The Economic Research Service, USDA, reports that cash receipts from Florida agricultural products in 1998 amounted to $6.69 billion. This is a 3.8 percent increase from 1997. Cash receipts from all crops increased 4.7 percent from 1997, and cash receipts from all livestock and livestock products increased by only 0.5 percent.

    Receipts from all crops accounted for 80 percent of all cash receipts. As in previous years, the leading crop commodi ties were oranges, foliage and floriculture, tomatoes, and sugarcane. The leading livestock commodities were milk, cattle and calves, and broilers.

CITRUS

    Cash receipts from citrus crops amounted to $1.61 billion dollars, an increase of 7.8 percent from 1997. Sales of citrus commodities accounted for 24 percent of all sales in Florida. (Receipts for citrus are on a "delivered in" basis without discounting picking and hauling costs.)

    Sales of grapefruit were down from $186 million in 1997 to $146 million in 1998. Sales from oranges ($1.35 billion), tangerines ($76.5 million), and tangelos ($20.3 million) all increased from the previous year.

VEGETABLES AND MELONS

    Cash receipts from vegetable and melon crops amounted to $1.54 billion in 1998, up 5.3 percent from 1997, and accounting for almost 23 percent of the total cash receipts. Potatoes, snap beans, and squash accounted for most of the increase from last year. Cucumber receipts were down from 1997, as were cabbage, sweet corn, and green peppers. Receipts for tomatoes, at $506.6 million, accounted for 33 percent of all vegetable and melon receipts and 7.6 percent of all cash receipts.

FIELD CROPS

    Receipts for field crops amounted to $645 million, up slightly from $636 million last year. Sugarcane, at $472 million, increased 8.8 percent from 1997 and accounts for 73 percent of field crop receipts and 7 percent of all cash receipts. Hay receipts were virtually the same as in 1997. All other field crops produced lower receipts in 1998 than in 1997.

LIVESTOCK

    Total cash receipts from livestock and livestock products were $1.33 billion, up just slightly from the previous year, and accounted for almost 20 percent of all cash receipts. Milk receipts accounted for 32 percent of the receipts in this category, followed by cattle and calves (22 percent) and broilers (19 percent).

Cash receipts from Florida farm marketings by commodities, calendar years 1994-1998 1/
Commodity	Cash receipts - 1,000 dollars
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1998 percent of total
ALL CROPS	4,854,453	4,850,299	5,079,841	5,116,136	5,354,616	80.08
CITRUS	1,477,821	1,548,889	1,582,372	1,491,140	1,607,610	24.04
Grapefruit	251,406	225,204	216,209	186,190	145,698	2.18
K-Early Citrus     Fruit	603	905	669	40	40	0.00
Lemons	2,675	2,079	2,879	1,341	2,631	0.04
Limes	3,687	3,479	1,860	5,159	4,826	0.07
Oranges	1,156,101	1,187,419	1,258,710	1,213,596	1,346,562	20.14
Tangelos	13,508	16,942	16,281	17,391	20,337	0.30
Tangerines	37,154	98,560	71,671	54,882	76,512	1.14
Temples	12,687	14,301	14,093	12,541	11,004	0.16
OTHER FRUITS   & NUTS	141,535	167,552	166,700	206,545	228,553	3.42
Avocados	12,320	11,324	12,408	14,016	16,468	0.25
Mangos	1,500	1,725	1,500	1,450	N/A
Pecans	1,600	945	1,095	1,320	1,045	0.02
Blueberries	5,690	5,050	4,965	5,040	6,240	0.09
Strawberries	101,425	118,608	112,632	146,119	161,200	2.41
Other	19,000	29,900	34,100	38,600	43,600	0.65
VEGETABLES   & MELONS	1,448,816	1,325,702	1,354,966	1,459,558	1,536,371	22.98
Cabbage	29,688	18,135	26,768	39,701	26,325	0.39
Carrots	11,252	16,971	12,516	16,538	11,340	0.17
Celery	21,571	8,280	4,745	N/A	N/A
Cucumbers	58,200	51,081	79,761	98,867	69,492	1.04
Eggplant	15,606	14,005	14,784	15,548	15,523	0.23
Escarole	8,969	9,440	5,776	7,000	11,550	0.17
Green Peppers	197,465	177,188	222,768	251,766	245,686	3.67
Lettuce	16,884	10,118	6,691	3,360	11,024	0.16
Potatoes	118,655	84,010	98,944	89,195	123,491	1.85
Radishes	25,888	23,873	20,021	19,018	18,816	0.28
Snap Beans	60,645	63,902	75,842	65,838	130,153	1.95
Squash	43,216	46,591	34,121	36,228	54,515	0.82
Sweet Corn	105,232	108,423	100,526	127,331	103,249	1.54
Tomatoes	465,663	414,966	447,556	487,060	506,607	7.58
Watermelons	57,868	62,700	49,980	54,750	60,120	0.90
Other	212,014	216,019	154,167	147,358	148,480	2.22

