Calavo Growers (CVGW) 10-Q 2003 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. § 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Calavo Growers, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, James E. Snyder, the interim Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13 (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ James E. SnyderJames E. Snyder
Controller (interim Principal Financial Officer)
September 11, 2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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