Hawaii

Agricultural

Statistics

Service

Hawaii Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Box 22159, Honolulu, HI 96823-2159

Phone: (808) 973-9588 FAX (808) 973-2909

Poinsettia Inventory & Quantity Sold

State of Hawaii, 1982-98

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 Pots set Oct. 1 Inventory Quantity sold

HASS

HAWAII

FLOWERS & NURSERY

PRODUCTS

Poinsettias

FREQUENCY: Annual

1998 POINSETTIA INVENTORY PEGGED AT 301,000 POTS

Hawaii’s October 1 poinsettia inventory is

pegged at 301,000 pots, according to the

Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service. Total

pot inventory available for the upcoming

holiday season is 4 percent higher than

1997's level. 

Historically, October 1 pot inventory

represents 95-98 percent of total pots set and

does not take into account culling for disease

and quality, combining smaller pots into

hanging baskets, and other factors which may

affect the actual amount reaching markets

during the peak holiday season.

POINSETTIAS: Fall inventory, State of Hawaii, 1994-98, with comparisons

Year Pots set

Plant inventory October 1

Under Pots sold

5 inches

5-6 1/2

inches

Over

6 1/2 inches

Hanging

baskets Total

Number of pots

1994 298,000 66,900 205,100 14,000 1,000 287,000 231,000

1995 255,000 66,000 164,000 14,000 1,000 245,000 221,000

1996 280,000 76,000 168,000 18,000 1,000 263,000 243,000

1997 292,000 93,000 177.000 20,000 -- 290,000 238,000

1998 317,000 81,000 204,000 15,000 -- 301,000 NA

 NA = Not available.

 -- = Negligible.

DONALD A. MARTIN ARTHUR OSAKI

State Agricultural Statistician Research Statistician

SANDY K. NAKASONE

Statistical Assistant
POINSETTIAS: Percent of pots available for sale

by size, 1994-98

Year Under

5 inches

5-6 1/2

inches

Over 6 1/2

inches

Hanging

baskets Total

1994 24 71 5 -- 100

1995 27 67 6 -- 100

1996 29 64 7 -- 100

1997 32 61 7 -- 100

1998 27 68 5 -- 100

 -- Negligible or not applicable.

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by type

of growing area, 1994-98

Year Saran Glass or glass

substitute Open field

1994 29 39 32

1995 30 32 38

1996 38 31 31

1997 34 33 33

1998 26 36 38

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by

varieties, 1994-98

Year Supjibi

Freedom

Others

red other

1994 34 38 6 22

1995 14 58 10 18

1996 13 57 9 21

1997 7 60 14 19

1998 6 69 8 17

 NA = Not available.

A closer look at the reported data

revealed pots in the 5-6 1/2 inch

category made up the majority of the

inventory with 68 percent of the

total. Pots less than 5 inches

comprised 27 percent while those in

the 6 1/2 inch category made up 5

percent of this year’s October 1 pot

inventory.

The proportion of pots grown under

saran made up 26 percent of this

season’s inventory. Those grown

under glass or glass substitute were

36 percent of the total and pots

grown under open field conditions

were 38 percent of total pots grown.

Varieties reported were Freedom red

at 69 percent of the total, 8 percent

to other Freedom varieties, 6 percent

Supjibi, and the remaining 17 percent

to other varieties.