THE 1991-92 SEASON

  The first all orange FCOJ yield projection for the 1991-92 season was 1.50 gallons of 42.0o Brix concentrate. This level was maintained until February when the all orange level was raised to 1.51 gallons per box. The all orange yield projection was raised again the first of March to 1.52 gallons. This level was held until May when the all orange projections increased to 1.54 gallons due to the excellent quality developed by the Valencia oranges. The all oranges were raised to 1.55 gallons the first of June. The final all orange average yield was 1.54818 gallons per box. The early and midseasons were final at 1.46846 and the Valencias at 1.69608 gallons per box.

THE 1992-93 SEASON (1st non-factored season)

  The October 1, 1992 all orange yield projection was 1.48 gallons per box of 42.0o Brix concentrate. This projection was held until January when the 1.48 level was raised to 1.52 gallons per box. The all orange projected yield was again increased the first of February to 1.55 gallons per box. The all orange level was increased to 1.57 March 1 and held through April. May projection was increased to 1.58 gallons per box. The final early and midseason yield as reported by the Florida Citrus Processors Association was a record high 1.52480 gallons per box. The late (Valencia) portion was final at 1.68686 and the all orange was final at 1.57893 gallons per box.

THE 1993-94 SEASON (non-factored)

  The first all orange FCOJ yield projection for the 1993-94 season was 1.55 gallons of 42.0o Brix concentrate per box. This level was maintained until January when the forecast was raised to 1.56 gallons per box. The February, all orange projection was raised again to 1.57 gallons. This level remained for the rest of the season. The final all orange yield was 1.56760 gallons per box. The early and midseason orange yield was 1.52073 and the Valencias were final at 1.65942.

THE 1994-95 SEASON (non-factored)

  The October 1, 1994 all orange FCOJ yield projection was 1.54 gallons of 42.0o Brix concentrate. This level was maintained until December when the forecast was lowered to 1.52 gallons per box. In January, the FCOJ projected yield for all oranges was lowered to 1.51 gallons. The yield forecast was lowered to 1.50 the first of April and held at that level for the remainder of the season. The final all orange yield was 1.49644 gallons per box. The early and mid season portion of the crop was final at 1.44400 gallons and the late type (Valencias) reached 1.58230. All areas of the citrus belt received above average rainfall from the March 1994 bloom period through December. From January through June when the last of the Valencias were picked rains were generally a little above to a little below average depending on location.

THE 1995-96 SEASON (non-factored)

  The all orange FCOJ yield projection on October 1, 1995 was 1.54 gallons of 42.0 degrees Brix concentrate per box. This all orange yield projection was held until December when the forecast for all oranges was reduced to 1.50 gallons per box due to low pounds solids on the current maturity test results. The yield projection for all fruit going into FCOJ was lowered in January to 1.47 gallons per box. In March, the yield projection for all oranges was raised to 1.48 gallons per box which was held until the May forecast when the projection was raised to 1.52 gallons. The final yield for all oranges was 1.52252. Early and mid oranges averaged 1.44775 and late type (Valencia) oranges were 1.66979 gallons per box as reported by the Florida Citrus Processors. There were 132.9 million boxes used in FCOJ this season.

THE 1996-97 SEASON (non-factored)

  The October 1, 1996 all orange yield projection was 1.53 gallons of 42.0o Brix concentrate per box. This all orange yield was maintained until February when the projection was increased slightly to 1.54 gallons per box. Near ideal growing conditions prevailed through the winter and early spring and this prompted an increase in the all orange yield projection to 1.57 gallons April 1. The all orange yield was again raised May 1 to 1.58 gallons per box. The final early and midseason yield was 1.52360 gallons per box and the late type (Valencia) oranges were 1.67701. The all oranges were final at 1.57174 gallons. There were 153.8 million boxes of all oranges used in FCOJ this season.

THE 1997-98 SEASON (non-factored)

  The all orange FCOJ yield projection on October 1, 1997 was 1.55 gallons of 42.0 degrees Brix concentrate per box. This all orange yield was held until February when the projection was raised to 1.56 gallons per box due to the higher pounds solids per box for the early portion of the crop. The forecast of 1.56 gallons per box for all oranges was held until May when it was raised to 1.58 gallons due to higher than anticipated yields for the late season oranges. The Valencias were final at 1.71525 gallons per box which was an all time record for the late portion of the crop. The final yield for all oranges was 1.57731. The early and midseason oranges were final at 1.49255. An all-time single season utilization record of 160.9 million boxes of all oranges were used in FCOJ this season.

THE 1998-99 SEASON (non-factored)

  The October 1, 1998 all orange yield projection was 1.57 gallons of 42.0 degrees Brix concentrate per box. This all orange yield projection was held until February when it was increased to 1.60 gallons per box. The all orange yield was raised to 1.62 gallons per box for the March forecast due to excellent pounds solids produced by the early and midseason oranges which were final at 1.58414 gallons per box, an all-time record for that portion of the crop. The all orange projection was raised again to 1.63 gallons per box in April and 1.64 in May. In June the all orange projection was reduced to 1.63 gallons per box and the all orange yield was final at the record level of 1.63381 gallons per box. The late type (Valencia) oranges also set a record with a final yield of 1.74806 gallons per box. Only 97.2 million boxes of all oranges were used in the production of FCOJ this season.

THE 1999-00 SEASON (non-factored)

  The first all orange FCOJ yield projection for the 1999-2000 season on October 1 was 1.60 gallons of 42.0 degrees Brix concentrate. This projection held until January when it was lowered to 1.57 gallons due to the large proportion of later than normal bloom fruit going to the processors. The February 1 all orange yield projection was lowered again to 1.54 gallons and held until the indications in late May and early June showed a slight increase toward the 1.55 gallons level. The final all orange yield was 1.547702 gallons per box. The early and midseason portion was final at 1.475739 and the Valencias were final at 1.663356 gallons per box.

THE 2000-01 SEASON (non-factored)

  The October 1, 2000 all orange FCOJ yield projection was 1.55 gallons of 42.0 degrees Brix concentrate per box and it was carried through January. The February 1 all orange yield was lowered to 1.54 gallons per box due to an indication of slightly lower pounds solids projection. However, with the higher yielding midseason oranges contributing much better than anticipated yields, the all orange projection was raised to 1.58 gallons per box March 1. This higher yield was carried through the remainder of the season. The all orange yield was final at 1.580179. The early and midseason portion was final at 1.540728 gallons per box and the weighted average for Valencias was 1.645727.