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Grapefruit by state

3 states have USDA production forecasts or finals.

2026 US crop forecast

313thousand tons

USDA's July estimate, up 2.0% from last year's final crop.

All states

Grapefruit at a glance

Every state USDA reports, with the latest weekly rating and its most recent production numbers.

StateGood+excellentvs 5-yr avgHarvestedLatest forecast (thousand tons)Last final
California———172.0 2026176.0 2026
Texas———84.0 202680.0 2025
Florida———57.0 202655.0 2025

Dashes mean USDA does not publish that series for the state. Weekly ratings run April through November.

National record

US grapefruit crop: forecast vs final

The national crop's first forecast against the final estimate, by year.

US grapefruit crop: USDA first forecast vs final05001,0001,500thousand tons2015: Oct forecast 1,028.0 thousand tons · final 910.0 thousand tons (-11.5%)−11.5%20152016: Oct forecast 823.0 thousand tons · final 803.0 thousand tons (-2.4%)−2.4%20162017: Oct forecast 756.0 thousand tons · final 698.0 thousand tons (-7.7%)−7.7%20172018: Oct forecast 588.0 thousand tons · final 509.0 thousand tons (-13.4%)−13.4%20182019: Oct forecast 689.0 thousand tons · final 603.0 thousand tons (-12.5%)−12.5%20192020: Oct forecast 592.0 thousand tons · final 570.0 thousand tons (-3.7%)−3.7%20202021: Oct forecast 539.0 thousand tons · final 438.0 thousand tons (-18.7%)−18.7%20212022: Oct forecast 442.0 thousand tons · final 374.0 thousand tons (-15.4%)−15.4%20222023: Oct forecast 329.0 thousand tons · final 347.0 thousand tons (+5.5%)+5.5%20232024: Oct forecast 309.0 thousand tons · final 328.0 thousand tons (+6.1%)+6.1%20242025: Oct forecast 304.0 thousand tons · final 307.0 thousand tons (+1.0%)+1.0%20252026: Jan forecast 311.0 thousand tons · final 317.0 thousand tons (+1.9%)+1.9%2026
First forecastFinalFinal pending
Crop yearFirst forecast (thousand tons)Latest forecastFinalRevision
2026311.0 January313.0 July317.0+1.9%
2025304.0 October307.0 July307.0+1.0%
2024309.0 October340.0 July328.0+6.1%
2023329.0 October334.0 July347.0+5.5%
2022442.0 October370.0 July374.0−15.4%
2021539.0 October446.0 July438.0−18.7%
2020592.0 October535.0 July570.0−3.7%
2019689.0 October616.0 July603.0−12.5%
2018588.0 October517.0 July509.0−13.4%
2017756.0 October684.0 July698.0−7.7%
2016823.0 October810.0 July803.0−2.4%
20151,028.0 October926.0 July910.0−11.5%

Revision is how far the final estimate moved from the season's first forecast — the practical measure of how much weight to give an early number.

Updated September 29, 2026

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