•  A typical landscape contractor does about $680,000 a year in gross revenue and brings home about 10 percent of that as his/her own salary (if collecting a salary), 
• Has eight employees, and does full service landscaping for mostly residential accounts.  
• The owner is the primary salesman, especially in a design/build business and he/she is still working in a production capacity during the day and doing back-office work in the evenings and weekends.

Read the entire report:  L&L 2013 State of the Industry

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2013 Georgia Sod Producers Report -

•  Bermudagrass and zoysiagrass supply is low, regardless of grower category.
• The delivered price for bermudagrass, centipedegrass, and St. Augustinegrass are expected to increase by more than 13%.
• Bermudagrass and centipedegrass prices are at historic levels.
• Considering the "big 3" species (i.e. bermudagrass, centipedegrass, and zoysiagrass), the preponderance of growers anticipate rising prices in 2014.
• 2014 continues a seven year trend of increasing average prices for certified grass.
• Freight rates per mile shipped to Atlanta, or within 100 miles of the farm, are unchanged from 2013.
• Fewer growers reported adding a fuel surcharge in 2014.
• No grower expects to remove acres from turfgrass production.
• More turfgrass production acreage could come into production in 2014.
• The primary markets for Georgia sod are landscape contractors and homeowners.
• Get price quotes regularly.
• If possible "book" or lock prices to ensure availability and price.
• Read the entire report:
  2013 GA Sod Producers Report