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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

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Agricultural Impact in the Lower East Coast Water Supply Planning Area

Charles Shinn, Florida Farm Bureau Federation April 2012

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Three Prim ary Grow ing Areas

  • Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA)
  • Sugar, Vegetables, Rice
  • Miami-Dade County
  • Includes ‘Redland District’
  • Environmental Horticulture
  • Aquaculture
  • Broward County
  • Environmental Horticulture
  • Horses
  • Local Market Specialization
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Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA)

700,000 Acres (1093 square miles – larger than Rhode Island)

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Crops and Econom ic Im pact

Sugarcane $556M (2001) Sweet Corn $64M (2001) Rice $14M (2001) Fresh Vegetables $81M (2001)

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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

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Miam i-Dade County

67,050 Acres in 2007 on 2498 Farms (2002: 90,373 acres)

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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

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Brow ard County

Horticulture and Vegetable Crops

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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

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Cut to the Chase… Bottom -Line

  • Drivers of Florida’s Economy

(Products & Jobs)

  • Development
  • Tourism
  • Agriculture
  • Without a Dependable Water Supply, Ag

Doesn’t Exist

  • Carbon Footprint of Food Products is

Reduced with Regional Agriculture

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Thank you…