Return to the Table of Contents for Publications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VEGETABLES ACREAGE, PRODUCTION, AND VALUE February 4, 2002 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, 2000-01 Acreage Yield Production Value Total Crop and season per Unit per Planted Harvested acre sold unit value 1,000 Acres Units units Dollars $1,000 SNAP BEANS Aug-Dec 10,500 10,000 251 2,512 14 .16 35,570 30-Lb Jan-Jul 24,500 24,000 250 Bushel 6,005 17 .12 102,833 Total-Fresh 35,000 34,000 251 8,517 16 .25 138,403 CABBAGE Aug-Dec 900 900 176 158 7 .54 1,192 50-Lb Jan-Jul 7,200 7,000 644 Crate 4,510 5 .94 26,789 Total 8,100 7,900 591 4,668 5 .99 27,981 SWEET CORN Aug-Dec 4,600 4,200 311 1,305 11 .65 15,207 42-Lb Jan-Jul 34,700 33,000 353 Crate 11,649 9 .16 106,705 Total 39,300 37,200 348 12,954 9 .41 121,912 CUCUMBERS Aug-Dec 4,700 4,700 442 2,077 8 .95 18,593 55-Lb Jan-Jul 4,300 3,800 778 Bushel 2,956 14 .26 42,162 Total-Fresh 9,000 8,500 592 5,033 12 .07 60,755 EGGPLANT Aug-Dec 700 700 543 380 9 .64 3,663 33-Lb Jan-Jul 900 900 940 Bushel 846 12 .31 10,413 Total 1,600 1,600 766 1,226 11 .48 14,076 BELL PEPPERS Aug-Dec 7,200 7,000 1,090 7,630 10 .58 80,719 28-Lb Jan-Jul 11,400 11,200 1,260 Bushel 14,112 10 .78 152,127 Total 18,600 18,200 1,195 21,742 10 .71 232,846 IRISH POTATOES 1/ Winter 7,800 5,000 263 1,317 27 .30 35,954 Spring-Hastings 18,500 18,000 329 5,915 8 .35 49,390 Cwt -Other 7,100 7,000 288 2,014 8 .95 18,025 Total 33,400 30,000 308 9,246 11 .18 103,369 RADISHES 15-Lb Total 8,700 8,500 486 Carton 4,129 8 .09 33,393 SQUASH 1/ 42-Lb Total 11,800 11,500 236 Bushel 2,709 15 .62 42,305 TOMATOES Aug-Dec 13,300 13,300 1,418 18,855 10 .86 204,760 25-Lb Jan-Jul 30,500 30,500 1,473 Carton 44,931 8 .53 383,261 Total-Fresh 43,800 43,800 1,456 63,786 9 .22 588,021 Other Vegetables 1/ 51,000 49,000 160 Cwt 7,840 18 .50 145,040 TOTAL VEGETABLES 260,300 250,200 -- -- -- 1,508,101 WATERMELONS Spring 26,000 24,000 310 Cwt 7,440 5 .70 42,408 STRAWBERRIES 12-Lb Winter-Fresh 6,500 6,500 2,167 Flat 14,083 11 .88 167,310 TOTAL, ALL 292,800 280,700 -- -- -- 1,717,819 BLUEBERRIES -- 1,400 2,210 Lb 3,100 3 .95 12,235 1/ Includes processing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Planted Harvested acre sold unit value Acres Units 1,000 Dollars $1,000 units SNAP BEANS Aug-Dec 11,000 10,500 254 2,662 23 .28 61,971 30-Lb 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 900 900 540 486 5 .94 2,887 50-Lb 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 1,040 14 .51 15,094 42-Lb Jan-Jul 36,300 33,200 363 Crate 12,052 7 .21 86,895 Total 41,400 37,100 353 13,092 7 .79 101,989 CUCUMBERS Aug-Dec 5,400 5,400 527 2,844 8 .52 24,239 55-Lb Jan-Jul 5,400 5,300 864 Bushel 4,580 12 .08 55,330 Total 10,800 10,700 694 7,424 10 .72 79,569 EGGPLANT Aug-Dec 700 700 704 493 10 .14 5,000 33-Lb 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 6,860 10 .33 70,870 28-Lb Jan-Jul 11,800 11,400 1,319 Bushel 15,041 10 .84 163,044 Total 19,300 18,400 1,190 21,901 10 .68 233,914 IRISH POTATOES 1/ Winter 8,200 8,000 259 2,068 17 .10 35,363 Spring-Hastings 17,200 16,500 294 4,848 7 .20 34,906 Cwt -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 42-Lb Total 12,100 11,800 293 Bushel 3,453 13 .29 45,880 TOMATOES Aug-Dec 17,100 17,100 1,053 18,000 7 .02 126,285 25-Lb Jan-Jul 26,100 26,100 1,693 Carton 44,185 6 .53 288,528 Total-Fresh 43,200 43,200 1,439 62,185 6 .67 414,813 Other Vegetables 52,000 50,000 160 8,000 18 .00 144,000 1/ Cwt TOTAL VEGETABLES 264,150 253,250 - - - - - - 1,316,136 WATERMELONS Spring 30,000 27,000 320 Cwt 8,640 5 .25 45,360 STRAWBERRIES Winter-Fresh 6,300 6,300 2,917 12-Lb 18,375 9 .12 167,580 Flat TOTAL, ALL 300,450 286,550 - - - - - - 1,529,076 BLUEBERRIES - - 1,400 2,000 Lb 2,800 4 .26 11,925 1/ Includes processing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return to the Table of Contents for Publications