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avocado data| South Africa info | ||
| 2001 - 2002 season acreage | 29,650 acres | 12,000 hectares |
| 2001 - 2002 season production | 176,400,000 lbs | 80,000 metric tons |
| 2003 - 2004 season production | 220,500,000 lbs | 100,000 metric tons |
| Tree age | 14 years | |
| Cost of water | . | pumping cost only |
| Cost to harvest | $US .0036 / lb | $US 0.008 / kg |
| Hass % of industry | 36% (by area) | |
| Minimum maturity standard for Hass | 25% dry matter | |
| Hass availability | June to October | |
| Markets | Europe, South Africa | |
| Production Research funded by industry | $US 75,000 | |
| Industry's organization | SAAGA | |
| Organization web address | www.avocado.co.za | |
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| Israel info | Country Info | Israel Weather |
| 2001 - 2002 season acreage | 13750 acres | 5500 hectares |
| 2002 - 2003 season acreage | 9900 acres | 4010 hectares |
| 2001 - 2002 season production | 160,000,000 lbs | 72,500,000 Kg |
| 2002 - 2003 season production | 110,000,000 lbs | 50,000,000 Kg |
| 2003 - 2004 season production | 121,000,000 lbs | 55,000,000 Kg |
| Yield | 8000 kg/acre | |
| Planting trend | 400 - 500 acres increasing | |
| Tree age | 15 - 20 | |
| Cost of water | $800/acre | . |
| Cost to harvest | . | $0.05/kg |
| Minimum maturity standard for Hass | % dry matter | |
| Hass % of industry | 30% | |
| Hass availability | 40,000,000 lbs | |
| Markets | Europe, Israel | |
| Production Research funded by industry | 220,000$. 5$/ton + money from the chief-scientific of the ministry of agriculture | |
| Industry's organization | Board of growers in the fruit board of Israel | |
| Organization web address | www.fruit.org.il | |
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| Australia info | ||
| 2001 - 2002 season acreage | . | . |
| 2001 - 2002 season production | 61,500,000 lbs. | 27,900 tonnes |
| 2000 - 2001 season production | 67,240,000 lbs. | 30,500 tonnes |
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| Cost of water | . | . |
| Cost to harvest | . | . |
| Minimum maturity standard for Hass | 21% dry matter | |
| Hass % of industry | . | |
| Hass availability | . | |
| Markets | Australia, South East Asia, New Zealand | |
| Production Research funded by industry | 1.3 cent (Austr)/Kg Hort Research and Development Corp matches funds | |
| Industry's organization | AAGF | |
| Organization web address | www.aagf@uq.net.au | |
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| The Australian avocado industry is serviced and represented nationally by the Australian Avocado Growers Federation. About 1300 growers produce avocados, tending around 740,000 trees with 60% of avocado production in Queensland. | ||
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| New Zealand info | Country Info | New Zealand Weather |
| 2004 - 2005 season acreage | 9884 acres | 4458 hectares |
| 2003 - 2004 season production | 23,461,593 lbs | 10,642,000 kg |
| 2004 - 2005 season production (Aug - Jan) | 25,908,725 lbs | 11,752,000 kg |
| 2005 - 2006 estimated season production | 42,924,002 lbs | 19,470,000 kg |
| Planting trend | Increasing @ 20% per year | |
| Tree age (5 years and younger) | 4546/9884 acres | 1998/4458 hectares |
| Cost of water | . | . |
| Cost to harvest | . | . |
| Minimum maturity standard for Hass | 24% dry matter (Export) | |
| Hass % of industry | 98% | |
| Hass availability | August to March (Export), All year (Domestic) | |
| Markets | Australia,
Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, USA |
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| Production Research funded by industry | $NZ 395,000 from the NZ Avocado Growers' Association (85%) and Ministry of Ag and Forestry (does not include postharvest research funding) | |
| Industry's organization | Avocado Growers Association - AGA | |
| Organization web address | www.nzavocado.co.nz | |
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| Mexico info | Country Info | Mexico Weather |
| 2001-2002 season acreage | 202,540 acres | 82,000 hectares |
| 2002-2003 season production | 2,000,000,000 lbs | 900,000,000 Kg |
| 2003-2004 season production | 2,288,864,600 lbs | 1,040,393 Kg |
| Tree age in years | 20 | |
| Cost of water | 0.00 (rainfall) | . |
| Cost to harvest | $0.015/lb | $0.033/kg |
| Minimum maturity standard for Hass | 20.8% dry matter | |
| Hass % of industry | 95% | |
| Hass availability | Year round | |
| Markets | Europe, Japan, USA, Central America, Canada. | |
| Production Research funded by industry | 0 | |
