Ultra International B.V.
Product: Orange Oil
Orange Oil USA Citrus sinensis
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Description
Orange oil is extracted by simple pressure from the outer coloured part of the Citrus sinensis' peel. Oranges are widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical climates for the sweet fruit and commercially for essential oil extraction. Other origins for Orange oil include Brazil, South Africa & Spain.
Orange oil is a by-product of the juice industry. Oil is cold pressed from the peel of the fruit, after juice extraction and is widely used across the flavour and fragrance industry. Sweet orange (citrus sinensis) is around 90% d’limonene, a product used across many more industries. Approximately 40% of global oranges are processed for juice and oil with 60% solely used as a fresh fruit for consumption.
Bearing acreage of orange in the USA is a particular worry as year on year the output has been declining. In the past 10 years it has fallen from around 770 thousand acres to 600 thousand acres today. Below are Florida's recent fresh fruit outputs, courtesy of the USDA, showing the significance of the decline.
TYPE / SEASON 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16* Valencia Type (1,000 boxes) 72,500 66,500 51,300 49,400 33,000 Non-Valencia Type (1,000 boxes) 74,200 67,100 53,300 39,500 36,000 *2015/16 data forecasted by USDA at 9th February 2016
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Product Details
- Botanical name: Citrus sinensis
- Origin: USA
- Crop Season: February - May
- Plant/part used: Fruit/peel
- Method of extraction: Cold expression
- TSCA CAS: 8008-57-9
- EINECS CAS: 8028-48-6
- EINECS: 232-433-8
- INCI Name: Citrus aurantium dulcis (Orange) oil
- Appearance: Yellow orange to deep orange mobile liquid
- Organoleptic Properties: Orange fresh juicy sweet
- Density: 0.841 - 0.851
- Refractive index: 1.470 - 1.474
- Optical rotation: +94° to +102°
- Chemical constituents: Limonene, Myrcene, Pinene, Linalool.
- REACH: Registered
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Latest Market Information April 30, 2024
According to the USDA March 2024 forecast, total USA orange 2023-2024 production is estimated at 66.750 million boxes (M. boxes), an 11% increase from final production in the 2022-2023 season:
- 19.80 M boxes for Florida, up 25% compared to last season’s final production, rebounding from Hurricane Ian damage the year before, with 6.80 M boxes of non-Valencia oranges (early, mid-season, and Navel varieties), and 13.0 M boxes of Valencia oranges;
- 46.00 M boxes for California, up 6% compared to last season’s final production, with 38.00 M boxes of non-Valencia oranges (early, mid-season, and navel varieties), and 8.00 M boxes of Valencia oranges; and
- 950,000 boxes for Texas, with 600,000 boxes of non-Valencia oranges (early, mid-season, and navel varieties), and 350,000 boxes of Valencia oranges.
USA orange juice production is forecast to rebound nearly 30% to 110,000 MT due to a rise in oranges available for processing, especially in Florida. Consumption is forecast flat while imports are down with the higher production.
Market prices : USD 18.00 /kilo -
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