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Florida Farm Commodities
Field Crops |
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Field crop yields, production and prices were reduced, except for sugarcane, in 1997, and the value dropped to its lowest level in 9 years.
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|
Field Crop Production and Value
|
Year
|
Harvested Acres
|
Production (ton)
|
Crop Value
|
|
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
|
1,016,400
1,044,000
1,007,100
1,025,000
1,031,900
|
16,921,481
15,887,074
15,786,631
16,564,273
16,237,510
|
$649,387,000
$830,621,000
$745,880,000
$798,069,000
$763,726,000
|
|
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
|
1,112,100
982,000
1,016,000
1,064,000
1,067,000
|
16,857,863
16,234,404
16,342,902
14,210,796
14,364,293
|
$786,635,000
$694,502,000
$597,055,000
$598,211,000
$585,450,000
|
|
1980
1970
1960
|
1,473,000
924,000
1,046,000
|
11,821,000
6,499,536
2,482,802
|
$662,732,000
$139,610,000
$76,293,000
|
Field Crop Production and Value --- 1997
|
Crop
|
Harvested Acres
|
Production (tons)
|
Crop Value
|
|
Sugarcane
Potatoes
Peanuts
Hay
Cotton
|
421,000
42,100
84,000
230,000
99,000
|
15,535,000
409,050
114,030
598,000
28,584
|
$432,632,000
$98,172,000
$54,050,000
$53,820,000
$42,120,000
|
|
Tobacco
Corn (grain)
Soybeans
Wheat
Pecans
|
7,300
80,000
38,000
15,000
--------
|
9,527
179,200
29,640
17,550
900
|
$32,790,000
$18,560,000
$6,916,000
$1,989,000
$1,320,000
|
|
Total
|
1,016,400 |
16,921,481 |
$649,387,000 |
Source: Florida Agricultural Statistics Service
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Corn
Corn (Grain) Production and Value
|
Year
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (bushel)
|
Production (bushel)
|
Value (bushel)
|
Crop Value
|
|
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
|
80,000
112,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
|
80
88
90
85
65
|
6,400,000
9,856,000
5,400,000
6,800,000
6,500,000
|
$2.90
$3.80
$3.20
$2.40
$2.55
|
$18,560,000
$37,453,000
$17,280,000
$16,320,000
$16,575,000
|
|
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
|
110,000
75,000
75,000
80,000
65,000
|
75
68
71
74
58
|
8,250,000
5,100,000
5,325,000
5,920,000
3,770,000
|
$2.30
$2.60
$2.70
$2.30
$3.00
|
$18,975,000
$13,260,000
$14,378,000
$13,616,000
$11,310,000
|
|
1980
1970
1960
|
328,000
322,000
578,000
|
49
25
29
|
16,072,000
8,050,000
16,762,000
|
$3.40
$1.60
$1.20
|
$54,645,000
$8,050,000
$20,114,000
|
Leading Grain Corn-Producing Counties --- 1997
|
County
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (bushel)
|
Production (bushel)
|
Estimated Value
|
|
Jackson
Escambia
Suwannee
Hamilton
Alachua
Madison
Washington
Columbia
Holmes
Calhoun
Levy
Jefferson
Walton
Santa Rosa
Gadsden
|
16,900
5,600
8,400
6,000
4,400
6,300
2,800
4,400
2,000
1,300
2,000
3,000
1,600
1,500
1,300
|
94
120
74
82
84
45
89
55
109
109
99
44
62
80
67
|
1,596,000
674,000
622,000
489,000
371,000
286,000
250,000
240,000
218,000
142,000
140,000
133,000
99,000
88,000
87,000
|
$4,628,000
$1,954,000
$1,803,000
$1,418,000
$1,076,000
$829,000
$725,000
$696,000
$630,000
$412,000
$406,000
$386,000
$287,000
$255,000
$412,000
|
|
Leon
Okaloosa
Gilchrist
|
1,500
1,000
800
|
47
70
79
|
71,000
70,000
63,000
|
$206,000
$203,000
$183,000
|
Source: Florida Agricultural Statistics Services
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Cotton
Cotton Production and Value
|
Year
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (pound)
|
Production (pound)
|
Value (pound)
|
CropValue
|
|
1997
1996
1995*
