Tomato Production and Value
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Crop Year
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (carton)
|
Production (carton)
|
Value (carton)
|
Crop Value
|
|
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
|
37,300
45,500
**49,000
50,600
48,400
|
1,468
1,250
1,330
1,294
1,483
|
54,750,000
56,866,000
65,183,000
65,483,000
71,767,000
|
$8.45
$7.82
$7.25
$7.14
$8.70
|
$462,526,000
$444,470,000
$472,782,000
$467,541,000
$624,235,000
|
|
1991-92
1990-91
1989-90*
1988-89
1987-88
|
52,000
50,400
51,600
60,700
56,800
|
1,591
1,278
1,169
1,207
1,344
|
82,736,000
64,430,000
60,336,000
73,288,000
76,333,000
|
$8.81
$9.40
$7.29
$9.37
$7.00
|
$728,594,000
$605,507,000
$439,686,000
$686,884,000
$534,321,000
|
|
1979-80
1969-70
1959-60
|
42,200
31,200
28,800
|
1,113
543
599
|
47,812,000
16,836,000
17,264,000
|
$5.23
$3.00
$2.20
|
$244,240,000
$50,856,000
$34,528,000
|
* Freeze Year
** Acres picked at least once
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Leading Tomato-Producing Counties --- 1996-97
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County
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (carton)
|
Production (carton)
|
Estimated Value
|
|
Manatee
Collier
Hillsborough Dade
Hendry
|
8,900
8,500
3,200
3,300
3,300
|
1,785
1,155
1,785
1,445
1,155
|
15,887,000
9,818,000
5,712,000
4,768,000
3,812,000
|
$134,241,000
$82,958,000
$48,266,000
$40,294,000
$32,207,000
|
|
Palm Beach
Gadsden
Lee
Martin
St. Lucie
|
2,000
2,200
2,000
900
800
|
1,848
1,177
1,155
1,848
1,848
|
3,696,000
2,589,000
2,310,000
1,663,000
1,478,000
|
$31,231,000
$21,880,000
$19,520,000
$14,054,000
$12,492,000
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Carton = 25 pounds
Source: Florida Agricultural Statistics Service
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