Cash receipts from Florida farm marketings by commodities, calendar years 1994-1998 1/
Commodity	Cash receipts - 1,000 dollars
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1998 percent of total
FIELD CROPS	650,709	644,130	667,443	636,494	644,953	9.65
Corn	11,045	12,793	20,919	16,298	8,022	0.12
Cotton	37,916	38,598	44,171	43,987	34,359	0.51
Hay	14,025	11,849	11,906	13,179	13,886	0.21
Peanuts	58,302	52,463	66,361	63,857	57,343	0.86
Soybeans	7,490	5,165	6,214	7,733	4,961	0.07
Sugarcane	459,911	458,205	455,434	434,187	472,303	7.06
Tobacco	27,248	30,907	31,021	32,293	29,942	0.45
Wheat	1,717	1,255	1,534	2,072	1,509	0.02
Other	33,055	32,895	29,883	22,888	22,628	0.34
FOLIAGE &   FLORICULTURE 2/	600,986	629,773	676,727	656,234	653,700	9.78
AQUATIC PLANTS	10,900	8,600	10,900	13,200	12,300	0.18
OTHER CROPS   & PRODUCTS 3/	523,686	525,653	620,733	652,965	671,129	10.04
ALL LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS	1,194,603	1,134,378	1,228,739	1,324,880	1,331,740	19.92
Milk	408,408	363,528	431,280	407,715	423,878	6.34
Cattle and Calves	335,837	287,352	218,919	320,424	293,327	4.39
Poultry and Eggs	291,605	315,277	362,760	353,838	367,313	5.49
Broilers	191,151	218,361	230,607	229,383	252,840	3.78
Eggs	98,348	95,320	131,355	123,701	112,707	1.69
Other	2,106	1,596	798	754	1,766	0.03
Aquaculture	63,750	70,080	80,250	88,016	92,674	1.39
Catfish	350	390	350	352	674	0.01
Tropical Fish	49,000	52,500	55,000	57,200	55,100	0.82
Alligators Farmed	4,400	4,550	3,900	3,190	2,300	0.03
Clams & Oysters	5,800	6,430	9,000	13,100	11,200	0.17
Other Aquaculture	4,200	6,210	12,000	14,174	23,400	0.35
Hogs	12,399	12,098	15,409	12,335	5,772	0.09
Horses & Mules	4/	4/	4/	108,000	111,600	1.67
Honey	9,080	12,659	21,672	11,738	14,426	0.22
Sheep & Lambs,   Wool	104	127	135	138	135	0.00
Other Livestock   & Products	73,420	73,257	98,314	22,676	22,615	0.34
TOTAL CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARM MARKETINGS	6,049,056	5,984,677	6,308,580	6,441,016	6,686,356	100.00
1/ 1994-97 revised. 1998 preliminary. Percents for individual commodities do not add to totals for some groups because of rounding. 2/ Potted foliage for indoor and patio use, bedding and potted flowering plants, selected cut flowers and cultivated cut greens. 3/ Includes mushrooms, sod, ornamental shrubs and trees. Excludes forestry products. 4/ Included in "Other Livestock & Products".

