Return to the Table of Contents for Publications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VEGETABLES ACREAGE, PRODUCTION, AND VALUE February 2, 2001 Florida Agricultural Statistics Service | 1222 Woodward Street | Orlando, Florida 32803 | 407 / 648-6013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLORIDA: Acreage, yield, production, and value of Florida vegetables, melons, potatoes, blueberries, and strawberries, 1999-00 Acreage Yield Production Value Total Crop and season per Unit per PlantedHarvested acre sold unit value 1,000 Acres Units units Dollars $1,000 SNAP BEANS Aug-Dec 11,000 10,500 254 30-Lb 2,662 23 .28 61,971 Jan-Jul 25,000 24,500 262 Bushel 6,413 13 .36 85,678 Total-Fresh 36,000 35,000 259 9,075 16 .27 147,649 CABBAGE Aug-Dec 900 900 540 50-Lb 486 5 .94 2,887 Jan-Jul 7,300 7,000 503 Crate 3,521 4 .92 17,323 Total 8,200 7,900 507 4,007 5 .04 20,210 SWEET CORN Aug-Dec 5,100 3,900 267 42-Lb 1,040 14 .51 15,094 Jan-Jul 36,000 33,000 363 Crate 11,979 7 .21 86,369 Total 41,100 36,900 353 13,019 7 .79 101,463 CUCUMBERS Aug-Dec 5,400 5,400 527 55-Lb 2,844 8 .52 24,239 Jan-Jul 5,400 5,300 864 Bushel 4,580 12 .08 55,330 Total-Fresh 10,800 10,700 694 7,424 10 .72 79,569 EGGPLANT Aug-Dec 700 700 704 33-Lb 493 10 .14 5,000 Jan-Jul 1,100 1,100 929 Bushel 1,022 9 .96 10,180 Total 1,800 1,800 842 1,515 10 .02 15,180 BELL PEPPERS Aug-Dec 7,500 7,000 980 28-Lb 6,860 10 .33 70,870 Jan-Jul 11,100 11,100 1,355 Bushel 15,041 10 .84 163,044 Total 18,600 18,100 1,210 21,901 10 .68 233,914 IRISH POTATOES 1/ Winter 8,200 8,000 259 Cwt 2,068 17 .10 35,363 Spring-Hastings 17,200 16,500 294 4,848 7 .20 34,906 -Other 5,100 5,000 293 1,463 11 .90 17,410 Total 30,500 29,500 284 8,379 10 .46 87,679 RADISHES 15-Lb Total 8,850 7,850 455 Carton 3,573 7 .07 25,253 SQUASH 1/ 42-Lb Total 12,100 11,800 293 Bushel 3,453 13 .29 45,880 TOMATOES Aug-Dec 17,100 17,100 1,053 25-Lb 18,000 7 .02 126,285 Jan-Jul 26,100 26,100 1,693 Carton 44,185 6 .61 292,063 Total-Fresh 43,200 43,200 1,439 62,185 6 .73 418,348 Other Vegetables 1/ 52,000 50,000 160 Cwt 8,000 18 .00 144,000 TOTAL VEGETABLES 263,150 252,750 -- -- -- 1,319,145 WATERMELONS Spring 30,000 27,000 320 Cwt 8,640 5 .25 45,360 STRAWBERRIES 12-Lb Winter-Fresh 6,300 6,300 2,917 Flat 18,375 9 .12 167,580 TOTAL, ALL 299,450 286,050 -- -- -- 1,532,085 BLUEBERRIES -- 1,400 2,000 Lb 2,800 4 .26 11,925 1/ Includes processing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLORIDA: Acreage, yield, production, and value of Florida vegetables, melons, potatoes, blueberries, and strawberries, 1998-99 Acreage Yield Production Value Total Crop and season per Unit per PlantedHarvested acre sold unit value 1,000 Acres Units units Dollars $1,000 SNAP BEANS Aug-Dec 8,000 7,800 191 30-Lb 1,487 14 .56 21,651 Jan-Jul 24,000 23,500 309 Bushel 7,260 12 .93 93,872 Total-Fresh 32,000 31,300 279 8,747 13 .21 115,523 CABBAGE Aug-Dec 800 800 590 50-Lb 472 6 .02 2,841 Jan-Jul 7,700 7,600 476 Crate 3,619 4 .87 17,620 Total 8,500 8,400 487 4,091 5 .00 20,461 SWEET CORN Aug-Dec 5,800 5,600 243 42-Lb 1,360 6 .76 9,198 Jan-Jul 34,100 33,900 341 Crate 11,560 7 .85 90,746 Total 39,900 39,500 327 12,920 7 .74 99,944 CUCUMBERS Aug-Dec 3,500 3,500 516 55-Lb 1,806 8 .92 16,116 Jan-Jul 5,400 5,300 620 Bushel 3,285 11 .40 37,449 Total-Fresh 8,900 8,800 579 5,091 10 .52 53,565 EGGPLANT Aug-Dec 700 700 686 33-Lb 480 9 .51 4,566 Jan-Jul 1,300 1,300 878 Bushel 1,142 10 .70 12,222 Total 2,000 2,000 811 1,622 10 .35 16,788 BELL PEPPERS Aug-Dec 7,700 7,500 1,110 28-Lb 8,326 12 .95 107,855 Jan-Jul 11,500 11,500 1,156 Bushel 13,294 10 .12 134,535 Total 19,200 19,000 1,138 21,620 11 .21 242,390 IRISH POTATOES 1/ Winter 9,600 9,300 199 Cwt 1,849 24 .70 45,670 Spring-Hastings 21,500 21,000 329 6,901 7 .95 54,863 -Other 7,300 7,000 268 1,875 13 .70 25,688 Total 38,400 37,300 285 10,625 11 .88 126,221 RADISHES 15-Lb Total 8,500 7,100 374 Carton 2,655 7 .40 19,647 SQUASH 1/ 42-Lb Total 13,000 12,600 280 Bushel 3,528 15 .25 53,802 TOMATOES Aug-Dec 15,300 15,300 1,088 25-Lb 16,642 10 .86 180,791 Jan-Jul 28,100 28,100 1,611 Carton 45,280 6 .26 283,453 Total-Fresh 43,400 43,400 1,427 61,922 7 .50 464,244 Other Vegetables 1/ 51,000 49,000 160 Cwt 7,840 18 .30 143,472 TOTAL VEGETABLES 264,800 258,400 -- -- -- 1,356,057 WATERMELONS Spring 45,000 35,000 300 Cwt 10,500 6 .90 72,450 STRAWBERRIES 12-Lb Winter-Fresh 6,200 6,200 2,500 Flat 15,500 9 .72 150,660 TOTAL, ALL 316,000 299,600 -- -- -- -- 1,579,167 BLUEBERRIES -- 1,200 1,210 Lb 1,450 4 .84 7,015 1/ Includes processing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return to the Table of Contents for Publications