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AVOCADOS
                                                           February 8, 2002

    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
900,000 bushels. If realized this will be the second largest crop in four
seasons surpassed only by last season's 1,005,000 bushels shipped.

  Estimated total shipments through January total 887,300 bushels. Weekly
shipments are declining as the season is almost over.
CALIFORNIA:. Shipments as reported by the California Avocado Commission for
the first three months of the season total 948,000 bushel equivalents,
slightly more than last season to the same date. The total crop is
projected to be about nine percent smaller than the previous season.

    FLORIDA: Estimated certified shipments of avocados, 2001-02 season,
               with comparisons - Season: April 1 - March 31

   Season            Shipments            Remaining to          Total
                 through January          be shipped         shipments
                                        Bushels
 Certified:
   1991-92                 1,091,300              19,700        1,111,000
   1992-93                   274,700               9,300          284,000
   1993-94                   165,500               9,500          175,000
   1994-95                   762,700              16,300          779,000
   1995-96                   731,800              12,200          744,000
   1996-97                   887,800              30,200          918,000
   1997-98                   935,500               2,500          938,000
   1998-99                   876,700              14,300          891,000
   1999-00                   838,700               4,300          843,000
   2000-01                   992,200              12,800        1,005,000
 Estimated:
   2001-02                   887,300              12,700          900,000

    CALIFORNIA: Estimated avocado shipments, 2001-02
                      season, with
      comparisons - Season: November 1 - October 31
             2000-01            2001-02 season

  Variety      Total    Shipments  Remaining   Estimated
            shipments    through     to be       total
                        February 4  shipped   shipments
                             Bushels 1/
 Fuerte         97,000     40,000     80,000    120,000
 Hass        8,029,000    725,000  6,541,000  7,266,000
 Other         579,000    183,000    379,000    562,000
 Total       8,705,000    948,000  7,000,000  7,948,000
 1/ Pounds converted to bushels at 50 pound equivalents.
 [count] Hits since July 1, 1999

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