FLORIDA: The forecast of avocados for certified shipments
is continued at 1,050,100 bushels, the largest amount since the
1991-92 season when 1,111,000 bushels were shipped. If
realized, it will be 18 percent more than was shipped last
season.
Estimated shipments through October total 906,700
bushels, the highest amount for summer shipments on record.
Fruit maturity is advanced with good demand.
Bearing acres (trees planted in 1998 and earlier) are
estimated at 6,000 acres. This is only slightly more than the
previous season's 5,900 acres.
CALIFORNIA: Estimated total shipments for the just
completed 2001-02 season are 8,000,000 bushel equivalents.
The forecast for the 2002-03 season is for 8,312,000 bushel
equivalents, four percent more than last season but slightly less
than the 2000-01 season.
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FLORIDA: Estimated certified shipments of avocados, 2002-03 season, with comparisons - Season: April 1 - March 31 |
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| Season |
Shipments through October |
Remaining to be shipped |
Total shipments |
| Bushels | |||
| Certified: | |||
| 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 |
| 2000-01 | 768,600 | 236,400 | 1,005,000 |
| 2001-02 | 712,500 | 178,500 | 891,000 |
| Estimated: | |||
| 2002-03 | 906,700 | 143,300 | 1,050,000 |
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CALIFORNIA: Estimated avocado shipments, 2002-03 season, with comparisons - Season: November 1 - October 31 |
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| Variety | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 |
Estimated shipments for 2002-03 |
| Bushels 1/ | ||||
| Fuerte | 112,000 | 157,000 | 80,000 | 86,000 |
| Hass | 5,773,000 | 7,737,000 | 7,440,000 | 7,676,000 |
| Other | 537,000 | 553,000 | 480,000 | 550,000 |
| Total | 6,422,000 | 8,447,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,312,000 |
| 1/ Pounds converted to bushels at 50 pound equivalents. | ||||