1994
1993
|
99,000
98,200
109,000
68,000
53,500
|
577
637
472
735
696
|
57,168,000
62,592,000
51,456,000
49,968,000
37,236,000
|
$0.74
$0.68
$0.80
$0.73
$0.57
|
$42,120,000
$42,938,000
$41,165,000
$36,077,000
$21,231,000
|
|
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
|
49,500
49,000
36,000
25,000
29,000
|
701
719
640
557
566
|
34,699,000
36,600,000
23,040,000
13,925,000
16,414,000
|
$0.56
$0.55
$0.68
$0.65
$0.52
|
$19,469,000
$17,519,000
$15,667,000
$9,048,000
$8,536,000
|
|
1980
1970
1960
|
5,900
12,000
24,500
|
610
354
340
|
3,599,000
4,250,000
8,350,000
|
$0.31
$0.21
$0.31
|
$3,060,000
$893,000
$2,589,000
|
* - Storm damage crop
Leading Cotton-Producing Counties -- 1997
|
County
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (pound)
|
Production (pound)
|
Estimated Value
|
|
Santa Rosa
Jackson
Escambia
Calhoun
Okaloosa
|
25,700
26,200
14,000
6,500
4,000
|
654
550
566
576
633
|
16,800,000
14,400,000
7,920,000
3,744,000
2,784,000
|
$12,432,000
$10,656,000
$5,861,000
$2,771,000
$2,060,000
|
|
Walton
Holmes
Hamilton
Jefferson
|
4,600
3,300
2,700
2,100
|
543
524
587
503
|
2,496,000
1,728,000
1,584,000
1,056,000
|
$1,847,000
$1,279,000
$1,172,000
$781,000
|
|
Madison
Alachua
Gadsden
Washington
Columbia
|
1,700
1,800
1,100
1,200
400
|
565
427
524
480
600
|
960,000
768,000
576,000
576,000
240,000
|
$710,000
$568,000
$426,000
$426,000
$177,600
|
Source: Florida Agricultural Statistics Service
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Hay
Hay Production and Value
|
Year
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (ton)
|
Production (ton)
|
Value (ton)
|
Crop Value
|
|
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
|
230,000
240,000
230,000
240,000
250,000
|
2.60
2.60
2.50
3.10
2.60
|
598,000
624,000
575,000
744,000
650,000
|
$90.00
$84.00
$83.00
$95.00
$85.00
|
$53,820,000
$52,416,000
$47,725,000
$70,680,000
$55,250,000
|
|
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
|
270,000
230,000
240,000
260,000
270,000
|
2.80
2.90
2.30
2.30
2.40
|
756,000
667,000
552,000
598,000
648,000
|
$82.00
$86.00
$78.00
$76.00
$68.00
|
$61,992,000
$57,362,000
$43,056,000
$45,448,000
$44,064,000
|
|
1980
1970
1960
|
274,000
166,000
118,000
|
2.50
1.72
1.80
|
685,000
286,000
213,000
|
$65.00
$31.00
$32.50
|
$44,525,000
$8,866,000
$6,709,000
|
Hay Facts 
- About 90 percent of Florida-grown hay is utilized as livestock feed on farms in North Central and West Florida.
- Click here to visit the "Hay Directory" website.
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Wheat
Wheat Production and Value
|
Year
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (bushel)
|
Production (bushel)
|
Value (bushel)
|
Crop Value
|
|
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
|
15,000
10,000
12,000
15,000
25,000
|
39
38
32
42
33
|
585,000
380,000
384,000
630,000
825,000
|
$3.40
$4.40
$3.15
$2.80
$2.70
|
$1,989,000
$1,672,000
$1,210,000
$1,764,000
$2,228,000
|
|
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
|
20,000
25,000
55,000
65,000
70,000
|
42
23
33
29
36
|
840,000
575,000
1,815,000
1,885,000
2,520,000
|
$3.30
$2.15
$2.80
$3.50
$3.30
|
$2,772,000
$1,236,000
$5,082,000
$6,598,000
$8,316,000
|
Source: Florida Agricultural Statistics Service
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Peanuts
Peanut Production and Value
|
Year
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (pounds)
|
Production (pounds)
|
Price Per Pound
|
Crop Value
|
|
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
|
84,000
82,000
81,000
84,000
84,000
|
2,715
2,880
2,390
2,470
2,320
|
