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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 |
| 2002 - 2003 season acreage | 9900 acres | 4010 hectares |
| 2004 - 2005 season acreage | 11,861 acres | 4800 hectares |
| 2003 - 2004 season production | 121,000,000 lbs | 55,000,000 Kg |
| 2004 - 2005 season production | 194,006,790 lbs | 88,000,000 Kg |
| Yield | 16,326 lb/acre | 18,300 kg/ha |
| Planting trend (increasing) | 540 acres | 220 hectares |
| Tree age | 15 | |
| Cost of water | $850/acre | $2100/ha |
| Cost to harvest | $0.023/lb | $0.05/kg |
| Minimum maturity standard for Hass | 22% dry matter | |
| Hass % of industry | 32%(acreage basis), 17%(yield basis) | |
| Hass availability | 33,069,339 lbs | 15,000,000 Kg |
| Markets | Europe, Israel | |
| Production Research funded by industry | $4.5/ton + money from the Chief-Scientifist of the ministry of Agriculture and Rural | |
| Industry's organization | Board of growers in the Plant Marketing and Production Board | |
| Organization web address | www.fruit.org.il | |
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| Australia info | ||
| 2001 - 2002 season acreage | . | . |
| 2004 - 2005 season acreage | 9822 acres | 3,975 ha |
| 2000 - 2001 season production | 67,240,000 lbs. | 30,500 tonnes |
| 2001 - 2002 season production | 61,500,000 lbs. | 27,900 tonnes |
| 2004 - 2005 season production | 70,547,923 lbs. | 32,000 tonnes |
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| Cost of water | 0 - $865/acf | 0 - $700/megaliter |
| Cost to harvest | . | . |
| Minimum maturity standard for Hass | 21% dry matter | |
| Hass % of industry | 75% | |
| Hass availability | Australian Fruit March to January | |
| Markets | Australia, South East Asia, New Zealand | |
| Production Research funded by industry | 1.3 cent/Kg in levies for R&D and Marketing | |
| Industry's organization | Avocados Australia | |
| Organization web address | avocado.org.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 |
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| 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 |
| 2004-2005 season acreage | 202,540 acres | 86,000 hectares |
| 2002-2003 season production | 2,000,000,000 lbs | 900,000,000 Kg |
| 2003-2004 season production | 2,288,864,600 lbs | 1,040,393,000 Kg |
| 2004-2005 season production | 2,094,000,000 lbs | 950,000,000 Kg |
| New acreage not in production | 24,710 acres | 10,000 hectares |
| Tree age in years | 20 | |
| Cost of water | 0.00 (rainfall) | . |
| Cost to harvest | $0.015/lb | $0.03/kg |
| Minimum maturity standard for Hass | 20.8% dry matter | |
| Hass % of industry | 95% | |
| Hass availability | Year round | |
| Markets | USA, Europe, Japan | |
| 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 |
| 2005-2006 season acreage | 68,600 acres | 28,000 hectares |
| 2003-2004 season production | 341,000,000 lbs | 155,000,000 Kg |
| 2004-2005 season production | 388,013,581 lbs | 176,000,000 Kg |
| 2005-2006 season production | 385,808,958 lbs | 175,000,000 Kg |
| Tree age | <10 | . |
| Cost of water | $50 acre | $123.5 hectacre |
| Cost to harvest | $0.009 lb | $0.025 Kg |
| Minimum maturity standard for Hass | 23% dry matter | |
| Hass % of industry | 93% | . |
| Hass availability | July - 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 of water | $100 per acre per year | . |
| Cost to harvest | $0.0045 lb./ $0.01 kilo | $5.00 - $7.50per day |
| Production potential | 15,000 lbs. per acre | |
| Minimum maturity standard for Hass | 21.5% dry matter | |
| Hass % of industry | 100% | |
| Hass availability | May - August | |
| Markets | Europe, mainly England | |
| Export % of production | 85% | |
| Export amount 1999 | 450 metric tons | |
| Export amount 2000 | 2100 metric tons | |
| Export amount 2001 | 2700 metric tons | |
| Export amount 2002 | 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 rate | 5350 - 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 | |
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| Spain info | ||
| 2001-2002 season acreage | 22,250 acres | 9000 hectares |
| 2001 - 2002 season production | 132,000,000 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 amount | 94,500,000 lbs | 43,000 tonnes |
| Domestic consumption | 37,500,000 lbs | 17,000 tonnes |
| Domestic consumption per capita | 0.94 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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