Florida's Nursery & Landscape Industry Economic Impact, Released 2017

The Nursery and Landscape Industry’s

IMPACT ON FLORIDA’S ECONOMY Who’s in the

TOP 10?

SALES 1. Miami-Dade 2. Palm Beach 3. Orange 4. Broward 5. Hillsborough 6. Duval 7. Lee 8. Collier 9. Seminole 10. Pinellas

37% increase in total industry output between 2010–2015

JOBS 1. Miami-Dade 2. Palm Beach 3. Broward 4. Orange 5. Hillsborough 6. Lee 7. Duval 8. Collier 9. Pinellas 10. Seminole

Florida agriculture is a $120B industry.

$21.08B 232,000+JOBS TOTAL OUTPUT SALES

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT

Top 4 Business Issues

Facing the Industry: 1. Increasing Cost of Production 2. Water Use Restrictions 3. Low Prices for Products and Services 4. Government Regulations

Breaking Down Florida’s 67 County Economic Impacts Miami-Ft. Lauderdale

Sarasota-Bradenton

Miami-Dade

2.8914B 25,598

Lee

874.5 9,851

Palm Beach

2.1169B

Collier

739.8 8,199

Broward

1.7012B 17,758

Sarasota

586.7 7,011

Martin

405.8 4,016

Manatee

418.9 5,434

Indian River

190.1

2,398

Charlotte

83.1 1,329

Monroe

66.6 955

DeSoto

37.9 425

Okeechobee

62.9 704

Hendry

29.6 309

Tampa-St.Petersburg

Glades

10.7 69

Hillsborough

22,598

Orlando Orange

Industry Sales to markets outside Florida were nearly $1.6 billion.

Wages, Benefits & Income were estimated at $8.748 billion.

1.8287B 17,606

1.5733B 15,573

Pinellas

623.4 7,486

Pasco

217.1 2,998

Hernando

104.7 1,436

Seminole

721.0 7,115

Volusia

556.3 6,450

Jacksonville

Lake

500.8 6,367

Duval

878.4 9,710

Polk

510.6 5,987

Clay

113.6 1,557

Brevard

387.9 4,850

Nassau

60.0 875

Marion

232.3 3,327

Putnam

50.1 628

St. Lucie

247.0

Baker

11.8 185

Osceola

173.7 2,138

Highlands

165.7 1,845

Pensacola

St. Johns

152.5

1,804

Escambia

175.1 2,085

Flagler

123.6 1,653

Okaloosa

129.9 1,539

2,937

Citrus

78.0 1,315

Sumter

100.2 1,147

Hardee

68.8 650 Total Output Sales (M$)

Total Jobs

Santa Rosa

68.0

Walton

74.0 950 Total Output Sales (M$)

1,020

Total Jobs

SEGMENT

TOTAL INDUSTRY OUTPUT (B$)

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT

Nursery & Greenhouse Production

4.55

36,980

Landscape Design, Installation & Maintenance

10.11

148,220

6.42

47,450

Retail/Garden Center

$21.08B

232,650

Allied Supplies are reflected in the above with $2.426 in total industry output and 13,180 in total employment.

Pensacola 447.0M 5,594

Panama City 164.0M 2,135

Tallahassee 403.8M 4,963

Jacksonville 1.1189B 12,953

Tallahassee Leon

154.7 1,937

Gadsden

154.1 1,751

Jefferson

33.7 445

Wakulla

21.7 302

Madison

18.3 201

Taylor

12.2 148

Hamilton

4.9 87

Franklin

3.7 84

Liberty

0.5 8

Orando 5.8471B 65,190

Gainesville 364.1M 4,289

Tampa-St. Petersburg 2.5185B 27,494

Gainesville Alachua

162.6 2,226

Suwannee

56.2 519

Levy

42.2 456

Columbia

48.5 434

Bradford

22.2 291

Gilchrist

10.1 196

Dixie

7.2 76

Union

13.9 70

Lafayette

1.3 22

Sarasota-Bradenton 2.7410B 32,249

Miami-Ft. Lauderdale 7.4752B 77,780

Panama City Bay

119.4 1,493

Jackson

13.6 218

Calhoun

13.4 179

Holmes

4.4 115

Washington Gulf

10.2 88 3.0 43

Total Output Sales (M$)

Total Jobs

County Total Output Sales Total Jobs

Study Highlights • Florida produces nearly 80% of all tropical and indoor houseplants in the U.S. • Florida’s nursery and landscape industry created 28,000 jobs between 2010 & 2015.

• Native plant sales in 2015 doubled since 2010 to 15.5% of total nursery sales.

• An industry mainstay, palms and tropical foliage represented 21.5% of total nursery sales. Edible plants, an emerging market, represented 3.5% of total nursery sales.

• 31% of Florida landscape sales were to builders and developers.

• Suppliers sold $170 million in irrigation equipment.

• Nearly 60% of landscape firms offered FloridaFriendly plants and Florida-FriendlyTM Landscaping services.

Study Authors:

Mission

FNGLA’s mission is to promote and protect the interests of Florida’s nursery and landscape industry.

Vision

FNGLA will continue to be the respected leader and trusted resource for Florida’s nursery and landscape industry.

Values

The following core principles guide the governance and management of FNGLA: • Organizational Excellence • Member-Focus • Collaboration and Partnerships • Leadership in Agriculture • Continuous Improvement • Environmental Stewardship

Alan W. Hodges, PhD | Hayk Khachatryan, PhD Mohammad Rahmani, PhD | Christa D. Court, PhD

FNGLA is the Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association.

1533 Park Center Drive Orlando, FL 32835 info@fngla.org | www.fngla.org