Avocados & limes

FLORIDA ChJP AND
LIVESTOCK
REPORTING SERVICE I i L;. ._, "
1222 Woodward Street D
Orlando. Florida 32803 FLORIDA


AVOCADOS A -. RICULTURE
t.1./,.S.- U r Jl" r Lf

& LIMES
October 12, 1982


FLORIDA AVOCADOS: The forecast of avocados for certi-
fied shipments for the 1982-83 season is estimated to be
1,250,000 bushels, unchanged from the initial August forecast.
If realized, this will be 28 percent more than the 977,000
bushels shipped last season and a record high crop. The fore-
cast is for certified shipments as reported by the Avocado
Administrative Committee from inspection certifications by
the Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Division of the Florida
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
FLORIDA LIMES: The 1982-83 lime crop which began April
1, is forecast at 2,720,000 bushels, an increase from the
2,400,000 bushels forecast in April. Monthly shipments have


been substantially ahead of any previous season, especially
since the embargo of limes from Mexico in August. Certified
shipments to date are 32 percent ahead of the previous high
1980-81 season shipments.

CALIFORNIA AVOCADOS: The forecast of shipments for
the 1981-82 season as reported by the California Avocado
Commission is 6,215,800 bushel equivalents. Only one month
remains in this marketing season. Early season projections for
the 1982-83 season are for 9,000,000 bushel equivalents, very
near the record high 9,520,000 bushel equivalents shipped in
the 1980-81 season.


FLORIDA: Estimated commercial avocado shipments, 1982-83 season,
with comparisons Season April 1-March 31


Season


* Certified:
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82

Estimated:
1982-83


Shipments
Through September


Bushels


174,000
261,400
367.700
533,000
288,900

604,800


CALIFORNIA: Estimated avocado shipments, 1981-82 season, with
comparisons Season- November I October 31
1980-81 Season 1981-82 Season
Shipments Remaining Estimated
Variety Total through to be total
shipments September shipped shipments
Bushels I/
Fuerte 1,870,000 1,077,100 2,900 1,080,000
Hass 5,457,000 3,455,800 --- 3,455,800
Other 2,193,000 1,433,100 246,900 1,680,000
Total 9,520,000 5,966,000 249,800 6,215,800
1/ Pounds converted to bushels at 50 pound equivalents.

This public document was promulgated at a cost of 12.7 cents per copy to the State of Florida. It is
published to inform growers and others of trends in Florida avocado production. M82T8


Florida Department of Agriculture
Division of Marketing


U. S. Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service


University of Florida
Agricultural Experiment Stations


Remaining to
be shipped


Total
shipments


238,000
633,600
649,300
581,000
688,100

645,200


412,000
895,000
1.017,000
1,I 14,000
977,000

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