Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
47,740 
(X) 
47,463 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,484,515 
(X) 
5,762,883 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
135,830 
(X) 
121,418 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,937 
34,995 
13,535 
36,565 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,646 
69,840 
9,579 
69,147 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,923 
173,780 
10,989 
174,717 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,345 
189,295 
5,100 
178,394 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,308 
230,401 
3,023 
210,790 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,624 
411,470 
2,450 
376,726 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,142 
402,347 
1,131 
399,467 
$500,000 or more 
1,815 
4,972,387 
1,656 
4,317,078 
$500,000 to $999,999 
814 
569,317 
696 
490,688 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
604 
954,109 
593 
916,948 
$2,500,000 or more 
397 
3,448,961 
367 
2,909,442 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
22,118 
(X) 
27,041 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
546,306 
(X) 
439,145 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.4 
(X) 
7.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,970 
1,306 
7,272 
1,651 
$500 to $999 
3,605 
2,386 
4,429 
2,953 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,965 
15,285 
8,918 
19,631 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,694 
11,430 
2,273 
15,420 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,669 
25,543 
2,009 
30,194 
$25,000 to $49,999 
812 
28,286 
826 
27,909 
$50,000 to $99,999 
569 
37,904 
582 
39,937 
$100,000 or more 
834 
424,166 
732 
301,451 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
21,563 
(X) 
20,462 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
564,650 
(X) 
376,699 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.7 
(X) 
6.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
10,860 
1,996 
9,710 
1,814 
$500 to $999 
2,773 
1,742 
2,593 
1,654 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,813 
8,339 
4,033 
8,786 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,030 
6,908 
1,272 
8,673 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,245 
18,961 
1,210 
18,381 
$25,000 to $49,999 
648 
21,797 
644 
22,463 
$50,000 or more 
1,194 
504,907 
1,000 
314,929 
$50,000 to $99,999 
419 
28,615 
394 
27,393 
$100,000 or more 
775 
476,292 
606 
287,536 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
12,464 
(X) 
13,124 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
344,167 
(X) 
379,703 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.3 
(X) 
6.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,052 
1,000 
5,100 
1,056 
$500 to $999 
1,595 
1,036 
1,958 
1,305 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,651 
5,489 
2,975 
6,459 
$5,000 to $9,999 
822 
5,475 
764 
5,176 
$10,000 to $24,999 
862 
13,192 
870 
13,360 
$25,000 or more 
1,482 
317,976 
1,457 
352,348 
$25,000 to $49,999 
503 
17,907 
460 
15,595 
$50,000 or more 
979 
300,069 
997 
336,753 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
9,474 
(X) 
8,322 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
163,843 
(X) 
175,186 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.5 
(X) 
3.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,181 
1,178 
2,484 
1,035 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,571 
8,414 
3,623 
8,080 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,027 
6,813 
913 
6,035 
$10,000 to $24,999 
796 
11,995 
589 
8,533 
$25,000 to $49,999 
385 
13,219 
246 
8,636 
$50,000 to $99,999 
259 
16,734 
178 
12,196 
$100,000 to $249,999 
145 
22,003 
164 
24,371 
$250,000 or more 
110 
83,485 
125 
106,301 
$250,000 to $499,999 
70 
23,381 
76 
26,028 
$500,000 to $999,999 
30 
20,357 
20 
15,698 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
10 
39,747 
29 
64,575 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
5,623 
(X) 
5,111 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
61,772 
(X) 
59,350 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
1.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,459 
668 
1,341 
644 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,442 
5,707 
2,455 
5,484 
$5,000 to $9,999 
664 
4,380 
570 
3,814 
$10,000 to $24,999 
586 
8,689 
417 
5,953 
$25,000 to $49,999 
209 
7,081 
140 
4,823 
$50,000 to $99,999 
172 
10,114 
102 
6,932 
$100,000 to $249,999 
62 
8,717 
50 
7,359 
$250,000 or more 
29 
16,415 
36 
24,340 
$250,000 to $499,999 
19 
5,886 
22 
7,908 
$500,000 to $999,999 
7 
4,595 
7 
5,527 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3 
5,934 
7 
10,905 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,138 
(X) 
4,460 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
102,071 
(X) 
115,836 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.6 
(X) 
2.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,482 
740 
1,945 
663 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,569 
3,629 
1,554 
3,371 
$5,000 to $9,999 
381 
2,529 
376 
2,408 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Florida 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
