BARTOW, Fla. \u2014 Projections on this season\u2019s Florida Orange crop held steady while Florida Grapefruit production declined, according to a report issued Thursday by the\u00a0National Agricultural Statistics Service<\/a>\u00a0of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\u00a0April forecast\u00a0projected\u00a0Florida Orange production for the 2014-15 season at 102 million boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Florida Grapefruit production\u00a0was estimated at 13 million boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Florida Department of Citrus planned its grapefruit budget for the current season on a yield of 15\u00a0million boxes.\u00a0\u00a0Most\u00a0programs\u00a0will continue as planned with the use of uncommitted funds placed in reserve for use during freezes or crop reductions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToday\u2019s forecast will not distract us from our mission to promote Florida Citrus at home and around the world,\u201d said Doug Ackerman, executive director of the Florida Department of Citrus. \u201cWe will adjust as necessary and\u00a0continue to serve the hardworking and dedicated Florida Citrus growers who make this industry possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n About the Florida Department of Citrus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Florida Department of Citrus is an executive agency of Florida government charged with the marketing, research and regulation of the Florida citrus industry.\u00a0 Its activities are funded by a tax paid by growers on each box of citrus that moves through commercial channels.\u00a0 The industry employs nearly 62,000 people, provides an annual economic impact of nearly $10.7\u00a0billion to the state, and contributes hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues that help support Florida\u2019s schools, roads and health care services. For more information about the Florida Department of Citrus, please visit\u00a0<\/em>FloridaCitrus.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The forecast projected Florida Orange production for the 2014-15 season at 102 million boxes. BARTOW, Fla. \u2014 Projections on this season\u2019s Florida Orange crop held steady while Florida Grapefruit production […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":189,"template":"","fdoc_news_item_category":[80,100,101],"fdoc_citrus_type":[110,107],"fdoc_health_category":[],"class_list":["post-4209","fdoc-news-item","type-fdoc-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fdoc_news_item_category-fdoc","fdoc_news_item_category-industry","fdoc_news_item_category-orange-production","fdoc_citrus_type-grapefruit","fdoc_citrus_type-orange"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t