Florida Pallet Industry Overview 2026
The Florida pallet industry supplies wood packaging to a 22.6M-population, $1.4T-GDP economy across 15 major metros, driven by 6 core industrial segments including aerospace + Kennedy Space Center, tourism (Disney/Universal/cruise), retail (Publix HQ + DC network), agriculture + citrus, auto import (JAXPORT), and healthcare.
Author: Mark Gabrielli, Founder, WETYR Corporation.
Last verified: 2026-08-05 by Mark Gabrielli.
Florida pallet industry - by segment
Aerospace + space in Florida
Kennedy Space Center Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral SFS, SpaceX Florida, Blue Origin Cape Canaveral, Northrop Grumman Melbourne, Lockheed Martin Orlando, Boeing Titusville, L3Harris HQ Melbourne, Embraer Executive Jets Melbourne
Tourism + hospitality in Florida
Walt Disney World Lake Buena Vista, Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa, cruise industry (Miami + Fort Lauderdale + Port Canaveral - 60%+ global cruise ops)
E-commerce + retail in Florida
Amazon MIA1-MIA5, MCO1-MCO2, JAX2/JAX3/JAX5, TPA-network, Publix HQ + massive DC network Lakeland, Walmart RDC Arcadia + Winter Haven, Home Depot RDC Lake City
Agriculture + citrus in Florida
Florida citrus (largest US orange producer), Coca-Cola Florida bottling Lakeland, US Sugar + Florida Crystals Clewiston + Belle Glade, Wish Farms Plant City strawberries
Auto import in Florida
JAXPORT auto RoRo, Southeast Toyota Distributors Deerfield Beach (largest Toyota distributor in US), Volvo Cars Southeast
Healthcare + pharma in Florida
HCA Healthcare (largest state), AdventHealth Altamonte Springs, Baptist Health Miami + Jacksonville, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Cleveland Clinic Florida
Florida pricing benchmark (verified 2026-08-05)
| Pallet type | Catalog (FL) | 500+/week standing | 2,000+/week volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| New 48x40 GMA Grade A | $22-32 | $15-22 | $13-18 |
| Recycled Grade A | $14-19 | $10-14 | $8-12 |
| Recycled Grade B | $8-13 | $6-10 | $5-8 |
| GMA whites (light-duty) | $6-11 | $5-8 | $4-6 |
| ISPM-15 heat-treated (export) | $28-40 | $20-28 | $18-24 |
| Block pallets (4-way entry) | $34-52 | $25-38 | $22-32 |
| Custom-engineered | $50-140+ | Quoted | Quoted |
Florida ports + freight infrastructure
Ports: Port of Miami (largest US cruise + container growth), JAXPORT (auto import + military + rail), Port of Tampa Bay (largest FL by tonnage - phosphate + petroleum + steel), Port Everglades Fort Lauderdale (cruise + petroleum + container), Port Canaveral (cruise + auto RoRo), Port of Palm Beach
Freight lanes: I-95 Miami-Jacksonville-GA border, I-75 Miami-Naples-Tampa-Gainesville-GA border, I-4 Tampa-Orlando-Daytona, I-10 Jacksonville-Tallahassee-Pensacola-AL border, Florida Turnpike Miami-Orlando