Agricultural Impact in the Lower East Coast Water Supply Planning - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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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