Farms Livestock Inventory

Number of Farms 47,500 Cattle and Calves - All (Jan. 1, 2010) 1,720,000

Land in Farms (acres) 9,250,000 Hogs & Pigs - All ( Dec. 1, 2009) 20,000

Average Farm Size (acres) 195

Milk

Milk Cows (Average head) 115,000

Milk Production per Cow (lbs) 18,061

Production (lbs) 2,077,000,000

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production

Commodity

Planted All

Purpose

Acres

Harvestd

Acres Yield Production Price per Unit

Value of

Production

Dollars

Field & Misc Crops 840,995,000

Potatoes Spring 16,500

Potatoes All 32,600 28,900 266.0 cwt 7,700,000 cwt 17.700 dols/cwt 135,201,000

Hay Other (Dry) 300,000 2.7 tons 810,000 tons 137.000 dols/ton 110,970,000

Hay All (Dry) 300,000 2.7 tons 810,000 tons 137.000 dols/ton 110,970,000

Potatoes Spring 20,000

Peanuts for Nuts 115,000 105,000 3,200.0 lbs 336,000 lbts 0.207 dols/lb 69,552,000

Cotton Upland 82,000 78,000 723.0 lbs 117,500 bales 0.663 dols/lb 33,415,000

Corn For Grain 70,000 37,000 100.0 bus 3,700,000 bus 4.000 dols/bu 14,800,000

Soybeans 37,000 34,000 38.0 bus 1,292,000 bus 9.500 dols/bu 12,274,000

Sweet Potatoes 3,000 3,000 110.0 cwt 330,000 cwt 30.000 dols/cwt 9,900,000

Cotton Seed 34,500 tons 135.000 dols/ton 4,185,000

Wheat Winter All 17,000 14,000 43.0 bus 602,000 bus 4.300 dols/bu 2,589,000

Wheat All 17,000 14,000 43.0 bus 602,000 bus 4.300 dols/bu 2,589,000

Principal Crops 1,044,000 1,017,000

Cotton All 82,000 78,000 723.0 lbs 117,500 bales

Sugarcane For Sugar And

Seed

390,000 36.1 tons 14,082,000 tons

Sugarcane For Sugar 372,000 36.1 tons 13,429,000 tons

Sugarcane For Seed 18,000 36.3 tons 653,000 tons

Corn For Silage 30,000 18.0 tons 540,000 tons
 

2

 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.

 

1

 Universe is number of states in U.S. with item.

 (D) Cannot be disclosed.

 See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology.

 2007 Census of Agriculture State Profile

 United States Department of Agriculture, Florida Agricultural Statistics Service

 Florida - Ranked items within U.S. 2007

 

2

 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.

 

1

 Universe is number of states in U.S. with item.

 (D) Cannot be disclosed.

 See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology.

 2007 Census of Agriculture State Profile

 United States Department of Agriculture, Florida Agricultural Statistics Service

 Florida - Ranked items within U.S. 2007

Item Quantity U.S. Rank Universe 1

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000)

Total value of agricultural products sold 7,785,228 11 50

Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse 6,256,228 7 50

Value of livestock, poultry, and their products 1,529,000 30 50

VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas 33,344 40 50

Tobacco 4,715 13 17

Cotton and cottonseed 28,469 14 17

Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes 1,422,150 2 50

Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 2,144,718 2 50

Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod 2,115,641 2 50

Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops 390 39 49

Other crops and hay 506,801 7 50

Poultry and eggs 410,148 22 50

Cattle and calves 436,193 29 50

Milk and other dairy products from cows 412,211 17 50

Hogs and pigs 2,220 39 50

Sheep, goats, and their products 2,419 37 50

Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys 167,784 2 50

Aquaculture 61,340 7 50

Other animals and other animal products 36,686 7 50

TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)

Oranges, all 561,324 1 7

Sugarcane for sugar 378,587 2 4

Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greench 354,860 37 50

Vegetables harvested for sale 265,835 5 50

Peanuts for nuts 118,637 4 16

TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)

Broilers and other meat-type chickens 14,123,694 18 50

Layers 11,787,758 10 50

Pullets for laying flock replacement 2,582,653 14 50

Cattle and calves 1,711,011 18 50

Quail 283,073 7 49

Other Highlights

Economic Charactistics Quantity Operator Charactistics Quantity

Farms by value of sales: Principal operators by primary occupation:

Less than $1,000 16,150 Farming 20,904

$1,000 to $2,499 5,379 Other 26,559

$2,500 to $4,999 4,839

$5,000 to $9,999 4,668 Principal operators by sex:

$10,000 to $19,999 4,093 Male 37,034

$20,000 to $24,999 1,311 Female 10,429

$25,000 to $39,999 2,301

$40,000 to $49,999 1,054 Average age of principal operator (years) 58

$50,000 to $99,999 2,435

$100,000 to $249,999 2,103 All operators by race 2:

$250,000 to $499,999 1,063 American Indian or Alaska Native 670

$500,000 or more 2,067 Asian 964

Black or African American 1,772

Total farm production expenses ($1,000) 5,762,883 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 101

Average per farm ($) 121,418 White 67,569

More than one race 639

Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) 2,268,275

Average per farm ($) 47,790 All operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 2 4,869