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Crop Profile for Citrus in California Prepared: January, 2000 Revised: September, 2001 General Production Information Lemons, Oranges, Grapefruits, Tangerines, and Kumquats ● Production: California produces 80% of the United State's lemons, 28% of the tangerines, 21% of the oranges, and 10% of the grapefruit commercially grown in the United States (1,2). "Tangerines" include Tangerines, Mandarins, Tangelos, and Tangors (1). ● Ranking: California is first in the nation in the production of lemons, and second in the nation in the production of oranges, grapefruits and tangerines. Overall, California is second in citrus production. Florida is first, Texas is third (1, 2). ● Acreage: In 1997, citrus were harvested in California from a total of about 281,000 acres, statewide, as follows (3): Oranges - 205,930 acres (73%) Lemons - 49,807 acres (18%) Grapefruit - 16,462 acres (6%) Tangerines - 8,506 acres (3%) Limes - 771 acres (<1%) Orange production acreage is 62% navel oranges and 38% Valencia oranges. ● Production Value: In 1996, the value of California's overall citrus crop was about $1,450,000,000 (3). The short ton values were as follows: Crop Short Tons Value Oranges 2,550,000 $956,462,000 (66%) Lemons 862,000 $387,103,000 (27%) Grapefruit 245,000 $62,733,000 ( 4%) Tangerines 80,000 $42,962,000 ( 3%) Limes 5,800 $1,734,000 (<1%) The Crop Profile/PMSP database, including this document, is supported by USDA NIFA. ● Fresh-Market: The primary end-product of citrus grown in California is fresh-market. For oranges, 82% of the market is fresh compared to Florida where only 5% of the crop is fresh market oranges.
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