Industry Facts

• Florida ranks first in the nation in value of production of fresh tomatoes.
• Florida ships more than 1.1 billion pounds of fresh tomatoes to the United States, Canada and abroad.
• Total tomato crop value at the farm level exceeds $619 million.
• The cost of producing and harvesting tomatoes averages nearly $12,000 per acre.
• Tomatoes comprise nearly one-third the total value of all fresh vegetables produced in Florida each year.