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California Avocado Commission Anticipates 286 Million Pound Cro
The California Avocado Commission (CAC) recently reported the results of their mid-season crop update surveys with their growers and handlers, forecasting a smaller crop than was initially expected. Through use of grower and handler surveys, CAC is able to collect the most up-to-date volume information and anticipated harvest timing. The results are used to inform the industry of the total crop that is expected to come to market and as a guide that helps shape the timing of CAC's marketing efforts.
The results forecast a 2022 California crop estimate a 286 million pounds – whic...
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WEEKLY CROP PROJECTIONS
The Avocado Crop Estimating (ACE) system was launched in 1986, in an effort to project annual production of California avocados. Avocado crop statistics are compiled, throughout the year, according to growing region, county and state. This valuable information guides CAC marketing programs and assists California avocado growers in developing their own avocado harvest strategies in relation to the estimated year's avocado harvest.
Send CAC your current crop estimates.
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NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTROLLING LAUREL WILT
NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTROLLING LAUREL WILT
Laurel wilt (LW) disease is caused by the redbay ambrosia beetle and its fungal symbiont Raffaelea lauricola. The beetle was first introduced to the U.S. via infested packing materials from Asia that were brought to Georgia in 2002. By 2012, laurel wilt was detected in a commercial avocado grove located in Homestead, Florida. As a result of R. lauricola transfer by other native and exotic ambrosia beetles (AB), the disease — which can now be found in 11 states including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas — poses a threat to California avocado groves.
Dr. Jonathan Crane, professor and associate center direct...
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Avocado Recipe Winner from "Fallbrook Avocado Festival"
Trader Joe's One-Stop Shop Guac
Recipe by Vin Bennett
Ingredients:
2 slices of bacon (crisp and crumbled)
3 medium-size ripe avocados
2 tablespoons red onion (thinly sliced and diced)
2 cloves garlic (microplaned/grated)
2 tablespoons Trader Joe's Everything But The Bagel
2 tablespoons Trader Joe's Yuzu Hot Sauce
2 tablespoo...
