THE FLORIDA STREET CORN INDUSTRY
 1953-1962

 by

 Donald L. Brooke*


 Introduction

 The material contained herein was prepared to present selected
economic data relative to the production and marketing of sweet corn for
fresh market in Florida before a Hearing on a proposed change in the State
Marketing Order on November 12, 1962. This publication, which supersedes
Agricultural Economics Mimeo. Report 60-8 (1960), is presented to furnish
growers and others with information which they may find useful in making
future production or policy decisions relating to the sweet corn industry in
the State. More specifically the material presented concerns:

 1. The economic background of the production of sweet
 corn in Florida.

 2. Trends in the production of sweet corn.
 3. Some aspects of cost, price and income problems of
 sweet corn growers in Florida.


 Production Environment

 Production areas. --Sweet corn (green corn) for fresh market con-
sumption has been produced commercially in more than 25 counties in the
Peninsula of Florida at some time during the past 15 seasons. At present,
major production is in Palm Beach County. The second largest area of pro-
duction is that known as the Zellwood area located in Lake and Orange counties
of Central Florida. The third area of importance is that designated herein
as Other South Florida since it includes all counties, other than Palm Beach,
south of the northern borders of Sarasota, DeSoto, Highlands, Okeechobee
and St. Lucie counties. Principal producing counties in this area are Dade,



 *Agricultural Economist, Florida Agricultural Experiment Stations,
Gainesville, Florida.