2022 CALIFORNIA PRE-SEASON CROP ESTIMATE AND PROJECTIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE

Dec 31, 2021

In December 2021, the California Avocado Commission surveyed industry handlers to develop the following 2022 California Avocado Pre-Season Crop Estimate*:

Hass: 291 million pounds
Lamb-Hass: 9 million pounds
GEM: 5 million pounds
Other: 1 million pounds
Total: 306 million pounds

*Please note the California Avocado Commission’s crop year is aligned with the calendar year (January 1st through December 31st) and therefore information provided is for the 2022 calendar year.

The Commission has also compiled detailed crop projections, including:

Pre-Season industry volume estimates, broken down by month and variety, based on AMRIC Handler Survey responses
Weekly harvest forecast utilizing AMRIC Handler Survey percentages for Hass variety (four-year historical forecast used for Lamb, three-year historical forecast used for GEM and Other)
Weekly harvest forecast comparison of four-year historical forecast versus AMRIC Handler Survey

The Commission staff will remain in contact with growers, handlers and grove managers throughout the season, via surveys and telephone conversations, to track harvest strategy and will provide updated forecasts to the industry as they become available. As we have done in the past, CAC will plan to follow up with the handlers in February to discuss crop volume and harvest plans before the season gets underway.

In addition to handler surveys and discussions, the annual grower crop survey and acreage inventory survey will be conducted in Spring 2022, with a mid-season crop estimate update available mid-May 2022.