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Volume 48, No. 50 – December 11, 2025
Disclaimer: The navel prices listed below are reported to CCM from various industry representatives each week. The lemon and grapefruit prices are pulled from USDA and reflect the spot market price. Both sets of data represent a range of prices that are then calculated into an average. Growers should consult their packing houses if they have specific questions about the price they are receiving for their fruit.
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Navels
Navels are around 15% harvested. Fruit quality has been high and fruit sizing has been large for this time of the year. The increased volume of domestic supply, paired with an early abundance of larger fruit, is likely contributing to some of the drops in pricing averages seen below for week 49. Peak sizes were 88s, 72s and 56s. Utilization stood near 75%.
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Lemons
*Please note that these lemon prices are from the USDA and include other costs. The prices are used to evaluate trends. They do not reflect the returns growers receive but rather voluntary prices reported to the USDA.
Lemons are around 60% harvested in D3 and 25% harvested in D1. D2 lemon harvesting is beginning to pick back up. Increased volume of domestic supply is likely contributing to recent drops in pricing averages, as seen below for week 49. Overall, we’re hearing of good fruit appearance, color and sizing with high internal quality.
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Orange Juice
- Futures price as of December 5, 2025, is down from last week at 146 or $1.46 per pound solid.
- Futures price around the start of the Navels season, on October 31, 2025, was 169 or $1.69 per pound solid
- Futures price around the start of the Valencia season, on April 15, 2025, was 306 or $3.06 per pound solid
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