United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Southern Region News Release
Vegetables
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and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture
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March 22, 2019

Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore
2018 U.S. Vegetable Production Down 1 Percent from 2017

In 2018, the Nation’s production for the 26 estimated vegetable and melon crops totaled 753 million cwt, 1 percent below the
final 754 million cwt estimated in 2017. Area harvested in 2018 was 2.50 million acres, a 3 percent reduction from the previous
year. In terms of total production, the three largest crops were tomatoes, sweet corn, and onions, which combined accounted for
56 percent of the all vegetables total. The value of utilized production for 2018 vegetable crops was $12.9 billion, down 12
percent from the previous year. Tomatoes, head lettuce, and romaine lettuce claimed the highest values, accounting for 31
percent of the total value of production when combined.

Florida and Georgia ranked second and third, respectively, in value of utilized production nationally and accounted for 12.2
percent of the total value of utilized production. Value of utilized production in Florida totaled $1.12 billion, up 4 percent from
last year. Tomatoes were the leading crop in Florida with a value of $336 million. Value of utilized production in Georgia
totaled $453 million, down 5 percent from last year. Sweet Corn, with a value of $112 million, was the leading crop in Georgia.

Vegetable and Strawberry Value of Production by Crop — States and United States: 2017 and 2018
Value of production Value of production
Crop / State Crop / State
2017 2018 2017 2018
(1,000 dollars) (1,000 dollars) (1,000 dollars) (1,000 dollars)
Beans, snap Onions
Florida...................................... 81,453 67,000 Georgia .................................. 128,301 110,519
Georgia .................................... 20,124 28,025
United States .......................... 1,042,090 817,496
United States ........................... 349,445 363,506
Peppers, bell
Cabbage Florida .................................... 188,940 180,642
Florida...................................... 47,508 62,806 Georgia .................................. 43,581 40,110
Georgia .................................... 20,583 14,845
United States .......................... 625,577 533,307
United States ........................... 431,307 409,446
Squash
Cantaloupe Florida .................................... 39,095 (D)
Florida...................................... 10,296 (D) Georgia .................................. 22,180 (D)
Georgia .................................... 15,498 (D)
South Carolina ......................... 5,720 (D) United States .......................... 235,613 192,922

United States ........................... 295,975 331,542 Tomatoes

Florida .................................... 262,020 336,496
Corn, sweet South Carolina........................ 34,429 44,881
Florida...................................... 158,340 142,920
Georgia .................................... 98,393 111,684 United States .......................... 1,677,960 1,856,280

United States ........................... 892,179 858,862 Watermelons

Florida .................................... 152,944 160,866
Cucumbers Georgia .................................. 84,231 76,438
Alabama................................... 16,659 15,379 South Carolina........................ 26,276 17,174
Florida...................................... 137,601 118,524
Georgia .................................... 43,853 35,212 United States .......................... 594,033 656,655
South Carolina ......................... (D) (D)
Strawberries
United States ........................... 392,013 332,867 Florida .................................... 299,114 281,750

United States .......................... 2,895,813 2,670,523

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Vegetables 2018 Summary, February 2019

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All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov
Principal Vegetable and Strawberry Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production — States and
United States: 2017 and 2018
Area planted Area harvested Yield per acre Production
Crop / State
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
(acres) (acres) (acres) (acres) (cwt) (cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt)
Beans, snap
Florida ..................................... 28,000 33,000 27,500 31,500 58.0 50.0 1,595.0 1,575.0
Georgia ................................... 12,500 12,200 10,600 11,900 61.0 47.0 646.6 559.3

United States ........................... 221,800 235,400 212,100 221,500 85.2 79.4 18,076.3 17,595.2

Cabbage
Florida ..................................... 9,000 9,300 8,600 8,900 360.0 360.0 3,096.0 3,204.0
Georgia ................................... 4,100 4,300 3,800 2,900 420.0 400.0 1,596.0 1,160.0

United States ........................... 62,900 58,300 60,600 54,200 393.2 359.9 23,826.0 19,507.5

Cantaloupe
Florida ..................................... 2,300 (D) 2,200 (D) 260.0 (D) 572.0 (D)
Georgia ................................... 4,600 (D) 4,500 (D) 140.0 (D) 630.0 (D)
South Carolina......................... 1,000 (D) 900 (D) 310.0 (D) 279.0 (D)

United States ........................... 64,900 62,300 63,250 60,700 243.4 240.6 15,394.8 14,607.0

Corn, sweet
Florida ..................................... 41,700 42,000 39,000 39,700 140.0 120.0 5,460.0 4,764.0
Georgia ................................... 26,000 30,000 25,100 29,000 160.0 150.0 4,016.0 4,350.0

United States ........................... 484,800 494,600 464,600 473,100 162.9 154.9 75,674.4 73,279.7

Cucumbers
Alabama .................................. 5,600 6,000 5,400 5,900 140.0 105.0 756.0 619.5
Florida ..................................... 26,000 25,000 25,900 24,900 205.0 170.0 5,309.5 4,233.0
Georgia ................................... 9,500 10,200 9,500 9,400 175.0 150.0 1,662.5 1,410.0

United States ........................... 119,100 114,300 117,200 110,900 161.4 139.3 18,912.8 15,450.4

Onions
Georgia ................................... 11,600 11,600 10,800 10,800 350.0 260.0 3,780.0 2,808.0

United States ........................... 154,700 135,100 151,500 130,200 543.8 556.1 82,389.0 72,409.0

Peppers, bell
Florida ..................................... 12,500 12,400 12,000 11,900 335.0 300.0 4,020.0 3,570.0
Georgia ................................... 3,500 3,400 3,400 3,200 290.0 265.0 986.0 848.0

United States ........................... 43,500 41,600 42,200 39,700 341.0 324.8 14,390.0 12,895.0

Squash
Florida ..................................... 7,800 (D) 7,500 (D) 130.0 (D) 975.0 (D)
Georgia ................................... 3,300 (D) 3,300 (D) 155.0 (D) 511.5 (D)

United States ........................... 47,300 47,400 45,900 44,800 174.5 165.0 8,009.1 7,392.5

Tomatoes
Florida ..................................... 29,000 29,000 28,000 27,000 300.0 280.0 8,400.0 7,560.0
South Carolina......................... 2,900 3,300 2,800 3,200 370.0 360.0 1,036.0 1,152.0

United States ........................... 320,900 330,800 310,500 321,900 791.2 863.8 245,654.5 278,071.0

Watermelons
Florida ..................................... 22,400 22,600 22,000 22,500 395.0 360.0 8,690.0 8,100.0
Georgia ................................... 22,000 23,000 20,900 20,600 380.0 260.0 7,942.0 5,356.0
South Carolina......................... 5,000 4,500 4,900 4,300 440.0 230.0 2,156.0 989.0

United States ........................... 115,000 116,200 107,800 111,400 378.3 350.5 40,781.5 39,045.0

Strawberries
Florida ..................................... 9,600 9,900 9,500 9,800 225.0 250.0 2,137.5 2,450.0

United States ........................... 54,700 49,900 53,200 49,220 511.4 580.6 27,208.0 28,577.9
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Vegetables 2018 Summary, February 2019

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov