Florida Vegetables, Watermelons, Potatoes, and Berries
Acreage, yield, production and value, crop years 1999-00 and 2000-01
| Crop |
Planted acreage |
Harvested acreage |
Yield per acre |
| 1999-00 |
2000-01 |
1999-00 |
2000-01 |
1999-00 |
2000-01 |
| |
Acres |
Cwt |
| Vegetables: |
| Snap beans |
36,000 |
35,000 |
35,000 |
34,000 |
78 |
75 |
| Cabbage |
8,200 |
8,100 |
7,900 |
7,900 |
254 |
295 |
| Sweet corn |
41,400 |
39,300 |
37,100 |
37,200 |
148 |
146 |
| Cucumbers |
10,800 |
9,000 |
10,700 |
8,500 |
382 |
326 |
| Eggplant |
1,800 |
1,600 |
1,800 |
1,600 |
278 |
256 |
| Bell peppers |
19,300 |
18,600 |
18,400 |
18,200 |
333 |
334 |
| Radishes |
8,850 |
8,700 |
7,850 |
8,500 |
68 |
73 |
| Squash |
12,100 |
11,800 |
11,800 |
11,500 |
123 |
99 |
| Tomatoes |
43,200 |
43,800 |
43,200 |
43,800 |
360 |
364 |
| Total |
181,650 |
175,900 |
173,750 |
171,200 |
-- |
-- |
| Other vegetables 1/ |
52,000 |
51,000 |
50,000 |
49,000 |
160 |
160 |
| Watermelons |
30,000 |
26,000 |
27,000 |
24,000 |
320 |
310 |
| Potatoes |
30,500 |
33,400 |
29,500 |
30,000 |
284 |
308 |
| Strawberries |
6,300 |
6,500 |
6,300 |
6,500 |
350 |
260 |
| Blueberries |
-- |
-- |
1,400 |
1,400 |
20 |
22 |
| Total, all crops |
300,450 |
292,800 |
287,950 |
282,100 |
-- |
-- |
| 1/ Other fresh and processing
vegetables, and cantaloupes. |
| Crop |
Planted acreage |
Harvested acreage |
Yield per acre |
| 1999-00 |
2000-01 |
1999-00 |
2000-01 |
1999-00 |
2000-01 |
| |
1,000 cwt |
Dollars per
cwt |
1,000 dollars |
| Vegetables: |
| Snap beans |
2,736 |
2,555 |
54.20 |
54.20 |
148,315 |
138,402 |
| Cabbage |
2,004 |
2,334 |
10.10 |
12.00 |
20,210 |
27,981 |
| Sweet corn |
5,499 |
5,441 |
18.60 |
22.40 |
101,989 |
121,912 |
| Cucumbers |
4,083 |
2,768 |
19.50 |
22.00 |
79,569 |
60,755 |
| Eggplant |
500 |
410 |
30.40 |
34.30 |
15,180 |
14,076 |
| Bell peppers |
6,132 |
6,088 |
38.10 |
38.30 |
233,914 |
232,846 |
| Radishes |
536 |
619 |
47.10 |
53.90 |
25,253 |
33,393 |
| Squash |
1,450 |
1,138 |
31.60 |
37.20 |
45,880 |
42,305 |
| Tomatoes |
15,546 |
15,947 |
26.70 |
36.90 |
414,813 |
588,021 |
| Total |
38,486 |
37,299 |
-- |
-- |
1,085,123 |
1,259,691 |
| Other vegetables 1/ |
8,000 |
7,840 |
18.00 |
18.50 |
144,000 |
145,040 |
| Watermelons |
8,640 |
7,440 |
5.30 |
5.70 |
45,360 |
42,408 |
| Potatoes 2/ |
8,379 |
9,246 |
10.50 |
11.20 |
87,679 |
103,369 |
| Strawberries |
2,205 |
1,690 |
76.00 |
99.00 |
167,580 |
167,310 |
| Blueberries |
28 |
31 |
425.90 |
394.70 |
11,925 |
12,235 |
| Total, all crops |
65,738 |
63,546 |
-- |
-- |
1,541,667 |
1,730,053 |
1/ Other fresh and processing
vegetables, and cantaloupes.
2/ Production sold. |
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