National Agricultural Statistics Service

Hawaii Agricultural Statistics

Hawaii Department of Agriculture

1428 South King St., Honolulu, HI 96814-2512

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

Internet Web Site: http://www.nass.usda.gov/hi

RELEASED: October 25, 2004

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Pots set Oct. 1 Inventory Quantity sold

Poinsettia Inventory & Quantity Sold,

State of Hawaii, 1995-2004

HAS

HAWAII

FLOWERS & NURSERY

PRODUCTS

Poinsettias

FREQUENCY: Annual

 2004 POINSETTIA INVENTORY

ESTIMATED AT 378,000 POTS

Hawaii’s October 1 poinsettia inventory is pegged at

378,000 pots, according to Hawaii Agricultural Statistics.

Total pot inventory available for the upcoming holiday

season is 3 percent more than last year. 

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, 2000-2004, 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

2000 360,000 103,500 203,550 37,950 -- 345,000 334,000

2001 365,000 96,600 224,250 24,150 -- 345,000 328,000

2002 381,000 125,800 214,600 29,600 -- 370,000 382,000

2003 376,000 99,000 235,000 33,000 -- 367,000 333,000

2004 388,000 117,000 227,000 34,000 – 378,000 NA

 NA = Not available.

 -- = Negligible.

MARK E. HUDSON ARTHUR OSAKI

Director Research Statistician

STEVE P. GUNN SANDY K. NAKASONE

Deputy Director Statistical Assistant
POINSETTIAS: Percent of pots available for sale

by size, 2000-2004

Year Under

5 inches

5-6 1⁄2

inches

Over 6 1⁄2

inches

Hanging

baskets Total

2000 30 59 11 -- 100

2001 28 65 7 -- 100

2002 34 58 8 -- 100

2003 27 64 9 -- 100

2004 31 60 9 -- 100

 -- Negligible or not applicable.

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by type

of growing area, 2000-2004

Year Saran Glass or glass

substitute Open field

2000 49 28 23

2001 53 22 25

2002 50 19 31

2003 50 27 23

2004 53 21 26

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 227,000 pots or 60

percent of the total. Pots less than 5

inches comprised 31 percent while

those in the over 6 1⁄2 inch category

made up 9 percent of this year’s

October 1 pot inventory.

The proportion of pots grown under

saran made up 53 percent of this

season’s inventory. Those grown

under glass or glass substitute were 21

percent of the total and pots grown

under open field conditions were 26

percent of total pots grown.

Varieties reported were Freedom red

at 47 percent of the total and 9 percent

to other Freedom varieties. The

remaining pots were planted to other

varieties with the red types making up

the majority at 26 percent.

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by varieties, 2000-2004

Year Freedom Others

Red Other Marbled Pink Red White Unspecified

2000 48 10 2 1 25 5 9

2001 51 4 1 4 22 5 13

2002 44 16 2 2 21 3 12

2003 30 11 2 2 35 6 14

2004 47 9 2 3 26 2 11

 NA = Not available.