FACTS & FIGURES.

FACTS & FIGURES

Specialty Agriculture

VEGETABLE PRODUCTION BY ACRES

                SWEET CORN

Processing
                Minnesota         128,000
                Renville Co.       25,198
                Washington        101,750
                Wisconsin         101,000

Fresh
                Florida            40,000
                Palm Beach Co.     21,312
                New York           33,250
                California         26,000

                TOMATOES

Processing
                California        317,000
                Fresno Co.        107,799
                Ohio                7,400
                Indiana             7,200

Fresh
                California         46,000
                San Joaquin Co.    11,284
                Florida            40,500
                Pennsylvania        4,450

                  ONIONS

                California         45,500
                Fresno Co.         13,243
                Oregon             20,500
                Washington         20,000

                CARROTS

Processing
                Washington          7,250
                Jefferson Co.       1,049
                Wisconsin           4,500
                California          4,300

Fresh
                California         86,500
                Kern Co.           49,296
                Texas               5,250
                Michigan            4,650

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FRUIT PRODUCTION BY ACRES

APPLES

Washington              172,000
Yakima Co.               62,941
New York                 55,000
Michigan                 43,400

ORANGES

Florida                 614,000
Hendry Co.               80,189
California              205,000
Texas                    10,500

STRAWBERRIES

California               24,700
Monterey Co.              6,996
Florida                   6,400
Oregon                    4,100

PEACHES

California               68,000
Fresno Co.               15,408
Georgia                  18,250
S. Carolina              16,300

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FLORICULTURE

LEADING FLORICULTURE STATES, 1999
Top 5 States by Value of Sales

Commodity          Rank     Value
                           Dollars       1         2         3

Total Value                             CA        FL        TX
                          3,774,096   775,175   645,062   228,095
                                       20.5%     17.1%     6.0%

Bedding Plants      1                   CA        MI        TX
                          1,946,652   234,308   175,988   157,373
                            51.6%      12.0%     9.0%      8.1%

Potted Flowers      2                   CA        FL        TX
                           764,983    151,079   100,452   49,949
                            20.2%      19.7%     13.1%     6.5%

Foliage             3                   FL        CA        TX
                           509,243    308,846   93,764    19,447
                            13.5%      60.6%     18.4%     3.8%

Cut Flowers         4                   CA        FL        WA
                           425,958    279,581   28,501    23,295
                            11.3%      65.6%     6.7%      5.5%

Cut Greens          5                   FL        CA        OR
                           127,260    101,453   16,443     7,987
                            3.4%       79.7%     12.9%      6.3%

Commodity          Rank    Value
                          Dollars         4         5

Total Value                              MI        OH
                         3,774,096     211,860   150,539
                                        5.6%      4.9%

Bedding Plants      1                    OH        FL
                         1,946,652     117,118   105,810
                           51.6%        6.0%      5.4%

Potted Flowers      2                    PA        NC
                          764,983      40,494    34,086
                           20.2%        5.3%      4.5%

Foliage             3                    HI        NJ
                          509,243      13,141     7,570
                           13.5%        2.6%      1.5%

Cut Flowers         4                    HI        CO
                          425,958      15,583    10,749
                           11.3%        3.7%      2.5%

Cut Greens          5                    TX        HI
                          127,260        873       266
                           3.4%         0.7%      0.2%

For operations with $100,000+ Sales

April 2000, USDA-NASS

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