- Florida ranks #1 nationally in the production and value of fresh market sweet corn.
- Sweet corn has typically ranked as one of Florida’s five most valuable vegetable crops.
- A total of 544.1 million pounds of fresh sweet corn, valued at $122 million, was produced on 37,200 acres in Florida
- In 1997, there were 319 sweet corn producing farms in Florida. Of those farms, 61.4 percent produced sweet corn on less than 5 acres.
- Most sweet corn in Florida is grown on farms that produce other vegetables, row crops, pasture, and forage crops in addition to sweet corn.
- Approximately 89 percent of Florida’s sweet corn crop is harvested between January and July.
- Prices paid to producers have risen from 1959-60’s $0.058 per pound to a high of $0.224 per pound paid in 2000-01.
- Nearly 25 percent of sweet corn producers’ overall total direct expenses are invested in pesticides and pesticide application costs.
Culinary Road Trippin in the U.S.A 
The flaking grits are cooked to a rubbery consistency with syrup, malt, salt and flavouring added. After tempering, the cooked grits are flattened between large steel rolls, followed by toasting in travelling ovens to a golden brown colour.