Production (Crops, Livestock, Forestry, and Fishing)
Processing and manufacturing (Food, Forest, & Related Products Manufacturing)
Distribution (Food, Forest, & Related Products Distribution)
When considering multiplier effects, Florida’s agriculture and food system supports $387.85 billion in sales revenue and more than 2,500,000 jobs throughout the state’s economy.
Sources
USDA/NASS 2023 State Agriculture Overview, Florida, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Available at: nass.usda.gov/Quick_Stats/Ag_Overview/stateOverview.
php?state=FLORIDA; USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2024). 2022 Census of Agriculture. USDA-NASS. nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2022/index.php
“Economic Contributions of Agriculture, Natural Resource, and Food Industries in Florida in 2022.” Economic Impact Analysis Program, University of Florida-IFAS, Food & Resource Economics Department, Gainesville, FL, 2024. Available at: fred.ifasHN.ufl.edu/extension/economic-impact-analysis-program/florida-ag-food-and-resources