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Floriculture crop sales rebounded by 2 percent to $5.2 billion in 2004 due to increased 

demand for bedding and garden plants as well as potted flowering plants, which more 

than offset sales declines in cut flowers and foliage plants for indoor or patio use. 

Imported cut flowers continue to supplant domestic production. Based on preliminary 

estimates for 2004, sales of nursery and other greenhouse crops inched closer to $10.5 

billion even as the market for Christmas trees is increasingly penetrated by artificial 

trees. In general, prices of domestic ornamental plants are flat in contrast to higher 

prices for imported cut flowers and nursery stock, partly because of the dollar’s 

depreciated value. 

Keywords: Floriculture, nursery, greenhouse, horticulture, cut flowers, flowering 

plants, foliage plants, bedding and garden plants, annuals, perennials, ornamental crops, 

trees, shrubs. 

Floriculture and Nursery 

Crops Situation and 

Outlook Yearbook 

Andy Jerardo 

Abstract 

FLO-2005 

June 2005 
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Floriculture and Nursery Crops Yearbook. Market and Trade Economics 

Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, June 2005, 

FLO-2005. 

Contents 

Summary ............................................................................ iii 

Compilation of Sales and Trade Data.......................................... 1 

Definitions............................................................................ 3 

List of Tables........................................................................ 6 

 

Report Coordinator 

Andy Jerardo 

(202) 694-5266 

E-mail: ajerardo@ers.usda.gov 

Principal Contributor 

Andy Jerardo 

Editor 

Martha Evans 

(202) 694-5118 

Table Design & Layout 

Mae Dean Johnson 

(202) 694-5245 

Approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Summary released June 9, 

2005. Floriculture and Nursery Crops Yearbook may be accessed electronically via 

the ERS website at www.ers.usda.gov. 
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Floriculture Crop Sales Grow Faster Than Nursery Crops 

Wholesale receipts of greenhouse and nursery crop producers edged up less than 1 

percent to $15.7 billion in 2004, boosted by the 2-percent gain in floriculture sales 

from 2003. The growth of nursery and other greenhouse crops was dampened by 

lower sales of cut Christmas trees as more artificial trees penetrate the market. The 

rebound in floriculture sales, after slipping in 2003, is attributed to increased 

demand for potted flowering plants, bedding and garden annuals and perennials, 

and propagative material, which more than offset declines in potted foliage plants 

for indoor or patio use, cut flowers, and cut cultivated greens. Imported cut flowers 

continue to supplant a larger percentage of domestic cut flower production. 

The small increase in total greenhouse and nursery crop sales in 2004 is noteworthy 

relative to the 3.7-percent pace of U.S. gross domestic product and private 

residential investment’s sharp 9.7-percent expansion. Indeed, personal 

consumption expenditures for flowers, seeds, and potted plants grew 3.8 percent to 

$19.5 billion in 2004 from $18.8 billion in 2003 (source: bea.doc.gov). A likely 

reason for the subdued demand for ornamental crops is the higher cost of energy, 

gasoline, and food, which reduce discretionary income. Another reason is the 10-

percent increase in the value of imported cut flowers and nursery stock in 2004, 

which together comprise a growing share of their total supply. 

U.S. cut flower and nursery stock imports were up 16 percent and 5 percent, 

respectively, in 2004. The value of nursery stocks represents 49 percent of the 

combined $1.4-billion import bill. Close to half of nursery stock imports are from 

Canada, followed by the Netherlands, whose share is 27 percent. Canada supplies 

mostly live plants and trees, while the Netherlands ships flowering bulbs and tubers. 

Dutch tulip and lily bulbs grew significantly in import value and volume. In 

addition, imports of unrooted cuttings and slips of plants, which are grown further 

in the United States before final sales, and are largely from Costa Rica, Guatemala, 

and Mexico, increased 3 percent. 

However, live plants and trees, excluding cuttings and orchids, were down 3 percent 

in import volume as shipments from Canada and other sources dropped. Thus, the 

growth in import value of live plants and trees is accounted for by higher import 

prices. On the other hand, import prices of unrooted cuttings and orchid plants were 

both down despite more cutting shipments. The smaller quantity of imported 

orchids was supplanted by larger domestic production. As a net result, total U.S. 

floriculture and nursery stock import value, as a percentage of domestic grower 

receipts of the same products, is now at a record 8.8 percent, up from 7.5 percent in 

2002 and 6 percent in 1991. 

The $6 billion worth of floriculture crops consumed in the United States in 2004 

was up 4 percent from 2002—2 percent attributed to domestic production and 2 

percent to net imports. Per-household consumption of floriculture crops is now at a 

record $54, up 10 percent from $45 in 1999. Higher spending on domestic 

flowering plants and other floral products, except cut flowers, is driven by 

consumer demand as the economy recovers and the housing market continues 

appreciating. Bedding and garden plants are responsible for most of the 
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growth in floriculture sales in 2004. About half of the sales expansion of bedding 

and garden plants is accounted for by potted herbaceous perennials. 

While prices of imported ornamental crops are up—generated largely by the weaker 

dollar and higher transport and storage costs—prices of domestic floral plants are 

flat. Domestic cut flower prices are up slightly due to higher refrigeration and 

transport costs. But prices of potted flowering plants and bedding/garden plants are 

unchanged from 2003. Although estimated prices of annuals are down somewhat, 

prices of perennials are up 2 percent in 2004. Overall, consumer prices for 

floriculture crops inched up in 2004 largely because of higher import costs and 

retail markups, not from domestic wholesale grower prices. 

Sales per acre and per grower are both up 

Average sales per acre of large U.S. floriculture growers climbed 5 percent to 

$96,400 in 2004 as open-field and greenhouse production areas both decreased in 

size even as their sales expanded. Only production areas under shade and 

temporary cover increased in size in 2004. Furthermore, as the number of large 

growers fell further in 2004, average sales per grower continued their upward trend, 

now estimated at $1.1 million, up almost $60,000 from 2003. The comparable 

amount in 1998 was only $700,000. 

The average covered area per large grower in 2004 was 4.1 acres, along with 6.9 

acres of open ground, for a total production area of 11.1 acres each. The average 

number of hired workers was 25.7 per grower, the highest thus far. Hence, given 

4,579 operations with $100,000 or more in annual floriculture sales in 2004, the 

total number of hired workers was estimated at 113,127. This number is lower than 

in 2003 and 2,642 fewer than the recent high of nearly 116,000 workers in 2002. 

Thus, average sales per hired worker in 2004 were $43,200, up 41 percent from 

$30,600 in 1998. This impressive gain in sales per worker reflects better production 

technology, greater management efficiency, as well as higher output afforded by 

larger covered production areas in general. There is an apparent positive correlation 

between the use of greenhouse space and productivity. 

Regional comparisons reveal Western States have the highest average sales per 

grower at $1.5 million, followed closely by Southern States at $1.2 million. South 

Carolina and California are on top with more than $2 million in floriculture sales 

per grower. This indicates that the average size of operations is comparatively 

bigger in the West and South than in the Midwest and Northeast. However, with 

respect to floral sales per acre, producers in the Northeast and Midwest trump their 

counterparts in the South and West. In 2004, Midwest operations grossed $135,000 

sales on average per acre, followed by $112,000 per acre in the Northeast. 

Maryland leads the country at $363,700 sales per acre, more than 3 times the 

national average of $96,400. Sales per acre in the West and other Southern States 

are significantly lower, reflecting more use of open field and shade covering and 

less greenhouse production. 

Despite fierce competition from imported cut flowers, domestic growers of cut 

flowers each reaped $786,000 worth of sales on average in 2004, the highest among 

floriculture crop groups. The next highest are bedding/garden plant producers—

each earning $591,300 on average. Foliage plant growers, mostly located in 
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Florida, received $424,600 each in sales in 2004. Sales per grower for the six floral 

crop groups were all record amounts in 2004, indicating that the average size of 

operations is growing bigger. 

Imported cut flowers further reduce domestic growers’ share in supply 

Cut flower imports rose 16 percent in value in 2004, in part due to higher prices. 

The import share of U.S. consumption of cut flowers is now a record 64 percent, up 

from 61 percent in 2003. Cut flowers also comprise more than half of total U.S. 

imports of floral and nursery products. Imported cut flowers from Colombia, by far 

the largest source, grew in value by 21 percent in 2004. Imports from the second 

largest source, Ecuador, were up 27 percent. The value of cut flowers from the 

European Union-25, by contrast, fell 3 percent as the euro strengthened vis-à-vis the 

dollar. 

The import value of fresh cut roses climbed 15 percent in 2004 as shipments from 

Colombia and Ecuador jumped significantly for the second year in a row. These 

two countries are also exporting more of other cut flowers to the United States, 

including chrysanthemums and carnations (mostly from Colombia). Since the total 

volume or quantity of cut flowers imported is up 7 percent, import prices of cut 

flowers inflated 9 percent in 2004 as the dollar’s exchange rate depreciated. These 

imports are largely responsible for the decline in domestic cut flower production, 

which now represents only 8 percent of total U.S. floriculture crop production, 

down from 12 percent in 1997. 

Cut flowers—For the second year since 2002, grower sales of cut fresh flowers are 

down. The drop is attributed to less sales of roses and gladioli. Among the major 

cut flower States, sales in California, Florida, and Hawaii are all lower in 2004. 

Total U.S. supply of cut flowers, however, is up 9 percent in value as net imports 

more than made up for the production shortfall. As a result, per-household 

consumption of cut flowers reached $10 in 2004, up from $9.18 in 2003. Of the 

average $10 spent on cut flowers by each household, $6.40 is paid to foreign 

producers. Thus, only $3.60 on average was received from each U.S. household by 

domestic growers of cut flowers in 2004. 

Potted flowering and foliage plants—Although sales of potted flowering plants 

were up in 2004, sales of potted foliage plants for indoor or patio use were down. 

Poinsettias, orchids, and florist mums led flowering plant sales growth. Producers 

in California, Florida, New York, Texas, and North Carolina benefited from this 

growth. Producers in the Midwest States did not fare as well, as the region’s total 

sales slumped. For foliage plants, the largest producer State—Florida—suffered 

from adverse effects of hurricanes in the summer of 2004. Heavy rains in 

California also reduced sales in the second largest producer of foliage plants. 

While poinsettia sales from California fell, sales from North Carolina, Florida, and 

New York all increased. Average poinsettia sales per producer are now $157,162 

nationally, up 7 percent from 2003. Florist mum growers each received $161,000 

on average from corresponding sales in 2004, up 12 percent. The lion’s share, 

however, belongs to orchid growers, who each sold $564,637 worth of plants on 

average in 2004, despite an 8-percent reduction in price per pot to $7.41. Only 

growers of potted foliage plants top orchid producers—$568,545 average sales, not 
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including foliage hanging baskets. This higher amount was likely aided by the 

diminution of supply from Florida in 2004 (no quantity sold data are available). 

Nevertheless, these gains lag the expansion of bedding and garden plants as the 

share of potted flowering plants in total U.S. floriculture sales slid to 16 percent 

from 20 percent a decade ago. 

Bedding and garden plants—The sales growth of annuals and herbaceous perennial 

plants was enough to push total U.S. floriculture sales up in 2004 even as other crop 

groups did not fare as favorably. The increased quantity of bedding plants sold in 

pots and hanging baskets more than offset the drop in the number of flats (celled 

trays) sold in 2004. Average sales per grower continue to expand for annuals and 

perennials with respect to sales volume and value. For the 3,121 growers in 2004, 

sales averaged $811,453, more than double wholesale receipts in 1994. For annual 

plants in all containers, average sales were $591,315 per grower in 2004, which 

compares with $257,708 for potted herbaceous perennials. These are all record 

amounts, especially for growers in California and South Carolina. 

Potted geraniums from vegetative cuttings lead sales of annuals—$126 million in 

2004, or 17 percent of total sales of potted annuals. Among annuals sold in flats, 

pansies/violas, impatiens, and petunias have the highest sales, although all were 

down in 2004. Since 2000, the share of annual plants sold in pots continues to 

increase at the expense of annuals in flats. Producers in the Southern States also 

have gained market share from growers in the West and the Northeast since 1998. 

Although sales of bedding/garden plants from California, Michigan, Florida, and 

other major producer States were up in 2004, sales from Texas were down. 

Herbaceous perennial plants also continue their growth as sales from South 

Carolina, California, and Michigan collectively claim 30 percent of the U.S. market 

in 2004. Unfinished propagative material for bedding and garden plants also 

dominates total sales of floriculture propagative material, earning each grower an 

average $1.35 million in 2004. 
Compilation of Sales and Trade Data 

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The statistics in Floriculture Crops are collected from annual surveys of all known 

growers of floriculture crops in 36 major States. The survey by the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) covers grower sales at wholesale by crop or 

product type and by State. Statistics for each crop include the number of producers, 

quantity of units sold, the percent of sales at wholesale, the wholesale price, and the 

value of sales. Only growers with at least $100,000 in gross value of floriculture 

sales were asked to provide detailed crop sales statistics. Selected crop data for 

Hawaii are also reported. 

Additional crop sales statistics are collected for various plant container sizes or 

types (e.g., flats, pots less than 5 inches tall, pots 5 inches or taller, 1-gallon pots or 

larger, and hanging baskets). Annuals are also distinguished from perennials and 

finished plants from propagative material. All growers are asked to provide data 

about the area used for crop production, i.e., the size of growing area, the type of 

protective cover, and the area under cover. The number of hired workers on the 

payroll on any one day of the year is also reported. Excluded workers are those 

employed only for the retail operation, landscapers, and nonpaid family members. 

Data from Nursery Crops, based on the Nursery Production Survey of 17 States by 

NASS in 2000 and 2003, are summarized in tables G-1 to G-20. Surveys of nursery 

crops are to be conducted every 2 years by NASS. Nursery crop sales estimates are 

included in “nursery and other greenhouse crops”, which cover all non-floriculture 

crops such as greenhouse vegetables, vegetable transplants, and ornamental grasses. 

ERS and NASS collaborate in estimating annual cash receipts of greenhouse and 

nursery crops in all 50 States with assistance from NASS State offices. Sales of 

“nursery and other greenhouse crops” are computed as the difference between 

greenhouse/nursery cash receipts from all 50 States and floriculture sales from 36 

States. Thus, the difference includes floriculture sales by growers located in the 14 

smaller States that are excluded from the annual Floriculture Crops survey by 

NASS. (These 14 States have no floriculture sales in table A-5.) Most of these 

States are sparsely populated or not conducive to floriculture production, and local 

growers generally have small operations whose collective sales are comparatively 

less than in the 36 larger States. 

U.S. trade—The source of import and export data for floriculture and nursery crops 

is the Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS), and can be 

accessed on the internet at fas.usda.gov/ustrade. The U.S. Census Bureau compiles 

the trade data from U.S. Customs records. Imports are reported as customs value, 

defined as the price actually paid or payable for merchandise at the first port of 

arrival in the United States. Customs value excludes U.S. import duties, freight, 

insurance, and other charges incurred in exporting the merchandise to the United 

States. 

U.S. export values are free alongside ship (f.a.s.), representing the transaction price, 

including inland freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in placing the 

merchandise alongside the carrier at the U.S. port of exportation. F.a.s. values 

exclude the cost of loading the merchandise aboard the exporting carrier and also 

exclude freight, insurance, and any charges or transportation costs beyond the port 

of shipment. 
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In FATUS, floriculture and nursery trade data are divided into four groups, each 

classified by a 4-digit U.S. harmonized tariff system (HS) code--0601 (bulbs, 

tubers), 0602 (live plants, cuttings), 0603 (cut flowers, buds), and 0604 (foliage, 

branches, Christmas trees). Each group is further classified into 10-digit-coded 

products. FATUS imports are aggregated as “cut flowers” and “nursery stock,” 

while exports are aggregated as “nursery and greenhouse products.” All import 

and export values and quantities by HS codes and by countries are available starting 

in 1989, in monthly and annual form. 

The number of U.S. households by State and U.S. resident population are obtained 

from the U.S. Census Bureau (census.gov). Population estimates in 1999, 2001, and 

2002 are projections based on the Census 2000 survey. 

Supplemental Information 

The 2002 Census of Agriculture provides the sales value and number of farms that 

produce nursery and greenhouse crops, floriculture crops, and cut Christmas trees in 

the 50 States. The 2002 Census also provides covered and open-field production 

areas by floriculture crop group and for greenhouse and nursery crops. The next 

survey of horticultural specialties will be in 2007. 

The sequence of tables in this Yearbook is generally unchanged from last year’s. 

All data are annual and represent calendar year estimates. The floriculture crop 

survey by NASS includes small growers with $10,000 to $100,000 in annual 

floriculture sales. However, only the number of growers, total crop sales, hired 

labor, and growing area statistics are collected from small operations since they 

collectively represent only 6 to 7 percent of total sales of larger producers with 

more than $100,000 in annual floriculture sales. 

Some sales statistics of large growers are not revealed in Floriculture Crops to 

avoid disclosure of individual operations. These statistics, however, are aggregated 

and recorded in “Undisclosed,” which is included in the total for the United States. 

As such, the sum of data in the four U.S. regions may not equal the U.S. total. 

The Yearbook is published online annually in June. Floriculture and Nursery Crops 

Outlook is also published online by ERS in September each year. The report 

provides one-year-ahead forecasts of key floriculture sales and price statistics for 

the United States and the four U.S. regions—Northeast, Midwest, South, and West. 

An analysis of recent trends and the outlook for the industry is the focus of the 

report. 

This Yearbook and the Floriculture and Nursery Crops Outlook can be accessed, 

downloaded, and printed from the ERS website 

(www.ers.usda.gov/publications/outlook). The ERS Floriculture Briefing Room

provides a description of the U.S. ornamental crop industry and links to related 

informational publications, resources, and websites. 
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Bedding and garden plants: Annual or biennial finished flowering plants intended 

for seasonal outdoor use. Among the major annuals are begonias, geraniums, 

impatiens, marigolds, pansy/viola, and petunias. Also include vegetable-type 

ornamental plants, vegetable transplants for garden use, and herbaceous perennials, 

but exclude commercial vegetable plants. The plants are marketed as flats, pots, or 

hanging baskets. 

