Weekly U.S. Avocado Retail Sales and Prices from the Hass Avocado Board

Weekly 2018 retail scan data for Hass avocado volume and price across multiple U.S. regions, compiled by the Hass Avocado Board. The data, downloaded in May 2018, reflects sales from grocery, mass, club, drug, dollar, and military outlets. It includes average price per avocado, sales volume by product code, and distinguishes between conventional and organic types.

Use Cases

• Modeling avocado price fluctuations over time based on weekly date and average price columns.
• Comparing sales volumes of conventional versus organic avocados based on the type column.
• Analyzing regional demand differences for avocados based on the region and total volume columns.
• Forecasting total sales by aggregating volume data from specific product codes (4046, 4225, 4770).

Strengths

• Data originates directly from retailer cash registers as described by the Hass Avocado Board.
• Covers multiple retail channels including grocery, mass, club, drug, dollar, and military.
• Distinguishes between conventional and organic avocado types and specific product codes.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality, column definitions, and row count require manual inspection after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified beyond the 2018 compilation date.
• Data may reflect geographic or temporal bias inherent to the source's reporting scope.

Provenance

Source

Hass Avocado Board retail scan data.

Collection Method

Compiled from weekly retail scan data from multiple outlet cash registers.

Time Range

Weekly data, with an expanded multi-outlet set starting in 2013. The specific CSV was compiled in May 2018.

Geography

Various U.S. cities and regions as indicated by the region column.