| Industry's organization | COMA, ASEAM (Exporters Organization), APEAM, APROAM (Uruapan Growers), UDECAM (Packers for Domestic Market and Central America) | |
| Organization web address | www.aproam.com | |
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| Chile info | Country Info | Chile Weather |
| 2002-2003 season acreage | 61,250 acres | 25,000 hectares |
| 2002-2003 season production | 275,000,000 lbs | 125,000,000 Kg |
| 2003-2004 season production | 341,000,000 lbs | 155,000,000 Kg |
| Next year production | 400,000,000 lbs | 180,000,000 Kg |
| Tree age | <10 | . |
| Cost of water | $50 acre | $123.5 hectacre |
| Cost to harvest | $0.009 lb | $0.02 Kg |
| Minimum maturity standard for Hass | 21% dry matter | |
| Hass % of industry | 95% | . |
| Hass availability | August - April | . |
| Markets | USA, Chile, Europe | |
| Production Research funded by industry | None by the industry | |
| Industry's organization | Comité de la palta | |
| Organization web address | www.comitedepaltas.cl | |
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| California info | California Info | California Weather |
| 2004 - 2005 season acreage | 61,712 bearing acres | 24,973 hectares |
| 2003 - 2004 season production | 431,800,000 lbs | 195,800,000 Kg |
| 2004 - 2005 season production | 300,000,000 lbs | 136,079,107 Kg |
| Next season production (2005-06 Estimate) | 470,000,000 lbs | 213,188,413 Kg |
| Tree age | >15 | |
| Cost of water | $1,750 per acre (3.5 acf/acre) |
$4445/hectare (10,780 m3 /Ha) |
| Cost to harvest | $0.12 lb | $0.30 Kg |
| Minimum maturity standard for Hass | 20.8% dry matter | |
| Hass % of industry | 95% | |
| Hass availability | December - October | |
| Markets | USA | |
| Production Research funded by industry | $980,000 | |
| Industry's organization | California Avocado Commission | |
| Organization web address | www.avocado.org | |
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| Peru info | ||
| 2005 season production | 235,894,620 lbs | 107,000 mt |
| 2005 season acreage | 28,417 acres | 11,500 ha |
| Cost of water | $100 per acre per year | . |
| Cost to harvest | $0.0045 lb./ $0.01 kilo | $5.00 - $7.50per day |
| Production potential | 15,166 lbs. per acre | 17,000 kg/ha |
| Minimum maturity standard for Hass | 21.5% dry matter | |
| Hass % of industry | 100% | |
| Hass availability | May - August | |
| Hass ages | ageAbout 5 years with extensive planting | |
| Markets | Europe, mainly England | |
| Export % of production | 85% | |
| Export amount 1999 | 992,080 lbs. | 450 metric tons |
| Export amount 2000 | 4,629,707 lbs. | 2100 metric tons |
| Export amount 2001 | 5,952,418 lbs. | 2700 metric tons |
| Export amount 2002 | 9,479,877 lbs. | 4300 metric tons |
| Export amount 2003 | 25,353,160 lbs. | 11,500 metric tons |
| Export amount 2004 | 32,183,081 lbs. | 14,598 metric tons |
| Export amount 2005 | 39,727,299 lbs. | 18,020 metric tons |
| Production Research funded by industry | ||
| Industry's organization | ProHass | |
| Organization web address | http://www.prohass.com.pe/ | |
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| Argentina info | ||
| 2001 - 2002 season acreage | acres | hectares |
| 2001 - 2002 season production | 6,610,000 lbs | 3,000,000 Kg |
| Production rate5350 - 6250 lbs/acre | 6 - 7 tonne/hectacre | |
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| Cost of water | $0, pumping charge only | |
| Cost to harvest | $0.0045 lb | $0.01 Kg |
| Minimum maturity standard for Hass | % dry matter | |
| Hass % of industry | . | . |
| Hass availability | May - August | . |
| Markets | Europe, Spain, France | |
| Production Research funded by industry | ||
| Industry's organization | . | |
| Organization web address | . | |
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| Spain info | ||
| 2001-2002 season acreage | 22,250 acres | 9000 hectares |
| 2001 - 2002 season production132,000,000 lbs | 60,000 tonnes | |
| 2003 - 2004 season production | 154,000,000 lbs | 70,000 tonnes |
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| Hass % of industry | 75% | |
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| Export Markets | France, Europe | |
| Export amount94,500,000 lbs | 43,000 tonnes | |
| Domestic consumption37,500,000 lbs | 17,000 tonnes | |
| Domestic consumption per capita0.94 lbs | 0.43 kg | |
| Production Research funded by industry | . | |
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| Spanish plantings as of late have been in the Malaga - Granada area. | ||
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