228,060,000
236,160,000
193,590,000
207,480,000
194,880,000
|
$0.24
$0.28
$0.27
$0.28
$0.29
|
$54,050,000
$66,361,000
$52,463,000
$58,302,000
$57,684,000
|
|
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
|
77,000
118,000
100,000
87,000
90,000
|
2,630
2,370
2,340
2,470
2,500
|
202,510,000
279,660,000
234,000,000
214,890,000
228,600,000
|
$0.28
$0.26
$0.30
$0.26
$0.27
|
$57,918,000
$73,551,000
$70,200,000
$55,871,000
$61,493,000
|
|
1980
1970
1960
|
56,000
53,000
48,000
|
2,500
2,075
1,200
|
144,480,000
109,975,000
57,600,000
|
$0.23
$0.13
$0.09
|
$33,579,000
$14,295,000
$5,144,000
|
Leading Peanut-Producing Counties --- 1997
|
County
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (pounds)
|
Production Pounds
|
Estimated Value
|
|
Jackson
Santa Rosa
Levy
Suwannee
Marion
|
29,100
12,100
8,500
4,600
4,200
|
2,535
2,925
3,655
3,220
3,040
|
73,820,000
35,375,000
31,086,000
16,004,000
12,768,000
|
$17,717,000
$8,490,000
$7,467,000
$3,841,000
$3,064,000
|
|
Walton
Holmes
Calhoun
Columbia
Alachua
|
5,700
4,600
3,600
3,100
1,500
|
2,180
1,890
2,400
1,625
3,205
|
12,417,000
8,697,000
8,644,000
5,045,000
4,807,000
|
$2,980,000
$2,087,000
$2,075,000
$1,211,000
$1,154,000
|
|
Washington
Madison
Jefferson
Okaloosa
Gadsden
|
1,300
1,000
900
1,200
800
|
2,550
2,735
2,915
2,265
2,835
|
4,394,000
2,736,000
2,625,000
2,718,000
2,267,000
|
$1,055,000
$657,000
$630,000
$325,000
$544,000
|
| Gilchrist |
700 |
2,300 |
1,611,000 |
$387,000 |
Peanut Facts 
Florida ranked sixth in the nation in peanut production in 1997 with 228 million pounds.
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Soybeans
Soybean Production and Value
|
Year
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (bushel)
|
Production (bushel)
|
Value (bushel)
|
Crop Value
|
|
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
|
38,000
33,000
28,000
42,000
50,000
|
26
32
26
31
25
|
988,000
1,056,000
728,000
1,302,000
1,250,000
|
$7.00
$7.00
$6.50
$5.40
$6.35
|
$6,916,000
$7,392,000
$4,732,000
$7,031,000
$7,938,000
|
|
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
|
50,000
43,000
75,000
120,000
115,000
|
30
27
19
22
29
|
1,500,000
1,161,000
1,425,000
2,640,000
3,335,000
|
$5.20
$5.40
$5.65
$5.45
$7.50
|
$7,800,000
$6,269,000
$8,051,000
$14,388,000
$25,013,000
|
|
1980
1970
1960
|
460,000
184,000
43,000
|
22
28
24
|
10,121,000
5,152,000
1,032,000
|
$7.90
$2.90
$2.00
|
$79,948,000
$14,938,000
$2,064,000
|
Leading Soybean-Producing Counties --- 1997
|
County
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (bushel)
|
Production (bushel)
|
Estimated Value
|
|
Jackson
Calhoun
Escambia
Santa Rosa
Walton
|
12,790
5,700
3,900
2,900
1,600
|
22.4
27.5
29.5
31.0
33.8
|
289,000
157,000
115,000
90,000
54,000
|
$2,023,000
$1,099,000
$805,000
$630,000
$378,000
|
|
Holmes
Jefferson
Washington
Okaloosa
Gadsden
|
2,400
1,300
1,700
900
700
|
22.1
32.3
26.0
33.3
25.7
|
53,000
42,000
38,000
30,000
18,000
|
$371,000
$294,000
$266,000
$210,000
$126,000
|
|
Pecans Production and Value
|
Year
|
Production (pound)
|
Value (pound)
|
Crop Value
|
|
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
|
1,800,000
1,900,000
1,100,000
1,900,000
7,500,000
2,500,000
|
$0.73
$0.58
$0.86
$0.80
$0.46
$1.51
|
$1,320,000
$1,095,000
$945,000
$1,600,000
$3,460,000
$3,770,000
|
Source: Florida Agricultural Statistics Service
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Sugarcane
Sugarcane Production and Value
| Year |
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (ton) |
Production (ton)
|
Price Per Ton |
Crop Value |
|
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
