Return to the Table of Contents for Publications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TROPICAL FRUIT ACRES AND TREES December 11, 2002 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 Avocado Administrative Committee, has completed an inventory of the State's tropical fruit acreage as of October 2002. 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 INCREASES Florida's avocado acreage is up 6.2 percent from 6,288 acres reported in 2000 to 6,675 acres in 2002. Miami-Dade County's acreage increased 6.9 percent from 6,227 acres in 2000 to 6,656 acres in 2002. New plantings in Miami-Dade County in the two years since the 2000 survey total 426 acres. The decline in the older avocado acreage is due to normal attrition and general urbanization. Some new avocado groves have been planted on recently pushed lime acreage. Also, resets are being planted where undesired varieties have been removed. LIME ACREAGE DECREASES Florida's lime acreage suffered a 67 percent reduction since 2000. Most of this loss is due to the infection and spread of citrus canker. There were 1,171 acres of limes in 2000 and currently there are 388 acres. No limes have been planted since 2000. The few remaining trees outside Miami-Dade are considered non- commercial. MANGO ACREAGE DOWN Mango acreage has declined 24 percent from the 1,692 acres in 2000. As of October 2002, there are 1,286 acres remaining in Florida. Miami-Dade County has1,057 acres while the other areas have 229 acres. Only two acres of mangoes have been planted since 2000 in all counties. LEMONS ALSO DECLINE Lemon acreage declined 17 percent over the past two years. In 2000 there were 979 acres, and now there are 809 acres. Only 19 acres have been planted in the past two years and virtually all of those trees were resets in existing older lemon groves. TROPICAL FRUIT ACRES Census years Limes Lemons Avocados Mangos 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 1,692 2002 388 809 6,675 1,286 1/ The October 1992 survey was delayed until March 1993 to capture the effects of Hurricane Andrew in August 1992. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2002 Florida Tropical Fruit Inventory All counties, acres and trees, by variety and year set Year Limes Lemons Avocados Mangos Set Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees Pre 1958 0 0 0 0 1,414 126,900 200 13,400 1958-67 11 1,900 50 10,000 314 32,700 61 5,100 1968-77 31 5,400 26 4,600 1,905 184,300 127 12,700 1978 0 0 1 100 139 16,000 15 1,400 1979 10 1,000 0 0 332 33,900 69 7,600 1980 33 4,500 0 0 458 52,200 49 5,400 1981 0 0 0 0 242 26,100 110 10,300 1982 0 0 0 0 123 12,100 55 4,100 1983 0 0 0 0 81 7,800 49 4,600 1984 0 0 0 0 12 1,300 59 6,900 1985 0 0 0 0 27 3,100 68 10,700 1986 0 0 17 3,200 19 2,300 43 5,000 1987 5 700 25 5,200 12 1,200 18 1,700 1988 9 1,500 31 6,000 1 100 36 4,200 1989 0 0 4 500 2 300 2 200 1990 0 0 39 8,200 1 100 7 1,000 1991 15 2,500 50 7,700 2 200 43 4,200 1992 20 3,300 33 5,700 11 1,400 23 2,800 1993 88 18,100 83 17,100 59 5,700 73 8,100 1994 129 21,800 100 21,300 281 26,900 82 9,600 1995 17 4,000 97 14,000 96 11,000 29 2,700 1996 2 300 126 18,300 225 22,200 31 3,400 1997 0 0 39 5,500 29 2,700 0 0 1998 8 1,500 10 1,600 83 7,800 15 1,000 1999 0 0 44 7,000 205 19,900 12 1,500 2000 10 1,000 15 2,500 176 17,500 8 900 2001 0 0 14 2,400 251 23,500 2 200 2002 0 0 5 800 175 16,800 0 0 Total 388 67,500 809 141,700 6,675 656,000 1,286 128,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2002 Florida Tropical Fruit Inventory Miami-Dade County, acres and trees, by variety and year set Year Limes Lemons Avocados Mangos Set Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees Pre 1958 0 0 0 0 1,414 126,900 169 11,600 1958-67 11 1,900 0 0 314 32,700 56 4,600 1968-77 31 5,400 0 0 1,905 184,300 95 9,600 1978 0 0 0 0 139 16,000 15 1,400 1979 10 1,000 0 0 332 33,900 69 7,600 1980 33 4,500 0 0 458 52,200 49 5,400 1981 0 0 0 0 242 26,100 77 8,100 1982 0 0 0 0 104 10,100 10 1,100 1983 0 0 0 0 81 7,800 49 4,600 1984 0 0 0 0 12 1,300 46 5,500 1985 0 0 0 0 27 3,100 67 10,600 1986 0 0 0 0 19 2,300 16 1,700 1987 5 700 0 0 12 1,200 17 1,600 1988 9 1,500 0 0 1 100 30 3,700 1989 0 0 0 0 2 300 2 200 1990 0 0 0 0 1 100 7 1,000 1991 15 2,500 0 0 2 200 16 1,100 1992 20 3,300 0 0 11 1,400 20 2,400 1993 88 18,100 0 0 59 5,700 73 8,100 1994 129 21,800 0 0 281 26,900 82 9,600 1995 17 4,000 0 0 96 11,000 29 2,700 1996 2 300 0 0 225 22,200 29 3,200 1997 0 0 0 0 29 2,700 0 0 1998 8 1,500 0 0 83 7,800 14 900 1999 0 0 0 0 205 19,900 12 1,500 2000 10 1,000 0 0 176 17,500 8 900 2001 0 0 0 0 251 23,500 0 0 2002 0 0 0 0 175 16,800 0 0 Total 388 67,500 0 0 6,656 654,000 1,057 108,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2002 Florida Tropical Fruit Inventory Other Counties, acres and trees, by variety and year set Year Limes Lemons Avocados Mangos Set Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees Pre 1958 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 1,800 1958-67 0 0 50 10,000 0 0 5 500 1968-77 0 0 26 4,600 0 0 32 3,100 1978 0 0 1 100 0 0 0 0 1979 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1980 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1981 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 2,200 1982 0 0 0 0 19 2,000 45 3,000 1983 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1984 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1,400 1985 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100 1986 0 0 17 3,200 0 0 27 3,300 1987 0 0 25 5,200 0 0 1 100 1988 0 0 31 6,000 0 0 6 500 1989 0 0 4 500 0 0 0 0 1990 0 0 39 8,200 0 0 0 0 1991 0 0 50 7,700 0 0 27 3,100 1992 0 0 33 5,700 0 0 3 400 1993 0 0 83 17,100 0 0 0 0 1994 0 0 100 21,300 0 0 0 0 1995 0 0 97 14,000 0 0 0 0 1996 0 0 126 18,300 0 0 2 200 1997 0 0 39 5,500 0 0 0 0 1998 0 0 10 1,600 0 0 1 100 1999 0 0 44 7,000 0 0 0 0 2000 0 0 15 2,500 0 0 0 0 2001 0 0 14 2,400 0 0 2 200 2002 0 0 5 800 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 809 141,700 19 2,000 229 20,000 [count] Hits since July 1, 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return to the Table of Contents for Publications