Grower and operational characteristics of US passion fruit farmers
In the United States and its territories, passion fruit production has increased steadily since the 2002 USDA agriculture census; however, little is known about the reported production areas and how the industry functions. This report details the results of a survey conducted in 2022 of passion frui...
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| description | In the United States and its territories, passion fruit production has increased steadily since the 2002 USDA agriculture census; however, little is known about the reported production areas and how the industry functions. This report details the results of a survey conducted in 2022 of passion fruit producers in the United States, including Puerto Rico and Hawaii. The aim was to collect data on farm operational characteristics, sales data, and grower demographics. Forty-four surveys were completed, with Florida having the most responses (21), followed by Puerto Rico (12) and California (six). Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Virgin Islands completed the remainder. This sample was 12% of the 364 passion fruit farms reported in 2017. The acreage dedicated to passion fruit production averaged 1.7 acres in 2019 and 2.1 acres in 2020 per farm, with most occurring in Florida. A box of fruit had around 30 fruits and a mean price of \begin{document}${\$} $\end{document}3.08 per lb. About 83% of the harvested passion fruit was sold fresh, although more than 50% of farms included sales of value-added products. Of the fresh fruit sold, 34.9% were sold directly to consumers. The respondents averaged 53.2 years old. More than eight out of ten respondents completed at least a college degree. Half the growers considered themselves Hispanic, while almost two-thirds were white, followed by multiple racial origins and American Indian. This data developed a greater understanding of the passion fruit industry within the US and will frame future projects to help grow this valuable specialty crop. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6b9f67a8ef8f448085e289ab08f27bbf2025-08-20T03:18:42ZengMaximum Academic PressTechnology in Horticulture2833-43372023-01-01311610.48130/TIH-2023-0025TIH-2023-0025Grower and operational characteristics of US passion fruit farmersBenedict C. Posadas0Eric T. Stafne1Trent Blare2Laura Downey3Joshua Anderson4Jonathan Crane5Romina Gazis6Ben Faber7Dara G. Stockton8Daniel Carrillo9J. Pablo Morales-Payan10Manjul Dutt11Alan Chambers12Dario Chavez13Coastal Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, 1815 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, MS 39532, USACoastal Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, 1815 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, MS 39532, USAUniversity of Florida, Tropical Research and Education Center, 18905 SW 280 Street, Homestead, FL 33031, USAAuburn University, 3112 Duncan Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849, USAUniversity of Florida, Tropical Research and Education Center, 18905 SW 280 Street, Homestead, FL 33031, USAUniversity of Florida, Tropical Research and Education Center, 18905 SW 280 Street, Homestead, FL 33031, USAUniversity of Florida, Tropical Research and Education Center, 18905 SW 280 Street, Homestead, FL 33031, USAUniversity of California Cooperative Extension, 669 County Square Dr., #100 Ventura, CA 93003, USAUSDA-ARS Daniel K. Inouye Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Station, Tropical Crop and Commodity Protection Research Unit, 64 Nowelo St., Hilo, HI 96720, USAUniversity of Florida, Tropical Research and Education Center, 18905 SW 280 Street, Homestead, FL 33031, USAUniversity of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus, Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Mayaguez, PR 00680. USAUniversity of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center, 700 Experiment Station Rd. Lake Alfred, FL 33850, USAUniversity of Florida, Tropical Research and Education Center, 18905 SW 280 Street, Homestead, FL 33031, USAUniversity of Georgia, 1109 Experiment Street, Stress Physiology Building - Room 105, Griffin, GA 30223, USAIn the United States and its territories, passion fruit production has increased steadily since the 2002 USDA agriculture census; however, little is known about the reported production areas and how the industry functions. This report details the results of a survey conducted in 2022 of passion fruit producers in the United States, including Puerto Rico and Hawaii. The aim was to collect data on farm operational characteristics, sales data, and grower demographics. Forty-four surveys were completed, with Florida having the most responses (21), followed by Puerto Rico (12) and California (six). Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Virgin Islands completed the remainder. This sample was 12% of the 364 passion fruit farms reported in 2017. The acreage dedicated to passion fruit production averaged 1.7 acres in 2019 and 2.1 acres in 2020 per farm, with most occurring in Florida. A box of fruit had around 30 fruits and a mean price of \begin{document}${\$} $\end{document}3.08 per lb. About 83% of the harvested passion fruit was sold fresh, although more than 50% of farms included sales of value-added products. Of the fresh fruit sold, 34.9% were sold directly to consumers. The respondents averaged 53.2 years old. More than eight out of ten respondents completed at least a college degree. Half the growers considered themselves Hispanic, while almost two-thirds were white, followed by multiple racial origins and American Indian. This data developed a greater understanding of the passion fruit industry within the US and will frame future projects to help grow this valuable specialty crop.https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/TIH-2023-0025passiflora edulissurveytropical fruitgrower demographicsfarm operational characteristics |
| spellingShingle | Benedict C. Posadas Eric T. Stafne Trent Blare Laura Downey Joshua Anderson Jonathan Crane Romina Gazis Ben Faber Dara G. Stockton Daniel Carrillo J. Pablo Morales-Payan Manjul Dutt Alan Chambers Dario Chavez Grower and operational characteristics of US passion fruit farmers Technology in Horticulture passiflora edulis survey tropical fruit grower demographics farm operational characteristics |
| title | Grower and operational characteristics of US passion fruit farmers |
| title_full | Grower and operational characteristics of US passion fruit farmers |
| title_fullStr | Grower and operational characteristics of US passion fruit farmers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grower and operational characteristics of US passion fruit farmers |
| title_short | Grower and operational characteristics of US passion fruit farmers |
| title_sort | grower and operational characteristics of us passion fruit farmers |
| topic | passiflora edulis survey tropical fruit grower demographics farm operational characteristics |
| url | https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/TIH-2023-0025 |
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