In the lilting words of Ted Lasso’s Jamie Tartt (Phil Dunster) when he took into his hands an avocado the size of a human baby: Hol•ay guac•a•molay. Few produce items have crossed into pop-culture like the avocado. Fewer have held steady in that accomplishment beyond a season or two. The category continues to show itself as a star, whether in the culinary lead or a supporting role. See what the latest numbers have to say about this valuable California-hyped commodity that is in season spring through summer...
363.6 million pounds harvested
$523,817,252 crop value
53,703 total planted acres
The Mother Hass Tree was planted as a seed in La Habra Heights, California, in the late 1920s by postman Rudolph Hass. All Hass avocados in the world can trace their heritage to this one tree that lived for 76 years.
