Florida orange production down 32% from last season, USDA says

USDA forecasts smallest crop since World War II

By Julia Musto FOXBusiness

Orange juice prices are likely headed higher. Hurricane Ian damaged what was already forecast to be the lowest Florida orange crop in decades. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said orange production in Florida is down by 32% from last season, marking the scantiest predicted harvest in nearly 80 years.

橙汁价格可能会继续走高。佛罗里达州橙子产量被预测是几十年来最低的，雪上加霜的是飓风伊恩破坏了这点产量。美国农业部说，佛罗里达州的橙子产量较上一季下降了32%，这是近80年来预测最低的产量。

scanty：adj. /ˈskænti/ 1.不足的；欠缺的；太少的•Details of his life are scanty. 关于他的生平，详细资料不多。2.(衣服) 小而暴露身体的•a scanty bikini 遮不住多少身体的比基尼泳装

In an October citrus report, the agency said the all-orange forecast for the Sunshine State was 28 million boxes, compared to 41 million boxes the year before. That number includes 11 million boxes of non-Valencia oranges and 17 million boxes of Valencia oranges. Additionally, the forecast of all grapefruit production is two million boxes, 40% less than last season’s utilization of 3.33 million boxes.

该机构在10月份发布的一份柑橘类报告中表示，阳光之州加州的所有橙子产量预测为2800万箱，而去年为4100万箱。这一数字包括1100万箱非晚仑夏橙和1700万箱晚仑夏橙。此外，预计所有葡萄柚产量为200万箱，比上一季的333万箱的出货量减少40%。

utilization利用，使用的意思，在外贸术语中可以指整箱货，up这边联系上下文，应该指的是上一季的实际出货量，所以转换了一下。

Prior to Hurricane Ian striking Southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm on Sept. 28, officials were forecasting the smallest U.S. orange crop in 55 years. Planted areas have been falling yearly due to real estate expansion and the spread of the greening fungus disease.

在9月28日飓风伊恩以4级风暴的形式袭击佛罗里达州西南部之前，工作人员预测美国橙子的收成将是55年来最低的。由于房地产的扩张和柑橘黄龙病菌的传播，种植面积每年都在减少。

citrus greening disease 柑桔黄龙病

Soft commodities analyst Judy Ganes said last month that strong winds from Ian will likely transport the greening fungus from abandoned orange farms to renovated ones, wasting the work and investment of growers who are trying to expand citrus production.

软商品分析师Judy Ganes上个月说，来自伊恩的强风很可能会把黄龙病菌从废弃的柑橘农场带到翻新的农场，浪费了试图扩大柑橘产量的种植者的工作和投资。

renovate v. /ˈrenəveɪt/ 修复；翻新；重新粉刷

In addition, weeks with consecutive cold fronts at the start of the bloom period reportedly damaged many groves, although drought conditions improved immensely across the region.

此外，据报道，花期开始时连续数周的气象冷锋破坏了许多果园，尽管整个地区的干旱状况大大改善。

cold fronts：冷锋

Grove：这里指的是果园，果树林

Orange grower Owen Conner, told FOX 35 Orlando that the department says things could get worse following Hurricane and that more growers are leaving the market.

橙子种植者欧文·康纳在接受奥兰多福克斯35奥兰多频道采访时表示，专业部门认为飓风过后，情况可能会变得更糟，更多的种植者正在离开市场。

The estimated number of bearing trees, planted in 2019 and earlier, for all oranges is 44 million.

据估计，在2019年及之前种植的所有结果树数量为4400万棵。

Fruit bearing trees指的是结果的树，不是幼树，小树

The USDA said fieldwork for the latest Commercial Citrus Inventory was completed in June, and that attrition rates were applied to the results to determine the number of bearing trees.

美国农业部表示，最新的商业柑橘存货的实地调查工作已于6月完成，并将损耗率应用于结果，以确定结果树的数量。

attrition：n. /əˈtrɪʃn/（尤指给敌人造成的）削弱，消耗•It was a war of attrition . 这是一场消耗战。

The station said the state's orange production forecast would be the lowest yield since 1942.

电视台表示，该州的橙子产量预测将是自1942年以来的最低产量。

The next report will not be released until December.

下一份报告要到12月才会发布。

Although imports from Brazil and Mexico currently make up for most of the orange juice consumed in the United States, Florida's production was important to the industry since it is mostly the not from concentrate (NFC) variety, which has gained popularity among consumers compared to the older style, frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ).

尽管目前从巴西和墨西哥进口的橙汁占了美国消费的大部分，但佛罗里达的生产对该行业很重要，因为它主要是非浓缩(NFC)品种，与更老的风格，冷冻浓缩橙汁(FCOJ)相比，它在消费者中受到了欢迎。

Foreign suppliers prefer to export FCOJ since it takes less space in vessels and is easier to handle.

外国供应商更喜欢出口FCOJ，因为它在船上占的空间更小，更容易处理。

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