Exhibit 99.2



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. Section 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, 2002, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Wolfgang P. Hombrecher, Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

        (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/ Wolfgang P. Hombrecher
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Wolfgang P. Hombrecher
Chief Financial Officer
September 6, 2002