|
421,000
417,000
417,000
444,000
444,000
|
36.9
33.1
34.6
33.6
34.1
|
15,535,000
13,803,000
14,445,000
14,937,000
15,152,000
|
$27.84
$33.45
$31.72
$30.95
$30.40
|
$432,632,000
$461,741,000
$458,254,000
$462,367,000
$441,165,000
|
|
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
|
443,000
443,000
434,000
420,000
421,000
|
33.2
34.9
35.5
31.4
31.6
|
14,707,000
15,461,000
15,407,000
13,188,000
13,304,000
|
$29.80
$31.00
$31.50
$30.70
$32.60
|
$438,269,000
$421,461,000
$485,321,000
$404,872,000
$433,710,000
|
|
1980
1970
1960
|
339,200
172,000
49,200
|
31.2
33.5
35.0
|
10,592,000
5,762,000
1,722,000
|
$39.40
$10.85
$7.85
|
$417,325,000
$62,518,000
$13,518,000
|
Leading Sugarcane-Producing Counties --- 1997
|
County
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (ton)
|
Production (ton)
|
Price Per Ton
|
Estimated Value
|
|
Palm Beach
Hendry
Glades
Martin
|
319,000
71,000
19,000
12,000
|
37.1
36.3
35.7
36.5
|
11,843,000
2,576,000
678,000
438,000
|
$27.84
$27.84
$27.84
$27.84
|
$329,709,000
$71,716,000
$18,875,000
$12,194,000
|
|
Florida
|
421,000 |
36.9 |
15,535,000 |
$27.84 |
$432,632,000 |
Leading Sugarcane-Producing States --- 1997
|
State
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (ton)
|
Production (ton)
|
Price Per Ton
|
Crop Value
|
|
Florida
Louisiana
Hawaii
Texas
|
421,000
380,000
32,000
29,500
|
36.9
28.7
87.0
29.0
|
15,535,000
10,906,000
2,784,000
856,000
|
$27.84
$22.45
$38.82
$29.55
|
$432,632,000
$246,891,000
$108,092,000
$25,296,000
|
|
U.S.
|
862,500
|
32.9
|
29,224,000 |
$27.74
|
$810,911,000 |
Source: Florida Agricultural Statistics Service
1997 Sugarcane Crop Value
|
Tobacco
Tobacco Production and Value
|
Year
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (pound)
|
Production (pound)
|
Value Per Pound
|
Crop Value
|
|
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
|
7,300
7,500
7,200
6,500
7,100
|
2,610
2,680
2,455
2,550
2,630
|
19,053,000
20,100,000
17,676,000
16,575,000
18,673,000
|
$1.72
$1.81
$1.76
$1.65
$1.64
|
$32,790,000
$36,341,000
$31,127,000
$27,349,000
$30,586,000
|
|
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
|
7,500
6,600
6,900
6,700
6,400
|
2,610
2,320
2,760
2,650
2,680
|
19,575,000
15,312,000
19,044,000
17,755,000
17,152,000
|
$1.63
$1.66
$1.73
$1.67
$1.65
|
$31,868,000
$25,418,000
$32,946,000
$29,757,000
$28,266,000
|
|
1980
1970
1960
|
9,600
15,000
18,500
|
2,130
1,928
1,570
|
20,448,000
28,923,000
29,061,000
|
$1.45
$1.04
$0.92
|
$29,650,000
$30,080,000
$26,155,000
|
Leading Tobacco-Producing Counties --- 1997
|
County
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (pound)
|
Production (pound)
|
Estimated Value
|
|
Suwannee
Hamilton
Madison
Alachua
Columbia
|
1,900
1,180
870
860
720
|
2,670
2,600
2,660
2,760
2,715
|
5,072,000
3,070,000
2,316,000
2,299,000
1,954,000
|
$9,180,000
$5,557,000
$4,192,000
$4,161,000
$3,537,000
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|
Lafayette
Union
Jefferson
Gilchrist
Taylor
|
630
190
130
170
110
|
3,050
2,780
3,285
2,480
2,420
|
1,920,000
528,000
427,000
422,000
266,000
|
$3,475,000
$957,000
$773,000
$764,000
$481,000
|
|
Baker
Bradford
Gadsden
|
100
100
100
|
2,630
2,490
2,340
|
263,000
249,000
234,000
|
$476,000
$451,000
$405,000
|
Source: Florida Agricultural Statistics Service
Tobacco Facts
- Florida ranks No. 7 nationally in the value of tobacco with sales of $32 million in 1997.
- North Carolina is the nations leading tobacco state, producing more than 600 million pounds, valued at about $850 million annually.
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