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Florida Farm Commodities Ferns |
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Florida Fern Production and Value 
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Year
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Number Growers**
|
Acres
|
Production (bunches)
|
Value Per Acre
|
Wholesale Value
|
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
|
290
259
274
272
267
304
|
8,385
7,382
7,495
7,350
6,648
7,490
|
76,025,000
69,869,000
74,202,000
73,190,000
77,198,000
83,633,000
|
$11,720
$13,254
$13,776
$13,319
$15,740
$15,206
|
$98,279,000
$85,528,000
$96,967,000
$90,538,000
$97,610,000
$98,063,000
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Leading Fern-Producing States --- 1998
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Rank
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State
|
Number Growers
|
State Value
|
% U.S. Value***
|
1
2
|
Florida
All others
|
290
96
|
$98,279,000
$27,308,000
|
78.25
21.75
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*** U.S. Value: $125,587,000 |

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Florida Cut Flowers
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Year
|
Growers**
|
Acres
|
Wholesale Value
|
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
|
18
19
18
21
25
|
3,554
3,384
3,413
3,080
3,305
|
$27,398,000
$28,380,000
$27,285,000
$26,222,000
$34,500,000
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Florida Bedding / Garden Plants
|
Year
|
Growers**
|
Flats & Pots Sold
|
Wholesale Value
|
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
|
220
251
260
274
288
|
68,921,000
77,048,000
78,660,000
76,583,000
87,340,000
|
$101,417,000
$105,600,000
$106,944,000
$105,721,000
$84,056,000
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Florida Potted Flowering Plants-Hanging Flowering Baskets
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Year
|
Growers**
|
Pots & Baskets Sold
|
Wholesale Value
|
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
|
248
201
204
208
201
|
24,665,000
19,592,000
22,642,000
25,486,000
23,262,000
|
$77,123,000
$94,322,000
$84,375,000
$70,564,000
$80,200,000
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** Survey of growers with sales over $100,000
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