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.
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FLORIDA: Estimated certified shipments of avocados, 2000-01 season, with comparisons - Season: April 1 - March 31 |
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| 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 |
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CALIFORNIA: Estimated avocado shipments, 2000-01 season, with comparisons - Season: November 1 - October 31 |
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| Variety | 1999-00 | 2000-01 season | ||
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Total shipments |
Shipments through January 2 |
Remaining to be shipped |
Estimated total shipments |
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| 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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