See results for the Citrus State of the Industry Survey concerning the state of grove conditions in the Florida citrus industry.
The results from 2025 Citrus State of the Industry Survey are in. The survey was conducted by AgNet Media and published in a series of Citrus Industry articles; the first concerns Florida citrus grove conditions. While it is advised that “results are from an online survey, not a scientifically verified survey,” the article shares that “data do reflect general industry trends.” See highlights below.
Citrus State of the Industry Survey Results: Grove Conditions
The following insights were reported in the Citrus State of the Industry Survey concerning grove conditions:
- 29% reported that they expect this year’s citrus production to improve by 10% or more; 20% said it would increase by 5%-9%; 26% said they expected it to remain the same; and 25% said they expected it to decrease in some measure.
- 37% maintained that fruit quality would be good; 10% said it would be excellent; 17% said it would be fair; 27% said average; and 9% said poor.
- 71% said they have treated their groves with OTC injections with 64% reporting three injections, 30% saying they’ve administered two injections, and 6% saying they’ve given one injection.
- 81% of respondents said they believe OTC injections have improved the health of citrus trees in their groves; 9% responded that it hasn’t, and 10% responded they were not sure.
- 15% said they believe OTC injections have improved their yields by more than 15%; 14% said it’s improved by 11%-15%; 11% said it has improved by 1% to 5%; 30% responded that it’s improved by 6% to 10%; and 30% responded that there has been no yield response.
- 61% shared that they have seen fruit quality improvements from OTC injections.
See our blog with the next portion of results of the survey on plantings, the CRAFT program, and more.
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