Grapefruit

Blossom-End Clearing of Grapefruit

Mark A. Ritenour and Ed Etxeberria

Cost of Production for Fresh Grapefruit in East Florida (Indian River), 2014/15

Ariel Singerman

This article presents the cost of production per acre for growing fresh grapefruit in the Indian River region during 2014/15, based on a survey of growers conducted at the Indian River Citrus League production committee meeting in March 2015. The cost estimates do not represent any individual operation; rather, their purpose is to serve as a benchmark for the industry. Typical users of these estimates include growers, consultants, property appraisers, and researchers.

Overview of the Grapefruit Market in France

Yan Heng, Mitzey Tejeda, and Lisa House

An Overview of the Grapefruit Market in the U.S.

Lijun (Angelia) Chen and Lisa House

Global grapefruit production has been increasing steadily in the recent decade, reaching a historical record of 6.8 million metric tons in 2018/2019. This publication discusses grapefruit consumption as well as a grapefruit consumer survey in the United States. Written by Lijun (Angelia) Chen and Lisa House, and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department, May 2021.

Cost of Production for Fresh Grapefruit Grown in Indian River, 2015/16

Ariel Singerman

Cost of Production for Fresh Market Grapefruit Grown in Indian River, Florida 2016/17

Ariel Singerman

Chilling Injury of Grapefruit and its Control

Mark A. Ritenour, Huating Dou and Greg T. McCollum

An Overview of the Grapefruit Market in South Korea

Yan Heng, Hyeyoung Kim, and Lisa House

Cost of Production for Fresh Market Grapefruit Grown in Indian River, 2017/18

Ariel Singerman

Cost of Producing Fresh Market Grapefruit in Indian River in 2018/19

Ariel Singerman

Cost of Production for Fresh Market Grapefruit Grown in Indian River, 2020/21

Ariel Singerman

This publication presents a summary of the costs of production for fresh market grapefruit grown in the Indian River region during 2020/21. The methodology chosen to collect the data consisted of surveying growers directly to closely reflect growers’ costs in the era of HLB. The total cost of production for fresh grapefruit in Indian River during 2020/21 was $2,999.46 per acre. Typical users of the estimates presented herein include growers and consultants, who use them as a benchmark; property appraisers, who use them to compute the taxes for property owners; and researchers, who use the estimates to evaluate the economic feasibility of potential new technologies.