Trace One, a product management company, released a study identifying the U.S. counties and states with the highest agricultural losses due to natural disasters.
In Florida, the combination of recent drought and the historic winter freeze of 2025-2026 had a devastating impact on the state’s agriculture industry.
Extended subzero temperatures in several counties have caused more than $3.1 billion in agricultural losses for key commodities such as sugar cane, citrus, and strawberries, prompting the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue a federal disaster declaration to help producers recover.
Due to the effects of these natural disasters, and also factoring in what’s happening with the Iran war, Florida consumers could see higher food prices.
According to Trace One, one of the places where farmers are suffering an economic blow from drought, wildfires and storms is in North Florida’s Duval County.
According to the latest data on the impact of natural disasters on agriculture in Duval County, farms in Duval County can expect to lose a total of approximately $156,800 per year due to natural disasters, for an average loss of $499 per farm.
What is at stake nationally? According to the USDA, there are just under 1.9 million farms in the United States, producing nearly $527 billion in crop and livestock value annually.
Impact of natural disasters on the nation. FEMA estimates that approximately $5.1 billion in agricultural value is lost each year in the United States due to natural disasters, primarily droughts, which equates to more than $2,700 per farm.
