May 15, 2017 – According to the latest published U.S. data, the top five states with the largest number of greenhouse vegetable growers/producers are:
• Pennsylvania – 593.
• New York – 435.
• California – 427.
• Maine – 386.
• Michigan – 341.
The rankings by number of acres of greenhouse vegetable production per state are somewhat different from the number of growers:
• California – 650 ac.
• Arizona – 319.
• Texas – 187.
• New York – 115.
• Florida – 81.
With the average U.S. sales/acre of greenhouse grown vegetables at $280,000, the states with the largest number of acres of greenhouses are also the top states in the category of sales/ state:
• California – $165 million.
• Arizona – $124 million.
• Texas – $47 million.
• New York – $27 million.
• Florida – $15 million.
Of the total number of greenhouse vegetable farms, 1,515 are certified organic producers, and account for 460 acres.
Source: North American Greenhouse Vegetable Production Statistics, 2017 edition.
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