National Agricultural Statistics Service

Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service

Hawaii Department of Agriculture

Box 22159, Honolulu, HI 96823-2159

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, 1982-2000

HASS

HAWAII

FLOWERS & NURSERY

PRODUCTS

Poinsettias

FREQUENCY: Annual

2000 POINSETTIA INVENTORY

ESTIMATED AT 345,000 POTS

Hawaii’s October 1 poinsettia inventory is

pegged at 345,000 pots, according to the

Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service. Total pot

inventory available for the upcoming holiday

season is relatively unchanged from 1999'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, 1996-2000, 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

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 -- 301,000 263,000

1999 355,000 93,000 215,000 38,000 -- 346,000 331,000

2000 360,000 103,500 203,550 37,950 – 345,000 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, 1996-2000

Year Under

5 inches

5-6 1/2

inches

Over 6 1/2

inches

Hanging

baskets Total

1996 29 64 7 -- 100

1997 32 61 7 -- 100

1998 27 68 5 -- 100

1999 27 62 11 -- 100

2000 30 59 11 – 100

 -- Negligible or not applicable.

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by type

of growing area, 1996-2000

Year Saran Glass or glass

substitute Open field

1996 38 31 31

1997 34 33 33

1998 26 36 38

1999 26 31 43

2000 49 28 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 203,550 pots or 59

percent of the total. Pots less than 5

inches comprised 30 percent while

those in the 6 1/2 inch category made

up 11 percent of this year’s October 1

pot inventory.

The proportion of pots grown under

saran made up 49 percent of this

season’s inventory. Those grown

under glass or glass substitute were 28

percent of the total and pots grown

under open field conditions were 23

percent of total pots grown.

Varieties reported were Freedom red

at 48 percent of the total, 10 percent to

other Freedom varieties, and 5 percent

Supjibi. The remaining pots were

planted to other varieties with the red

types making up the majority at 25

percent.

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by varieties, 1996-2000

Year Freedom Supjibi Others

Red Other Marbled Pink Red White Unspecified

1996 57 9 13 NA NA NA NA 21

1997 60 14 7 NA NA NA NA 19

1998 69 8 6 NA NA NA NA 17

1999 66 5 6 2 1 12 2 6

2000 48 10 5 2 1 25 5 4

 NA = Not available.