Cut foliage or greens: Cultivated ornamental stems, branches, or leaves grown as 

filler and foliage for cut flower arrangements and bouquets. Leatherleaf ferns, 

largely grown in Florida, are a major cut green. 

Cut flowers: Blossoms from flowering plants sold as stems, bunches, or 

arrangements; the flowers may be fresh, dried, or preserved. The major commercial 

varieties include standard carnations, roses, pompon chrysanthemums, gladioli, 

tulips, orchids, lilies, alstroemeria, delphinium and larkspur, gerbera daisies, iris, 

lisianthus, and snapdragons. 

Floriculture crops: Ornamental plants without woody stems, including annual and 

perennial bedding and garden plants, cut flowers, cut cultivated greens, potted 

flowering plants, indoor foliage plants, and unfinished propagative material. All 

other ornamental plants are classified as nursery crops. 

Foliage plants: Finished plants in pots or hanging baskets for indoor or patio use; 

they are classified as floriculture crops. Woody foliage plants intended for outdoor 

or landscape use are classified as nursery crops. Include ficus, ivy, cacti, ferns, 

palms, succulents, and indoor/patio shrubs, trees, and vines. 

Greenhouse crops: Crops grown under covered protection, including floral, foliage, 

and vegetable plants (largely tomatoes), unfinished plants, transplant seedlings, 

bulbs, turfgrass sod, aquatic plants, cultivated mushrooms, herbs, and seeds. 

Grower sales receipts from greenhouse crops include vegetable transplants for 

commercial production. Some nursery crops are grown in greenhouses before sale 

or transplant. 

Herbaceous perennials: Field and container-grown plants intended for outdoor 

use, including hardy/garden chrysanthemums, hosta, and other herbaceous 

perennials. Unlike annuals, perennials live and bloom for many years; they are 

dormant in the winter. Unfinished plants are excluded. 

Nursery crops: Finished ornamental plants and trees with woody stems, including 

broadleaf evergreens, coniferous evergreens, deciduous shade trees, deciduous 

flowering trees, deciduous shrubs and other ornamentals, fruit and nut plants 

intended for outdoor and landscape use, cut and live Christmas trees, and 

propagation material or lining-out stock. Also include ornamental vines, turfgrass 

sod, and other groundcovers. Crops are sold as “balled in burlap,” bare root, or 

container grown. 

Ornamental crops: Also known as environmental horticulture or green crops. All 

floriculture and nursery plants, shrubs, trees, and grasses for outdoor and indoor use 

are classified as ornamental. Their purpose is to beautify, decorate, or enhance the 
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environment, but are not cultivated for food. They include nursery stock and 

propagative material such as bulbs, cuttings and slips of plants, seedlings, and seed 

plants grown in greenhouses, but exclude plants intended for commercial food 

production such as vegetables. 

Potted flowering plants: Plants intended for indoor or patio use only, including 

plants grown from bulbs. Plants intended for landscape use are excluded. Include 

African violets, florist azaleas, florist chrysanthemums, Easter lilies, orchids, 

poinsettias, roses, and spring bulbs (tulips, hyacinths, daffodils/narcissus, other 

lilies). Other potted plants include anthurium, begonia, carnation, hibiscus, 

hydrangea, cyclamen, kalanchoe, gardenia. 

Production area: The gross physical space used for commercial propagation of 

floriculture plants, including aisles and walkways, in open ground or covered by 

greenhouses made of glass, fiberglass, film plastic, or shade and temporary cover. 

Excludes non-ornamental crop growing areas, such as fruit and vegetable farms, 

sod, or tree and shrub nurseries. 

Propagative material: Includes cuttings, liners, plug seedlings, prefinished plants, 

or tissue-cultured plantlets, and unfinished plants sold to other growers for further 

growing. Excludes seeds, bulbs, tubers, rhizomes, or corms grown for sale to bulb 

forcers and gardeners. Also excludes transplants for commercial production such as 

vegetable, strawberry, and tobacco plants. 

Wholesale value of sales: The value of all crops grown then sold by their growers 

on a gross wholesale basis before deductions for sales commissions, transportation 

costs, and other similar charges. The percentage of sales at wholesale is the crop 

portion not sold at retail or marketed directly to the final consumer. It is computed 

as the product of the average wholesale price and the total quantity of crops sold by 

the producer. 
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Broadleaf evergreens: Include azaleas, boxwood, holly, rhododendron, and other 

broadleaf plants which retain their leaves year-round. 

Coniferous evergreens: Include arborvitae, balled and burlapped Christmas trees, 

cedar, fir, pine, spruce, and other coniferous plants which retain their needles yearround. Christmas trees grown for cutting are not included. 

Cut and to-be-cut Christmas trees: Christmas trees grown to be sold as cut trees. 

Balled and burlapped trees are included in coniferous evergreens. 

Deciduous flowering trees: Included are dogwood, hawthorn, magnolia, redbud, 

and various ornamental trees which are grown for their flowering ability and lose 

their leaves during the cold months. 

Deciduous shade trees: Included are ash, birch, maples, oak, willow, and others 

which are primarily used for shade and lose their leaves during the cold months. 

Deciduous shrubs: Plants included are hibiscus, lilacs, roses, and ornamental 

shrubs which lose their foliage during the cold months. 

Fruit and nut plants: Citrus, deciduous fruit and nut trees, grapevines, small fruit 

plants, and other fruit and nut trees are included in this category. 

Palms: Include plants of the Family Arecaceae (Palmae) used for outdoor 

landscaping. 

Ornamental grasses: Included are grasses for landscape or garden use, sedges and 

reeds. Sod, turf, and range grasses are specifically excluded from this category. 

Other woody ornamentals and vines: Climbing clematis, ground covers, and other 

vines are included in this category. 

Transplants for commercial vegetable and strawberry production: These are 

plants produced for growers engaged in commercial production of crops such as 

broccoli, cauliflower, greens, peppers, tomatoes, strawberries, and other crucifers. 
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Greenhouse and Nursery Crops 

A-1. Greenhouse and nursery crops: Grower sales receipts, by crop 

group, 1966 to date .................................................... ....... 11 

A-2. Greenhouse and nursery crops: Supply and use, by crop group, 

1990 to date ....................................................................... 12 

A-3. Greenhouse and nursery crops: Value of sales, by State, 

1995 to date ................................................................... 14 

A-4. Greenhouse and nursery crops: State shares of total U.S. sales 

receipts, 1995 to date.......................................................... 15 

A-5. Greenhouse and nursery crops: Grower sales receipts, by crop 

group, region, and State, 1995 to date....................................... 16 

A-6. Nursery and other greenhouse crops: Grower sales receipts, 

 by State, 1995 to date.......................................................... 26 

Floriculture Crops 

B-1. Floriculture crops: Value of sales at wholesale, by crop group, 

1985 to date ................................................................... 27 

B-2. Floriculture crops: Supply and use, large growers, 

1989 to date ................................................................... 27 

B-3. Floriculture crops: Quantity sold and unit prices at wholesale, 

by crop group, 1985 to date ................................................ 28 

B-4. Floriculture crops: Expanded wholesale value of production, 

all operations, by State, 1995 to date ..................................... 29 

B-5. Floriculture crops: Wholesale value of production, large 

operations, by State, 1995 to date ......................................... 30 

B-6. Floriculture crops: Number of large growers, by crop group, 

1992 to date .................................................................. 31 

B-7. Floriculture crops: Average sales per grower, by crop group, 

1992 to date ...................................................................... 31 

B-8. Floriculture crops: Number of growers, by size of operation, 

1992 to date ................................................................... 32 

B-9. Floriculture crops: Number of operations with hired workers, 

by size of operation, 1992 to date ......................................... 32 

B-10. Floriculture crops: Average number of hired workers per 

operation, by size of operation, 1992 to date ............................. 33 

B-11. Floriculture crops: Estimated number of hired workers, 

by size of operation, 1992 to date ......................................... 33 

B-12. Floriculture crops: Growers and production area, by type 

of cover and size of operation, 1993 to date ............................. 34 

B-13. Floriculture crops: Average production area number 

of hired workers, and sales per grower, 1992 to date .................. 35 

B-14. Floriculture crops: Total production area of large growers, 

by State, 1995 to date ....................................................... 36 

B-15. Floriculture crops: Greenhouse production area of large 

growers, by State, 1995 to date ............................................ 37 

B-16. Floriculture crops: Average sales per acre of total production 

area of large growers, by State, 1995 to date ............................. 38 
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B-17. Floriculture crops: Large growers and production area by 

 type of cover, by State, 1995 to date ....................................... 39 

B-18. Floriculture crops: Average sales at wholesale per large 

grower, by State, 1995 to date .............................................. 49 

B-19. Floriculture crops: Number of large growers, by State, 

1995 to date .................................................................... 50 

Cut Flowers 

C-1. Cut flowers and cut greens: Value of sales, by flower type, 

1995 to date .................................................................... 51 

C-2. Cut flowers and cut greens: Quantity sold, by flower type, 

1995 to date ................................................................... 51 

C-3. Cut flowers and cut greens: Average unit values, by flower 

type, 1995 to date ............................................................ 52 

C-4. Cut flowers and cut greens: Number of growers, by flower 

type, 1995 to date ............................................................. 52 

C-5. Cut flowers and cut greens: Average sales per grower, 

by flower type, 1995 to date ................................................ 52 

C-6. Cut flowers: Value of sales, by State, 1995 to date ..................... 53 

C-7. Cut flowers: Quantity sold, by State, 1995 to date ...................... 54 

C-8. Cut flowers: Supply and use, large operations, 1995 to date............ 55 

C-9. Cut flowers: Value of U.S. imports, by flower variety, 

1995 to date .................................................................... 55 

C-10. Cut flowers: Quantity of U.S. imports, by flower variety, 

1995 to date ................................................................... 56 

C-11. Cut flowers: Unit value of U.S. imports, by flower variety, 

1995 to date .................................................................... 56 

C-12. Cut flowers: Supply and use, by flower genus, 1992 to date............ 57 

C-13. Other cut flowers: Supply and use, by flower genus, 

2000 to date .................................................................... 59 

C-14. Tropical cut flowers: Production and sales, by flower genus, 

Hawaii, 1994 to date ......................................................... 60 

C-15. Cut orchids: Production and sales, by orchid species, Hawaii, 

1994 to date ................................................................... 62 

C-16. Cut cultivated greens: Production and sales, 1992 to date .............. 63 

Flowering and Foliage Plants, Potted 

D-1. Potted flowering plants: Value of sales, by plant type, 

1985 to date .................................................................. 64 

D-2. Potted flowering plants: Quantity sold, by plant type, 

1985 to date ................................................................... 64 

D-3. Potted flowering plants: Average unit values, by plant type, 

1985 to date ................................................................... 65 

D-4. Potted flowering plants: Value of sales, by State, 1995 to date......... 66 

D-5. Potted flowering plants: Quantity sold, by State, 1995 to date......... 67 

D-6. Potted flowering and foliage plants: Number of large producers, 

by plant type, 1992 to date .................................................. 68 

D-7. Potted flowering and foliage plants: Average sales per large 

producer, by plant type, 1992 to date ..................................... 68 
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D-8. Potted flowering plants: Production and sales, by plant genus, 

1992 to date .................................................................. 69 

D-9. Potted orchids: Production and sales, by orchid species, 

Hawaii, 1992 to date ......................................................... 70 

D-10. Poinsettias in pots: Value of sales, by State, 1995 to date ............. 71 

D-11. Poinsettias in pots: Quantity sold, by State, 1995 to date............... 72 

D-12. Foliage plants for indoor or patio use: Production and sales, 

1992 to date ................................................................... 73 

D-13. Foliage plants for indoor or patio use: Value of sales, by State, 

1995 to date ................................................................... 74 

Bedding and Garden Plants 

E-1. Bedding and garden plants: Production, prices, and sales, annuals 

and perennials, 1992 to date ................................................ 75 

E-2. Bedding and garden plants: Average sales and quantity sold per 

grower, annuals and perennials, 1992 to date ............................ 75 

E-3. Bedding and garden annuals: Production, prices, and sales, 

by container type, 1992 to date ............................................. 76 

E-4. Bedding and garden annuals: Average sales per grower and 

per U.S. household, by container type, 1992 to date .................... 76 

E-5. Bedding and garden annuals: Grower sales, by plant 

species and container, 1992 to date ....................................... 77 

E-6. Bedding and garden annuals: Quantity sold, by plant 

species and container, 1992 to date ....................................... 78 

E-7. Bedding and garden annuals: Average unit prices, by plant 

species and container, 1992 to date ....................................... 79 

E-8. Bedding and garden plants: Value of sales, annuals and 

perennials, by State, 1995 to date .......................................... 80 

E-9. Bedding and garden plants: Quantity sold, annuals 

and perennials, by State, 1995 to date .................................... 81 

E-10. Herbaceous perennials in pots: Production and sales, by 

plant genus, 1992 to date ................................................... 82 

E-11. Flowering bedding annuals in flats: Production and sales, 

by plant genus, 1992 to date ................................................ 83 

E-12. Flowering bedding annuals in pots: Production and sales, 

by plant genus, 1992 to date ................................................ 87 

E-13. Flowering plants in hanging baskets: Production and sales, 

by plant type, 1995 to date .................................................. 91 

E-14. Bedding and garden annuals: Number of large producers, 

by plant species and container, 1992 to date .............................. 94 

E-15. Bedding and garden annuals: Average sales per producer, 

by plant species and container, 1992 to date .............................. 95 

E-16. Bedding and garden annuals: Value of sales, by State, 

1995 to date .................................................................... 96 

E-17. Herbaceous perennials in pots: Value of sales, by State, 

1995 to date .................................................................... 97 

E-18. Propagative material: Value of sales, by floriculture sector, 

1995 to date .................................................................... 98 

E-19. Propagative material: Number of growers, by floriculture 

sector, 2000 to date ........................................................... 98 
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E-20. Propagative material: Average sales per grower, by 

floriculture sector, 2000 to date ............................................. 98 

E-21. Propagative material: Value of sales, by State, 2000 to date ........... 99 

U.S. Trade 

F-1. Floriculture and nursery products: Value of U.S. imports and 

exports, 1976 to date ....................................................... 100 

F-2. Cut flowers: Value of U.S. imports, by region and country, 

1995 to date ............................................................... 101 

F-3. Nursery stock: Value of U.S. imports, by region and country, 

1995 to date ............................................................... 102 

F-4. Cut flowers and nursery stock: Value of U.S. imports, 

by region and country, 1995 to date .................................... 103 

F-5. Floriculture and nursery products: Value of U.S. exports, 

by region and country, 1995 to date .................................... 104 

F-6. Floriculture and nursery products: Value of U.S. imports, 

by product, 1997 to date .................................................. 105 

F-7. Floriculture and nursery products: Quantity of U.S. imports, 

by product, 1997 to date .................................................. 106 

F-8. Floriculture and nursery products: Unit values of U.S. 

imports, by product, 1997 to date ....................................... 107 

F-9. Cut flowers: Quantity and value of U.S. imports, by 

product and country, 2000 to date ...................................... 108 

F-10. Live plants and trees: Quantity and value of U.S. imports, 

by product and country, 2000 to date .................................. 109 

F-11. Bulbs and tubers: Quantity and value of U.S. imports, 

by product and country, 2000 to date .................................. 110 

F-12. Foliage and branches: Quantity and value of U.S. imports, 

by product and country, 2000 to date .................................. 110 

F-13. Floriculture and nursery products: Value of U.S. exports, 

by product, 1997 to date ................................................ 111 

F-14. Floriculture and nursery products: Quantity of U.S. exports, 

by product, 1997 to date ................................................. 112 

F-15. Number of U.S. households in 50 States, by region and State, 

1995 to 2004 ................................................................ 113 

Nursery Crops 

G-1. Nursery crops: Value of sales, quantity sold, and prices, by 

 crop group, 2000 and 2003 .............................................. 114 

G-2. Nursery crops: Value of sales, by State, 2000 and 2003 ............ 115 

G-3. Nursery crops: Quantity sold, by State, 2000 and 2003 ............ 115 

G-4. Nursery crops: Average unit prices, by State, 2000 and 2003 ...... 116 

G-5. Nursery crops: Supply and use, 2000 and 2003 ....................... 116 

G-6. Nursery products: Value of U.S. imports and exports, by product 

group, 1997 to date ....................................................... 117 

G-7. Nursery crops: Production area of Christmas trees, by State, 

2000 and 2003 ............................................................ 117 

G-8. Nursery crops: Number of producers, by crop group, 

2000 and 2003 ............................................................ 118 
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G-9. Nursery crops: Average sales per producer, by crop group, 

2000 and 2003 ............................................................ 118 

G-10. Nursery crops: Total production area, by State, 2000 and 2003 .... 119 

G-11. Nursery crops: Average sales per acre of production, by State, 

 2000 and 2003 ............................................................. 119 

G-12. Nursery crops: Number of operations, by State, 2001 and 2003 .... 120 

G-13. Nursery crops: Average sale per operation, by State, 

2000 and 2003 ............................................................ 120 

G-14. Nursery crops: Percent of plants sold by category, by 

 crop group, 2000 and 2003 ............................................. 121 

G-15. Nursery crops: Inventory on hand January 1, by crop group, 

2001 and 2003 ............................................................ 122 

G-16. Nursery crops: Percent of sales, by crop group, 2001 and 2003 ... 122 

G-17. Nursery crops: Number of operations and hired workers, 

by size of operation, 2000 and 2003 ................................ ... 123 

G-18. Nursery crops: Number of hired workers, by State, 

2000 and 2003 ............................................................. 123 

G-19. Nursery crops: Production and sales, by crop group, 

2000 and 2003 .............................................................. 124 

G-20. Nursery crops: Value of sales, by crop group and State, 

2000 and 2003 ............................................................... 125 
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Table A-1--Greenhouse and nursery crops: Grower sales receipts, by crop group, 1966 to date

Commercial floriculture crops in major States 1/ Floriculture Nursery Total

Potted Potted Bedding and garden 2/ Cut expanded Christmas and other greenhouse

Year Cut flowering foliage Annual Herbaceous cultivated Propagative wholesale trees greenhouse and nursery

flowers plants plants plants perennials greens materials value 3/ crops 4/ crops 5/