Value added to the U.S. Economy by the Florida Agricultural Sector via the Production of Goods and Services, 1994-98 1/
Item	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
	Thousand dollars
Final crop output	4,861,338	4,848,653	5,102,096	5,123,248	5,343,106
Food grains	1,717	1,255	1,534	2,072	1,509
Feed crops	25,070	24,642	32,825	29,477	21,908
Cotton	37,916	38,598	44,171	43,987	34,359
Oil crops	65,860	57,695	72,641	71,652	62,331
Tobacco	27,248	30,907	31,021	32,293	29,942
Fruits and tree nuts	1,619,356	1,716,441	1,749,072	1,697,685	1,836,163
Vegetables	1,448,816	1,325,702	1,354,966	1,459,558	1,536,371
All other crops	1,628,470	1,655,059	1,793,611	1,779,412	1,832,033
Home consumption	3,072	3,072	3,072	3,072	3,072
Value of inventory   adjustment 2/	3,813	(4,718)	19,183	4,040	(14,582)
Final animal output	1,221,915	1,117,040	1,285,461	1,365,849	1,372,230
Meat animals	348,328	299,558	234,455	332,885	299,226
Dairy products	408,408	363,528	431,280	407,715	423,878
Poultry and eggs	291,605	315,277	362,760	353,838	367,313
Miscellaneous livestock	146,262	156,015	274,809	305,113	316,932
Home consumption	2,036	1,664	1,361	1,483	1,364
Value of inventory   adjustment 2/	25,276	(19,002 )	(19,204 )	(35,185 )	(36,483 )
Services and forestry	251,688	275,089	278,894	321,881	313,812
Machine hire and   customwork	31,166	28,182	30,587	35,883	30,849
Forest products sold	15,000	15,000	15,000	15,000	15,000
Other farm income	63,077	77,383	79,828	114,050	111,387
Gross imputed rental   value of farm dwellings	142,445	154,525	153,480	156,948	156,577
Final agricultural sector output	6,334,940	6,240,782	6,666,452	6,810,979	7,029,148
Less: Intermediate consumption outlays	2,493,422	2,768,153	2,969,404	2,992,230	3,043,412
Farm origin	551,304	586,021	629,532	625,244	627,895
Feed purchased	292,463	313,297	323,247	306,517	293,722
Livestock and poultry     purchased	55,765	51,473	43,682	38,138	49,242
Seed purchased	203,076	221,251	262,603	280,589	284,931
Manufactured inputs	763,366	840,509	874,510	931,936	926,575
Fertilizers and lime	288,840	307,948	331,904	342,115	349,685
Pesticides	326,893	358,895	377,661	404,573	394,521
Petroleum fuel and oils	102,772	112,691	126,719	131,740	119,768
Electricity	44,861	60,975	38,226	53,508	62,601
Other intermediate   expenses	1,178,752	1,341,623	1,465,362	1,435,050	1,488,942
Repair and maintenance     of capital items	170,426	170,381	199,274	168,354	163,568
Machine hire and     customwork	109,126	155,571	163,374	119,476	125,859
Marketing, storage, &     transportation expenses	266,056	278,600	357,508	323,114	386,984
Contract labor	216,497	301,220	392,109	402,205	411,786
Miscellaneous expenses	416,647	435,851	353,097	421,901	400,745
Plus: Net government transactions	(130,091 )	(139,229 )	(174,742 )	(183,318 )	(186,113 )
+ Direct Government      payments	58,588	55,045	22,842	19,044	24,918
- Motor vehicle      registration & licensing      fees	5,217	5,550	3,704	4,309	6,116
- Property taxes	183,462	188,724	193,880	198,053	204,915
Gross value added	3,711,428	3,333,400	3,522,306	3,635,431	3,799,622
Less: Capital consumption	271,563	274,046	276,781	275,267	277,168
Net value added	3,439,865	3,059,354	3,245,525	3,360,164	3,522,454
Less: Factor payments	1,132,904	1,172,194	1,226,654	1,246,419	1,296,608
Employee compensation   (total hired labor)	778,498	812,249	822,248	851,188	894,369
Net rent received by   nonoperator landlords	34,801	34,520	48,656	34,099	30,578
Real estate and nonreal   estate interest	319,605	325,425	355,750	361,132	371,661
Net farm income	2,306,961	1,887,160	2,018,871	2,113,745	2,225,846
1/ Final sector output is the gross value of the commodities and services produced within a year. Net value-added is the sector's contribution to the National economy and is the sum of the income from production earned by all factors-of-production. Net farm income is the farm operators' share of income from the sector's production activities. The concept presented is consistent with that employed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. 2/ A positive value of inventory change represents current-year production not sold by December 1. A negative value is an offset to production from prior years included in current-year sales. SOURCE: Economic Research Service/USDA