The 2022 pre-season forecast by the California Avocado Commission of Irvine, CA projects a 306-million-pound crop, which is nearly a 15% increase over the last fiscal year.
About 80% of the California avocado season volume is expected to occur from April through August, with the season winding down starting in September. The Commission’s fiscal year runs from November 2021 through October 2022.
Market conditions will be a key factor for when California avocado growers begin harvesting; although some growers have already begun to pick. Volume is expected to ramp up in earnest around March.
California avocado growers received welcomed rains in December and January. This moved the region from severe drought to moderate drought conditions, and rain usually has a positive impact on tree health and avocado sizing.
The majority of the harvest will be the Hass variety; Lamb Hass, GEM and other varieties also are being commercially grown.
California has about 3,000 growers in the Golden State. The California Avocado Commission serves as the official information source for California avocados and the California avocado industry.