date:Oct 26, 2012
eive an average $1.39 per pound solids for early and mid-season oranges picked through March and $1.49 for late-season Valencia oranges. He forecast an average $1.35 per pound solids for white grapefruit and $1.44 for red grapefruit.
The average break-even cost for growing oranges in Florida is $1.30 per pound solids, a measure of how much juice is squeezed from fruit. Annually about 95 percent of Florida oranges and 60 percent of grapefruit go to juice.
Total gross revenue from the 2012-13 F