-- 1,000 dollars --

1966 142,702 - - - 23,988 - - - - - - - - - - - - 182,565 - - - 644,094 826,659

1967 147,519 - - - 26,079 - - - - - - - - - - - - 191,774 - - - 669,150 860,924

1968 167,209 - - - 26,412 - - - - - - - - - - - - 213,183 - - - 681,650 894,833

1969 198,843 - - - 29,158 - - - - - - - - - - - - 249,939 - - - 678,294 928,233

1970 198,559 - - - 27,073 - - - - - - - - - - - - 250,157 - - - 708,218 958,375

1971 203,710 - - - 37,586 - - - - - - - - - - - - 268,099 - - - 746,215 1,014,314

1972 221,230 - - - 48,428 - - - - - - - - - - - - 300,326 - - - 820,630 1,120,956

1973 227,604 - - - 67,982 - - - - - - - - - - - - 329,682 - - - 993,235 1,322,917

1974 234,420 - - - 113,503 - - - - - - - - - - - - 386,595 - - - 1,079,920 1,466,515

1975 193,264 - - - 184,898 - - - - - - - - - - - - 420,399 - - - 1,269,023 1,689,422

1976 209,136 144,274 243,427 94,094 - - - - - - - - - 690,931 - - - 1,348,300 2,039,231

1977 213,490 156,403 275,300 114,976 - - - - - - - - - 760,169 - - - 1,491,296 2,251,465

1978 230,655 172,473 281,919 129,739 - - - - - - - - - 814,786 - - - 1,822,556 2,637,342

1979 242,701 182,603 283,928 148,996 - - - - - - - - - 858,228 - - - 2,125,085 2,983,313

1980 250,093 209,931 312,968 180,294 - - - - - - - - - 953,286 - - - 2,465,502 3,418,788

1981 252,759 232,346 329,160 207,922 - - - - - - - - - 1,022,187 - - - 2,634,434 3,656,621

1982 6/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,015,485

1983 6/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,529,351

1984 271,317 226,517 429,641 345,123 - - - - - - - - - 1,272,598 - - - 3,902,911 5,175,509

1985 371,509 291,334 468,495 460,736 26,553 66,733 - - - 1,685,360 - - - 3,722,022 5,463,398

1986 359,826 388,727 521,374 536,772 23,354 76,884 - - - 1,906,937 - - - 4,076,115 5,983,052

1987 439,473 511,169 515,332 706,634 32,370 88,471 - - - 2,293,449 - - - 4,443,237 6,736,686

1988 457,854 507,731 481,631 723,867 31,394 90,761 - - - 2,293,248 - - - 5,012,479 7,305,727

1989 482,531 538,227 488,851 857,767 38,769 98,851 - - - 2,504,996 - - - 5,328,729 7,833,725

1990 467,720 550,176 474,930 788,855 40,248 106,584 - - - 2,734,522 127,482 5,902,060 8,764,064

1991 471,556 686,944 447,567 898,415 44,034 110,039 - - - 2,910,213 144,483 6,088,381 9,143,077

1992 458,455 645,989 427,009 1,066,505 51,666 111,524 - - - 3,022,388 337,285 6,294,070 9,653,743

1993 423,911 683,346 417,049 1,114,266 55,745 115,979 - - - 3,073,126 411,863 6,355,029 9,840,018

1994 442,297 662,490 489,306 1,222,164 57,923 119,247 - - - 3,246,912 412,124 6,635,245 10,294,281

1995 423,630 681,107 498,969 1,291,966 65,001 113,124 - - - 3,328,632 439,584 7,031,784 10,800,000

1996 412,700 684,340 508,947 1,359,055 69,078 118,185 - - - 3,407,320 446,961 7,445,725 11,300,006

1997 471,569 722,869 499,964 1,668,643 78,316 116,184 - - - 3,905,532 441,667 8,007,308 12,354,507

1998 411,595 736,837 502,501 1,778,823 93,787 117,689 - - - 3,964,666 446,420 8,185,721 12,596,807

1999 431,624 758,838 511,999 1,839,575 103,564 126,675 - - - 4,096,560 480,527 8,568,276 13,145,363

2000 429,963 799,599 560,192 1,661,392 434,028 126,168 242,638 4,576,498 501,912 8,692,404 13,770,814

2001 418,103 824,750 650,590 1,680,770 495,732 112,358 313,922 4,802,555 512,904 9,082,612 14,398,071

2002 427,081 843,940 622,560 1,789,783 611,166 113,773 345,871 5,089,514 517,304 9,571,865 15,178,683

2003 422,982 803,462 649,681 1,788,854 634,872 102,065 367,971 5,082,172 506,410 9,959,958 15,548,540

 2004p 421,631 815,136 638,979 1,845,495 687,050 92,445 386,310 5,179,696 506,021 9,983,521 15,669,238

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Based on wholesale value of sales; since 1992, includes only commercial growers with $100,000 or more in annual floriculture

 sales. Growers are located in the 36 surveyed States for sales from 1992 to date. Before 1992, 28 States were surveyed by NASS.

2/ Prior to 2000, perennial plants included only potted hardy/garden chrysanthemums.

3/ Includes commercial growers with at least $10,000 in annual floriculture crop sales, thus total does not equal sum of plant groups.

4/ Computed as total greenhouse and nursery crop cash receipts minus floriculture and cut Christmas tree sales.

5/ Includes estimated grower sales of floriculture crops in the 14 smaller States not surveyed by NASS.

6/ Floriculture crop surveys were not conducted in 1982 and 1983.

Sources: Floriculture Crops, NASS, and Economic Research Service, USDA.
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Table A-2--Greenhouse and nursery crops: Supply and use, by crop group, 1990 to date

Production and trade Consumption

Year Domestic Total Domestic Per Per Import

production 1/ Imports supply Exports consumption 2/ household capita share

-- 1,000 dollars -- 1,000 dollars Dollars Dollars Percent

Greenhouse and nursery crops 0

1990 8,764,064 537,751 9,301,815 203,964 9,097,851 99 36 5.9

1991 9,143,077 546,817 9,689,894 215,765 9,474,129 102 37 5.8

1992 9,653,743 603,936 10,257,679 221,500 10,036,179 106 39 6.0

1993 9,840,018 654,042 10,494,060 241,543 10,252,517 108 39 6.4

1994 10,294,281 712,398 11,006,679 252,214 10,754,465 112 41 6.6

1995 10,800,000 858,830 11,658,830 241,012 11,417,818 117 43 7.5

1996 11,300,006 951,958 12,251,964 242,459 12,009,505 122 45 7.9

1997 12,354,507 1,003,793 13,358,300 282,770 13,075,530 131 48 7.7

1998 12,596,807 1,080,464 13,677,271 305,841 13,371,430 132 48 8.1

1999 13,145,363 1,100,924 14,246,287 299,330 13,946,957 135 50 7.9

2000 13,770,814 1,159,835 14,930,649 278,838 14,651,812 139 52 7.9

2001 14,398,071 1,151,055 15,549,126 264,233 15,284,893 143 54 7.5

2002 15,178,683 1,132,999 16,311,682 249,942 16,061,740 149 56 7.1

2003 15,548,540 1,249,814 16,798,354 272,055 16,526,299 152 57 7.6

2004 p 15,669,238 1,379,270 17,048,508 293,173 16,755,335 152 57 8.2

Nursery and other greenhouse crops 3/

1990 6,029,542 182,459 6,212,001 155,900 6,056,101 66 24 3.0

1991 6,232,864 192,572 6,425,436 158,558 6,266,877 67 25 3.1

1992 6,631,355 211,941 6,843,296 166,247 6,677,049 71 26 3.2

1993 6,766,892 228,797 6,995,689 184,882 6,810,808 71 26 3.4

1994 7,047,369 246,332 7,293,701 194,378 7,099,323 74 27 3.5

1995 7,471,368 292,424 7,763,792 181,349 7,582,443 78 28 3.9

1996 7,892,686 309,623 8,202,309 161,949 8,040,360 81 30 3.9

1997 8,448,975 331,331 8,780,306 181,435 8,598,871 86 32 3.9

1998 8,632,141 378,051 9,010,192 215,247 8,794,945 87 32 4.3

1999 9,048,803 410,510 9,459,313 201,300 9,258,013 90 33 4.4

2000 9,194,316 429,368 9,623,684 191,848 9,431,836 89 33 4.6

2001 9,595,516 444,532 10,040,048 196,831 9,843,217 92 35 4.5

2002 10,089,169 446,150 10,535,319 189,834 10,345,484 96 36 4.3

2003 10,466,368 482,912 10,949,280 210,496 10,738,785 99 37 4.5

2004 p 10,489,542 518,238 11,007,780 237,059 10,770,721 98 37 4.8

p = Preliminary. 1/ Based on grower sales receipts in the preceding table. --Continued

 2/ Domestic consumption equals supply minus exports. Total supply equals domestic production plus imports.

 3/ Production, imports, and exports are computed as the difference between corresponding values in greenhouse and nursery

crops, including Christmas trees, and the values with respect to floriculture crops in the next page. Imports and exports include live

plants, shrubs, trees, with or without soil attached to roots, and nursery stock such as flowering bulbs and corms (HS code 0601).

Sources: ERS; U.S. Bureau of Census.
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Table A-2--Greenhouse and nursery crops: Supply and use, by crop group, 1990 to date --Continued

Production and trade Consumption

Year Domestic Total Domestic Per Per Import

production Imports supply Exports consumption household capita share

-- 1,000 dollars -- 1,000 dollars Dollars Dollars Percent

Floriculture crops 4/

1990 2,734,522 355,292 3,089,814 48,064 3,041,750 33 12 11.7

1991 2,910,213 354,245 3,264,458 57,207 3,207,252 34 13 11.0

1992 3,022,388 391,995 3,414,383 55,254 3,359,129 35 13 11.7

1993 3,073,126 425,245 3,498,371 56,661 3,441,709 36 13 12.4

1994 3,246,912 466,066 3,712,978 57,836 3,655,142 38 14 12.8

1995 3,328,632 566,406 3,895,038 59,663 3,835,375 39 14 14.8

1996 3,407,320 642,336 4,049,656 80,510 3,969,145 40 15 16.2

1997 3,905,532 672,462 4,577,994 101,335 4,476,659 45 16 15.0

1998 3,964,666 702,413 4,667,079 90,594 4,576,485 45 17 15.3

1999 4,096,560 690,414 4,786,974 98,030 4,688,944 45 17 14.7

2000 4,576,498 730,467 5,306,965 86,990 5,219,976 49 18 14.0

2001 4,802,555 706,523 5,509,078 67,403 5,441,675 51 19 13.0

2002 5,089,514 686,849 5,776,363 60,107 5,716,256 53 20 12.0

2003 5,082,172 766,902 5,849,074 61,559 5,787,515 53 20 13.3

2004 p 5,179,696 861,032 6,040,728 56,115 5,984,613 54 20 14.4

Flowering plants and other floriculture crops 5/

1990 2,266,802 29,047 2,295,849 18,520 2,277,329 25 9 1.3

1991 2,438,657 32,229 2,470,886 23,508 2,447,379 26 10 1.3

1992 2,563,933 39,629 2,603,562 22,749 2,580,813 27 10 1.5

1993 2,649,215 43,063 2,692,278 17,561 2,674,717 28 10 1.6

1994 2,804,615 45,962 2,850,577 19,924 2,830,654 29 11 1.6

1995 2,905,002 54,882 2,959,884 19,349 2,940,535 30 11 1.9

1996 2,994,620 69,786 3,064,406 33,009 3,031,397 31 11 2.3

1997 3,433,963 77,417 3,511,380 52,583 3,458,797 35 13 2.2

1998 3,553,071 88,051 3,641,122 46,041 3,595,081 36 13 2.4

1999 3,664,936 98,048 3,762,984 56,304 3,706,680 36 13 2.6

2000 4,146,535 120,007 4,266,542 47,271 4,219,271 40 15 2.8

2001 4,384,452 141,055 4,525,507 27,728 4,497,779 42 16 3.1

2002 4,662,433 145,194 4,807,627 23,777 4,783,850 44 17 3.0

2003 4,659,190 155,959 4,815,149 27,754 4,787,395 44 16 3.3

2004 p 4,758,065 155,390 4,913,455 29,319 4,884,136 44 17 3.2

Cut flowers 6/

1990 467,720 326,246 793,966 29,545 764,421 8 3 42.7

1991 471,556 322,016 793,572 33,699 759,873 8 3 42.4

1992 458,455 352,366 810,821 32,505 778,316 8 3 45.3

1993 423,911 382,182 806,093 39,100 766,992 8 3 49.8

1994 442,297 420,104 862,401 37,913 824,488 9 3 51.0

1995 423,630 511,524 935,154 40,314 894,840 9 3 57.2

1996 412,700 572,550 985,250 47,502 937,748 10 3 61.1

1997 471,569 595,045 1,066,614 48,753 1,017,862 10 4 58.5

1998 411,595 614,362 1,025,957 44,553 981,404 10 4 62.6

1999 431,624 592,366 1,023,990 41,726 982,264 10 4 60.3

2000 429,963 610,461 1,040,424 39,719 1,000,705 9 4 61.0

2001 418,103 565,468 983,571 39,675 943,896 9 3 59.9

2002 427,081 541,655 968,736 36,330 932,406 9 3 58.1

2003 422,982 610,943 1,033,925 33,805 1,000,120 9 3 61.1

2004 p 421,631 705,642 1,127,273 26,796 1,100,477 10 4 64.1

p = Preliminary.

 4/ Includes sales by growers with annual floriculture sales between $10,000 and $100,000; growers are located in the 36 surveyed

States. Imports and exports are the sum of cut flowers, flowering plants, and other floriculture crops (selected HS 0602 and all 0603).

 5/ Domestic production is the residual after subtracting cut flower sales from total floriculture sales. Imports and exports include

unrooted cuttings and slips of plants, flowering plants, and herbaceous perennials, but exclude plants identified as non-flowering.

 6/ Sales by growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales at wholesale. Imports and exports include HS code 0603.

Sources: ERS; U.S. Bureau of Census.
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Table A-3--Greenhouse and nursery crops: Value of sales, by State, 1995 to date 1/

 State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

 --- 1,000 dollars ---

Alabama 179,162 190,434 207,942 210,351 222,172 302,546 234,135 251,463 348,364 263,092

Alaska 11,140 12,087 11,099 13,212 13,478 13,750 14,020 14,220 14,330 14,630

Arizona 55,890 68,245 79,319 89,917 94,567 77,781 82,247 92,903 98,240 96,738

Arkansas 23,467 25,154 34,238 36,856 36,623 43,133 49,525 51,831 52,128 50,539

California 2,173,436 2,293,818 2,585,823 2,581,556 2,825,148 3,126,289 3,179,558 3,319,761 3,457,918 3,328,147

Colorado 144,818 169,226 193,290 187,796 186,256 188,575 226,240 261,803 243,957 276,427

Connecticut 122,501 127,723 137,258 161,169 166,200 172,450 196,485 216,338 319,590 219,188

Delaware 28,150 28,795 28,857 29,612 30,200 31,250 33,250 32,700 33,220 33,980

Florida 1,110,773 1,253,727 1,366,234 1,360,136 1,417,329 1,492,107 1,592,807 1,586,371 1,608,824 1,628,672

Georgia 189,250 195,061 215,828 226,901 251,320 267,381 259,118 268,136 288,843 322,981

Hawaii 68,175 68,870 66,655 73,207 75,725 82,684 88,597 96,373 97,007 92,916

Idaho 48,300 49,843 62,940 63,213 68,546 70,422 67,400 70,548 80,733 87,701

Illinois 220,506 218,572 255,200 238,583 242,950 258,769 267,638 290,976 287,700 298,951

Indiana 73,687 78,836 91,045 100,111 110,783 124,078 135,719 147,723 155,958 166,144

Iowa 65,186 66,922 64,813 72,583 64,633 72,914 92,006 89,159 92,297 92,336

Kansas 35,709 33,812 39,234 40,709 41,584 47,706 51,922 57,977 57,608 51,272

Kentucky 50,214 51,962 62,543 58,903 55,557 58,755 59,693 62,538 75,309 77,603

Louisiana 56,253 63,314 70,777 87,545 69,693 72,854 73,198 76,348 71,968 71,700

Maine 28,600 28,700 29,772 23,013 23,430 23,900 24,400 39,559 39,807 38,522

Maryland 238,356 237,449 246,052 263,840 263,482 277,148 286,436 317,950 324,366 360,396

Massachusetts 148,722 148,110 127,103 121,585 129,420 144,370 143,935 154,314 145,922 144,852

Michigan 464,625 453,253 489,384 508,444 542,939 476,599 515,745 562,778 557,554 609,209

Minnesota 129,578 135,322 155,489 157,522 164,432 172,502 178,939 183,492 193,537 191,688

Mississippi 38,536 42,150 52,468 45,608 47,076 46,543 46,627 47,271 46,205 45,424

Missouri 65,943 71,145 79,173 79,752 79,874 84,786 97,294 102,507 101,196 99,572

Montana 17,000 19,000 20,000 18,840 16,160 16,700 16,860 32,000 32,508 32,590

Nebraska 18,300 20,100 21,800 21,800 21,800 21,800 25,800 31,800 32,800 34,300

Nevada 11,500 13,500 15,600 16,200 16,500 17,000 13,010 10,131 10,512 10,012

New Hampshire 42,100 43,100 44,900 51,592 52,560 53,570 54,600 55,551 56,643 54,845

New Jersey 269,377 261,907 274,582 285,147 296,803 329,885 323,681 364,626 373,347 372,646

New Mexico 42,736 44,882 52,453 59,148 58,585 51,490 57,763 60,273 60,878 59,873

New York 232,092 218,923 260,694 284,120 294,105 315,797 315,834 340,644 354,519 378,415

North Carolina 933,112 975,804 1,015,524 1,037,858 1,066,441 1,042,966 1,049,889 937,445 894,261 932,871

North Dakota 27,190 9,185 9,669 6,669 7,169 7,169 8,125 8,615 9,915 10,115

Ohio 499,899 530,669 549,945 558,500 566,722 561,750 573,612 562,747 565,692 589,124

Oklahoma 164,332 163,506 142,171 113,425 114,920 115,127 139,264 170,639 167,309 172,469

Oregon 510,022 537,710 588,847 638,801 703,496 718,018 830,938 887,190 908,860 951,452

Pennsylvania 339,324 361,609 419,181 375,882 365,140 381,420 392,921 438,382 410,980 425,464

Rhode Island 42,950 43,200 30,962 28,300 33,870 36,400 36,950 38,251 38,490 37,250

South Carolina 158,060 162,978 176,065 182,473 202,848 260,363 266,803 285,572 293,298 297,997

South Dakota 18,530 20,540 17,247 18,150 19,055 19,050 20,058 21,316 21,532 22,609

Tennessee 172,545 190,036 189,683 186,538 196,062 204,369 271,988 272,682 272,420 272,509

Texas 813,000 873,551 1,052,226 1,166,183 1,122,089 1,103,232 1,235,512 1,341,270 1,324,625 1,388,443

Utah 49,715 47,906 51,630 58,170 63,648 58,413 59,544 69,162 72,079 73,726

Vermont 30,400 30,650 18,588 17,650 21,500 22,000 22,500 25,167 25,335 24,515

Virginia 139,287 147,139 160,235 162,660 170,662 188,117 104,357 228,676 225,283 232,453

Washington 287,000 290,000 307,620 321,793 342,211 341,345 347,399 360,671 361,080 388,931

West Virginia 13,400 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Wisconsin 194,152 178,481 179,509 149,839 165,360 172,001 228,084 234,459 237,048 237,404

Wyoming 3,000 3,100 2,840 4,945 4,240 3,540 5,645 6,375 6,545 6,545

United States 10,800,000 11,300,006 12,354,507 12,596,807 13,145,363 13,770,814 14,398,071 15,178,683 15,548,540 15,669,238

Annual growth 4.9% 4.6% 9.3% 2.0% 4.4% 4.8% 4.6% 5.4% 2.4% 0.8%

p = Preliminary; - - - = not available.

