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The United States currently ranks fifth in worldwide production of watermelon. Forty-four states grow watermelons with Florida, Texas, California, Georgia and Arizona consistently leading the country in production.
| State |
Area Harvested (acres) |
Production (1,000 cwt.) |
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2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| GA |
29,000 |
37,000 |
21,000 |
23,000 |
6,815 |
10,360 |
5,880 |
6,900 |
| FL |
25,300 |
24,800 |
26,100 |
25,800 |
8,349 |
8,110 |
8,613 |
8,179 |
| TX |
22,600 |
22,200 |
19,500 |
20,900 |
7,232 |
4,218 |
6,045 |
5,852 |
| CA |
12,900 |
13,400 |
11,300 |
12,400 |
6,579 |
6,834 |
6,102 |
6,944 |
| AZ |
7,800 |
8,200 |
6,400 |
5,500 |
3,276 |
3,362 |
2,880 |
2,695 |
| IN |
7,400 |
7,400 |
7,200 |
7,400 |
2,738 |
2,664 |
2,736 |
2,627 |
| NC |
7,200 |
7,400 |
6,700 |
6,700 |
1,440 |
1,554 |
1,340 |
1,541 |
| SC |
7,500 |
7,000 |
6,500 |
6,500 |
1,575 |
1,015 |
1,398 |
1,495 |
| OK |
4,000 |
4,500 |
4,500 |
3,500 |
320 |
563 |
360 |
263 |
| MO |
2,900 |
3,800 |
2,500 |
2,600 |
856 |
741 |
675 |
858 |
| DE |
2,300 |
3,200 |
2,800 |
2,500 |
874 |
1,200 |
1,260 |
943 |
| MS |
3,100 |
3,200 |
2,600 |
2,300 |
481 |
544 |
442 |
334 |
| MD |
2,600 |
2,800 |
2,350 |
2,100 |
728 |
672 |
870 |
630 |
| AL |
2,700 |
2,100 |
3,500 |
2,600 |
270 |
200 |
350 |
416 |
| AR |
2,000 |
1,900 |
1,400 |
1,400 |
370 |
418 |
336 |
280 |
| VA |
1,800 |
1,800 |
1,200 |
1,100 |
342 |
414 |
264 |
165 |
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| Source: National Agriculture Statistics Service - Vegetable Annual Summary Link |
Click here to view the full Vegetable Annual Summary of the top 20 states (PDF)
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| This PDF shows 2007-2009 (1) Acres planted, (2) Acres harvested, (3) Yield per acre, and (4) Production in thousand cwt. |
The worldwide information will be updated as soon as the information is available from FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations); last update available is from December 2009.
| Year: 2008 |
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| Country |
2008 metric tonnes |
2008 pounds (millions) |
| China |
67,203,275 |
148,156,340,065 |
| Turkey |
4,002,280 |
8,823,426,488 |
| Iran |
3,400,000 |
7,495,640,000 |
| Brazil |
1,950,000 |
4,298,970,000 |
| United States of America |
1,793,990 |
3,955,030,354 |
| Egypt |
1,485,939 |
3,275,901,119 |
| Mexico |
1,199,711 |
2,644,882,871 |
| Russian Federation |
1,100,000 |
2,425,060,000 |
| Uzbekistan |
981,200 |
2,163,153,520 |
| Korea, Republic of |
856,755 |
1,888,802,073 |
| Algeria |
800,000 |
1,763,680,000 |
| Spain |
731,500 |
1,612,664,900 |
| Kazakhstan |
653,910 |
1,441,609,986 |
| Morocco |
650,700 |
1,434,533,220 |
| Greece |
635,000 |
1,399,921,000 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
606,716 |
1,337,566,094 |
| Iraq |
578,000 |
1,274,258,800 |
| Romania |
508,466 |
1,120,964,144 |
| Tunisia |
450,000 |
992,070,000 |
| Italy |
434,602 |
958,123,569 |
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