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AVOCADOS
                                                           February 8, 2001

    Florida Agricultural Statistics Service   |  1222 Woodward Street
               |  Orlando, Florida 32803   |  407 / 648-6013
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FLORIDA: The forecast of avocados for certified shipments is continued from
last month at 1,000,000 bushels. This is the largest crop harvested since
the 1991-92 season. Weekly shipments have dropped as the season is almost
over.

    Cold weather and freezing temperatures that have affected much of
Florida have not penetrated to the harvested area. No leaf or fruit damage
has been reported.

CALIFORNIA:. Shipments to date total 915,000 bushel equivalents, over 20
percent more than last season to the same date. The total crop is estimated
to be up about 20 percent from last season.

            FLORIDA: Estimated certified shipments of avocados,
                               2000-01season,
               with comparisons - Season: April 1 - March 31

             Season      Shipments     Remaining to    Total
                      through January   be shipped   shipments
                                      Bushels
            Certified:
            1990-91           744,500        7,500     752,000
            1991-92         1,091,300       19,700   1,111,000
            1992-93           274,700        9,300     284,000
            1993-94           165,500        9,500     175,000
            1994-95           762,700       16,300     779,000

            1995-96           731,800       12,200     744,000
            1996-97           887,800       30,200     918,000
            1997-98           935,500        2,500     938,000
            1998-99           876,700       14,300     891,000
            1999-00           838,700        4,300     843,000
            Estimated:
            2000-01           992,200        7,800   1,000,000

              CALIFORNIA: Estimated avocado shipments, 2000-01
                                season, with
               comparisons - Season: November 1 - October 31

                      1999-00           2000-01 season

            Variety    Total    Shipments  Remaining  Estimated
                     shipments   through     to be      total
                                January 29 shipped   shipments
                                    Bushels 1/
            Fuerte     122,000     39,000    91,000    130,000
            Hass     6,175,000    706,000  6,808,000 7,514,000
            Other      562,000    170,000   494,000    664,000

            Total    6,859,000    915,000  7,393,000 8,308,000
            1/ Pounds converted to bushels at 50 pound
            equivalents.

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