Agricultural Impact in the Lower East Coast Water Supply Planning Area Charles Shinn, Florida Farm Bureau Federation April 2012
Three Prim ary Grow ing Areas Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) • o Sugar, Vegetables, Rice Miami-Dade County • o Includes ‘Redland District’ o Environmental Horticulture o Aquaculture Broward County • o Environmental Horticulture o Horses o Local Market Specialization
Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) 700,000 Acres (1093 square miles – larger than Rhode Island)
Crops and Econom ic Im pact Sugarcane Sweet Corn $556M (2001) $64M (2001) Rice Fresh Vegetables $14M (2001) $81M (2001)
Palm Beach County Agriculture Sales of Crops, Livestock, Forestry & Fisheries Production = $1.21B Food & Kindred Products Manufacturing = $1.37B Sales Leaving the Regional Economy = $950M Food & Kindred Products Manufacturing = $1.04B Employment = 19,813 Food & Kindred Products Manufacturing = 2,187 Economic Contributions of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Related Industries in Florida Counties, 2008 – UF IFAS 2010
Miam i-Dade County 67,050 Acres in 2007 on 2498 Farms (2002: 90,373 acres)
Miam i-Dade County Agriculture Sales of Crops, Livestock, Forestry & Fisheries Production = $787M Food & Kindred Products Manufacturing = $2.63B Sales Leaving the Regional Economy = $576M Food & Kindred Products Manufacturing = $950M Employment = 10,868 Food & Kindred Products Manufacturing = 5,427 Economic Contributions of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Related Industries in Florida Counties, 2008 – UF IFAS 2010
Brow ard County Horticulture and Vegetable Crops
Broward County Sales of Crops, Livestock, Forestry & Fisheries Production = $88M Food & Kindred Products Manufacturing = $1.74B Sales Leaving the Regional Economy = $64M Food & Kindred Products Manufacturing = $1.01B Employment = 1,893 Food & Kindred Products Manufacturing = 2,805 Economic Contributions of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Related Industries in Florida Counties, 2008 – UF IFAS 2010
Cut to the Chase… Bottom -Line Drivers of Florida’s Economy • (Products & Jobs) o Development o Tourism o Agriculture Without a Dependable Water Supply, Ag • Doesn’t Exist Carbon Footprint of Food Products is • Reduced with Regional Agriculture
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