Return to the Table of Contents for Publications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TROPICAL FRUIT ACRES AND TREES December 12, 2000 Florida Agricultural Statistics Service | 1222 Woodward Street | Orlando, Florida 32803 | 407 / 648-6013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TROPICAL FRUIT INVENTORY The Florida Agricultural Statistics Service, in cooperation with the Florida Lime and Avocado Administrative Committees, has completed an inventory of the State's tropical fruit acreage as of October 2000. Virtually all of the acreage is located in south Miami- Dade County with the remainder found in a number of adjacent southern counties. AVOCADO ACREAGE DECLINES Florida's avocado acreage is down 2.5 percent from 6,447 acres reported in 1996 to 6,288 acres in 2000. Miami-Dade County's acreage declined a little more than 1 percent from 6,305 acres in 1996 to 6,227 acres in 2000. There have been only 302 acres planted in Miami- Dade County in the four years since the 1996 survey. There has been a decline in the older avocado acreage due to normal attrition and general urbanization. There have been some new avocado groves planted on recently pushed lime acreage. Also, resets are being planted where undesirable varieties have been removed. LIME ACREAGE DECREASES There is a 63 percent reduction in Florida's lime acreage since 1996 and most of this loss is because of the presence of citrus canker in Miami-Dade County. There were 3,168 acres of limes in 1996 and currently there are 1,171 acres. Statewide, there have been only 14 acres of limes planted since 1996. In 1996 there were 376 acres of limes located outside of Miami-Dade County. Currently there are only 20 acres of limes located in other areas of the state. In the near future, these small groves may be pushed out or abandoned because of their susceptibility to canker and for economic reasons. MANGO ACREAGE DOWN Mango acreage has declined over 8 percent since 1996 when there were 1,833 acres. As of October 2000, there are 1,675 acres remaining in Florida. Miami-Dade County has 1,398 acres while the other areas have 277 acres. There have been only 26 acres of Mangos planted since 1996 in all counties. LEMONS ALSO DECLINE Lemon acreage, located mostly in Hendry County, declined slightly over the past four years. In 1996 there were 1,033 acres, and now there are 979 acres. There have been only 69 acres planted in the past four years and virtually all of those trees were resets in existing older lemon groves. TROPICAL FRUIT ACRES Census years Limes Lemons Avocados Mangoes 1976 4,747 7,755 7,881 1,914 1978 4,844 5,541 9,028 1,764 1980 6,535 5,391 10,495 1,746 1982 7,489 3,296 11,612 2,228 1984 7,009 2,295 12,872 2,589 1986 7,165 1,460 11,849 2,722 1988 6,792 1,204 11,239 2,895 1990 6,647 1,048 9,078 2,759 1993 1/ 2,235 755 6,104 1,732 1994 3,186 754 6,141 1,880 1996 3,168 1,033 6,447 1,833 2000 1,171 979 6,288 1,675 1/ The October 1992 survey was delayed until March 1993 to capture the effects of Hurricane Andrew in August 1992. