Return to the Table of Contents for Publications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VEGETABLES ACREAGE, PRODUCTION, AND VALUE February 26, 2004 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, 2002-03 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 9,200 9,200 316 2,908 18 .05 52,480 30-Lb Jan-Jul 23,200 22,600 260 Bushel 5,881 16 .97 99,797 Total-Fresh 32,400 31,800 276 8,789 17 .33 152,277 Cabbage Aug-Dec 500 500 718 359 4 .00 1,436 50-Lb Jan-Jul 7,300 7,100 623 Crate 4,426 4 .96 21,975 Total 7,800 7,600 630 4,785 4 .89 23,411 Sweet Corn Aug-Dec 5,000 4,900 321 1,574 6 .64 10,456 42-Lb Jan-Jul 34,400 33,900 345 Crate 11,695 6 .76 79,058 Total 39,400 38,800 342 13,269 6 .75 89,514 Cucumbers Aug-Dec 4,800 4,800 390 1,874 11 .42 21,401 55-Lb Jan-Jul 6,700 6,500 476 Bushel 3,091 12 .66 39,135 Total-Fresh 11,500 11,300 439 4,965 12 .19 60,536 Bell Peppers Aug-Dec 4,950 4,900 908 4,449 9 .99 44,454 28-Lb Jan-Jul 12,850 12,800 1,025 Bushel 13,120 10 .00 131,200 Total 17,800 17,700 993 17,569 10 .00 175,654 Irish Potatoes 1/ Winter 6,100 5,800 239 1,384 24 .80 34,323 Spring-Hastings 21,500 20,300 279 5,661 10 .50 59,441 Cwt -Other 8,500 8,300 278 2,305 15 .40 35,497 Total 36,100 34,400 272 9,350 13 .80 129,261 Squash 1/ 42-Lb Total 10,200 10,000 302 Bushel 3,024 15 .87 48,002 Tomatoes Aug-Dec 13,700 13,500 1,147 15,485 11 .93 184,727 25-Lb Jan-Jul 29,600 29,500 1,379 Carton 40,671 8 .90 361,972 Total-Fresh 43,300 43,000 1,306 56,156 9 .74 546,699 Other Vegetables 1/ 59,000 57,000 149 Cwt 8,500 21 .76 185,000 Total Vegetables 257,500 251,600 -- -- -- 1,410,354 Watermelons Spring 25,000 24,000 300 Cwt 7,200 8 .60 61,920 Strawberries 12-Lb Winter-Fresh 7,100 7,100 1,833 Flat 13,017 10 .46 136,202 Total, All 289,600 282,700 -- -- -- 1,608,476 Blueberries -- 1,900 1,842 Lb 3,500 5 .20 18,200 1/ Includes processing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLORIDA: Acreage, yield, production, and value of Florida vegetables, melons, potatoes, blueberries, and strawberries, 2001-02 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 9,000 9,000 359 3,235 13 .54 43,805 30-Lb Jan-Jul 25,500 25,000 255 Bushel 6,370 13 .89 88,497 Total-Fresh 34,500 34,000 283 9,605 13 .77 132,302 Cabbage Aug-Dec 500 500 280 140 6 .28 879 50-Lb Jan-Jul 7,700 7,500 635 Crate 4,761 5 .77 27,492 Total 8,200 8,000 613 4,901 5 .79 28,371 Sweet Corn Aug-Dec 5,500 4,900 201 984 10 .62 10,442 42-Lb Jan-Jul 35,500 34,000 347 Crate 11,798 7 .62 89,901 Total 41,000 38,900 329 12,782 7 .85 100,343 Cucumbers Aug-Dec 3,500 3,500 540 1,890 9 .22 17,425 55-Lb Jan-Jul 4,000 4,000 843 Bushel 3,370 11 .45 38,587 Total 7,500 7,500 701 5,260 10 .65 56,012 Bell Peppers Aug-Dec 4,600 4,500 1,162 5,231 6 .37 33,336 28-Lb Jan-Jul 12,650 12,600 1,135 Bushel 14,301 9 .58 137,004 Total 17,250 17,100 1,142 19,532 8 .72 170,340 Irish Potatoes 1/ Winter 6,800 6,700 263 1,765 29 .20 51,538 Spring-Hastings 19,500 19,000 314 5,960 10 .70 63,772 Cwt -Other 7,500 7,300 258 1,883 10 .30 19,395 Total 33,800 33,000 191 9,608 14 .00 134,705 Squash 1/ 42-Lb Total 12,000 11,700 321 Bushel 3,757 11 .86 44,543 Tomatoes Aug-Dec 14,000 14,000 1,310 18,335 17 .13 130,756 25-Lb Jan-Jul 29,500 29,500 1,370 Carton 40,415 8 .50 343,528 Total-Fresh 43,500 43,500 1,351 58,750 8 .07 474,284 Other Vegetables 61,000 60,000 150 Cwt 9,000 21 .00 189,000 1/ Total Vegetables 258,750 253,700 -- -- -- 1,329,900 Watermelons Spring 25,000 23,000 330 Cwt 7,590 8 .20 62,238 Strawberries 12-Lb Winter-Fresh 6,900 6,900 2,126 Flat 14,667 10 .46 153,472 TOTAL, ALL 290,650 283,600 -- -- -- 1,545,610 Blueberries -- 1,600 1,810 Lb 2,900 6 .40 18,560 1/ Includes processing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return to the Table of Contents for Publications