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The orange-harvest forecast was revised.

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The 1984-85 harvest is expected to yield 158.55 million boxes, down less than 1% from the March forecast but more than 6% less than last season, the Agriculture Department reported. After a harvest of 225.2 million boxes in 1982-83, U.S. production last year dropped to 169.3 million boxes. This year’s Florida crop was indicated at 103 million boxes, down 1 million boxes from last month’s estimate and 12% less than 1983-84’s 116.7 million boxes. California’s orange crop was indicated at 53 million boxes, unchanged from March but 10% more than last season. The Arizona harvest was estimated at 2.55 million boxes, down 4% from the March estimate but still 42% more than the 1983-84 crop.

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