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AVOCADOS
                                                         September 12, 2000

    Florida Agricultural Statistics Service   |  1222 Woodward Street
               |  Orlando, Florida 32803   |  407 / 648-6013
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FLORIDA: The forecast of avocados     demand is reported. Bearing acres is
for certified shipments for the       estimated at 6,100, the most since
2000-01 season is continued at        before Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
950,000 bushels. This is 13 percent
more than the 843,000 bushels         CALIFORNIA: Shipments through
shipped in the 1999-00 season. If     September 5 total 6,357,000 bushel
realized this will be the most        equivalents, over 30 percent more
shipments since the 1,111,000         than last season's reduced crop. Two
bushels shipped in the 1991-92        months remain in the marketing
season.                               season with a total crop of
    Estimated shipments through       6,430,000 bushel equivalents
August total almost 460,000 bushels,  expected.
the most in many seasons. Summer
varieties are heavy set and good

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

    Season           Shipments           Remaining to          Total
                  through August          be shipped         shipments
                                        Bushels
 Certified:
   1990-91                   285,900             466,100          752,000
   1991-92                   403,800             707,200        1,111,000
   1992-93                   274,700               9,300          284,000
   1993-94                    27,000             148,000          175,000
   1994-95                   233,500             545,500          779,000

   1995-96                   243,900             500,100          744,000
   1996-97                   286,700             631,300          918,000
   1997-98                   425,900             512,100          938,000
   1998-99                   356,300             534,700          891,000
   1999-00                   368,400             474,600          843,000
 Estimated
   2000-01                   459,100             490,900          950,000

       CALIFORNIA: Estimated avocado shipments, 1999-00 season, with
               comparisons - Season: November 1 - October 31
          1998-99 season                  1999-00 season
 Variety       Total      Shipments throughRemaining to be Estimated total
            shipments       September 5        shipped        shipments
                                     Bushels1/

 Fuerte          104,000           122,000              0         122,000
 Hass          4,879,000         5,723,000         53,000       5,776,000
 Other           448,000           512,000         20,000         532,000

 Total         5,431,000         6,357,000         73,000       6,430,000

 1/ Pounds converted to bushels at 50 pound equivalents.

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