CALIFORNIA AVOCADO FARMER SAYS RISING COSTS TURN $68,000 HARVEST INTO A $30,000 LOSS

A Southern California avocado farmer says he harvested 52,616 pounds of avocados with a reported gross value of $68,252. After assessments, picking, water, management and taxes, he says the farm lost $30,203.51. The farmer says smaller operations are becoming impossible to sustain and that they may eventually have to sell to a larger company.

Total Pounds: 526616
Gross Income: $68,252.19
Assessments: -$1,578.48
Pickers Cost: -$15,900.00
Net Income: $50,777.73
Water Cost: -$37,741.87
Management: -$33,235.35
Taxes: -$10,000.00

Profit: -$30,203.51
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