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, 1992-2001

HASS

HAWAII

FLOWERS & NURSERY

PRODUCTS

Poinsettias

FREQUENCY: Annual

2001 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 unchanged from last year’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, 1997-2001, 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

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 -- 346,000 332,000

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

2001 365,000 96,600 224,250 24,150 -- 345,000 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, 1997-2001

Year Under

5 inches

5-6 1/2

inches

Over 6 1/2

inches

Hanging

baskets Total

1997 32 61 7 -- 100

1998 27 68 5 -- 100

1999 27 62 11 -- 100

2000 30 59 11 – 100

2001 28 65 7 -- 100

 -- Negligible or not applicable.

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by type

of growing area, 1997-2001

Year Saran Glass or glass

substitute Open field

1997 34 33 33

1998 26 36 38

1999 26 31 43

2000 49 28 23

2001 53 22 25

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 224,250 pots or 65

percent of the total. Pots less than 5

inches comprised 28 percent while

those in the over 6 1/2 inch category

made up 7 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 22

percent of the total and pots grown

under open field conditions were 25

percent of total pots grown.

Varieties reported were Freedom red

at 51 percent of the total, 4 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 22

percent.

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by varieties, 1997-2001

Year Freedom Supjibi Others

Red Other Marbled Pink Red White Unspecified

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

2001 51 4 5 1 4 22 5 8

 NA = Not available.