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2000 Florida Tropical Fruit Inventory All counties, acres and trees, by variety and year set Year Limes Lemons Avocados Mangos Set Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees Pre-1956 0 0 0 0 1,428 127,000 264 18,900 1956-65 13 2,400 58 11,200 228 23,500 40 3,200 1966-75 5 700 63 11,700 1,654 160,100 213 19,900 1976 0 0 0 0 78 7,600 15 1,700 1977 32 5,600 3 400 374 38,200 15 1,600 1978 82 7,300 0 0 141 16,300 20 2,000 1979 45 6,000 3 500 362 37,200 83 9,500 1980 60 8,500 0 0 463 52,700 58 6,300 1981 4 800 41 4,700 258 27,400 158 15,500 1982 4 900 6 600 128 12,500 77 5,800 1983 32 4,800 0 0 85 8,200 65 6,300 1984 1 100 0 0 12 1,300 48 5,700 1985 22 2,800 25 3,800 27 3,100 73 11,300 1986 11 1,600 25 4,800 19 2,300 52 6,100 1987 10 1,500 27 5,500 12 1,200 23 2,100 1988 27 4,600 32 6,000 1 100 67 7,800 1989 11 1,700 3 400 2 300 5 600 1990 2 500 35 7,400 2 200 7 1,000 1991 17 2,900 56 8,600 2 200 44 4,200 1992 142 24,300 44 7,600 11 1,400 23 2,800 1993 113 23,900 107 21,900 59 5,800 96 10,800 1994 393 55,500 142 29,200 299 28,200 128 14,400 1995 53 11,000 106 15,300 111 12,500 37 3,400 1996 78 13,900 134 20,100 227 22,400 38 4,400 1997 5 600 44 6,000 34 3,000 1 100 1998 9 1,600 14 2,300 80 7,600 15 1,000 1999 0 0 11 1,500 154 14,800 10 1,500 2000 0 0 0 0 37 3,400 0 0 Total 1,171 183,500 979 169,500 6,288 618,500 1,675 167,900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2000 Florida Tropical Fruit Inventory Miami-Dade County, acres and trees, by variety and year set Year Limes Avocados Mangos Set Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees Pre-1956 0 0 1,428 127,000 218 15,300 1956-65 13 2,400 224 23,100 32 2,500 1966-75 4 600 1,620 156,500 161 15,700 1976 0 0 78 7,600 15 1,700 1977 32 5,600 374 38,200 13 1,400 1978 82 7,300 141 16,300 20 2,000 1979 44 5,800 362 37,200 79 9,100 1980 60 8,500 463 52,700 58 6,300 1981 4 800 258 27,400 125 13,300 1982 4 900 109 10,500 32 2,800 1983 32 4,800 85 8,200 65 6,300 1984 1 100 12 1,300 48 5,700 1985 22 2,800 27 3,100 70 11,100 1986 11 1,600 19 2,300 24 2,700 1987 10 1,500 12 1,200 22 2,000 1988 14 2,500 1 100 46 5,700 1989 11 1,700 2 300 5 600 1990 2 500 2 200 7 1,000 1991 15 2,500 2 200 16 1,100 1992 141 24,200 11 1,400 20 2,400 1993 113 23,900 59 5,800 96 10,800 1994 392 55,400 298 28,100 128 14,400 1995 53 11,000 111 12,500 37 3,400 1996 77 13,700 227 22,400 36 4,200 1997 5 600 31 2,700 1 100 1998 9 1,600 80 7,600 14 900 1999 0 0 154 14,800 10 1,500 2000 0 0 37 3,400 0 0 Total 1,151 180,300 6,227 612,100 1,398 144,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2000 Florida Tropical Fruit Inventory Other counties, acres and trees, by variety and year set Year Limes Lemons Avocados Mangos Set Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees Acres Trees Pre-1956 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 3,600 1956-65 0 0 58 11,200 4 400 8 700 1966-75 1 100 63 11,700 34 3,600 52 4,200 1976 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1977 0 0 3 400 0 0 2 200 1978 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1979 1 200 3 500 0 0 4 400 1980 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1981 0 0 41 4,700 0 0 33 2,200 1982 0 0 6 600 19 2,000 45 3,000 1983 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1984 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1985 0 0 25 3,800 0 0 3 200 1986 0 0 25 4,800 0 0 28 3,400 1987 0 0 27 5,500 0 0 1 100 1988 13 2,100 32 6,000 0 0 21 2,100 1989 0 0 3 400 0 0 0 0 1990 0 0 35 7,400 0 0 0 0 1991 2 400 56 8,600 0 0 28 3,100 1992 1 100 44 7,600 0 0 3 400 1993 0 0 107 21,900 0 0 0 0 1994 1 100 142 29,200 1 100 0 0 1995 0 0 106 15,300 0 0 0 0 1996 1 200 134 20,100 0 0 2 200 1997 0 0 44 6,000 3 300 0 0 1998 0 0 14 2,300 0 0 1 100 1999 0 0 11 1,500 0 0 0 0 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 20 3,200 979 169,500 61 6,400 277 23,900 [count] Hits since July 1, 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return to the Table of Contents for Publications