Cost and Profitability Estimates for Producing Lychee (Litchi chinensis) in South and Central Florida
Florida is one of three US states (the other two being California and Hawaii) that have the climatic conditions to cultivate lychee. Given the growing consumer demand for this crop, the production of lychee has the potential to be a profitable crop for Florida growers. This publication estimates th...
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| author | Trent Blare Fredy H. Ballen Nicholas Haley Victor Contreras Jonathan H. Crane Daniel Carrillo |
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Florida is one of three US states (the other two being California and Hawaii) that have the climatic conditions to cultivate lychee. Given the growing consumer demand for this crop, the production of lychee has the potential to be a profitable crop for Florida growers. This publication estimates the costs and returns associated with operating a lychee grove in south and central Florida. It presents the results of field interviews with lychee growers and industry experts. Growers on average can expect to earn nearly $8,000 an acre per year from lychee production when there is a harvest, but climate variation causes inconsistent harvests. When making production decisions, growers must also consider increasing pressure from pests such as the lychee erinose mite, and strong foreign competition.
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| spelling | doaj-art-fa5b9685d82b46ae80015cdcb738c7ee2025-02-08T05:42:14ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092022-12-0120226Cost and Profitability Estimates for Producing Lychee (Litchi chinensis) in South and Central FloridaTrent Blare0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2318-0409Fredy H. Ballen1Nicholas Haley2Victor Contreras3Jonathan H. Crane4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8309-3622Daniel Carrillo5University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida Florida is one of three US states (the other two being California and Hawaii) that have the climatic conditions to cultivate lychee. Given the growing consumer demand for this crop, the production of lychee has the potential to be a profitable crop for Florida growers. This publication estimates the costs and returns associated with operating a lychee grove in south and central Florida. It presents the results of field interviews with lychee growers and industry experts. Growers on average can expect to earn nearly $8,000 an acre per year from lychee production when there is a harvest, but climate variation causes inconsistent harvests. When making production decisions, growers must also consider increasing pressure from pests such as the lychee erinose mite, and strong foreign competition. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131010Specialty cropsTropical fruitsAsian fruitsTree fruits |
| spellingShingle | Trent Blare Fredy H. Ballen Nicholas Haley Victor Contreras Jonathan H. Crane Daniel Carrillo Cost and Profitability Estimates for Producing Lychee (Litchi chinensis) in South and Central Florida EDIS Specialty crops Tropical fruits Asian fruits Tree fruits |
| title | Cost and Profitability Estimates for Producing Lychee (Litchi chinensis) in South and Central Florida |
| title_full | Cost and Profitability Estimates for Producing Lychee (Litchi chinensis) in South and Central Florida |
| title_fullStr | Cost and Profitability Estimates for Producing Lychee (Litchi chinensis) in South and Central Florida |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cost and Profitability Estimates for Producing Lychee (Litchi chinensis) in South and Central Florida |
| title_short | Cost and Profitability Estimates for Producing Lychee (Litchi chinensis) in South and Central Florida |
| title_sort | cost and profitability estimates for producing lychee litchi chinensis in south and central florida |
| topic | Specialty crops Tropical fruits Asian fruits Tree fruits |
| url | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131010 |
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