Indian River Citrus Industry

Cost of Production for Fresh Grapefruit in East Florida (Indian River), 2014/15

Ariel Singerman

This article presents the cost of production per acre for growing fresh grapefruit in the Indian River region during 2014/15, based on a survey of growers conducted at the Indian River Citrus League production committee meeting in March 2015. The cost estimates do not represent any individual operation; rather, their purpose is to serve as a benchmark for the industry. Typical users of these estimates include growers, consultants, property appraisers, and researchers.

Cost of Production for Fresh Grapefruit Grown in Indian River, 2015/16

Ariel Singerman

Cost of Production for Fresh Market Grapefruit Grown in Indian River, Florida 2016/17

Ariel Singerman

Cost of Production for Fresh Market Grapefruit Grown in Indian River, 2017/18

Ariel Singerman

Cost of Producing Fresh Market Grapefruit in Indian River in 2018/19

Ariel Singerman

Cost of Production for Fresh Market Grapefruit Grown in Indian River, 2020/21

Ariel Singerman

This publication presents a summary of the costs of production for fresh market grapefruit grown in the Indian River region during 2020/21. The methodology chosen to collect the data consisted of surveying growers directly to closely reflect growers’ costs in the era of HLB. The total cost of production for fresh grapefruit in Indian River during 2020/21 was $2,999.46 per acre. Typical users of the estimates presented herein include growers and consultants, who use them as a benchmark; property appraisers, who use them to compute the taxes for property owners; and researchers, who use the estimates to evaluate the economic feasibility of potential new technologies.