 1/ Based on grower cash receipts. Includes floriculture and nursery crops, bulbs, sod, ground covers, and other greenhouse products or plants such as

vegetables for harvest or transplant. Also includes Christmas trees and unfinished plants such as propagative material, seedlings, and saplings.

Sources: National Agricultural Statistics Service and Economic Research Service, USDA.
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Table A-4--Greenhouse and nursery crops: State shares of total U.S. sales receipts, 1995 to date 1/

 State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

Percent

Alabama 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.2 1.6 1.7 2.2 1.7

Alaska 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Arizona 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

Arkansas 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

California 20.1 20.3 20.9 20.5 21.5 22.7 22.1 21.9 22.2 21.2

Colorado 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.8

Connecticut 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 2.1 1.4

Delaware 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Florida 10.3 11.1 11.1 10.8 10.8 10.8 11.1 10.5 10.3 10.4

Georgia 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.1

Hawaii 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

Idaho 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6

Illinois 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9

Indiana 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1

Iowa 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

Kansas 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3

Kentucky 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5

Louisiana 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

Maine 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2

Maryland 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.3

Massachusetts 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9

Michigan 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.9

Minnesota 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

Mississippi 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

Missouri 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6

Montana 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

Nebraska 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Nevada 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

New Hampshire 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

New Jersey 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4

New Mexico 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

New York 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.4

North Carolina 8.6 8.6 8.2 8.2 8.1 7.6 7.3 6.2 5.8 6.0

North Dakota 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Ohio 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.8

Oklahoma 1.5 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1

Oregon 4.7 4.8 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.1

Pennsylvania 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.7

Rhode Island 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2

South Carolina 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9

South Dakota 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Tennessee 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7

Texas 7.5 7.7 8.5 9.3 8.5 8.0 8.6 8.8 8.5 8.9

Utah 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5

Vermont 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Virginia 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.7 1.5 1.4 1.5

Washington 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5

West Virginia 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Wisconsin 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5

Wyoming 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

United States 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

p = Preliminary; - - - = not available.

1/ Shares of sales by State are calculated from table A-3.

Sources: National Agricultural Statistics Service and Economic Research Service, USDA.
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Table A-5--Greenhouse and nursery crops: Grower sales receipts, by crop group, region, and State, 1995 --Continued

Commercial floriculture crops 1/ Nursery Total

Year, Potted Bedding and garden Cut Total and other greenhouse

region, Cut flowering Foliage Annual Herbaceous cultivated Propagative floriculture greenhouse and nursery

and State flowers plants plants plants perennials greens materials crops 2/ crops crops

--- 1,000 dollars ---

1995

Northeast: 37,875 103,580 16,793 212,699 17,290 1 - - - 456,443 799,623 1,256,066

 Connecticut 1,611 6,728 2,798 25,439 1,980 - - - - - - 46,251 76,250 122,501

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28,600 28,600

 Massachusetts 6,645 11,491 3,531 33,237 2,893 - - - - - - 72,422 76,300 148,722

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42,100 42,100

 New Jersey 14,971 26,777 4,634 36,987 3,823 1 - - - 96,898 172,479 269,377

 New York 7,612 31,944 2,165 64,650 3,861 - - - - - - 126,192 105,900 232,092

 Pennsylvania 7,036 26,640 3,665 52,386 4,733 - - - - - - 114,680 224,644 339,324

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42,950 42,950

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30,400 30,400

Midwest: 29,911 143,026 27,267 372,632 18,731 8 - - - 659,540 1,153,765 1,813,305

 Illinois 1,967 22,413 2,691 32,109 3,466 - - - - - - 70,506 150,000 220,506

 Indiana 3,490 6,596 2,586 13,942 1,613 - - - - - - 36,387 37,300 73,687

 Iowa 219 11,435 1,583 21,100 984 - - - - - - 39,401 25,785 65,186

 Kansas 72 6,181 2,301 13,942 838 - - - - - - 24,909 10,800 35,709

 Michigan 10,205 26,177 3,767 127,464 3,707 - - - - - - 184,625 280,000 464,625

 Minnesota 5,506 12,411 1,318 27,192 1,041 - - - - - - 54,578 75,000 129,578

 Missouri 615 10,685 2,097 16,285 1,341 - - - - - - 36,483 29,460 65,943

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18,300 18,300

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27,190 27,190

 Ohio 4,939 35,965 9,946 88,080 4,370 4 - - - 155,499 344,400 499,899

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18,530 18,530

 Wisconsin 2,898 11,163 978 32,518 1,371 4 - - - 57,152 137,000 194,152

South: 34,685 232,494 349,156 415,191 15,426 91,480 - - - 1,210,792 3,097,105 4,307,897

 Alabama 450 12,863 1,716 28,834 739 30 - - - 49,162 130,000 179,162

 Arkansas 6 2,203 309 4,393 - - - 36 - - - 9,167 14,300 23,467

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28,150 28,150

 Florida 26,695 80,148 309,121 104,463 1,258 90,538 - - - 629,773 481,000 1,110,773

 Georgia 200 10,064 2,429 35,199 763 - - - - - - 54,250 135,000 189,250

 Kentucky 351 5,001 482 11,435 - - - - - - - - - 21,679 28,535 50,214

 Louisiana 235 3,187 2,755 7,807 605 - - - - - - 17,034 39,219 56,253

 Maryland 603 6,514 317 20,154 1,177 1 - - - 32,321 206,035 238,356

 Mississippi 177 2,394 233 4,331 301 - - - - - - 9,536 29,000 38,536

 North Carolina 1,344 32,767 4,461 35,178 3,337 - - - - - - 82,112 851,000 933,112

 Oklahoma 2 2,780 874 6,441 445 - - - - - - 13,932 150,400 164,332

 South Carolina 1,124 4,877 1,422 13,421 691 - - - - - - 25,060 133,000 158,060

 Tennessee 768 11,688 1,205 16,714 - - - - - - - - - 34,545 138,000 172,545

 Texas 217 41,127 22,093 99,981 6,110 866 - - - 179,934 633,066 813,000

 Virginia 2,513 16,881 1,739 26,840 - - - 9 - - - 52,287 87,000 139,287

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13,400 13,400

West: 321,159 202,007 105,753 297,990 7,008 21,635 - - - 1,001,857 2,420,875 3,422,732

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11,140 11,140

 Arizona 1,458 738 1,597 7,548 - - - - - - - - - 12,061 43,829 55,890

 California 262,385 130,078 86,396 174,858 2,765 16,866 - - - 690,928 1,482,508 2,173,436

 Colorado 16,782 10,086 1,920 29,901 865 4 - - - 63,818 81,000 144,818

 Hawaii 13,709 9,771 10,035 1,868 - - - 95 - - - 45,213 22,962 68,175

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48,300 48,300

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17,000 17,000

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11,500 11,500

 New Mexico 3,003 11,925 1,530 3,040 166 3 - - - 21,062 21,674 42,736

 Oregon 9,283 18,034 784 27,776 1,234 4,667 - - - 67,283 442,739 510,022

 Utah 2,811 8,581 2,033 12,588 192 - - - - - - 28,305 21,410 49,715

 Washington 11,728 12,794 1,458 40,411 1,786 - - - - - - 73,187 213,813 287,000

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,000 3,000

Undisclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,546 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

United States 423,630 681,107 498,969 1,298,512 65,001 113,124 - - - 3,328,632 7,471,368 10,800,000

See footnotes at end of table. Continued--
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Table A-5--Greenhouse and nursery crops: Grower sales receipts, by crop group, region, and State, 1996 --Continued

Commercial floriculture crops 1/ Nursery Total

Year, Potted Bedding and garden Cut Total and other greenhouse

region, Cut flowering Foliage Annual Herbaceous cultivated Propagative floriculture greenhouse and nursery

and State flowers plants plants plants perennials greens materials crops 2/ crops crops

--- 1,000 dollars ---

1996

Northeast: 33,283 96,079 20,269 216,686 18,733 8 - - - 454,178 809,744 1,263,922

 Connecticut 1,742 7,166 2,346 29,012 2,427 - - - - - - 49,473 78,250 127,723

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28,700 28,700

 Massachusetts 6,030 11,765 3,310 32,234 3,421 - - - - - - 69,810 78,300 148,110

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43,100 43,100

 New Jersey 12,061 25,116 5,925 38,690 3,772 1 - - - 94,685 167,222 261,907

 New York 6,837 24,234 1,636 55,838 4,456 7 - - - 108,623 110,300 218,923

 Pennsylvania 6,613 27,798 7,052 60,912 4,657 - - - - - - 131,587 230,022 361,609

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43,200 43,200

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30,650 30,650

Midwest: 31,096 136,594 23,700 375,007 18,010 15 - - - 652,162 1,164,675 1,816,837

 Illinois 1,643 19,553 1,593 35,787 2,886 - - - - - - 68,572 150,000 218,572

 Indiana 3,818 6,179 1,350 14,214 1,385 - - - - - - 34,836 44,000 78,836

 Iowa 256 11,175 1,363 21,158 781 - - - - - - 39,743 27,179 66,922

 Kansas 16 6,582 1,201 12,201 752 - - - - - - 22,372 11,440 33,812

 Michigan 10,388 27,442 3,712 127,752 3,498 11 - - - 185,253 268,000 453,253

 Minnesota 6,560 11,514 1,212 27,561 1,235 - - - - - - 54,322 81,000 135,322

 Missouri 518 9,547 2,765 15,357 1,518 - - - - - - 34,865 36,280 71,145

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20,100 20,100

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9,185 9,185

 Ohio 4,982 33,122 9,599 88,552 4,258 - - - - - - 154,718 375,951 530,669

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20,540 20,540

 Wisconsin 2,915 11,480 905 32,425 1,697 4 - - - 57,481 121,000 178,481

South: 35,512 240,560 370,998 464,102 16,993 97,706 - - - 1,295,606 3,305,454 4,601,060

 Alabama 450 13,308 1,448 36,336 992 30 - - - 56,434 134,000 190,434

 Arkansas 25 2,257 225 5,006 - - - 36 - - - 9,754 15,400 25,154

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28,795 28,795

 Florida 27,285 78,164 329,580 125,975 1,325 96,668 - - - 676,727 577,000 1,253,727

 Georgia 322 10,913 2,191 35,498 1,247 - - - - - - 55,061 140,000 195,061

 Kentucky 331 4,062 576 12,008 - - - - - - - - - 21,462 30,500 51,962

 Louisiana 155 3,492 2,270 10,963 701 - - - - - - 20,071 43,243 63,314

 Maryland 449 5,754 196 20,267 1,267 6 - - - 30,909 206,540 237,449

 Mississippi 184 2,831 327 4,629 514 - - - - - - 10,750 31,400 42,150

 North Carolina 1,875 35,173 6,892 41,654 3,879 1 - - - 95,804 880,000 975,804

 Oklahoma 2 2,426 965 6,102 461 - - - - - - 13,106 150,400 163,506

 South Carolina 1,100 8,859 748 10,799 1,287 - - - - - - 25,478 137,500 162,978

 Tennessee 623 11,766 1,210 16,800 - - - - - - - - - 35,184 154,852 190,036

 Texas 215 39,054 22,614 108,143 5,320 931 - - - 183,852 689,699 873,551

 Virginia 2,496 22,501 1,756 29,922 - - - 34 - - - 61,014 86,125 147,139

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

West: 312,809 211,107 93,980 310,899 7,703 20,456 - - - 1,005,374 2,612,813 3,618,187

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12,087 12,087

 Arizona 2,000 1,062 1,005 18,270 - - - - - - - - - 22,787 45,458 68,245

 California 254,661 139,512 72,514 164,758 3,439 16,671 - - - 671,070 1,622,748 2,293,818

 Colorado 17,268 11,531 1,378 32,361 847 6 - - - 67,726 101,500 169,226

 Hawaii 13,661 12,060 13,067 2,300 - - - 164 - - - 50,687 18,183 68,870

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 49,843 49,843

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19,000 19,000

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13,500 13,500

 New Mexico 2,996 13,081 1,404 2,340 142 - - - - - - 21,208 23,674 44,882

 Oregon 8,880 17,731 714 36,071 1,224 3,578 - - - 73,958 463,752 537,710

 Utah 1,865 7,326 2,386 12,259 273 37 - - - 26,486 21,420 47,906

 Washington 11,478 8,804 1,512 42,540 1,778 - - - - - - 71,452 218,548 290,000

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,100 3,100

Undisclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - 7,639 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

United States 412,700 684,340 508,947 1,366,694 69,078 118,185 - - - 3,407,320 7,892,686 11,300,006

See footnotes at end of table. Continued--
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Table A-5--Greenhouse and nursery crops: Grower sales receipts, by crop group, region, and State, 1997 --Continued

Commercial floriculture crops 1/ Nursery Total

Year, Potted Bedding and garden Cut Total and other greenhouse

region, Cut flowering Foliage Annual Herbaceous cultivated Propagative floriculture greenhouse and nursery

and State flowers plants plants plants perennials greens materials crops 2/ crops crops

--- 1,000 dollars ---

1997

Northeast: 31,188 110,445 17,561 294,142 19,632 102 - - - 551,681 791,359 1,343,040

 Connecticut 1,630 6,369 1,071 41,849 2,389 - - - - - - 59,939 77,319 137,258

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29,772 29,772

 Massachusetts 5,200 9,311 3,726 40,633 2,278 - - - - - - 75,367 51,736 127,103

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44,900 44,900

 New Jersey 11,916 26,513 6,722 59,635 4,217 100 - - - 120,100 154,482 274,582

 New York 6,125 37,106 1,919 73,356 5,471 2 - - - 147,494 113,200 260,694

 Pennsylvania 6,317 31,146 4,123 78,669 5,277 - - - - - - 148,781 270,400 419,181

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30,962 30,962

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18,588 18,588

Midwest: 33,480 146,452 21,932 473,182 21,799 90 - - - 778,715 1,173,793 1,952,508

 Illinois 3,625 29,640 1,384 58,439 3,135 - - - - - - 105,200 150,000 255,200

 Indiana 4,006 5,880 1,884 17,891 2,103 - - - - - - 41,445 49,600 91,045

 Iowa 140 10,859 1,359 24,425 934 - - - - - - 42,308 22,505 64,813

 Kansas 15 6,316 1,598 15,840 998 - - - - - - 27,134 12,100 39,234

 Michigan 11,514 26,477 3,313 151,082 4,812 48 - - - 211,384 278,000 489,384

 Minnesota 7,057 12,305 1,338 35,723 1,303 - - - - - - 65,889 89,600 155,489

 Missouri 321 10,948 2,103 20,692 1,800 - - - - - - 42,173 37,000 79,173

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21,800 21,800

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9,669 9,669

 Ohio 4,066 33,159 8,342 108,478 5,373 2 - - - 177,073 372,872 549,945

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17,247 17,247

 Wisconsin 2,736 10,868 611 40,612 1,341 40 - - - 66,109 113,400 179,509

South: 41,340 243,229 352,876 534,321 28,833 94,600 - - - 1,382,494 3,638,349 5,020,843

 Alabama 487 9,485 1,658 56,228 1,963 - - - - - - 72,942 135,000 207,942

 Arkansas 8 3,824 286 11,375 291 36 - - - 17,738 16,500 34,238

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28,857 28,857

 Florida 29,241 85,519 305,603 112,241 2,239 93,771 - - - 656,234 710,000 1,366,234

 Georgia 150 10,591 1,770 40,964 1,099 - - - - - - 60,828 155,000 215,828

 Kentucky 319 4,742 1,712 15,597 1,343 10 - - - 28,543 34,000 62,543

 Louisiana 179 3,327 2,969 11,653 668 - - - - - - 21,807 48,970 70,777

 Maryland 1,719 6,403 1,073 23,839 1,683 6 - - - 37,002 209,050 246,052

 Mississippi 254 3,763 488 11,716 671 - - - - - - 19,968 32,500 52,468

 North Carolina 2,323 37,188 6,272 53,320 5,872 43 - - - 114,524 901,000 1,015,524

