According to the latest published U.S. data provided by Cuesta Roble Consulting, the top 5 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 ac., Texas-187 ac., New York-115 ac., Florida- 81 ac.
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 5 states in the category of sales/ state (million $):
California- $165, Arizona- $124, Texas- $47, New York- $27, Florida- $15
Of the total number of greenhouse vegetable farms, 1,515 are certified organic producers, and account for 460 ac.
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