Table 4.--Florida agricultural exports: total value and share of cash
 receipts from farm marketings, fiscal 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974,
 and 1977.


 Exports as share
Fiscal year Export value of farm sales

 Million dollars Percent


1968 101 8.2
1970 115 8.8
1972 148 8.8
1974 223 10.3
1977 390 15.3


 Source: "Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States", ESCS,
 USDA.

 Florida ranked second in the U.S. in exports of fruits and pre-

 parations 1977 with 22 percent of the nation's shipments. The state

 was fourth in the nation-'s exports of vegetables and preparations,

 with 9 percent (Table 6).

 The Florida share of all other products and of total exports was

 considerably smaller, due primarily to the large shipments of grains and

 oilseeds from other states.


 Fresh Vegetables

 Canada is Florida's largest foreign customer for fresh vegetables.

 Significant percentages of several important Florida vegetables are

 shipped to Canadian markets. Most vegetable exports other than those

 destined for Canada go to Northern European markets. Radishes make up

 about three-fourths of the value of European shipments, with carrots,

 celery, sweet corn, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes and watermelons also

 being shipped.