Orange Insight

Michael Gunderson, PhD , Blaine Nelson, Tom Karmel, Rob Galbraith

NOV 11, 2020

The U.S. orange industry appears poised to begin a period of recovery following two decades of challenges that pushed production down 58% since 2000.¹ Extreme weather, disease, and rising costs all coalesced as headwinds for the industry. However, today optimism among producers has increased due to progress on new disease treatments and rising demand for citrus. While we acknowledge challenges remain, we posit the outlook for the U.S. industry has improved greatly.

Authors

Michael Gunderson

Head of Agricultural Research & Strategy

Blaine Nelson

Associate Director, Agricultural Research & Strategy

Tom Karmel

Associate Director, Agricultural Research & Strategy

Rob Galbraith

Analyst, Agricultural Strategies Group