VEGETABLES
ACREAGE, PRODUCTION, AND VALUE
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FLORIDA: Acreage, yield, production, and value of Florida vegetables, melons, potatoes, blueberries, and strawberries, 1995-96 |
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| Crop and season | Acreage |
Yield per acre |
Unit |
Production sold |
Value per unit |
Total value |
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| Planted | Harvested | ||||||
| Acres | Units | 1,000 units | Dollars | $1,000 | |||
| SNAP BEANS | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | 6,500 | 6,300 | 200 | 30-Lb | 1,263 | 13 .25 | 16,733 |
| Jan-Jul | 22,000 | 19,000 | 178 | Bushel | 3,390 | 16 .65 | 56,445 |
| Total-Fresh | 28,500 | 25,300 | 184 | 4,653 | 15 .73 | 73,178 | |
| CABBAGE | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | 900 | 900 | 500 | 50-Lb | 450 | 4 .42 | 1,989 |
| Jan-Jul | 8,500 | 8,100 | 600 | Crate | 4,860 | 5 .70 | 27,702 |
| Total | 9,400 | 9,000 | 590 | 5,310 | 5 .59 | 29,691 | |
| CARROTS 1/ | |||||||
| Total | 7,100 | 5,600 | 150 | Cwt | 840 | 15 .20 | 12,768 |
| SWEET CORN | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | 6,400 | 6,300 | 243 | 42-Lb | 1,531 | 10 .06 | 15,406 |
| Jan-Jul | 35,600 | 35,600 | 308 | Crate | 10,965 | 6 .92 | 75,878 |
| Total | 42,000 | 41,900 | 298 | 12,496 | 7 .31 | 91,284 | |
| CUCUMBERS | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | 4,600 | 4,500 | 457 | 55-Lb | 2,058 | 6 .73 | 13,860 |
| Jan-Jul | 6,300 | 5,700 | 574 | Bushel | 3,271 | 10 .55 | 34,509 |
| Total-Fresh | 10,900 | 10,200 | 522 | 5,329 | 9 .08 | 48,369 | |
| EGGPLANT | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | 1,000 | 1,000 | 397 | 33-Lb | 397 | 6 .78 | 2,693 |
| Jan-Jul | 1,100 | 1,100 | 763 | Bushel | 839 | 9 .81 | 8,233 |
| Total | 2,100 | 2,100 | 589 | 1,236 | 8 .84 | 10,926 | |
| ESCAROLE | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | 900 | 800 | 560 | 25-Lb | 448 | 5 .06 | 2,268 |
| Jan-Jul | 1,700 | 1,500 | 487 | Crate | 730 | 4 .55 | 3,322 |
| Total | 2,600 | 2,300 | 512 | 1,178 | 4 .75 | 5,590 | |
| BELL PEPPERS | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | 7,500 | 7,200 | 771 | 28-Lb | 5,550 | 7 .85 | 43,553 |
| Jan-Jul | 13,500 | 13,100 | 1,028 | Bushel | 13,471 | 10 .55 | 142,119 |
| Total | 21,000 | 20,300 | 937 | 19,021 | 9 .76 | 185,672 | |
| IRISH POTATOES 1/ | |||||||
| Winter | 8,800 | 8,800 | 210 | Cwt | 1,837 | 24 .60 | 45,190 |
| Spring-Hastings | 28,500 | 27,500 | 230 | 6,299 | 9 .50 | 59,841 | |
| -Other | 9,500 | 8,000 | 180 | 1,428 | 14 .80 | 21,134 | |
| Total | 46,800 | 44,300 | 217 | 9,564 | 13 .20 | 126,165 | |
| RADISHES | 15-Lb | ||||||
| Total | 13,700 | 12,400 | 390 | Carton | 4,836 | 4 .14 | 20,021 |
| SQUASH 1/ | 42-Lb | ||||||
| Total | 10,800 | 9,6000 | 210 | Bushel | 2,016 | 13 .54 | 27,297 |
| TOMATOES | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | 18,300 | 18,100 | 869 | 25-Lb | 15,725 | 7 .83 | 123,159 |
| Jan-Jul | 28,100 | 27,400 | 1,446 | Carton | 39,620 | 8 .00 | 316,960 |
| Total-Fresh | 46,400 | 45,500 | 1,216 | 55,345 | 7 .95 | 440,119 | |
| Other Vegetables 1/ | 81,900 | 81,000 | 160 | Cwt | 12,960 | 19 .00 | 246,240 |
| TOTAL VEGETABLES | 323,200 | 309,500 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,317,320 |
| WATERMELONS | |||||||
| Spring | 40,000 | 34,000 | 210 | Cwt | 7,140 | 7 .00 | 49,980 |
| STRAWBERRIES | 12-Lb | ||||||
| Winter-Fresh | 6,000 | 6,000 | 2,167 | Flat | 13,000 | 8 .66 | 112,632 |
| TOTAL, ALL | 369,200 | 349,500 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,479,932 |
| BLUEBERRIES | -- | 1,300 | 2,300 | Lb | 2,300 | 2 .16 | 4,965 |
