For information contact Esmerelda Dickson. February 12, 2008. Texas Annual Vegetable Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harvested Acreage Yield per Acre Production Price per cwt 1/ Value 1/ Crop (Acres) (cwt) (1,000 cwt) (Dollars) (1,000 dollars) ----------------- -------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------------ 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cabbage 7,600 5,400 380 270 2,888 1,458 14.70 25.60 42,454 37,325 Cantaloups 4,300 3,600 130 120 559 432 36.20 32.50 20,236 14,040 Carrots 2,000 1,500 310 200 620 300 19.90 28.00 12,338 8,400 Chile Peppers 2/ 3/ 3,500 4,500 40 38 140 171 37.50 71.30 5,250 12,192 Cucumbers 1,300 1,100 110 110 143 121 23.60 23.00 3,375 2,783 Honeydew Melons 700 650 260 280 182 182 31.00 41.00 5,642 7,462 Onions, Spring 15,200 10,400 270 300 4,104 3,120 20.00 56.00 82,080 174,720 Onions, Summer 900 1,000 240 400 216 400 34.00 29.50 7,344 11,800 Spinach 2,200 800 80 125 176 100 26.60 24.00 4,682 2,400 Squash 1,300 1,400 220 210 286 294 42.90 50.00 12,269 14,700 Sweet Corn 1,800 2,000 54 77 97 154 24.40 20.80 2,367 3,203 Tomatoes 1,100 1,100 100 130 110 143 51.90 42.10 5,709 6,020 Watermelons 22,600 22,200 320 190 7,232 4,218 8.60 8.20 62,195 34,588 Total for Fresh Market 4/ 64,700 55,650 – – 16,773 11,093 – – 266,887 329,633 Processed 5/ 20,400 19,100 – – 1,911 2,296 – – 20,412 20,868 Total Commercial Vegetables 85,100 74,750 – – 18,684 13,386 – – 287,299 350,501 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Fresh market vegetables are priced on a FOB basis. Volume sold for processing is valued at the processing door. 2/ Estimates include both fresh and dry product combined. 3/ Chile peppers are defined as all peppers excluding bell peppers. 4/ Includes some quantities processed. 5/ Carrots, cucumbers and spinach.