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AVOCADOS
January 10, 2001

Florida Agricultural Statistics Service   |  1222 Woodward Street   |  Orlando, Florida 32803   |  407 / 648-6013

FLORIDA: The forecast of avocados for certified shipments is increased 50,000 bushels to 1,000,000 bushels. With three months remaining in the season, the previous forecast of 950,000 bushels has already been exceeded. Weekly shipments have been heavy in December with good demand reported.
    If realized, this will be 19 percent more than shipped in the previous season and the highest amount since the
1991-92 season. No damage has been reported from the cold weather in December or early January.

CALIFORNIA: Estimated total shipments to January 2 are 332,000 bushel equivalents, up from the previous season to the same date. Total shipments for the season are estimated at 8,308,000 bushel equivalents, 21 percent more than the previous season and the most since the 1992-93 season.

FLORIDA: Estimated certified shipments of avocados, 2000-01 season,
with comparisons - Season: April 1 - March 31
Season Shipments
through December 		Remaining to
be shipped 		Total
shipments
Bushels
Certified:
1990-91 721,600 30,400 752,000
1991-92 1,019,600 91,400 1,111,000
1992-93 274,700 9,300 284,000
1993-94 156,400 18,600 175,000
1994-95 711,500 67,500 779,000
1995-96 698,700 45,300 744,000
1996-97 830,300 87,700 918,000
1997-98 923,200 14,800 938,000
1998-99 831,400 59,600 891,000
1999-00 829,900 13,100 843,000
Estimated:
2000-01 954,600 45,400 1,000,000


CALIFORNIA: Estimated avocado shipments, 2000-01 season, with
comparisons - Season: November 1 - October 31
Variety 1999-00 2000-01 season
Total
shipments 		Shipments
through
January 2 		Remaining
to be
shipped 		Estimated
total
shipments
Bushels 1/
Fuerte 122,000 18,000 112,000 130,000
Hass 6,175,000 220,000 7,294,000 7,514,000
Other 562,000 94,000 570,000 664,000
Total 6,859,000 332,000 7,976,000 8,308,000
1/ Pounds converted to bushels at 50 pound equivalents.

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