 Oklahoma 0 3,178 382 7,659 273 20 - - - 16,071 126,100 142,171

 South Carolina 3,864 6,908 1,348 23,499 1,634 4 - - - 39,065 137,000 176,065

 Tennessee 558 12,386 1,425 22,297 3,340 - - - - - - 45,683 144,000 189,683

 Texas 290 34,597 24,314 108,199 5,036 710 - - - 181,254 870,972 1,052,226

 Virginia 1,948 21,318 3,576 35,734 2,721 - - - - - - 70,835 89,400 160,235

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

West: 365,561 222,743 107,595 396,664 7,904 21,392 - - - 1,183,160 2,854,956 4,038,116

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11,099 11,099

 Arizona 1,698 2,505 2,429 24,538 - - - - - - - - - 32,235 47,084 79,319

 California 307,557 144,701 86,811 208,004 3,416 16,548 - - - 792,321 1,793,502 2,585,823

 Colorado 12,932 10,818 979 40,510 1,016 6 - - - 71,290 122,000 193,290

 Hawaii 15,622 12,846 11,160 2,080 - - - 145 - - - 51,993 14,662 66,655

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 62,940 62,940

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20,000 20,000

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15,600 15,600

 New Mexico 4,800 13,685 2,058 3,451 119 - - - - - - 25,779 26,674 52,453

 Oregon 10,499 18,602 687 44,809 1,192 4,693 - - - 88,732 500,115 588,847

 Utah 708 10,121 1,512 13,440 219 - - - - - - 28,190 23,440 51,630

 Washington 11,745 9,465 1,959 59,832 1,942 - - - - - - 92,620 215,000 307,620

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,840 2,840

Undisclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - 148 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

United States 471,569 722,869 499,964 1,698,309 78,316 116,184 - - - 3,896,050 8,458,457 12,354,507

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Table A-5--Greenhouse and nursery crops: Grower sales receipts, by crop group, region, and State, 1998 --Continued

Commercial floriculture crops 1/ Nursery Total

Year, Potted Bedding and garden Cut Total and other greenhouse

region, Cut flowering Foliage Annual Herbaceous cultivated Propagative floriculture greenhouse and nursery

and State flowers plants plants plants perennials greens materials crops 2/ crops crops

--- 1,000 dollars ---

1998

Northeast: 25,963 116,276 16,975 296,103 22,450 260 - - - 554,092 794,366 1,348,458

 Connecticut 1,500 7,319 584 45,535 2,563 - - - - - - 64,926 96,243 161,169

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23,013 23,013

 Massachusetts 4,826 9,159 3,321 37,738 2,159 - - - - - - 70,133 51,452 121,585

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 51,592 51,592

 New Jersey 8,495 25,794 7,510 61,724 5,023 250 - - - 120,391 164,756 285,147

 New York 6,408 35,010 2,185 86,879 6,518 10 - - - 158,820 125,300 284,120

 Pennsylvania 4,734 38,994 3,375 64,227 6,187 - - - - - - 139,822 236,060 375,882

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28,300 28,300

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17,650 17,650

Midwest: 27,306 133,795 17,056 486,154 24,159 103 - - - 773,338 1,179,324 1,952,662

 Illinois 2,810 19,073 1,486 53,025 3,789 - - - - - - 88,583 150,000 238,583

 Indiana 2,927 6,041 2,055 17,981 1,557 - - - - - - 40,611 59,500 100,111

 Iowa 166 14,293 1,832 28,364 1,433 - - - - - - 50,273 22,310 72,583

 Kansas 10 7,266 1,379 15,996 1,123 - - - - - - 28,309 12,400 40,709

 Michigan 8,551 27,621 3,056 167,644 4,571 66 - - - 228,444 280,000 508,444

 Minnesota 6,469 11,880 1,252 37,042 1,333 1 - - - 65,672 91,850 157,522

 Missouri 204 11,404 1,955 18,705 1,909 - - - - - - 41,932 37,820 79,752

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21,800 21,800

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,669 6,669

 Ohio 3,220 25,597 3,728 111,889 6,786 - - - - - - 168,275 390,225 558,500

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18,150 18,150

 Wisconsin 2,949 10,620 313 35,508 1,658 36 - - - 61,239 88,600 149,839

South: 35,543 250,135 356,160 553,799 36,405 91,399 - - - 1,412,067 3,756,822 5,168,889

 Alabama 640 9,528 1,972 56,884 1,947 - - - - - - 75,351 135,000 210,351

 Arkansas 1 1,661 765 12,769 - - - - - - - - - 17,356 19,500 36,856

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29,612 29,612

 Florida 27,398 76,610 311,104 97,492 2,435 90,667 - - - 629,136 731,000 1,360,136

 Georgia 1 8,248 1,281 45,091 1,400 - - - - - - 61,901 165,000 226,901

 Kentucky 390 4,741 1,383 13,996 1,081 2 - - - 26,903 32,000 58,903

 Louisiana 91 3,351 2,060 12,050 689 - - - - - - 21,031 66,514 87,545

 Maryland 1,298 7,522 710 35,987 1,895 3 - - - 52,290 211,550 263,840

 Mississippi 70 3,573 357 7,160 408 - - - - - - 13,608 32,000 45,608

 North Carolina 2,017 30,249 7,816 58,786 9,150 - - - - - - 117,858 920,000 1,037,858

 Oklahoma 0 2,760 190 10,336 391 3 - - - 17,325 96,100 113,425

 South Carolina 1,794 7,386 848 20,512 847 11 - - - 35,373 147,100 182,473

 Tennessee 465 12,124 1,068 22,149 3,527 - - - - - - 44,538 142,000 186,538

 Texas 431 61,726 24,896 123,840 9,753 686 - - - 230,437 935,746 1,166,183

 Virginia 947 20,656 1,710 36,747 2,882 27 - - - 68,960 93,700 162,660

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

West: 322,783 236,631 112,319 443,801 9,739 25,927 - - - 1,208,020 2,918,778 4,126,798

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13,212 13,212

 Arizona 1,863 3,168 2,363 33,108 - - - - - - - - - 41,447 48,470 89,917

 California 261,548 156,035 87,819 236,760 5,114 19,560 - - - 790,101 1,791,455 2,581,556

 Colorado 11,425 9,505 1,645 43,060 1,086 - - - - - - 70,996 116,800 187,796

 Hawaii 14,383 14,255 13,217 2,200 - - - 127 - - - 54,802 18,405 73,207

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 63,213 63,213

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18,840 18,840

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16,200 16,200

 New Mexico 5,461 15,082 3,783 2,877 231 - - - - - - 28,544 30,604 59,148

 Oregon 10,214 19,292 558 46,706 1,154 6,240 - - - 91,109 547,692 638,801

 Utah 153 9,641 845 18,806 248 - - - - - - 32,228 25,942 58,170

 Washington 17,736 9,653 2,089 60,284 1,906 - - - - - - 98,793 223,000 321,793

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,945 4,945

Undisclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,034 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

United States 411,595 736,837 502,510 1,779,857 93,787 117,689 - - - 3,947,517 8,649,290 12,596,807

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Table A-5--Greenhouse and nursery crops: Grower sales receipts, by crop group, region, and State, 1999 --Continued

Commercial floriculture crops 1/ Nursery Total

Year, Potted Bedding and garden Cut Total and other greenhouse

region, Cut flowering Foliage Annual Herbaceous cultivated Propagative floriculture greenhouse and nursery

and State flowers plants plants plants perennials greens materials crops 2/ crops crops

--- 1,000 dollars ---

1999

Northeast: 24,916 117,302 16,738 320,490 26,849 - - - - - - 588,590 794,438 1,383,028

 Connecticut 1,162 9,217 743 46,710 2,932 - - - - - - 67,964 98,236 166,200

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23,430 23,430

 Massachusetts 4,229 9,147 7,418 38,189 2,778 - - - - - - 75,936 53,484 129,420

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52,560 52,560

 New Jersey 9,194 25,015 3,258 66,909 6,989 - - - - - - 123,295 173,508 296,803

 New York 5,018 34,147 2,257 89,386 8,142 - - - - - - 162,905 131,200 294,105

 Pennsylvania 5,313 39,776 3,062 79,296 6,008 - - - - - - 158,490 206,650 365,140

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33,870 33,870

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21,500 21,500

Midwest: 18,128 136,261 20,089 491,446 25,073 - - - - - - 789,555 1,237,746 2,027,301

 Illinois 877 23,027 3,637 50,964 3,435 - - - - - - 92,950 150,000 242,950

 Indiana - - - 5,508 2,148 18,830 2,841 - - - - - - 43,483 67,300 110,783

 Iowa - - - 10,701 1,459 24,081 1,176 - - - - - - 42,533 22,100 64,633

 Kansas - - - 7,148 1,427 16,682 1,006 - - - - - - 29,184 12,400 41,584

 Michigan 4,995 27,828 2,996 169,300 6,688 - - - - - - 231,939 311,000 542,939

 Minnesota 6,959 13,273 1,298 39,580 1,436 - - - - - - 70,632 93,800 164,432

 Missouri - - - 11,757 2,192 19,017 1,452 - - - - - - 42,034 37,840 79,874

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21,800 21,800

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7,169 7,169

 Ohio 3,425 26,430 4,543 113,004 5,452 - - - - - - 171,485 395,237 566,722

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19,055 19,055

 Wisconsin 1,872 10,589 389 39,988 1,587 - - - - - - 65,315 100,045 165,360

South: 30,331 267,247 352,619 593,070 44,829 100,832 - - - 1,492,501 3,773,973 5,266,474

 Alabama - - - 10,362 3,124 61,766 2,088 - - - - - - 82,172 140,000 222,172

 Arkansas - - - - - - 198 7,714 820 - - - - - - 12,123 24,500 36,623

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30,200 30,200

 Florida 28,293 99,181 312,057 102,423 2,983 100,832 - - - 671,329 746,000 1,417,329

 Georgia - - - 8,521 2,163 48,239 1,472 - - - - - - 66,320 185,000 251,320

 Kentucky - - - 4,485 1,294 15,704 1,016 - - - - - - 28,797 26,760 55,557

 Louisiana - - - 3,636 2,376 11,258 513 - - - - - - 20,663 49,030 69,693

 Maryland - - - 6,843 - - - 36,226 1,919 - - - - - - 50,172 213,310 263,482

 Mississippi - - - 3,787 686 8,135 333 - - - - - - 14,876 32,200 47,076

 North Carolina 2,038 34,707 7,240 68,071 10,085 - - - - - - 134,441 932,000 1,066,441

 Oklahoma - - - 2,497 612 5,689 432 - - - - - - 13,820 101,100 114,920

 South Carolina - - - 5,442 903 24,951 1,334 - - - - - - 40,648 162,200 202,848

 Tennessee - - - 12,851 983 23,178 2,548 - - - - - - 47,062 149,000 196,062

 Texas - - - 50,799 19,458 142,518 14,950 - - - - - - 236,716 885,373 1,122,089

 Virginia - - - 24,136 1,525 37,198 4,336 - - - - - - 73,362 97,300 170,662

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

West: 341,454 233,844 121,766 434,774 6,608 24,695 - - - 1,225,914 3,242,646 4,468,560

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13,478 13,478

 Arizona - - - - - - 2,436 35,899 - - - - - - - - - 43,837 50,730 94,567

 California 279,611 150,806 93,764 231,349 2,904 16,443 - - - 795,607 2,029,541 2,825,148

 Colorado 10,749 10,412 2,039 46,276 930 - - - - - - 74,756 111,500 186,256

 Hawaii 17,461 16,795 13,141 2,176 - - - 266 - - - 60,099 15,626 75,725

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 68,546 68,546

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16,160 16,160

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16,500 16,500

 New Mexico - - - 16,179 2,728 3,349 55 - - - - - - 26,481 32,104 58,585

 Oregon 10,338 20,764 - - - 36,317 844 7,986 - - - 84,215 619,281 703,496

 Utah - - - 8,614 5,544 21,881 224 - - - - - - 38,708 24,940 63,648

 Washington 23,295 10,274 2,114 57,527 1,651 - - - - - - 102,211 240,000 342,211

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,240 4,240

Undisclosed 5/ 16,795 4,184 787 - - - 205 1,148 - - - - - - - - - - - -

United States 431,624 758,838 511,999 1,839,780 103,564 126,675 - - - 4,096,560 9,048,803 13,145,363

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Table A-5--Greenhouse and nursery crops: Grower sales receipts, by crop group, region, and State, 2000 --Continued

Commercial floriculture crops 1/ Nursery Total

Year, Potted Bedding and garden Cut Total and other greenhouse

region, Cut flowering Foliage Annual Herbaceous cultivated Propagative floriculture greenhouse and nursery

and State flowers plants plants plants perennials greens materials crops 2/ crops crops

--- 1,000 dollars ---

2000

Northeast: 22,228 123,877 14,605 259,983 94,092 - - - 29,330 636,564 843,228 1,479,792

 Connecticut 983 8,863 786 27,222 25,455 - - - - - - 72,125 100,325 172,450

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23,900 23,900

 Massachusetts 3,527 9,246 3,644 37,271 8,404 - - - 2092 79,546 64,824 144,370

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 53,570 53,570

 New Jersey 7,128 28,562 3,822 48,646 27,102 - - - - - - 134,256 195,629 329,885

 New York 6,136 37,424 3,701 76,824 20,741 - - - 11852 179,883 135,914 315,797

 Pennsylvania 4,454 39,782 2,652 70,020 12,390 - - - 15386 170,754 210,666 381,420

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 36,400 36,400

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22,000 22,000

Midwest: 19,730 143,174 23,730 445,361 125,162 - - - 32,802 896,189 1,122,935 2,019,124

 Illinois 821 22,787 1,993 52,422 20,432 - - - 3301 110,291 148,478 258,769

 Indiana - - - 6,287 2,514 19,894 5,679 - - - 1999 48,878 75,200 124,078

 Iowa - - - 11,645 2,146 25,112 5,087 - - - - - - 50,754 22,160 72,914

 Kansas - - - 6,857 2,942 16,178 3,904 - - - 92 34,306 13,400 47,706

 Michigan 7,624 32,363 3,601 148,492 40,156 - - - 22717 273,517 203,082 476,599

 Minnesota 6,442 11,221 1,737 33,440 12,579 - - - - - - 77,602 94,900 172,502

 Missouri - - - 13,614 3,783 18,099 3,133 - - - - - - 46,426 38,360 84,786

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21,800 21,800

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7,169 7,169

 Ohio 3,220 27,352 4,537 103,171 25,528 - - - 4693 189,250 372,500 561,750

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19,050 19,050

 Wisconsin 1,623 11,048 477 28,553 8,664 - - - - - - 65,165 106,836 172,001

South: 31,510 264,413 390,320 533,293 152,127 100,607 67,809 1,650,181 3,855,710 5,505,891

 Alabama - - - 8,673 2,457 35,792 5,393 - - - - - - 58,555 243,991 302,546

 Arkansas - - - 2,059 176 7,398 2,098 - - - - - - 14,633 28,500 43,133

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31,250 31,250

 Florida 28,119 86,049 346,946 90,536 13,277 100,607 50,873 739,807 752,300 1,492,107

 Georgia - - - 13,717 1,721 40,682 9,996 - - - 5666 77,381 190,000 267,381

 Kentucky - - - 4,463 1,205 14,429 4,146 - - - - - - 30,707 28,048 58,755

 Louisiana - - - 2,615 3,293 8,763 1,427 - - - - - - 20,922 51,932 72,854

 Maryland - - - 7,271 467 36,309 7,491 - - - 1939 58,131 219,017 277,148

 Mississippi - - - 4,139 439 7,660 771 - - - - - - 14,543 32,000 46,543

 North Carolina 2,775 34,332 8,373 56,971 20,549 - - - 2687 136,177 906,789 1,042,966

 Oklahoma - - - 2,637 949 5,640 1,038 - - - - - - 14,027 101,100 115,127

 South Carolina - - - 9,705 2,170 18,840 43,542 - - - - - - 85,889 174,474 260,363

 Tennessee - - - 8,352 963 26,635 6,337 - - - - - - 52,373 151,996 204,369

 Texas 616 56,847 20,132 152,753 18,876 - - - 6644 267,580 835,652 1,103,232

 Virginia - - - 23,554 1,029 30,885 17,186 - - - - - - 79,456 108,661 188,117

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

West: 342,852 268,135 131,519 422,790 62,612 24,091 70,262 1,393,651 3,372,356 4,766,007

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13,750 13,750

 Arizona - - - 2,427 2,385 19,801 173 - - - - - - 27,706 50,075 77,781

 California 288,441 172,002 104,856 250,857 36,985 18,008 60,118 951,532 2,174,757 3,126,289

 Colorado 8,156 10,378 779 42,089 10,537 - - - - - - 87,375 101,200 188,575

 Hawaii 16,436 17,505 16,153 2,330 73 255 2,592 66,564 16,120 82,684

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 70,422 70,422

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16,700 16,700

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17,000 17,000

 New Mexico - - - 16,496 2,269 2,962 1,551 - - - - - - 27,886 23,604 51,490

 Oregon 10,195 29,087 370 33,233 5,836 5,828 3,199 94,183 623,835 718,018

 Utah - - - 11,040 2,282 13,798 3,422 - - - - - - 34,973 23,440 58,413

 Washington 19,624 9,200 2,425 57,720 4,035 - - - 4353 103,432 237,913 341,345

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,540 3,540

Undisclosed 5/ 13,643 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,470 42,435 - - - - - - - - -

United States 429,963 799,599 560,174 1,661,427 433,993 126,168 242,638 4,576,585 9,194,229 13,770,814

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Table A-5--Greenhouse and nursery crops: Grower sales receipts, by crop group, region, and State, 2001 --Continued

Commercial floriculture crops 1/ Nursery Total

Year, Potted Bedding and garden Cut Total and other greenhouse

region, Cut flowering Foliage Annual Herbaceous cultivated Propagative floriculture greenhouse and nursery

and State flowers plants plants plants perennials greens materials crops 2/ crops crops

--- 1,000 dollars ---

2001

Northeast: 21,692 133,127 16,218 249,124 102,240 - - - 51,783 656,116 855,190 1,511,306

