Peppers

Tara Wade, Barbara Hyman, and Eugene McAvoy

Enterprise budgets can assist with forecasting as well as help managers coordinate resources, make production decisions, examine expenditures, and anticipate outcomes from changes in production practices. They can help producers determine what to produce, how many acres to produce, the cost of production, and the necessary price to be profitable. Describes the process used to create the 2018-19 enterprise budget for bell peppers in southwest Florida.

Robert C. Hochmuth, Linda B. Landrum, Wanda L. Laughlin, Lei Lani Davis, Danielle D. Treadwell, and Eric Simonne

Eugene McAvoy, Eugene McAvoy, Monica Ozores-Hampton, andMonica Ozores-Hampton
Other Contacts: Norman C. Leppla

Eugene McAvoy, Eugene McAvoy, Monica Ozores-Hampton, andMonica Ozores-Hampton
Other Contacts: Norman C. Leppla

Trina Biswas, Zhengfei Guan, and Feng Wu

Tara Wade, Kelvin Amon, Zhengfei Guan, and Craig Frey

In the United States, bell peppers are cultivated for both fresh and processed markets, with California, Florida, and Georgia producing most of the crop. Production varies across states, and, in Florida, bell pepper production varies by region within the state with growing seasons ranging from July to March for northern Florida and August to February for southern Florida. This publication provides information on conventional bell pepper acreage, volume, and pricing for the top three producing states: California, Florida, and Georgia. It will be useful to producers, Extension agents, and others interested in trends concerning specialty crop commodities. It serves as a single location where important information about the specialty crop market and production trends can be found.

Craig Frey, Eugene McAvoy, Eugene McAvoy, Johan Desaeger, Gary Vallad, Jawwad Qureshi, andNathan S. Boyd

Chapter 13 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida