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Economic Impacts of Florida-s Agricultural and Natural Resource Industries
The state of Florida has a large complex of agricultural and natural resource industries which
produce a wide array of food, fiber and mineral products, and associated services. Florida's
subtropical climate and abundant water resources provide a comparative advantage for production
of high-valued products such as citrus, sugar, vegetables, and ornamental plants. The state also is
a leading producer of forest products, seafood, livestock and animal products, and phosphatic
fertilizers. For many of these commodities, production is closely integrated with manufacturing and
service activities. This report reviews the historical economic trends in Florida's agricultural and
natural resource sectors and estimates their total economic impact using the IMPLAN input-output
modeling system. Direct impacts of the agricultural and natural resource industries in 1997 included
18.28 in exports from the state, 49.28 in industry output, $23.88 in valueadded,
and 544,000 jobs. Results are detailed for 102 individual industry sectors and 11 major
industry groups including fruits and vegetables, sugar and confectionary products, field crops, dairy
products, livestock and meat products, forest products, seafood products, other food and tobacco
products, ornamental plants and landscape services, agricultural inputs and services, and mining