A Review of Watermelon Production and Price Trends from 2010 to 2021
Watermelons are primarily produced by eight states on over 100,000 acres each year (USDA-NASS, 2022). Most of the fruit (almost 80%) are cultivated in California, Florida, Georgia, and Texas with Florida leading in domestic production (USDA-ERS, 2020a). In 2019, Florida’s watermelon output accounte...
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Watermelons are primarily produced by eight states on over 100,000 acres each year (USDA-NASS, 2022). Most of the fruit (almost 80%) are cultivated in California, Florida, Georgia, and Texas with Florida leading in domestic production (USDA-ERS, 2020a). In 2019, Florida’s watermelon output accounted for 25.2% of total U.S. production, 24.7% of national watermelon acreage, and 29.6% of the overall crop value in the U.S (USDA-NASS, 2021). The value of Florida's watermelon output accounted for 13.2% of the state's total vegetable production (USDA-NASS, 2021). In 2021, the value of watermelon produced in the United States totaled $534 million, and production totaled 34.1 million cwt (USDA-NASS, 2022). These values show a decline in the value of watermelon produced and total production from 2020, by 7% and 1%, respectively (USDA-NASS, 2022).
This report provides information on both seeded and seedless conventional watermelon acreage, volume, and pricing for California, Florida, Georgia, and Texas from 2010 through 2021. It is one of a series of EDIS publications that illustrate trends in Florida’s five most economically important specialty crops, excluding citrus: tomatoes, bell peppers, watermelons, sweet corn, and strawberries. This information will be useful to producers, extension agents, and others interested in trends concerning specialty crop commodities. It serves a single location where important information about specialty crop market and production trends can be found.
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| spelling | doaj-art-65ed7390ed8842b0b423b016422483932025-02-08T05:41:00ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092023-06-0120233A Review of Watermelon Production and Price Trends from 2010 to 2021Tara Wade0Kelvin Amon1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0321-9513Kevin Athearn2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6170-4798Craig Frey3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9071-9737University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida, North Florida Research and Education CenterUniversity of Florida, Hendry County Extension Watermelons are primarily produced by eight states on over 100,000 acres each year (USDA-NASS, 2022). Most of the fruit (almost 80%) are cultivated in California, Florida, Georgia, and Texas with Florida leading in domestic production (USDA-ERS, 2020a). In 2019, Florida’s watermelon output accounted for 25.2% of total U.S. production, 24.7% of national watermelon acreage, and 29.6% of the overall crop value in the U.S (USDA-NASS, 2021). The value of Florida's watermelon output accounted for 13.2% of the state's total vegetable production (USDA-NASS, 2021). In 2021, the value of watermelon produced in the United States totaled $534 million, and production totaled 34.1 million cwt (USDA-NASS, 2022). These values show a decline in the value of watermelon produced and total production from 2020, by 7% and 1%, respectively (USDA-NASS, 2022). This report provides information on both seeded and seedless conventional watermelon acreage, volume, and pricing for California, Florida, Georgia, and Texas from 2010 through 2021. It is one of a series of EDIS publications that illustrate trends in Florida’s five most economically important specialty crops, excluding citrus: tomatoes, bell peppers, watermelons, sweet corn, and strawberries. This information will be useful to producers, extension agents, and others interested in trends concerning specialty crop commodities. It serves a single location where important information about specialty crop market and production trends can be found. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/132735watermelonwatermelon acreswatermelon volumewatermelon priceswatermelon trends |
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| title | A Review of Watermelon Production and Price Trends from 2010 to 2021 |
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