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Agriculture Statistics - Florida
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Apr 20, 2006, 13:34 PST

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TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES
Commodity	Value of receipts thousand $	Percent of state total farm receipts	Percent of US value
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2001
1. Greenhouse/nursery	1,517,989	23.7	11.0
2. Oranges	786,289	12.3	57.4
3. Tomatoes	499,958	7.8	30.0
4. Cane for sugar	484,118	7.5	52.7
5. Dairy products	428,802	6.7	1.7

All commodities	6,415,882		3.2

For more details about Florida's top agriculture commodities, see Leading commodities for cash receipts, or contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.

Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2001

Commodity Rank among
states Value
million $

1.     Fruits and preparations 3 527.5

2.     Other 6 367.2

3.     Vegetables and preparations 7 146.6

4.     Live animals and meat 21 66.4

5.     Poultry and products 18 37.8

Overall 13 1,241.7

For more information on exports see the Agricultural Trade Briefing Room or ERS's Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS) or contact Carol Whitton, 202-694-5287.

Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 1997

Counties Percent of state's
total receipts Million $

1.     Palm Beach 14.5 872.9

2.     Dade 6.9 416.5

3.     Hillsborough 5.5 332.7

4.     Hendry 5.4 323.4

5.     Collier 4.6 276.9

State total 6,004.6

For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural
Statistics Service's web page, or call 1-800-727-9540.

*EXTRA* Need more? For a printable fact sheet about Florida's Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.

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