 Connecticut 990 11,954 1,356 30,466 26,486 - - - 1,048 80,175 116,310 196,485

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24,400 24,400

 Massachusetts 3,076 9,646 3,450 34,424 10,385 - - - 2,100 78,083 65,852 143,935

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 54,600 54,600

 New Jersey 8,533 28,789 5,552 51,094 23,896 - - - 11,520 139,003 184,678 323,681

 New York 4,506 40,167 2,466 72,027 25,340 - - - 5,993 172,934 142,900 315,834

 Pennsylvania 4,587 42,571 3,394 61,113 16,133 - - - 31,122 185,921 207,000 392,921

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 36,950 36,950

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22,500 22,500

Midwest: 19,248 139,117 24,881 462,021 141,245 - - - 44,929 933,296 1,261,646 2,194,942

 Illinois 1,127 26,421 3,114 56,250 19,249 - - - 2,777 117,638 150,000 267,638

 Indiana - - - 5,300 2,048 25,135 5,335 - - - 3,111 52,219 83,500 135,719

 Iowa - - - 11,118 2,328 27,202 6,751 - - - - - - 54,375 37,631 92,006

 Kansas - - - 7,084 290 17,968 3,656 - - - 226 33,422 18,500 51,922

 Michigan 8,119 29,447 3,531 143,330 44,886 - - - 33,845 280,745 235,000 515,745

 Minnesota 5,193 11,868 1,825 36,492 9,899 - - - - - - 77,539 101,400 178,939

 Missouri - - - 10,985 3,819 17,201 7,870 - - - - - - 47,404 49,890 97,294

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25,800 25,800

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8,125 8,125

 Ohio 2,894 26,112 6,292 104,254 31,483 - - - 4,970 195,370 378,242 573,612

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20,058 20,058

 Wisconsin 1,915 10,782 1,634 34,189 12,116 - - - - - - 74,584 153,500 228,084

South: 27,297 245,402 479,960 554,318 171,692 87,836 94,131 1,765,716 3,936,886 5,702,602

 Alabama - - - 10,004 2,044 37,453 3,485 - - - - - - 59,135 175,000 234,135

 Arkansas - - - 1,845 287 11,091 - - - - - - - - - 17,025 32,500 49,525

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33,250 33,250

 Florida 23,611 88,448 439,698 91,386 14,917 87,836 72,806 839,807 753,000 1,592,807

 Georgia - - - 9,090 1,812 40,609 8,523 - - - 4,148 69,118 190,000 259,118

 Kentucky - - - 4,827 1,691 14,467 4,799 - - - - - - 31,503 28,190 59,693

 Louisiana - - - 2,538 4,336 9,502 2,380 - - - 1,519 24,003 49,195 73,198

 Maryland - - - 8,417 371 38,749 7,982 - - - - - - 61,691 224,745 286,436

 Mississippi - - - 3,452 576 7,565 1,760 - - - - - - 15,427 31,200 46,627

 North Carolina 2,994 36,273 8,673 78,044 23,709 - - - 2,821 161,889 888,000 1,049,889

 Oklahoma - - - 2,690 905 5,885 5,557 - - - - - - 18,164 121,100 139,264

 South Carolina - - - 8,014 1,122 14,254 53,399 - - - - - - 88,703 178,100 266,803

 Tennessee - - - 8,363 882 19,329 4,937 - - - - - - 42,649 229,339 271,988

 Texas 692 37,712 16,637 154,901 23,985 - - - 12,837 257,145 978,367 1,235,512

 Virginia - - - 23,729 926 31,083 16,259 - - - - - - 79,457 24,900 104,357

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

West: 337,958 307,104 129,531 415,307 77,969 21,884 76,623 1,447,427 3,541,794 4,989,221

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14,020 14,020

 Arizona - - - 1,846 2,021 22,593 - - - - - - - - - 30,430 51,817 82,247

 California 286,755 213,163 96,613 254,102 49,006 17,375 68,781 1,003,795 2,175,763 3,179,558

 Colorado 6,442 10,056 546 39,872 8,335 - - - - - - 86,240 140,000 226,240

 Hawaii 15,206 18,869 18,381 2,472 54 347 2,679 69,183 19,414 88,597

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 67,400 67,400

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16,860 16,860

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13,010 13,010

 New Mexico - - - 17,786 4,732 3,187 2,038 - - - - - - 32,159 25,604 57,763

 Oregon 10,698 28,409 1,297 25,787 9,688 4,162 - - - 91,617 739,321 830,938

 Utah - - - 8,379 4,165 14,384 3,676 - - - - - - 35,604 23,940 59,544

 Washington 18,857 8,596 1,776 52,910 5,172 - - - 5,163 98,399 249,000 347,399

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,645 5,645

Undisclosed 11,908 - - - - - - - - - 2,586 2,638 46,456 - - - - - - - - -

United States 418,103 824,750 650,590 1,680,770 495,732 112,358 313,922 4,802,555 9,595,516 14,398,071

See footnotes at end of table. Continued--
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Table A-5--Greenhouse and nursery crops: Grower sales receipts, by crop group, region, and State, 2002 --Continued

Commercial floriculture crops 1/ Nursery Total

Year, Potted Bedding and garden Cut Total and other greenhouse

region, Cut flowering Foliage Annual Herbaceous cultivated Propagative floriculture greenhouse and nursery

and State flowers plants plants plants perennials greens materials crops 2/ crops crops

--- 1,000 dollars ---

2002

Northeast: 22,341 146,232 18,652 259,731 116,501 - - - 53,345 708,198 964,634 1,672,832

 Connecticut 913 11,383 1,727 30,559 30,937 - - - 424 84,943 131,395 216,338

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39,559 39,559

 Massachusetts 4,713 10,381 4,085 34,361 12,183 - - - 4,663 84,608 69,706 154,314

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 55,551 55,551

 New Jersey 7,377 33,293 4,399 56,280 34,573 - - - 13,147 159,817 204,809 364,626

 New York 5,570 47,874 3,906 77,459 21,797 - - - 5,363 186,944 153,700 340,644

 Pennsylvania 3,768 43,301 4,535 61,072 17,011 - - - 29,748 191,886 246,496 438,382

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38,251 38,251

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25,167 25,167

Midwest: 16,736 132,858 22,247 464,239 175,890 - - - 63,722 983,291 1,310,258 2,293,549

 Illinois 899 20,638 2,220 45,991 25,875 - - - 6,386 110,976 180,000 290,976

 Indiana - - - 5,650 1,306 28,651 7,365 - - - 3,284 57,223 90,500 147,723

 Iowa - - - 10,332 2,301 24,527 6,674 - - - - - - 51,528 37,631 89,159

 Kansas - - - 6,825 296 17,245 3,465 - - - - - - 32,077 25,900 57,977

 Michigan 8,299 30,736 3,699 159,174 58,599 - - - 45,764 326,778 236,000 562,778

 Minnesota 5,538 11,380 1,229 37,832 12,613 - - - - - - 80,842 102,650 183,492

 Missouri 0 11,178 3,384 18,473 8,192 - - - - - - 50,597 51,910 102,507

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31,800 31,800

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8,615 8,615

 Ohio - - - 24,521 6,288 99,310 37,435 - - - 5,414 193,911 368,836 562,747

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21,316 21,316

 Wisconsin 2,000 11,598 1,524 33,036 15,672 - - - 2,874 79,359 155,100 234,459

South: 25,939 265,851 453,974 630,784 221,880 88,242 99,554 1,905,463 4,025,429 5,930,892

 Alabama - - - 9,311 1,987 47,214 3,501 - - - - - - 71,000 180,463 251,463

 Arkansas - - - 2,545 1,082 8,655 1,658 - - - - - - 16,431 35,400 51,831

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32,700 32,700

 Florida 22,735 87,873 405,103 105,429 19,965 88,242 81,599 833,371 753,000 1,586,371

 Georgia - - - 8,529 3,420 49,051 7,293 - - - 3,485 78,136 190,000 268,136

 Kentucky - - - 4,339 1,329 15,289 4,813 - - - - - - 32,297 30,241 62,538

 Louisiana - - - 3,004 5,519 10,998 2,763 - - - 1,674 27,517 48,831 76,348

 Maryland - - - 9,028 799 51,610 16,553 - - - - - - 87,495 230,455 317,950

 Mississippi - - - 2,935 1,041 8,048 1,290 - - - - - - 16,171 31,100 47,271

 North Carolina 3,204 40,902 5,782 73,305 22,634 - - - 2,912 158,445 779,000 937,445

 Oklahoma - - - 6,194 3,116 9,489 18,897 - - - - - - 41,939 128,700 170,639

 South Carolina - - - 11,534 1,319 13,765 65,787 - - - - - - 104,972 180,600 285,572

 Tennessee - - - 8,981 825 17,525 6,105 - - - - - - 44,287 228,395 272,682

 Texas - - - 48,892 21,053 184,489 32,192 - - - 9,884 307,359 1,033,911 1,341,270

 Virginia - - - 21,784 1,599 35,917 18,429 - - - - - - 86,043 142,633 228,676

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

West: 349,662 298,999 121,267 435,029 96,895 23,549 86,441 1,492,562 3,788,848 5,281,410

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14,220 14,220

 Arizona - - - 1,885 - - - 26,631 - - - - - - - - - 32,686 60,217 92,903

 California 298,696 206,687 97,536 265,207 54,397 17,615 61,052 1,019,610 2,300,151 3,319,761

 Colorado 5,015 9,380 520 46,189 10,075 - - - - - - 91,803 170,000 261,803

 Hawaii 17,187 23,162 14,923 3,602 242 504 3,697 73,997 22,376 96,373

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 70,548 70,548

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32,000 32,000

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10,131 10,131

 New Mexico - - - 17,058 - - - 3,009 1,927 - - - - - - 29,904 30,369 60,273

 Oregon 11,022 19,229 2,031 27,764 9,216 5,430 9,872 93,669 793,521 887,190

 Utah - - - 12,845 4,776 19,916 4,479 - - - - - - 45,222 23,940 69,162

 Washington 17,742 8,753 1,481 42,711 16,559 - - - 11,820 105,671 255,000 360,671

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,375 6,375

Undisclosed 12,403 - - - 6,420 - - - - - - 1,982 42,809 - - - - - - - - -

United States 427,081 843,940 622,560 1,789,783 611,166 113,773 345,871 5,089,514 10,089,169 15,178,683

See footnotes at end of table. continued--
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Table A-5--Greenhouse and nursery crops: Grower sales receipts, by crop group, region, and State, 2003 --Continued

Commercial floriculture crops 1/ Nursery Total

Year, Potted Bedding and garden Cut Total and other greenhouse

region, Cut flowering Foliage Annual Herbaceous cultivated Propagative floriculture greenhouse and nursery

and State flowers plants plants plants perennials greens materials crops 2/ crops crops

--- 1,000 dollars ---

2003

Northeast: 18,977 136,528 16,821 266,790 114,473 - - - 37,718 690,520 1,074,113 1,764,633

 Connecticut - - - 11,795 644 36,278 24,095 - - - - - - 82,237 237,353 319,590

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39,807 39,807

 Massachusetts 2,433 9,992 3,957 31,857 11,059 - - - 4,148 76,813 69,109 145,922

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 56,643 56,643

 New Jersey 8,954 30,792 4,139 50,009 35,196 - - - - - - 150,982 222,365 373,347

 New York 4,984 43,110 4,057 82,993 24,517 - - - 8,972 194,944 159,575 354,519

 Pennsylvania 2,606 40,839 4,024 65,653 19,606 - - - 24,598 185,544 225,436 410,980

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38,490 38,490

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25,335 25,335

Midwest: 17,692 130,402 22,536 491,013 172,747 - - - 77,435 1,010,681 1,302,156 2,312,837

 Illinois 675 21,595 2,988 40,949 28,981 - - - 5,431 108,959 178,741 287,700

 Indiana - - - 6,338 1,182 27,188 8,796 - - - 2,431 57,158 98,800 155,958

 Iowa - - - 10,470 1,479 27,918 7,584 - - - - - - 54,666 37,631 92,297

 Kansas - - - 6,693 328 16,825 3,880 - - - - - - 31,708 25,900 57,608

 Michigan 8,797 32,400 3,375 177,888 52,434 - - - 48,086 342,190 215,364 557,554

 Minnesota 5,245 10,281 1,265 47,550 14,394 - - - - - - 89,737 103,800 193,537

 Missouri - - - 9,905 3,421 20,063 4,124 - - - - - - 47,256 53,940 101,196

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32,800 32,800

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9,915 9,915

 Ohio 1,046 22,077 7,045 98,469 33,842 - - - 17,902 197,459 368,233 565,692

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21,532 21,532

 Wisconsin 1,929 10,643 1,453 34,163 18,712 - - - 3,585 81,548 155,500 237,048

South: 23,823 256,137 478,698 605,472 230,689 81,072 102,561 1,882,055 4,144,368 6,026,423

 Alabama - - - 10,937 4,190 52,728 5,155 - - - - - - 78,527 269,837 348,364

 Arkansas - - - 1,483 401 10,580 1,765 - - - - - - 16,728 35,400 52,128

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33,220 33,220

 Florida 19,807 91,887 423,882 89,171 22,342 81,072 81,798 830,824 778,000 1,608,824

 Georgia - - - 8,116 1,597 39,738 7,459 - - - 6,333 68,843 220,000 288,843

 Kentucky - - - 3,531 1,657 17,439 5,134 - - - - - - 34,529 40,780 75,309

 Louisiana - - - 2,839 4,145 9,948 1,384 - - - - - - 22,669 49,299 71,968

 Maryland - - - 8,300 1,368 50,839 18,034 - - - 4,778 88,150 236,216 324,366

 Mississippi - - - 2,286 601 8,471 - - - - - - - - - 15,155 31,050 46,205

 North Carolina 3,165 34,796 7,384 77,473 22,611 - - - 2,162 157,101 737,160 894,261

 Oklahoma - - - 4,203 1,163 9,562 17,062 - - - - - - 36,609 130,700 167,309

 South Carolina 851 14,681 1,056 14,048 72,402 - - - - - - 110,298 183,000 293,298

 Tennessee - - - 10,330 531 18,192 6,177 - - - - - - 45,886 226,534 272,420

 Texas - - - 42,142 29,074 173,384 33,151 - - - 7,490 294,631 1,029,994 1,324,625

 Virginia - - - 20,606 1,649 33,899 18,013 - - - - - - 82,105 143,178 225,283

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

West: 352,880 280,395 126,007 425,579 115,314 19,334 100,794 1,498,916 3,945,731 5,444,647

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14,330 14,330

 Arizona - - - 1,914 3,313 26,266 1,046 - - - 380 34,500 63,740 98,240

 California 304,152 188,289 102,532 256,229 60,980 12,124 73,090 1,014,241 2,443,677 3,457,918

 Colorado 2,817 10,554 481 45,026 12,244 - - - - - - 93,957 150,000 243,957

 Hawaii 17,331 21,771 14,607 3,584 - - - 634 4,387 72,388 24,619 97,007

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 80,733 80,733

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32,508 32,508

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10,512 10,512

 New Mexico - - - 17,105 - - - 3,076 2,035 - - - - - - 30,509 30,369 60,878

 Oregon 10,209 19,422 - - - 31,071 12,911 6,576 4,230 94,261 814,599 908,860

 Utah - - - 13,783 3,128 21,591 4,669 - - - 3,171 48,975 23,104 72,079

 Washington 18,371 7,557 1,946 38,736 21,429 - - - 15,536 110,085 250,995 361,080

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,545 6,545

Undisclosed 9,610 - - - 5,619 - - - 1,649 1,659 49,463 - - - - - - - - -

United States 422,982 803,462 649,681 1,788,854 634,872 102,065 367,971 5,082,172 10,466,368 15,548,540

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Table A-5--Greenhouse and nursery crops: Grower sales receipts, by crop group, region, and State, 2004 --Continued

Commercial floriculture crops 1/ Nursery Total

Year, Potted Bedding and garden Cut Total and other greenhouse

region, Cut flowering Foliage Annual Herbaceous cultivated Propagative floriculture greenhouse and nursery

and State flowers plants plants plants perennials greens materials crops 2/ crops crops

--- 1,000 dollars ---

2004

Northeast: 18,120 146,561 16,489 280,008 121,038 - - - 50,510 715,745 979,952 1,695,697

 Connecticut - - - 11,198 955 41,757 28,632 - - - 604 90,558 128,630 219,188

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38,522 38,522

 Massachusetts 2,453 8,619 1,163 36,276 12,205 - - - 4,774 77,402 67,450 144,852

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 54,845 54,845

 New Jersey 8,779 29,450 3,878 53,422 35,936 - - - 11,731 152,647 219,999 372,646

 New York 4,406 56,213 6,740 79,853 28,021 - - - 8,204 209,015 169,400 378,415

 Pennsylvania 2,482 41,081 3,753 68,700 16,244 - - - 25,197 186,123 239,341 425,464

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37,250 37,250

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24,515 24,515

Midwest: 13,729 125,904 24,704 497,348 194,797 9 85,146 1,042,912 1,359,812 2,402,724

 Illinois - - - 21,692 4,759 44,573 36,127 - - - 3,560 118,951 180,000 298,951

 Indiana - - - 6,349 1,259 27,698 9,216 - - - 2,395 57,644 108,500 166,144

 Iowa - - - 9,797 1,053 27,755 8,234 - - - - - - 54,705 37,631 92,336

 Kansas - - - 3,212 551 14,514 3,771 - - - - - - 25,372 25,900 51,272

 Michigan 8,711 31,991 4,152 188,030 61,723 - - - 58,444 371,209 238,000 609,209

 Minnesota 5,018 10,519 1,251 45,906 13,042 - - - - - - 86,738 104,950 191,688

 Missouri - - - 8,719 - - - 19,940 3,726 - - - - - - 43,602 55,970 99,572

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34,300 34,300

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10,115 10,115

 Ohio - - - 23,672 10,542 94,399 39,669 - - - 17,964 203,187 385,937 589,124

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22,609 22,609

 Wisconsin - - - 9,953 1,137 34,533 19,289 9 2,783 81,504 155,900 237,404

South: 23,809 258,994 469,982 635,030 237,670 76,495 99,138 1,907,588 4,243,541 6,151,129

