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TROPICAL FRUIT
ACRES AND TREES
December 12, 2000

Florida Agricultural Statistics Service   |  1222 Woodward Street   |  Orlando, Florida 32803   |  407 / 648-6013

TROPICAL FRUIT INVENTORY

    The Florida Agricultural Statistics Service, in cooperation with the Florida Lime and Avocado Administrative Committees, has completed an inventory of the State's tropical fruit acreage as of October 2000. Virtually all of the acreage is located in south Miami- Dade County with the remainder found in a number of adjacent southern counties.

AVOCADO ACREAGE DECLINES
      

    Florida's avocado acreage is down 2.5 percent from 6,447 acres reported in 1996 to 6,288 acres in 2000. Miami-Dade County's acreage declined a little more than 1 percent from 6,305 acres in 1996 to 6,227 acres in 2000. There have been only 302 acres planted in Miami- Dade County in the four years since the 1996 survey. There has been a decline in the older avocado acreage due to normal attrition and general urbanization. There have been some new avocado groves planted on recently pushed lime acreage. Also, resets are being planted where undesirable varieties have been removed.

LIME ACREAGE DECREASES

    There is a 63 percent reduction in Florida's lime acreage since 1996 and most of this loss is because of the presence of citrus canker in Miami-Dade County. There were 3,168 acres of limes in 1996 and currently there are 1,171 acres. Statewide, there have been only 14 acres of limes planted since 1996. In 1996 there were 376 acres of limes located outside of Miami-Dade County. Currently there are only 20 acres of limes located in other areas of the state. In the near future, these small groves may be pushed out or abandoned because of their susceptibility to canker and for economic reasons.

    

MANGO ACREAGE DOWN

    Mango acreage has declined over 8 percent since 1996 when there were 1,833 acres. As of October 2000, there are 1,675 acres remaining in Florida. Miami-Dade County has 1,398 acres while the other areas have 277 acres. There have been only 26 acres of Mangos planted since 1996 in all counties.

         LEMONS ALSO DECLINE

    Lemon acreage, located mostly in Hendry County, declined slightly over the past four years. In 1996 there were 1,033 acres, and now there are 979 acres. There have been only 69 acres planted in the past four years and virtually all of those trees were resets in existing older lemon groves.

TROPICAL FRUIT ACRES
Census
years 		Limes Lemons Avocados Mangoes
1976 4,747 7,755 7,881 1,914
1978 4,844 5,541 9,028 1,764
1980 6,535 5,391 10,495 1,746
1982 7,489 3,296 11,612 2,228
1984 7,009 2,295 12,872 2,589
1986 7,165 1,460 11,849 2,722
1988 6,792 1,204 11,239 2,895
1990 6,647 1,048 9,078 2,759
1993 1/ 2,235 755 6,104 1,732
1994 3,186 754 6,141 1,880
1996 3,168 1,033 6,447 1,833
2000 1,171 979 6,288 1,675
1/ The October 1992 survey was delayed until March 1993 to capture the effects of Hurricane Andrew in August 1992.

2000 Florida Tropical Fruit Inventory
All counties, acres and trees, by variety and year set
Year
Set 		Limes Lemons Avocados Mangos
Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees
Pre-1956 0 0 0 0 1,428 127,000 264 18,900
1956-65 13 2,400 58 11,200 228 23,500 40 3,200
1966-75 5 700 63 11,700 1,654 160,100 213 19,900
1976 0 0 0 0 78 7,600 15 1,700
1977 32 5,600 3 400 374 38,200 15 1,600
1978 82 7,300 0 0 141 16,300 20 2,000
1979 45 6,000 3 500 362 37,200 83 9,500
1980 60 8,500 0 0 463 52,700 58 6,300
1981 4 800 41 4,700 258 27,400 158 15,500
1982 4 900 6 600 128 12,500 77 5,800
1983 32 4,800 0 0 85 8,200 65 6,300
1984 1 100 0 0 12 1,300 48 5,700
1985 22 2,800 25 3,800 27 3,100 73 11,300
1986 11 1,600 25 4,800 19 2,300 52 6,100
1987 10 1,500 27 5,500 12 1,200 23 2,100
1988 27 4,600 32 6,000 1 100 67 7,800
1989 11 1,700 3 400 2 300 5 600
1990 2 500 35 7,400 2 200 7 1,000
1991 17 2,900 56 8,600 2 200 44 4,200
1992 142 24,300 44 7,600 11 1,400 23 2,800
1993 113 23,900 107 21,900 59 5,800 96 10,800
1994 393 55,500 142 29,200 299 28,200 128 14,400
1995 53 11,000 106 15,300 111 12,500 37 3,400
1996 78 13,900 134 20,100 227 22,400 38 4,400
1997 5 600 44 6,000 34 3,000 1 100
1998 9 1,600 14 2,300 80 7,600 15 1,000
1999 0 0 11 1,500 154 14,800 10 1,500
2000 0 0 0 0 37 3,400 0 0
Total 1,171 183,500 979 169,500 6,288 618,500 1,675 167,900

