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AVOCADOS
                                                           November 9, 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 maintained at
950,000 bushels. This is 13 percent more than the 843,000 bushels shipped
last season, and the most since the 1,111,000 bushels shipped in the
1991-92 season.

    Estimated shipments through October total 768,600 bushels, ahead of all
the seasons in the series. Summer varieties were heavy set with fall and
winter varieties more light set. Weekly shipments
are declining. Bearing acreage is estimated at 6,100, the most since before
Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

CALIFORNIA: Estimated total shipments for the just completed 1999-00 season
total 6,859,000 bushel equivalents, the most since the very large 1992-93
season. Estimated shipments for the 2000-01 season which begins November 1
is 8,308,000 bushel equivalents, 21 percent more than the previous season.

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

             Season      Shipments     Remaining to    Total
                      through October   be shipped  shipments
                                      Bushels
            Certified:
            1990-91           550,300      201,700     752,000
            1991-92           759,400      351,600   1,111,000
            1992-93           274,700        9,300     284,000
            1993-94            92,600       82,400     175,000
            1994-95           505,800      273,200     779,000

            1995-96           526,900      217,100     744,000
            1996-97           621,700      296,300     918,000
            1997-98           756,200      181,800     938,000
            1998-99           619,000      272,000     891,000
            1999-00           708,900      134,100     843,000
            Estimated:
            2000-01           768,600      181,400     950,000

              CALIFORNIA: Estimated avocado shipments, 2000-01
                                season, with
               comparisons - Season: November 1 - October 31
                                                    Estimated
            Variety  1997-98   1998-99    1999-00   shipments
                                                   for 2000-01
                                                     season
                                    Bushels 1/

            Fuerte     93,000   104,000   122,000      130,000
            Hass     5,376,000 4,879,000 6,175,000   7,514,000
            Other     629,000   448,000   562,000      664,000

            Total    6,098,000 5,431,000 6,859,000   8,308,000

            1/ Pounds converted to bushels at 50 pound
            equivalents.

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