The latest Statewide Avocado Acreage and Condition Analysis report, compiled by Land IQ on behalf of the California Avocado Commission, is now available online. The data in the report assists CAC in making budgeting and marketing decisions and provides industry members with spatial data concerning crop type, location, condition and density. The data also are key for managing environmental resources and proximity to sensitive areas including water quality, airy quality and disease or pest vectors.
Highlights include:
- A total of 20,005 avocado fields represented 55,522 total planted acres in California
- The main avocado growing counties remain Ventura (41%), San Diego (25%), Santa Barbara (12%), Riverside (9%) and San Luis Obispo (9%)
- The majority of California avocado acres (55%) are 21 years or younger