Summary of Florida corn production Summary of Florida Corn Production Florida growers produce sweet and field corns throughout many areas of the state.
Sweet corn is grown mostly for fresh market.
A strong sweet corn breeding program maintained by the University of Florida since the late 1940's has provided the genetic background for many of the sweet corn varieties grown in Florida. In south Florida, sweet corn is grown September through May, often with the Everglades area out of production during part of December and January. Production proceeds into central and northern areas with the increased temperatures of spring and summer. This corn is used mostly for silage and grain. Acreage increased by a third in 1998 over 1997, raising to 160,000 acres.