date:Feb 12, 2014
The U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly forecast of the 2013-2014 Florida orange crop released Monday stayed the same at 115 million boxes.
The USDA estimated early-mid orange varieties held steady at 54 million boxes, while Valencia remained at 61 million boxes.
During the 2012-2013 season Florida produced 133.6 million boxes of oranges.
In a news release Michael Sparks, vice president CEO of the Florida Citrus Mutual trade group, called the static forecast somewhat of a relief in light