National Agricultural Statistics Service

Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service

Hawaii Department of Agriculture

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

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

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

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Pots set Oct. 1 Inventory  Quantity sold

Poinsettia Inventory & Quantity Sold,

State of Hawaii, 1994-2003

HASS

HAWAII

FLOWERS & NURSERY

PRODUCTS

Poinsettias

FREQUENCY: Annual

2003 POINSETTIA INVENTORY

ESTIMATED AT 367,000 POTS

Hawaii’s October 1 poinsettia inventory is

pegged at 367,000 pots, according to the

Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service. Total pot

inventory available for the upcoming holiday

season is 1 percent lower 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, 1999-2003, 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

1999 355,000 93,000 215,000 38,000 -- 346,000 332,000

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 -- 370,000 365,000

2003 376,000 99,000 235,000 33,000 -- 367,000 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, 1999-2003

Year Under

5 inches

5-6 1/2

inches

Over 6 1/2

inches

Hanging

baskets Total

1999 27 62 11 -- 100

2000 30 59 11 -- 100

2001 28 65 7 -- 100

2002 34 58 8 -- 100

2003 27 64 9 -- 100

 -- Negligible or not applicable.

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by type

of growing area, 1999-2003

Year Saran Glass or glass

substitute Open field

1999 26 31 43

2000 49 28 23

2001 53 22 25

2002 50 19 31

2003 50 27 23

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 235,000 pots or 64

percent of the total. Pots less than 5

inches comprised 27 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 50 percent of this

season’s inventory. Those grown

under glass or glass substitute were 27

percent of the total and pots grown

under open field conditions were 23

percent of total pots grown.

Varieties reported were Freedom red

at 30 percent of the total and 11

percent to other Freedom varieties.

The remaining pots were planted to

other varieties with the red types

making up the majority at 35 percent.

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by varieties, 1999-2003

Year Freedom Others

Red Other Marbled Pink Red White Unspecified

1999 66 5 2 1 12 2 12

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

 NA = Not available.