoes and watermelons – grossing about $4000 to New York City.