WA_FV404                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  FEB 09 2010               AVOCADOS                                       
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
See WATERMELON and WATERMELON, SEEDED for additional shipments.                                 
                                                                                                
                                       SHIPMENTS BY ORIGINS                                     
                           (AMOUNTS ARE SHOWN IN UNITS OF 10,000 LBS)                           
                                                                                                
COMMODITY                        JAN 31   JAN 24   FEB 01  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           FEB 06   JAN 30   FEB 07  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2010     2010     2009   FEB 06 2010  FEB 07 2009  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
AVOCADOS                                                                                        
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    CALIFORNIA-SOUTH                261      204       80          879          552        16963
    FLORIDA                          17       24       29         4942         5984         6038
    TOTAL                           278      228      109         5820         6536        23001
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                        278      228      109         5820         6536        23001
                                                                                                
  IMPORT                                                                                        
    CHILE                           629      945      236        24327         8931         9967
    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC              168      184      196         1931         1932         2513
    JAMAICA                           -        -        -            1            1            1
    MEXICO                          711     1434     1329        32285        34208        69504
    NEW ZEALAND                       -        -        -           49            -            -
    PERU                              -       10        -           21           11           11
  IMPORT TOTAL                     1508     2573     1760        58615        45083        81997
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                    1786     2801     1869        64435        51620       104998