Food and Resource Economics Department

All Florida Agriculture

From A to Z

With an estimated 200-300 different commodities produced, growers and fishers in Florida literally cover A-Z with commodity production. Some form of agriculture is present in every county.

Florida Farmland by the Numbers

Who are Florida Farmers?

Direct Economic Contributions of Florida Agriculture (2022)

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: https://www.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
Court, C.D., Hodges, A.W., Botta, R., Ulrich, J., & McDaid, K. (2026). Economic Contributions of Agriculture, Natural Resource, and Food Industries in Florida and Comparisons to the United States in 2022. UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida. https://fred.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/economic-impact-analysis-program/florida-ag-food-and-resources/Contributions-Report