Belle Glade sits at the southern tip of Lake Okeechobee in Palm Beach County and is the center of Florida's sugar cane industry. The Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) surrounding Belle Glade produces more than 400,000 acres of sugar cane annually, making it one of the largest sugar-producing regions in the United States. Major employers include Florida Crystals, U.S. Sugar, and Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, all of which rely heavily on H-2A workers during the October–April harvest season.
Sugar cane operations in Belle Glade are classified under Code 0030 at $2.791 per $100 of payroll. Vegetable operations in the EAA use Code 0008 at $2.506. A sugar cane operation with $750,000 in annual payroll would pay approximately $20,933 per year in workers' comp premiums. Bright Coast Insurance provides same-day certificates for Belle Glade H-2A employers.