Infographic of select information from the 2015/16 Economic Contributions of Florida Citrus.

1. Citrus activities also generate additional economic activity throughout
Florida’s economy, namely indirect and induced effects.
ORANGES
81.6
MILLION BOXES
GRAPEFRUIT
10.8
MILLION BOXES
SPECIALTY FRUIT
1.8
MILLION BOXES
30%
directeff
ects
indirect
+
inducedeffects
$4.230
billion
70%
Contributing $8.6 billion in industry output to Florida’s economy
Court, Christa D., A.W. Hodges, M. Rahmani, and T.H. Spreen. “Economic Contributions of the Florida
Citrus Industry in 2015-16.” Economic Impact Analysis Program, University of Florida/IFAS, Food and
Resource Economics, Gainesville, FL, May 2017.
29%
71%
$8.632
billion
directeffects
in
direct+inducedef
fects
44%
56%
23%
45,422
jobs
direct
effects in
direct+inducedef
fects
77%
directeff
ects
indirect
+
inducedeffects
$2.559 billion
for Florida
families
in state and local taxes that fund public services
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