 Alabama - - - 7,508 4,008 57,528 9,259 - - - - - - 84,092 179,000 263,092

 Arkansas - - - 1,336 287 9,732 1,568 - - - - - - 15,139 35,400 50,539

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33,980 33,980

 Florida 19,519 92,617 415,967 94,121 22,883 76,495 84,735 825,672 803,000 1,628,672

 Georgia - - - 7,293 2,591 42,325 7,927 - - - - - - 72,981 250,000 322,981

 Kentucky - - - 4,348 805 18,927 5,845 - - - - - - 36,592 41,011 77,603

 Louisiana - - - 2,398 4,500 9,552 1,090 - - - - - - 21,619 50,081 71,700

 Maryland - - - 8,457 2,112 66,644 18,374 - - - 5,053 105,396 255,000 360,396

 Mississippi - - - 2,976 451 7,911 - - - - - - - - - 14,434 30,990 45,424

 North Carolina 3,040 36,369 5,201 82,559 23,735 - - - 1,637 161,871 771,000 932,871

 Oklahoma - - - 3,969 1,257 10,209 17,132 - - - - - - 36,769 135,700 172,469

 South Carolina - - - 15,256 1,103 15,071 73,448 - - - - - - 113,497 184,500 297,997

 Tennessee - - - 9,097 1,158 19,887 5,900 - - - - - - 44,100 228,409 272,509

 Texas - - - 43,546 28,622 167,172 32,498 - - - 7,713 289,873 1,098,570 1,388,443

 Virginia 1,250 23,824 1,920 33,392 18,011 - - - - - - 85,553 146,900 232,453

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

West: 352,465 283,677 121,840 433,109 132,350 14,211 98,272 1,513,451 3,906,237 5,419,688

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14,630 14,630

 Arizona - - - 1,775 3,939 23,971 1,226 - - - 380 32,527 64,211 96,738

 California 303,562 192,214 96,607 254,145 71,409 9,260 74,685 1,018,247 2,309,900 3,328,147

 Colorado 2,845 8,874 523 48,447 13,383 - - - - - - 96,427 180,000 276,427

 Hawaii 15,510 22,501 15,443 3,493 - - - 664 2,563 68,916 24,000 92,916

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 87,701 87,701

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32,590 32,590

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10,012 10,012

 New Mexico - - - 17,138 - - - 2,909 1,926 - - - - - - 29,504 30,369 59,873

 Oregon 10,828 19,017 1,700 32,463 13,788 4,287 3,965 93,293 858,159 951,452

 Utah - - - 12,652 1,832 22,909 5,385 - - - - - - 50,606 23,120 73,726

 Washington 19,720 9,506 1,796 44,772 25,233 - - - 16,679 123,931 265,000 388,931

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,545 6,545

Undisclosed 13,508 - - - 5,964 - - - 1,195 1,730 53,244 - - - - - - - - -

United States 421,631 815,136 638,979 1,845,495 687,050 92,445 386,310 5,179,696 10,489,542 15,669,238

- - - = Not available.

 1/ Sales at wholesale of growers with $100,000 or more in annual floriculture sales. To avoid disclosure of individual operations, some State sales are

grouped under "Undisclosed". Before 2000, herbaceous perennials included only hardy/garden chrysanthemums in pots.

 2/ Estimated sales of growers with $10,000 or more in floriculture sales per year.

Sources: Floriculture Crops , NASS; ERS.
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Table A-6--Nursery and other greenhouse crops: Grower sales receipts, by State, 1995 to date 1/

 State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 dollars ---

 Alabama 130,000 134,000 135,000 135,000 140,000 243,991 175,000 180,463 269,837 179,000

 Alaska 11,140 12,087 11,099 13,212 13,478 13,750 14,020 14,220 14,330 14,630

 Arizona 43,829 45,458 47,084 48,470 50,730 50,103 51,817 60,217 63,740 64,211

 Arkansas 14,300 15,400 16,500 19,500 24,500 28,500 32,500 35,400 35,400 35,400

 California 1,482,508 1,622,748 1,793,502 1,791,455 2,029,541 2,174,757 2,175,763 2,300,151 2,443,677 2,309,900

 Colorado 81,000 101,500 122,000 116,800 111,500 101,200 140,000 170,000 150,000 180,000

 Connecticut 76,250 78,250 77,683 90,564 98,236 100,325 116,310 131,395 237,353 128,630

 Delaware 28,150 28,795 28,857 29,612 30,200 31,250 33,250 32,700 33,220 33,980

 Florida 481,000 577,000 710,000 731,000 746,000 752,300 753,000 753,000 778,000 803,000

 Georgia 135,000 140,000 155,000 165,000 185,000 190,000 190,000 190,000 220,000 250,000

 Hawaii 22,962 18,183 14,662 18,405 15,626 16,120 19,414 22,376 24,619 24,000

 Idaho 48,300 49,843 62,940 63,213 68,546 70,422 67,400 70,548 80,733 87,701

 Illinois 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 148,478 150,000 180,000 178,741 180,000

 Indiana 37,300 44,000 49,600 59,500 67,300 75,200 83,500 90,500 98,800 108,500

 Iowa 25,785 27,179 22,505 22,310 22,100 22,160 37,631 37,631 37,631 37,631

 Kansas 10,800 11,440 12,100 12,400 12,400 13,400 18,500 25,900 25,900 25,900

 Kentucky 28,535 30,500 34,000 32,000 26,760 28,040 28,190 30,241 40,780 41,011

 Louisiana 39,219 43,243 48,970 66,514 49,030 51,936 49,195 48,831 49,299 50,081

 Maine 28,600 28,700 29,772 23,013 23,430 23,900 24,400 39,559 39,807 38,522

 Maryland 206,035 206,540 209,050 211,550 213,310 219,015 224,745 230,455 236,216 255,000

 Massachusetts 76,300 78,300 41,890 39,982 53,484 64,824 65,852 69,706 69,109 67,450

 Michigan 280,000 268,000 278,000 280,000 311,000 203,095 235,000 236,000 215,364 238,000

 Minnesota 75,000 81,000 89,600 91,850 93,800 94,900 101,400 102,650 103,800 104,950

 Mississippi 29,000 31,400 32,500 32,000 32,200 32,000 31,200 31,100 31,050 30,990

 Missouri 29,460 36,280 37,000 37,820 37,840 38,360 49,890 51,910 53,940 55,970

 Montana 17,000 19,000 20,000 18,840 16,160 16,700 16,860 32,000 32,508 32,590

 Nebraska 18,300 20,100 21,800 21,800 21,800 21,800 25,800 31,800 32,800 34,300

 Nevada 11,500 13,500 15,600 16,200 16,500 17,000 13,010 10,131 10,512 10,012

 New Hampshire 42,100 43,100 44,900 51,592 52,560 53,570 54,600 55,551 56,643 54,845

 New Jersey 172,479 167,222 154,482 164,756 173,508 195,629 184,678 204,809 222,365 219,999

 New Mexico 21,674 23,674 26,674 30,604 32,104 23,604 25,604 30,369 30,369 30,369

 New York 105,900 110,300 113,200 125,300 131,200 135,914 142,900 153,700 159,575 169,400

 North Carolina 851,000 880,000 901,000 920,000 932,000 906,789 888,000 779,000 737,160 771,000

 North Dakota 27,190 9,185 9,669 6,669 7,169 7,169 8,125 8,615 9,915 10,115

 Ohio 344,400 375,951 372,872 390,225 395,237 372,500 378,242 368,836 368,233 385,937

 Oklahoma 150,400 150,400 126,100 96,100 101,100 101,100 121,100 128,700 130,700 135,700

 Oregon 442,739 463,752 500,115 547,692 619,281 623,833 739,321 793,521 814,599 858,159

 Pennsylvania 224,644 230,022 270,400 236,060 206,650 210,668 207,000 246,496 225,436 239,341

 Rhode Island 42,950 43,200 30,962 28,300 33,870 36,400 36,950 38,251 38,490 37,250

 South Carolina 133,000 137,500 137,000 147,100 162,200 174,474 178,100 180,600 183,000 184,500

 South Dakota 18,530 20,540 17,247 18,150 19,055 19,050 20,058 21,316 21,532 22,609

 Tennessee 138,000 154,852 144,000 142,000 149,000 152,000 229,339 228,395 226,534 228,409

 Texas 633,066 689,699 870,972 935,746 885,373 835,652 978,367 1,033,911 1,029,994 1,098,570

 Utah 21,410 21,420 23,440 25,942 24,940 23,440 23,940 23,940 23,104 23,120

 Vermont 30,400 30,650 18,588 17,650 21,500 22,000 22,500 25,167 25,335 24,515

 Virginia 87,000 86,125 89,400 93,700 97,300 108,700 24,900 142,633 143,178 146,900

 Washington 213,813 218,548 215,000 223,000 240,000 237,913 249,000 255,000 250,995 265,000

 West Virginia 13,400 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Wisconsin 137,000 121,000 113,400 88,600 100,045 106,845 153,500 155,100 155,500 155,900

 Wyoming 3,000 3,100 2,840 4,945 4,240 3,540 5,645 6,375 6,545 6,545

United States 7,471,368 7,892,686 8,448,975 8,632,141 9,048,803 9,194,316 9,595,516 10,089,169 10,466,368 10,489,542

Northeast 799,623 809,744 781,877 777,217 794,438 843,230 855,190 964,634 1,074,113 979,952

Midwest 1,153,765 1,164,675 1,173,793 1,179,324 1,237,746 1,122,957 1,261,646 1,310,258 1,302,156 1,359,812

South 3,082,805 3,290,054 3,621,849 3,737,322 3,749,473 3,827,247 3,904,386 3,990,029 4,108,968 4,208,141

West 2,435,175 2,628,213 2,871,456 2,938,278 3,267,146 3,400,882 3,574,294 3,824,248 3,981,131 3,941,637

- - - = Not available or not released; p = preliminary.

1/ Estimated as the difference between total cash receipts from greenhouse and nursery crops in table A-3 and wholesale floriculture sales in table B-4. May include

 Christmas trees, vegetables for commercial harvest or transplant, turfgrass sod, dried bulbs, mushrooms, seeds, food crops, aquatic plants, and unfinished plants.

Sources: NASS; ERS.
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Table B-1--Floriculture crops: Value of sales at wholesale, by crop group, 1985 to date 1/

Potted Bedding and garden plants Cut Total

Year Cut flowering Foliage Herbaceous cultivated Propagative floriculture

flowers plants plants Total Annuals 2/ perennials 3/ greens materials sales 1/

--- Million dollars ---

1985 371.5 291.3 468.5 487.3 460.7 26.6 66.7 - - - 1,685.4

1986 359.8 388.7 521.4 560.1 536.8 23.4 76.9 - - - 1,906.9

1987 439.5 511.2 515.3 739.0 706.6 32.4 88.5 - - - 2,293.4

1988 457.9 507.7 481.6 755.3 723.9 31.4 90.8 - - - 2,293.2

1989 482.5 538.2 488.9 896.5 857.8 38.8 98.9 - - - 2,505.0

1990 467.7 632.7 474.9 829.1 788.9 40.2 106.6 - - - 2,511.0

1991 471.6 686.9 447.6 942.4 898.4 44.0 110.0 - - - 2,658.6

1992 458.5 646.0 427.0 1,118.2 1,066.5 51.7 111.5 - - - 2,761.1

1993 423.9 683.3 417.0 1,170.0 1,114.3 55.7 116.0 - - - 2,810.3

1994 442.3 662.5 489.3 1,280.1 1,222.2 57.9 119.2 - - - 2,993.4

1995 423.6 681.1 499.0 1,357.0 1,292.0 65.0 113.1 - - - 3,073.8

1996 412.7 684.3 508.9 1,428.1 1,359.1 69.1 118.2 - - - 3,152.3

1997 471.6 722.9 500.0 1,747.0 1,668.6 78.3 116.2 - - - 3,557.5

1998 411.6 736.8 502.5 1,872.6 1,778.8 93.8 117.7 - - - 3,641.2

1999 431.6 758.8 512.0 1,943.1 1,839.6 103.6 126.7 - - - 3,772.3

2000 430.0 799.6 560.2 2,095.4 1,661.4 434.0 126.2 242.6 4,254.0

2001 418.1 824.8 650.6 2,176.5 1,680.8 495.7 112.4 313.9 4,496.2

2002 427.1 843.9 622.6 2,400.9 1,789.8 611.2 113.8 345.9 4,754.2

2003 423.0 803.5 649.7 2,423.7 1,788.9 634.9 102.1 368.0 4,769.9

2004 p 421.6 815.1 639.0 2,532.5 1,845.5 687.1 92.4 386.3 4,887.0

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary. Sales data through 1991 are from growers in 28 surveyed States.

1/ Growers with $100,000+ of annual floriculture sales at wholesale; growers are located in the 36 surveyed States starting in 1992.

2/ Calculated as the difference between total bedding and garden plant sales and herbaceous perennial sales through 1999.

3/ Includes only potted hardy and garden chrysanthemums through 1999.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.

Table B-2--Floriculture crops: Supply and use, large growers, 1989 to date

SUPPLY USE

Year Domestic Floriculture imports Value Per Per Import

production Cut flowers Other crops Total Exports consumed household capita share 3/

1/ -- Million dollars -- 2/ Dollars Dollars Percent

1989 2,505.0 315.7 30.5 2,851.2 23.3 2,827.9 31 11 12.2

1990 2,511.0 326.2 29.0 2,866.3 48.1 2,818.3 31 11 12.6

1991 2,658.6 322.0 32.2 3,012.8 57.2 2,955.6 32 12 12.0

1992 2,761.1 352.4 39.6 3,153.1 55.3 3,097.9 33 12 12.7

1993 2,810.3 382.2 43.1 3,235.5 56.7 3,178.9 33 12 13.4

1994 2,993.4 420.1 46.0 3,459.5 57.8 3,401.7 35 13 13.7

1995 3,073.8 511.5 54.9 3,640.2 59.7 3,580.5 37 13 15.8

1996 3,152.3 572.5 69.8 3,794.6 80.5 3,714.1 38 14 17.3

1997 3,557.5 595.0 77.4 4,230.0 101.3 4,128.7 41 15 16.3

1998 3,641.2 614.4 88.1 4,343.6 90.6 4,253.1 42 15 16.5

1999 3,772.3 592.4 98.0 4,462.7 98.0 4,364.7 42 16 15.8

2000 4,254.0 610.5 120.0 4,984.4 87.0 4,897.5 46 17 14.9

2001 4,496.2 565.5 141.1 5,202.7 67.4 5,135.3 48 18 13.8

2002 4,754.2 541.7 145.2 5,441.0 60.1 5,380.9 50 19 12.8

2003 4,769.9 610.9 156.0 5,536.8 61.6 5,475.2 50 19 14.0

2004 p 4,887.0 705.6 155.4 5,748.1 56.1 5,692.0 52 19 15.1

p = Preliminary. Production data through 1991 are from 28 major States.

1/ Wholesale value of sales of growers with $100,000+ in annual floriculture sales; growers are located in the 36 surveyed States.

2/ Domestic consumption equals supply minus exports. Supply equals domestic production plus imports. Consumption values

 and statistics differ from corresponding values in table A-2 because floriculture sales of only large growers are used here.

3/ The percentage of imports relative to the value consumed.

Sources: Floriculture Crops , NASS; FATUS , ERS; U.S. Bureau of Census.
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Table B-3--Floriculture crops: Quantity sold and unit prices at wholesale, by crop group, 1985 to date 1/

QUANTITY SOLD UNIT VALUE INDEX

Cut Potted Bedding and garden plants Cut Potted Bedding and garden plants

Year flowers flowering Herbaceous flowers flowering Herbaceous

2/ plants Total 3/ Annuals 4/ perennials 5/ 2/ plants Total 3/ Annuals 4/ perennials 5/

--- 1,000 units --- --- 2000 = 100 ---

1985 1,034,472 107,580 243,568 225,427 18,141 69.4 81.6 78.0 75.3 68.9

1986 979,574 144,752 271,761 255,214 16,547 71.0 80.9 80.3 77.5 66.5

1987 1,125,110 181,759 327,931 305,268 22,663 75.5 84.8 87.8 85.3 67.2

1988 1,142,122 179,569 358,664 337,433 21,231 77.5 85.2 82.0 79.0 69.6

1989 1,086,032 183,282 406,835 381,383 25,452 85.9 88.5 85.9 82.9 71.7

1990 1,018,925 206,186 398,802 367,750 31,052 88.7 80.4 81.0 79.0 61.0

1991 969,777 225,583 453,190 420,881 32,309 94.0 91.8 81.0 78.6 64.2

1992 979,721 236,106 541,996 504,871 37,125 90.4 82.5 80.4 77.8 65.5

1993 907,578 241,881 518,030 478,989 39,041 90.3 85.1 88.0 85.7 67.2

1994 811,218 226,442 547,240 508,193 39,047 105.4 88.2 91.1 88.6 69.8

1995 696,274 233,678 565,128 521,822 43,306 117.6 87.8 93.6 91.2 70.7

1996 622,764 242,816 567,080 521,491 45,589 128.0 84.9 98.1 96.0 71.3

1997 646,715 242,335 635,265 586,512 48,753 140.9 89.9 107.1 104.8 75.6

1998 540,479 239,960 748,504 691,034 57,470 147.1 92.5 97.5 94.8 76.8

1999 433,584 246,113 746,226 684,865 61,361 192.4 92.9 101.5 99.0 79.5

2000 830,797 240,974 816,458 612,108 204,350 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

2001 792,806 239,002 843,554 612,366 231,188 101.9 104.0 100.5 101.1 101.0

2002 829,469 244,013 924,384 652,273 272,111 99.5 104.2 101.2 101.1 105.7

2003 798,346 231,036 919,952 650,129 269,823 102.4 104.8 102.7 101.4 110.8

2004 p 783,839 234,359 967,427 681,540 285,887 103.9 104.8 102.0 99.8 113.1

p = preliminary. Sales data through 1991 are from growers in 28 surveyed States.

 1/ Growers with $100,000+ of annual floriculture sales at wholesale; growers are located in the 36 surveyed States starting in 1992.

