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AVOCADOS
                                                            August 11, 2000

    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 for the           Bearing acres (trees planted in
2000-2001 season is 950,000 bushels.  1996 and earlier) are estimated at
This is 13 percent more than was      6,100. Trees planted since the storm
shipped in the previous season.       in 1992 are bearing increasing
However, that season's shipments      amounts of fruit.
were reduced by droppage of fruit
caused by Hurricane Irene which       CALIFORNIA: Shipments through July
passed near Homestead on October 15,  total 5,494,000 bushel equivalents,
1999.                                 more than the 4,291,000 bushels to
    Estimated shipments through July  the same date last season. Three
at 218,100 bushels are over 30        months remain in the marketing
percent greater than the previous     season with the total crop expected
two seasons. Summer varieties are     to be 6,430,000 bushel equivalents.
heavy set and good demand and
quality are reported.

        FLORIDA: Certified shipments of avocados, 2000-2001 season,
               with comparisons - Season: April 1 - March 31

     Season        Shipments        Remaining to             Total
                 through July       be shipped             shipments
                                         Bushels
 Certified:
     1990-91          128,500                623,500              752,000
     1991-92          199,400                911,600            1,111,000
     1992-93          133,100                150,900              284,000
     1993-94            3,100                171,900              175,000
     1994-95           92,800                686,200              779,000

     1995-96           92,200                651,800              744,000
     1996-97          123,400                794,600              918,000
     1997-98          230,800                707,200              938,000
     1998-99          163,800                727,200              891,000
     1999-00          159,600                683,400              843,000
 Estimated:
     2000-01          218,100                731,900              950,000

       CALIFORNIA: Estimated avocado shipments, 1999-00 season, with
               comparisons - Season: November 1 - October 31
           1998-99 season                 1999-00 season

 Variety                     Shipments
               Total          through      Remaining to be Estimated total
             shipments         July           shipped        shipments
                                     Bushels 1/

 Fuerte          104,000          122,000               0         122,000
 Hass          4,879,000        4,884,000         892,000       5,776,000
 Other           448,000          488,000          44,000         532,000

 Total         5,431,000        5,494,000         936,000       6,430,000

 1/ Pounds converted to bushels at 50 pound equivalents.

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