Watermelon Production and Value 
|
Crop Year
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (cwt)
|
Production (cwt)
|
Value (cwt)
|
Crop Value
|
|
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
|
30,000
34,000
33,000
37,000
37,000
|
250
210
250
230
225
|
7,500,000
7,140,000
8,250,000
8,510,000
8,325,000
|
$7.30
$7.00
$7.60
$6.80
$8.00
|
$54,750,000
$49,980,000
$62,700,000
$57,868,000
$66,600,000
|
|
1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
1987-88
|
45,000
36,000
45,000
50,000
49,800
|
200
195
200
170
185
|
9,000,000
7,011,000
9,000,000
8,500,000
9,213,000
|
$7.35
$11.52
$7.15
$5.30
$6.79
|
$66,150,000
$80,767,000
$64,350,000
$45,050,000
$62,556,000
|
|
1979-80
1969-70
1959-60
|
42,500
47,500
73,000
|
185
145
114
|
7,863,000
6,888,000
8,305,000
|
$5.92
$2.02
$1.40
|
$46,549,000
$13,914,760
$11,627,000
|
|
Leading Watermelon-Producing Counties --- 1996-97
|
County
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (cwt)
|
Production (cwt)
|
Estimated Value
|
|
Alachua
Hendry
Gilchrist
Levy
Collier
|
3,100
2,600
2,300
2,100
1,900
|
275
260
275
275
260
|
856,000
676,000
633,000
578,000
494,000
|
$6,223,000
$4,934,000
$4,617,000
$4,216,000
$3,606,000
|
|
Manatee
Suwannee
Sumter
Marion
Charlotte
|
2,000
1,700
1,300
1,000
1,100
|
240
275
240
275
240
|
480,000
468,000
312,000
275,000
264,000
|
$3,504,000
$2,730,000
$2,278,000
$2,008,000
$1,927,000
|
|
Lee
Columbia
Lafayette
Holmes
Dixie
|
1,000
800
700
1,200
700
|
240
275
275
145
240
|
240,000
220,000
192,500
174,000
168,000
|
$1,752,000
$1,606,000
$1,405,000
$1,270,000
$1,226,000
|
|
Jefferson
Washington
Jackson
Hardee
DeSoto
|
600
1,000
1,000
600
400
|
275
145
145
240
240
|
165,000
145,000
145,000
144,000
96,000
|
$1,205,000
$1,059,000
$1,058,000
$1,051,000
$701,000
|
CWT = 100 pounds
Source: Florida Agricultural Service
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