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Strawberries Are King In Hillsborough

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By DAVE NICHOLSON | The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 4, 2008

PLANT CITY Strawberries remain Hillsborough County's top crop.

A new county report estimates 2007 berry sales at nearly $343.3 million. Berries have been king in Hillsborough for about five years, based on annual sales.

Most of the nation's winter strawberries are grown in the Plant City area. The local crop is harvested from about Thanksgiving to Easter.

The Hillsborough County Cooperative Extension Service and the Hillsborough County Agriculture Industry Development Program estimate that overall, agriculture sales grew about 10 percent in 2007 to about $845.8 million.

Here's the ranking of the county's other major crops:
Ornamental plants, $207.6 million
Vegetable production, $115 million
Citrus, $34.4 million
Aquaculture, $33.7 million

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