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Volume 48, No. 51 – December 18, 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 20% harvested. Below are the Week 50 pricing averages. Pricing for smaller fruit is likely trending upward, in part due to increasingly limited supply. Peak sizes were 88s, 72s, and 56s. There are some concerns about rot, delayed color development, and larger-than-usual sizing for this time of year. Fruit quality has been strong. Utilization is around 80%.
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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 20% harvested in D1 and 80% harvested in D3. D2 lemon harvesting is beginning to pick back up, though it is still very early. Below are the pricing averages for week 50. Fruit appearance, color, internal quality, and sizing have been good, with peak sizing around 115s, 140s, and 165s.
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Orange Juice
- Futures price as of December 12, 2025, is up from last week at 163 or $1.63 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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