Avocadoes - Publication

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Hawaii Farm Facts

July 2012

Avocados:  Hawaii Production and Price Improve 
Hawaii avocado production for 2011 is estimated at 700 thousand pounds, 6 percent higher than 2010.  Both in crop 
acreage  and  harvested  acreage  were  20  acres  above  the  previous  year  totaling  460  acres  and  350  acres, 
respectively.  Average  yields  remained  unchanged  from  2010  at  2,000  pounds  per  acre  in  2011.  Dry  weather 
continued to hamper the crop in 2011 affecting progress, fruit size, and fruit quality. Growers also mentioned the 
volcanic haze had affected flowering and fruit set.  Majority of the avocadoes are grown on Hawaii County.   More 
new plantings were reported this year than the previous year. 
Farm price averaged 80.0 cents per pound for the 2011 crop, up 3 cents from the previous year.  The value totaled 
$560 thousand for the year, increasing 10 percent from 2010. ■ 

AVOCADOS:  Number of Farms, Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Value, 
State of Hawaii, 2007‐2011 
Year

Acreage 1
In Crop
Harvested

Farms

————— Acres —————

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
1

At end of year.

250
250
260
280
280
2

390
400
440
440
460

350
330
370
330
350

Yield per Acre2
(Bearing)

Production

——— 1,000 pounds ———

3.3
3.0
2.8
2.0
2.0

Farm Price

Value of
Sales

Cents per lb

$1,000

68.0
73.0
69.0
77.0
80.0

789
730
718
508
560

1,160
1,000
1,040
660
700

Yield is based on total production.

AVOCADOS:  Bearing Acreage, Average Yield, Production, Price per Ton, and Value, 
by State and United States, 2009‐10 to 2011‐12 
State and 
Season

Bearing 
Acreage
Acres

California
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Florida
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Hawaii
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
U.S.
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
1

Yield per 
Acre 1

Production

——————— Tons ———————

Price per Ton

Value

Dollars

1,000 dollars

58,500
52,200
52,200

4.70
2.90
3.74

274,800
151,500
195,000

1,510.00
3,040.00
2,400.00

414,948
460,600
468,000

7,400
7,400
7,400

3.14
3.04
4.20

23,200
22,500
31,100

600.00
800.00
756.00

13,920
18,000
23,512

370
330
350

1.41
1.00
1.00

500
330
350

1,380.00
1,540.00
1,600.00

718
508
560

66,270
59,930
59,950

4.50
2.91
3.78

298,520
174,330
226,450

1,440.00
2,750.00
2,170.00

429,586
479,068
492,072

Yield is based on total production. Source: Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2010 Summary – July 2011, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

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Avocados:  Hawaii State Historical Data
AVOCADOS:  Number of Farms, Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Value. 
State of Hawaii, 1946‐2010 
Year

Acreage 1

Farms

In Crop

Number

Harvested

———— Acres ————

Yield per Acre
(Bearing) 2

Production

——— 1,000 pounds ———

Farm Price

Value of
Sales

Cents per pound

$1,000

1946

270

5.0

1,360

9.4

128

1947

270

4.0

1,075

9.2

99

1948

220

4.8

1,055

10.0

106

1949

210

4.7

980

9.7

95

1950

160

6.6

1,048

9.3

97

1951

160

6.7

1,070

9.7

104

1952

150

7.1

1,060

9.1

96

1953

160

6.0

960

9.4

90

1954

200

170

5.7

955

9.1

87

1955

200

170

6.6

1,115

8.8

98

1956

200

170

6.2

1,055

8.2

86

1957

200

175

6.1

1,000

7.4

74

1958

200

175

7.2

1,040

7.2

75

1959

200

180

6.2

1,085

6.1

66

1960

200

180

5.3

940

7.0

66

1961

200

180

5.5

990

7.2

71

1962

200

180

5.9

1,000

6.8

68

1963

190

240

170

6.6

1,030

6.9

71

1964

190

240

170

5.9

995

6.6

66

1965

190

240

170

6.8

1,125

7.0

79

1966

190

290

160

7.5

1,205

7.3

88

1967

170

410

170

7.1

1,200

7.4

89

1968

150

410

170

7.1

1,205

8.0

96

1969

140

400

160

6.3

1,015

9.0

91

1970

130

370

140

6.2

870

10.4

90

1971

130

300

110

7.1

780

11.6

90

1972

130

200

90

11.3

1,015

11.8

120

1973

135

170

100

7.6

757

14.9

113

1974

135

170

100

11.4

1,135

16.5

187

1975

125

150

90

11.3

1,014

18.2

184

1976

121

205

125

9.2

1,150

22.2

255
continued

See footnotes at end of table.

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AVOCADOS:  Number of Farms, Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Value. 
State of Hawaii, 1946‐2011 (continued) 
Year

Farms
Number

In Crop

Bearing

———— Acres ————

Yield per Acre
(Bearing) 2

Production

——— 1,000 pounds ———

Farm Price

Value of
Sales

Cents per pound

$1,000

1977

124

305

145

6.5

940

25.8

243

1978

127

330

160

5.8

920

28.6

263

1979

142

340

165

7.7

1,270

26.6

338

1980

145

350

200

7.6

1,510

24.5

370

1981

155

370

200

6.0

1,200

26.4

317

1982

160

440

240

6.7

1,600

22.5

360

1983

160

450

250

4.7

1,170

26.1

305

1984

165

505

270

4.3

1,150

25.9

298

1985

160

525

320

3.8

1,220

24.5

299

1986

160

540

330

3.9

1,300

25.6

333

1987

145

500

300

3.0

900

31.5

284

1988

145

580

290

4.1

1,200

36.5

438

1989

140

550

250

4.4

1,100

38.0

418

1990

120

500

250

3.6

900

45.0

405

1991

110

550

280

3.0

840

47.0

395

1992

100

500

220

3.2

700

46.0

322

1993

90

460

250

2.0

500

44.0

220

1994

80

440

220

2.3

500

50.0

250

1995

80

350

210

2.4

500

54.5

273

1996

110

330

200

2.0

400

53.5

214

1997

95

340

250

2.0

500

53.0

265

1998

95

330

240

2.1

500

52.0

260

1999

120

360

230

2.6

600

60.0

360

2000

130

360

220

2.9

640

58.0

371

2001

140

360

230

2.6

600

57.0

342

2002

140

370

250

2.8

700

56.0

392

2003

150

390

300

2.5

760

62.0

471

2004

150

380

270

2.7

740

63.0

466

2005

175

390

300

2.7

800

66.0

528

2006

225

380

330

3.1

1,020

68.0

694

2007

250

390

350

3.3

1,160

68.0

789

2008

250

400

330

3.0

1,000

73.0

730

2009

260

440

370

2.8

1,040

69.0

718

2010

280

440

330

2.0

660

77.0

508

280

460

350

2.0

700

80.0

560

2011
1

Acreage 1

At end of year.

2

Yield is based on total production.