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, 1982-99

HASS

HAWAII

FLOWERS & NURSERY

PRODUCTS

Poinsettias

FREQUENCY: Annual

1999 POINSETTIA INVENTORY PEGGED

AT 346,000 POTS

Hawaii’s October 1 poinsettia inventory is

pegged at 346,000 pots, according to the

Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service. Total pot

inventory available for the upcoming holiday

season is 15 percent higher than 1998'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, 1995-99, 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

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 -- 301,000 263,000

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

 NA = Not available.

 -- = Negligible.

DONALD A. MARTIN ARTHUR OSAKI

State Agricultural Statistician Research Statistician

SANDY K. NAKASONE

Statistical Assistant
Poinsettia Release

POINSETTIAS: Percent of pots available for sale

by size, 1995-99

Year Under

5 inches

5-6 1/2

inches

Over 6 1/2

inches

Hanging

baskets Total

1995 27 67 6 -- 100

1996 29 64 7 -- 100

1997 32 61 7 -- 100

1998 27 68 5 -- 100

1999 27 62 11 -- 100

 -- Negligible or not applicable.

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by type

of growing area, 1995-99

Year Saran Glass or glass

substitute Open field

1995 30 32 38

1996 38 31 31

1997 34 33 33

1998 26 36 38

1999 26 31 43

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 215,000 pots or 62

percent of the total. Pots less than 5

inches comprised 27 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 26 percent of this

season’s inventory. Those grown

under glass or glass substitute were 31

percent of the total and pots grown

under open field conditions were 43

percent of total pots grown.

Varieties reported were Freedom red

at 66 percent of the total, 5 percent to

other Freedom varieties, and 6 percent

Supjibi. The remaining pots were

planted to other varieties with the red

types making up the majority at 12

percent.

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by varieties, 1995-99

Year Freedom Supjibi Others

Red Other Marbled Pink Red White Unspecified

1995 58 10 14 NA NA NA NA 18

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

 NA = Not available.