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Florida Farm Commodities Tropical Fruit |
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Florida Lime Production and Value
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Crop Year
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Bearing Acres
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Yield (box)
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Production (box)
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Value (box)
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Total Value
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1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94*
1992-93**
1991-92
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2,700
2,100
2,000
1,900
1,900
6,300
6,300
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163
152
150
121
105
159
254
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440,000
320,000
300,000
230,000
200,000
1,000,000
1,600,000
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$5.02
$6.93
$8.05
$8.65
$13.65
$1.02
$9.12
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$2,210,000
$2,216,000
$2,414,000
$1,989,000
$2,730,000
$1,017,000
$14,589,000
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Box = 88 pounds
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Leading Lime-Producing States --- 1997-98
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State
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Bearing Acres
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Production (box)
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Total Value
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Florida |
2,700
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440,000
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$2,210,000
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U.S. Total
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2,700
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440,000
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$2,210,000
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Florida Avocado Production and Value
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Crop Year
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Bearing Acres
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Yield (bushel)
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Production (bushel)
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Value (bushel)
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Total Value
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1998-99
1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94*
1992-93**
1991-92
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6,000
5,700
5,700
5,800
5,700
5,800
6,104
8,600
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153
168
145
131
140
30
47
131
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920,000
960,000
940,000
760,000
800,000
176,000
280,000
1,132,000
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$17.90
$14.60
$13.20
$14.90
$15.40
$20.50
$14.57
$11.90
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$16,468,000
$14,016,000
$12,408,000
$11,324,000
$12,320,000
$3,608,000
$4,198,000
$13,471,000
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Bushel = 50 pounds
* Post Hurricane Andrew crop
** Hurricane Andrew reduced crop
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Leading Avocado-Producing States --- 1997-98
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State
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Bearing Acres
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Production (bushel)
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Total Value
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California
Florida
Hawaii
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59,900
5,700
250
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6,160,000
960,000
10,000
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$263,473,000
$14,016,000
$265,000
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U.S. Total |
65,850
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7,130,000
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$277,744,000
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Florida Lemon Production and Value
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Crop Year
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Bearing Acres
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Yield (box)
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Production (box)
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Value (box)
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Total Value
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1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
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1,000
900
800
700
700
700
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235
133
244
236
314
286
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235,000
120,000
195,000
165,000
220,000
200,000
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$7.25
$6.55
$10.10
$8.25
$7.60
$10.00
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$1,709,000
$787,000
$1,974,000
$1,361,000
$1,677,000
$1,998,000
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Box = 90 pounds
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Leading Lemon-Producing States --- 1998
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State
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Bearing Acres
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Production (box)
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Total Value
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California
Arizona
Florida
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46,500
16,000
1,000
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22,000,000
2,600,000
235,000
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$139,152,000
$14,360,000
$1,709,000
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U.S. Total |
63,500
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24,835,000
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$170,601,000
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Florida Mango Production and Value
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Crop Year
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Bearing Acres
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Yield (bushel)
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Production (bushel)
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Value (bushel)
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Total Value
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1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
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1,400
1,500
1,400
1,600
1,400
2,500
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71
66
107
66
36
160
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100,000
100,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
400,000
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$14.50
$15.00
$11.50
$15.00
$19.00
$10.70
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$1,450,000
$1,500,000
$1,725,000
$1,500,000
$950,000
$4,280,000
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Bushel = 50 pounds
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Leading Mango-Producing State --- 1997
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State
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Bearing Acres
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Production (bushel)
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Total Value
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Florida |
1,400
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100,000
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$1,450,000
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U.S. Total |
1,400
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100,000
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$1,450,000
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Other Florida Tropical Fruit 
More than two dozen minor tropical fruits are grown in South Florida, and mostly sold on the local fresh market. They include: banana/plantain, carambola, mamey sapote, papaya, litchi, longan, guava, Barbados cherry, kumquats, sapodilla, pummelo, annona, passion fruit, coconut, jaboticaba, jackfruit, key lime, Tahiti lime, monstera, white sapote, black sapote and wax jambu.
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