BARTOW, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its June 2025 citrus crop forecast today, projecting 12 million boxes of oranges, 1.3 million boxes of grapefruit and 400,000 boxes of tangerines and tangelos for the 2024-2025 harvest season.
This month’s forecast reflects an increase in the production of oranges compared to the May 2025 citrus crop estimate of 11.63 million boxes of oranges, while the forecast for grapefruit (1.3 million boxes) and tangerines and tangelos (400,000 boxes) remains unchanged.
“The USDA’s June citrus crop forecast of 12 million boxes marks continued improvement in two consecutive months – a step in the right direction toward a brighter future for Florida’s citrus industry in the years to come,” said Matt Joyner, executive vice president and CEO of Florida Citrus Mutual. “Growers continue to persevere despite the impacts of citrus greening and repeated hurricanes that have taken a toll on their crop. But it takes more than sunshine to grow citrus in Florida – our growers need time and support from the Florida Legislature and Congress to strategically invest in research and innovative solutions to embolden recovery and revitalization efforts. We remain hopeful support is on its way.”
The Florida Legislature continues to finalize a budget for the 2025-26 state fiscal year with a vote expected in both the Senate and House chambers on Wednesday, June 18. Senate President Ben Albritton, a Wauchula citrus grower, has advocated for record citrus industry funding to support research, innovation and replanting efforts. As of June 4, the House agreed to the Senate’s most recently proposed $104.5 million for citrus research, which represents an increase of $86.5 million over last year. Additional funding for the industry is under consideration.
On Wednesday, June 11, the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee announced the inclusion of funding for the Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program in the Senate’s Farm Bill reconciliation package, which aims to support researchers in developing solutions to combat citrus diseases that threaten production. On Thursday, May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the budget reconciliation package for the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ which included funding for the Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program and other key provisions for citrus and other specialty crops.
On Wednesday, May 7, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans to expedite $21 billion dollars in disaster aid to farms and ranches nationwide. With that announcement comes hope that help through Supplemental Disaster Assistance, including block grants, is on the way to support citrus growers’ recovery from last year’s hurricanes.
— Provided by Florida Citrus Mutual