Table 3. Retail value of Florida agricultural and forest products (in thou- 

 sands of current dollars) in 1975 (Institute of Food and Agricultural 

 Sciences 1980). 



Product 1975 



Crops 



Fruits and nuts 1,985,248 



Vegetables 1,327,684 



Field crops 1,265,881 



Nursery 556,350 



Total crops 5,135,163 



Livestock 



Meat animals 388,955 



Dairy 395,947 



Poultry and eggs 270,278 



Other 126,198 



Total livestock 1,181,378 



Other agriculture^ 851,070 



Forest products 1,714,285 



Total retail value 8,881,896 



Includes government payments, horses, game birds, alligators, catfish, and 

 others. 



predominantly frozen orange juice concentrate (FOJC), make up the bulk of 

 interstate and foreign fruit exports. In order of sales, the other foreign 

 farm exports are vegetables ($67.8 million), soybeans and related products 

 ($39.3 million), tobacco ($17.6 million), and feed grains ($16.4 mill ion). A 

 comparison of foreign agricultural exports for Florida and the United States 

 for 1975 and 1979 are given in Table 5. Florida alone accounts for 26.8% of 

 U.S. fruit exports. In 1975-79 the real value of Florida's foreign exports 

 grew 38.1%, whereas U.S. exports grew only 14.0%. Florida is currently ex- 

 porting about 13.6% of the value of it's total agricultural products to 

 foreign markets, and the amount is steadily growing. Agriculture exports 

 account for 11.8% of Florida's foreign exports. 



In 1954-78, production of Florida agricultural products increased sub- 

 stantially. For example, tomato production increased 237%; oranges, 91%; 

 milk, 144%; and cattle and calves, 35%. The percentage changes of the State's 

 major agricultural commodities in 1954-78 are given in Table 5. 



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