| 1/ Includes processing. | |||||||
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FLORIDA: Acreage, yield, production, and value of Florida vegetables, melons, potatoes, blueberries, and strawberries, 1994-95 |
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| Crop and season | Acreage |
Yield per acre |
Unit |
Production sold |
Value per unit |
Total value |
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| Planted | Harvested | ||||||
| Acres | Units | 1,000 units | Dollars | $1,000 | |||
| SNAP BEANS | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | 7,700 | 6,600 | 151 | 30-Lb | 997 | 19 .42 | 19,364 |
| Jan-Jul | 26,500 | 25,000 | 175 | Bushel | 4,370 | 10 .63 | 46,473 |
| Total-Fresh | 34,200 | 31,600 | 170 | 5,367 | 12 .27 | 65,837 | |
| CABBAGE | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | -- | -- | -- | 50-Lb | -- | -- | -- |
| Jan-Jul | 7,500 | 7,000 | 547 | Crate | 3,830 | 4 .50 | 17,235 |
| Total | 7,500 | 7,000 | 547 | 3,830 | 4 .50 | 17,235 | |
| CARROTS 1/ | |||||||
| Total | 7,900 | 5,800 | 140 | Cwt | 812 | 20 .90 | 16,971 |
| SWEET CORN | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | 7,600 | 5,800 | 242 | 42-Lb | 1,406 | 8 .49 | 11,941 |
| Jan-Jul | 32,000 | 31,100 | 323 | Crate | 10,045 | 9 .26 | 93,017 |
| Total | 39,600 | 36,900 | 310 | 11,451 | 9 .17 | 104,958 | |
| CUCUMBERS | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | 5,300 | 5,000 | 411 | 55-Lb | 2,057 | 8 .66 | 17,814 |
| Jan-Jul | 8,500 | 8,200 | 425 | Bushel | 3,484 | 6 .87 | 23,935 |
| Total-Fresh | 13,800 | 13,200 | 420 | 5,541 | 7 .53 | 41,749 | |
| EGGPLANT | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | 850 | 800 | 428 | 33-Lb | 342 | 6 .47 | 2,212 |
| Jan-Jul | 1,500 | 1,500 | 772 | Bushel | 1,158 | 9 .75 | 11,288 |
| Total | 2,350 | 2,300 | 652 | 1,500 | 9 .00 | 13,500 | |
| ESCAROLE | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | 500 | 400 | 698 | 25-Lb | 279 | 14 .52 | 4,051 |
| Jan-Jul | 1,500 | 1,200 | 693 | Crate | 832 | 8 .62 | 7,172 |
| Total | 2,000 | 1,600 | 694 | 1,111 | 10 .10 | 11,223 | |
| BELL PEPPERS | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | 7,200 | 6,500 | 722 | 28-Lb | 4,693 | 12 .59 | 59,096 |
| Jan-Jul | 14,500 | 13,800 | 821 | Bushel | 11,325 | 11 .80 | 133,635 |
| Total | 21,700 | 20,300 | 789 | 16,018 | 12 .03 | 192,731 | |
| IRISH POTATOES 1/ | |||||||
| Winter | 8,300 | 6,900 | 170 | Cwt | 1,166 | 23 .30 | 27,168 |
| Spring-Hastings | 28,500 | 27,000 | 220 | 5,916 | 5 .90 | 34,904 | |
| -Other | 10,000 | 9,000 | 210 | 1,875 | 11 .70 | 21,938 | |
| Total | 46,800 | 42,900 | 210 | 8,957 | 9 .40 | 84,010 | |
| RADISHES | 15-Lb | ||||||
| Total | 19,200 | 15,700 | 256 | Carton | 4,019 | 5 .94 | 23,873 |
| SQUASH 1/ | 42-Lb | ||||||
| Total | 12,500 | 11,900 | 264 | Bushel | 3,142 | 13 .27 | 41,686 |
| TOMATOES | |||||||
| Aug-Dec | 18,600 | 18,600 | 1,117 | 25-Lb | 20,768 | 8 .71 | 180,975 |
| Jan-Jul | 30,400 | 30,400 | 1,461 | Carton | 44,415 | 6 .57 | 291,807 |
| Total-Fresh | 49,000 | 49,000 | 1,330 | 65,183 | 7 .25 | 472,782 | |
| Other Vegetables 1/ | 81,300 | 79,600 | 160 | Cwt | 12,736 | 18 .75 | 238,800 |
| TOTAL VEGETABLES | 337,850 | 317,800 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,325,355 |
| WATERMELONS | |||||||
| Spring | 37,000 | 33,000 | 250 | Cwt | 8,250 | 7 .60 | 62,700 |
| STRAWBERRIES | 12-Lb | ||||||
| Winter-Fresh | 6,000 | 6,000 | 2,333 | Flat | 14,000 | 8 .47 | 118,608 |
| TOTAL, ALL | 380,850 | 356,800 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,506,663 |
| BLUEBERRIES | -- | 1,300 | 1,920 | Lb | 2,500 | 2 .02 | 5,050 |
| 1/ Includes processing. | |||||||