The $21.08 billion in total output sales is comprised of: $4.55 billion for Nursery & Greenhouse Crop Production; $10.11 billion for Landscape Design, Installation and Maintenance; and, $6.42 billion for Retail/Garden Centers. Allied Supplies are reflected in the above numbers accounting independently for $2.426 billion.
Florida’s nursery and landscape industry created 28,000 jobs between 2010 and 2015 and directly employs a statewide workforce of 232,650 people.
Additional study highlights:
- Industry sales to markets outside Florida brings nearly $1.6 billion in new net revenue into Florida.
- Florida wages, benefits and income are an estimated $8.7 billion.
- 31% of Florida landscape sales are to builders and developers, while suppliers sold $170 million in irrigation equipment.
The authors of the University of Florida/IFAS study are: Alan W. Hodges, PhD; Hayk Khachatryan, PhD; Mohammad Rahmani, PhD; and, Christa D. Court, PhD.
Access the full study here.
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