Navels
On Friday, September 11, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), released its 2026/2027 California Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report. The initial estimate is 84.0 million cartons, up 4 million cartons from last year’s estimate. The forecast includes Bloods and Cara Caras. A summary of some takeaways from the report include:
- Forecasted utilized production exceeds last year’s final production by approximately 2,000,000 cartons.
- The average fruit set per tree is 388, up 3% from the previous year
- The average diameter from the survey was 2.176 inches, down less than 1% from last year
- Bearing acreage is estimated at 109,000, which results in a forecasted yield of 771 cartons per acre.
Mandarins
Last Friday, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), released its 2026/2027 California Mandarin Objective Measurement Report. The initial estimate for Tango and W. Murcott Afourer varieties is 38 million 40-lb. cartons.
We encourage you to review these estimates and compare it with what you’re seeing in your own fields. The CCM Marketing Committee will be reviewing the reports during their next meeting to compare it with our own estimates.
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