Events impacting the citrus industry, such as citrus canker or increased foreign competition due to liberalization of trade barriers, may have a dramatic impact on the welfare of local communities. This paper provides estimates of the local fiscal impacts of ad valorem property taxes paid by citrus grove owners, and taxes generated by citrus processing operations. This is EDIS document FE437, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, UF/IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published November 2003. FE437/FE437: County Property Values and Tax Impacts of Florida's Citrus Industry (ufl.edu)

FE702, a 16-page illustrated report by Alan W. Hodges, Mohammad Rahmani, and W. David Mulkey, quantifies the magnitude of agricultural, food manufacturing, and natural resource industries' contribution to the economy of Florida in 2006, updating a previous study for 2004. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, November 2007.

Final Report to the Florida Forestry Association. Revised January 7, 2005. Press release 4/14/2005.

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FE699, a 21-page illustrated report by Alan W. Hodges, W. David Mulkey, and Thomas J. Stevens, evaluates the economic impacts of the University of Florida (UF) and its affiliated organizations on the state’s economy for the fiscal year 2005-06 using financial data together with regional economic models. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, October 2007.