2000 Florida Tropical Fruit Inventory
Miami-Dade County, acres and trees, by variety and year set
Year
Set 		Limes Avocados Mangos
Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees
Pre-1956 0 0 1,428 127,000 218 15,300
1956-65 13 2,400 224 23,100 32 2,500
1966-75 4 600 1,620 156,500 161 15,700
1976 0 0 78 7,600 15 1,700
1977 32 5,600 374 38,200 13 1,400
1978 82 7,300 141 16,300 20 2,000
1979 44 5,800 362 37,200 79 9,100
1980 60 8,500 463 52,700 58 6,300
1981 4 800 258 27,400 125 13,300
1982 4 900 109 10,500 32 2,800
1983 32 4,800 85 8,200 65 6,300
1984 1 100 12 1,300 48 5,700
1985 22 2,800 27 3,100 70 11,100
1986 11 1,600 19 2,300 24 2,700
1987 10 1,500 12 1,200 22 2,000
1988 14 2,500 1 100 46 5,700
1989 11 1,700 2 300 5 600
1990 2 500 2 200 7 1,000
1991 15 2,500 2 200 16 1,100
1992 141 24,200 11 1,400 20 2,400
1993 113 23,900 59 5,800 96 10,800
1994 392 55,400 298 28,100 128 14,400
1995 53 11,000 111 12,500 37 3,400
1996 77 13,700 227 22,400 36 4,200
1997 5 600 31 2,700 1 100
1998 9 1,600 80 7,600 14 900
1999 0 0 154 14,800 10 1,500
2000 0 0 37 3,400 0 0
Total 1,151 180,300 6,227 612,100 1,398 144,000

2000 Florida Tropical Fruit Inventory
Other counties, acres and trees, by variety and year set
Year
Set 		Limes Lemons Avocados Mangos
Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees
Pre-1956 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 3,600
1956-65 0 0 58 11,200 4 400 8 700
1966-75 1 100 63 11,700 34 3,600 52 4,200
1976 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 0 0 3 400 0 0 2 200
1978 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 1 200 3 500 0 0 4 400
1980 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 0 0 41 4,700 0 0 33 2,200
1982 0 0 6 600 19 2,000 45 3,000
1983 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 0 0 25 3,800 0 0 3 200
1986 0 0 25 4,800 0 0 28 3,400
1987 0 0 27 5,500 0 0 1 100
1988 13 2,100 32 6,000 0 0 21 2,100
1989 0 0 3 400 0 0 0 0
1990 0 0 35 7,400 0 0 0 0
1991 2 400 56 8,600 0 0 28 3,100
1992 1 100 44 7,600 0 0 3 400
1993 0 0 107 21,900 0 0 0 0
1994 1 100 142 29,200 1 100 0 0
1995 0 0 106 15,300 0 0 0 0
1996 1 200 134 20,100 0 0 2 200
1997 0 0 44 6,000 3 300 0 0
1998 0 0 14 2,300 0 0 1 100
1999 0 0 11 1,500 0 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 20 3,200 979 169,500 61 6,400 277 23,900


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