FLORIDA: The forecast of avocados for certified shipments
is continued at 950,000 bushels. This is 13 percent more than
the 843,000 bushels shipped in the previous season. This will
be the most shipped since the 1,111,000 bushel of the 1991-92
season.
Estimated shipments through September total 635,000
bushels, the most to date in many seasons. The summer
varieties were heavy set and weekly shipments of the fall
varieties are less than in August and September. Bearing
acreage is estimated at 6,100, the most since before Hurricane
Andrew in 1992.
CALIFORNIA: One month remains in the marketing season.
Shipments to date have exceeded earlier estimates of
production. Shipments of the Hass variety continue with
limited amounts in the other categories.
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FLORIDA: Estimated certified shipments of avocados, 2000-01 season, |
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| Season |
Shipments through September |
Remaining to be shipped |
Total shipments |
| Bushels | |||
| Certified: | |||
| 1990-91 | 394,800 | 357,200 | 752,000 |
| 1991-92 | 584,600 | 526,400 | 1,111,000 |
| 1992-93 | 274,700 | 9,300 | 284,000 |
| 1993-94 | 61,000 | 114,000 | 175,000 |
| 1994-95 | 374,200 | 404,800 | 779,000 |
| 1995-96 | 388,300 | 355,700 | 744,000 |
| 1996-97 | 461,800 | 456,200 | 918,000 |
| 1997-98 | 598,900 | 339,100 | 938,000 |
| 1998-99 | 489,000 | 402,000 | 891,000 |
| 1999-00 | 555,300 | 287,700 | 843,000 |
| Estimated: | |||
| 2000-01 | 635,000 | 315,000 | 950,000 |
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CALIFORNIA: Estimated avocado shipments, 1999-00 season, with |
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| Variety | 1998-99 season | 1999-00 season | ||
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Total shipments |
Shipments through October 2 |
Remaining to be shipped |
Estimated total shipments |
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| Bushels 1/ | ||||
| Fuerte | 104,000 | 122,000 | 0 | 122,000 |
| Hass | 4,879,000 | 6,049,000 | 0 | 6,049,000 |
| Other | 448,000 | 531,000 | 1,000 | 532,000 |
| Total | 5,431,000 | 6,702,000 | 1,000 | 6,703,000 |
| 1/ Pounds converted to bushels at 50 pound equivalents. | ||||
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