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AVOCADOS
                                                           October 12, 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 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.

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

             Season       Shipments     Remaining to   Total
                     through September  be shipped   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

              CALIFORNIA: Estimated avocado shipments, 1999-00
                                season, with
               comparisons - Season: November 1 - October 31
                      1998-99
                      season           1999-00 season
             Variety            Shipments Remaining  Estimated
                       Total     through    to be      total
                     shipments October 2   shipped   shipments
                                    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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