 2/ Excludes minor cut flowers grouped under "other cut flowers", which have no quantity sold data. Starting in 2000, nine of these "other cut flowers"

were surveyed separately--alstroemeria, dephinium and larkspur, gerbera daisy, iris, lilies, lisianthus, orchids, snapdragons, and tulips.

 3/ Includes plants in flats, pots, and hanging baskets. Excludes "other plants" which do not have quantity sold data.

 4/ Calculated as the difference between total bedding and garden plant sales and herbaceous perennial sales through 1999.

 5/ Includes only potted hardy and garden chrysanthemums through 1999.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table B-4--Floriculture crops: Expanded wholesale value of production, all operations, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 dollars ---

 Alabama 49,162 56,434 72,942 75,351 82,172 58,555 59,135 71,000 78,527 84,092 

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arizona 12,061 22,787 32,235 41,447 43,837 27,706 30,430 32,686 34,500 32,527 

 Arkansas 9,167 9,754 17,738 17,356 12,123 14,633 17,025 16,431 16,728 15,139 

 California 690,928 671,070 792,321 790,101 795,607 951,532 1,003,795 1,019,610 1,014,241 1,018,247 

 Colorado 63,818 67,726 71,290 70,996 74,756 87,375 86,240 91,803 93,957 96,427 

 Connecticut 46,251 49,473 59,939 64,926 67,964 72,125 80,175 84,943 82,237 90,558 

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Florida 629,773 676,727 656,234 629,136 671,329 739,807 839,807 833,371 830,824 825,672 

 Georgia 54,250 55,061 60,828 61,901 66,320 77,381 69,118 78,136 68,843 72,981 

 Hawaii 45,213 50,687 51,993 54,802 60,099 66,564 69,183 73,997 72,388 68,916 

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Illinois 70,506 68,572 105,200 88,583 92,950 110,291 117,638 110,976 108,959 118,951 

 Indiana 36,387 34,836 41,445 40,611 43,483 48,878 52,219 57,223 57,158 57,644 

 Iowa 39,401 39,743 42,308 50,273 42,533 50,754 54,375 51,528 54,666 54,705 

 Kansas 24,909 22,372 27,134 28,309 29,184 34,306 33,422 32,077 31,708 25,372 

 Kentucky 21,679 21,462 28,543 26,903 28,797 30,707 31,503 32,297 34,529 36,592 

 Louisiana 17,034 20,071 21,807 21,031 20,663 20,922 24,003 27,517 22,669 21,619 

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Maryland 32,321 30,909 37,002 52,290 50,172 58,131 61,691 87,495 88,150 105,396 

 Massachusetts 72,422 69,810 75,367 70,133 75,936 79,546 78,083 84,608 76,813 77,402 

 Michigan 184,625 185,253 211,384 228,444 231,939 273,517 280,745 326,778 342,190 371,209 

 Minnesota 54,578 54,322 65,889 65,672 70,632 77,602 77,539 80,842 89,737 86,738 

 Mississippi 9,536 10,750 19,968 13,608 14,876 14,543 15,427 16,171 15,155 14,434 

 Missouri 36,483 34,865 42,173 41,932 42,034 46,426 47,404 50,597 47,256 43,602 

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Jersey 96,898 94,685 120,100 120,391 123,295 134,256 139,003 159,817 150,982 152,647 

 New Mexico 21,062 21,208 25,779 28,544 26,481 27,886 32,159 29,904 30,509 29,504 

 New York 126,192 108,623 147,494 158,820 162,905 179,883 172,934 186,944 194,944 209,015 

 North Carolina 82,112 95,804 114,524 117,858 134,441 136,177 161,889 158,445 157,101 161,871 

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Ohio 155,499 154,718 177,073 168,275 171,485 189,250 195,370 193,911 197,459 203,187 

 Oklahoma 13,932 13,106 16,071 17,325 13,820 14,027 18,164 41,939 36,609 36,769 

 Oregon 67,283 73,958 88,732 91,109 84,215 94,183 91,617 93,669 94,261 93,293 

 Pennsylvania 114,680 131,587 148,781 139,822 158,490 170,754 185,921 191,886 185,544 186,123 

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 South Carolina 25,060 25,478 39,065 35,373 40,648 85,889 88,703 104,972 110,298 113,497 

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Tennessee 34,545 35,184 45,683 44,538 47,062 52,373 42,649 44,287 45,886 44,100 

 Texas 179,934 183,852 181,254 230,437 236,716 267,580 257,145 307,359 294,631 289,873 

 Utah 28,305 26,486 28,190 32,228 38,708 34,973 35,604 45,222 48,975 50,606 

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Virginia 52,287 61,014 70,835 68,960 73,362 79,456 79,457 86,043 82,105 85,553 

 Washington 73,187 71,452 92,620 98,793 102,211 103,432 98,399 105,671 110,085 123,931 

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Wisconsin 57,152 57,481 66,109 61,239 65,315 65,165 74,584 79,359 81,548 81,504 

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 3,328,632 3,407,320 3,896,050 3,947,517 4,096,560 4,576,585 4,802,555 5,089,514 5,082,172 5,179,696 

Northeast 456,443 454,178 551,681 554,092 588,590 636,564 656,116 708,198 690,520 715,745

Midwest 659,540 652,162 778,715 773,338 789,555 896,189 933,296 983,291 1,010,681 1,042,912

South 1,210,792 1,295,606 1,382,494 1,412,067 1,492,501 1,650,181 1,765,716 1,905,463 1,882,055 1,907,588

West 1,001,857 1,005,374 1,183,160 1,208,020 1,225,914 1,393,651 1,447,427 1,492,562 1,498,916 1,513,451

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Wholesale value of sales of growers with at least $10,000 in annual floriculture sales. Growers are located in the 36 surveyed States.

 Crops include cut flowers, cut cultivated greens, potted flowering plants, potted foliage plants, bedding and garden plants, and propagatives.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table B-5--Floriculture crops: Wholesale value of production, large operations, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 dollars ---

 Alabama 44,632 52,564 68,577 70,971 77,340 52,333 52,986 62,013 73,010 78,303

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arizona 11,341 22,337 31,170 40,502 38,167 24,786 26,460 28,516 32,919 31,291

 Arkansas 6,947 7,549 15,668 15,196 8,732 11,731 13,223 13,940 14,229 12,923

 California 673,348 651,555 767,166 766,836 774,877 931,267 985,795 1,001,190 997,396 1,001,882

 Colorado 59,558 63,391 66,115 66,721 70,406 71,939 65,251 71,179 71,122 74,072

 Connecticut 38,556 42,693 52,154 57,501 60,764 63,309 72,300 75,943 72,812 83,146

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Florida 612,223 658,997 627,809 605,706 645,769 716,407 818,702 810,946 809,959 806,337

 Georgia 48,655 50,171 54,168 56,021 60,395 71,782 64,182 71,778 63,243 60,136

 Hawaii 35,478 41,252 41,853 44,182 49,802 55,344 58,008 63,317 62,314 60,174

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Illinois 62,646 61,462 94,640 80,183 81,940 101,756 108,938 102,009 100,619 110,711

 Indiana 28,227 26,946 30,780 30,561 29,327 36,373 40,929 46,256 45,935 46,917

 Iowa 35,321 34,733 37,493 46,088 37,417 43,990 47,399 43,834 47,451 46,839

 Kansas 23,334 20,752 24,389 25,774 26,263 29,973 29,224 27,831 27,726 22,048

 Kentucky 17,269 16,977 23,278 21,593 22,499 24,243 25,784 25,770 27,761 29,925

 Louisiana 14,589 17,581 18,582 18,241 17,783 16,098 20,275 23,958 18,316 17,540

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Maryland 28,766 27,939 33,867 47,415 44,988 53,477 55,519 77,990 83,319 100,640

 Massachusetts 57,797 56,760 59,977 57,203 61,761 64,184 63,081 70,386 63,446 65,490

 Michigan 171,320 172,803 195,229 211,509 211,807 254,953 263,158 306,271 322,980 353,051

 Minnesota 47,468 48,082 57,099 57,977 62,546 65,419 65,277 68,592 78,735 75,736

 Mississippi 7,436 8,485 16,638 11,568 12,941 13,009 13,353 13,314 11,358 11,338

 Missouri 31,023 29,705 34,943 34,177 34,418 38,629 39,875 41,227 37,513 32,385

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Jersey 87,193 85,565 107,065 108,796 111,365 115,260 129,384 149,069 129,090 143,196

 New Mexico 19,667 19,963 24,099 27,434 22,311 23,278 27,743 21,994 22,216 21,973

 New York 110,232 93,008 122,114 137,010 138,950 156,678 150,499 161,969 168,633 183,437

 North Carolina 77,087 89,474 102,404 108,018 122,141 125,687 152,514 148,739 147,591 152,541

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Ohio 143,304 140,513 157,273 151,220 152,854 168,501 176,005 172,968 180,381 186,246

 Oklahoma 10,542 9,956 11,391 13,680 9,230 10,264 15,037 37,696 31,990 32,567

 Oregon 61,778 68,198 80,467 84,164 76,249 87,748 80,041 84,564 84,419 86,048

 Pennsylvania 94,460 107,032 123,146 117,517 133,455 144,684 158,920 159,435 157,326 157,457

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 South Carolina 21,535 22,793 36,365 31,398 32,630 74,257 76,789 92,405 103,038 104,878

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Tennessee 30,375 30,399 39,203 39,333 39,560 42,287 33,511 33,436 35,230 36,042

 Texas 170,394 176,277 171,594 221,332 227,725 255,868 246,764 296,510 285,241 279,551

 Utah 26,205 24,146 25,985 29,693 36,263 30,542 30,604 42,016 46,342 42,778

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Virginia 47,982 56,709 64,475 62,960 67,195 72,654 71,997 77,729 74,167 78,397

 Washington 68,177 66,112 84,685 91,668 94,861 97,357 92,474 99,066 103,575 117,706

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Wisconsin 48,932 49,426 55,684 51,084 54,425 50,365 60,636 66,704 70,485 67,704

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Undisclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - 23,119 57,548 63,588 63,614 68,000 75,641

Total 3,073,797 3,152,305 3,557,545 3,641,232 3,772,275 4,253,980 4,496,225 4,754,174 4,769,887 4,887,046

Northeast 388,238 385,058 464,456 478,027 506,295 544,115 574,184 616,802 591,307 632,726

Midwest 591,575 584,422 687,530 688,573 690,997 789,959 831,441 875,692 911,825 941,637

South 1,138,432 1,225,871 1,284,019 1,323,432 1,388,928 1,540,097 1,660,636 1,786,224 1,778,452 1,801,118

West 955,552 956,954 1,121,540 1,151,200 1,162,936 1,322,261 1,366,376 1,411,842 1,420,303 1,435,924

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Wholesale value of sales of growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales. Growers are located in the 36 surveyed States.

 Crops include cut flowers, cut cultivated greens, potted flowering plants, potted foliage plants, bedding and garden plants, and propagatives.

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Table B-6--Floriculture crops: Number of large growers, by crop group, 1992 to date 1/

Potted Bedding/ Cut Total

Year Cut flowering Foliage garden Herbaceous cultivated large

flowers plants plants plants 2/ perennials greens growers

-- Number --

Finished floriculture products:

1992 932 2,537 2,106 3,132 - - - 244 4,566

1993 860 2,577 2,039 3,207 - - - 241 4,585

1994 824 2,594 1,766 3,214 - - - 223 4,631

1995 798 2,646 1,644 3,247 - - - 234 4,657

1996 763 2,710 1,621 3,279 - - - 234 4,683

1997 829 2,713 1,746 3,677 - - - 287 5,244

1998 690 2,538 1,536 3,711 - - - 282 5,199

1999 656 2,356 1,531 3,452 - - - 237 4,793

2000 667 2,430 1,579 3,247 2,304 254 4,851

2001 625 2,379 1,562 3,191 2,387 218 4,738

2002 618 2,439 1,671 3,368 2,612 244 4,974

2003 541 2,272 1,586 3,188 2,529 200 4,732

 2004p 536 2,178 1,505 3,121 2,666 202 4,579

Propagative materials:

2000 18 161 74 223 96 6 578

2001 21 205 79 235 108 9 657

2002 21 216 81 263 147 12 740

2003 18 195 85 252 152 5 707

 2004p 16 178 86 262 127 2 671

See footnotes at bottom table.

Table B-7--Floriculture crops: Average sales per grower, by crop group, 1992 to date 1/

Potted Bedding/ Cut Total

Year Cut flowering Foliage garden Herbaceous cultivated large

flowers plants plants plants 2/ perennials greens growers

-- Dollars --

1992 491,905 254,627 202,758 340,519 - - - 457,066 604,719

1993 492,920 265,171 204,536 347,448 - - - 481,241 612,933

1994 536,768 255,393 277,070 380,263 - - - 534,740 646,389

1995 530,865 257,410 303,509 397,895 - - - 483,436 660,038

1996 540,891 252,524 313,971 414,472 - - - 505,064 673,138

1997 568,841 266,446 286,348 453,806 - - - 404,822 678,403

1998 596,514 290,322 327,149 479,338 - - - 417,337 700,372

1999 657,963 322,087 334,421 532,901 - - - 534,494 787,038

2000 644,622 329,053 354,776 511,681 188,365 496,724 876,928

2001 668,965 346,679 416,511 526,722 207,680 515,404 948,971

2002 691,070 357,685 394,175 548,078 234,415 466,283 980,299

2003 781,852 353,636 409,635 561,121 251,037 510,325 1,008,007

 2004p 786,625 374,259 424,571 591,315 257,708 457,649 1,067,274

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes only growers with annual floriculture sales of $100,000 or more; 36 surveyed States. Since some

 growers produce more than one type of crop, the sum of growers by type of crop may exceed the actual number.

2/ Sales value of annuals are used. Refers to annual plants for unfinished propagative materials.

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Table B-8--Floriculture crops: Number of growers, by size of operation, 1992 to date

$10,000- $20,000- $40,000- $50,000- $100,000- $500,000

Year $19,999 $39,999 $49,999 $99,999 $499,999 or more Total

-- Number --

1992 1,209 1,773 787 2,060 3,055 1,511 10,395

1993 1,470 1,486 765 2,157 3,044 1,541 10,463

1994 1,364 1,437 747 2,084 3,020 1,611 10,263

1995 1,210 1,416 714 2,161 2,996 1,661 10,158

1996 1,157 1,292 715 2,223 2,972 1,711 10,070

1997 1,711 2,038 920 2,804 3,415 1,829 12,717

1998 1,686 2,209 755 2,410 3,643 1,556 12,259

1999 1,432 1,695 864 2,841 3,194 1,599 11,625

2000 1,425 1,678 812 2,858 3,126 1,725 11,624

2001 1,308 1,529 724 2,782 3,048 1,690 11,081

2002 1,732 2,220 992 2,998 3,222 1,752 12,916

2003 1,592 1,941 858 2,873 3,005 1,727 11,996

 2004p 1,271 1,718 775 2,756 2,883 1,696 11,099

p= Preliminary.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.

Table B-9--Floriculture crops: Number of operations with hired workers, by size of operation, 1992 to date

$10,000- $20,000- $40,000- $50,000- $100,000- $500,000

Year $19,999 $39,999 $49,999 $99,999 $499,999 or more Total

-- Number --

1992 710 1,100 520 1,580 2,640 1,350 7,900

1993 837 966 572 1,820 2,790 1,431 8,416

1994 790 933 548 1,738 2,836 1,539 8,384

1995 561 819 498 1,708 2,792 1,596 7,974

1996 723 877 540 1,891 2,803 1,638 8,472

1997 950 1,271 706 2,334 3,192 1,757 10,210

1998 1,015 1,542 637 2,365 3,475 1,536 10,570

1999 757 1,092 659 2,400 3,013 1,550 9,471

2000 669 934 551 2,260 2,927 1,676 9,017

2001 586 858 500 2,198 2,860 1,662 8,664

2002 681 1,167 679 2,320 3,032 1,720 9,599

2003 665 1,023 554 2,221 2,848 1,701 9,012

 2004p 544 923 493 2,138 2,734 1,674 8,506

p= Preliminary.

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Table B-10--Floriculture crops: Average number of hired workers per operation, by size of operation, 1992 to date

$10,000- $20,000- $40,000- $50,000- $100,000- $500,000

Year $19,999 $39,999 $49,999 $99,999 $499,999 or more Total

-- Number --

1992 3.7 4.3 4.9 5.9 10.1 42.0 13.0

1993 4.4 4.3 5.0 5.9 10.6 44.6 13.6

1994 3.3 3.9 3.9 5.2 9.9 43.6 13.4

1995 3.0 3.5 3.8 5.0 9.2 43.2 13.8

1996 3.0 3.6 3.9 6.1 9.0 42.7 13.5

1997 3.4 3.8 4.2 5.1 10.1 43.9 13.0

1998 3.6 3.9 4.2 6.1 10.8 53.0 13.8

1999 3.1 3.5 3.8 5.2 10.2 50.0 13.6

2000 2.9 3.3 3.9 4.9 9.4 50.4 14.4

2001 2.8 3.4 3.4 4.8 9.1 50.5 14.6

2002 3.0 3.4 4.2 4.9 8.8 51.5 14.1

2003 3.1 3.4 4.3 5.0 9.3 51.7 14.8

 2004p 3.0 3.6 3.9 5.1 9.6 51.9 15.4

p = Preliminary.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.

Table B-11--Floriculture crops: Estimated number of hired workers, by size of operation, 1992 to date 1/

$10,000- $20,000- $40,000- $50,000- $100,000- $500,000

Year $19,999 $39,999 $49,999 $99,999 $499,999 or more Total

-- Number --

1992 2,627 4,730 2,548 9,322 26,664 56,700 102,700

1993 3,683 4,154 2,860 10,738 29,574 63,823 114,458

1994 2,607 3,639 2,137 9,038 28,076 67,100 112,346

1995 1,683 2,867 1,892 8,540 25,686 68,947 110,041

1996 2,169 3,157 2,106 11,535 25,227 69,943 114,372

1997 3,230 4,830 2,965 11,903 32,239 77,132 132,730

1998 3,654 6,014 2,675 14,427 37,530 81,408 145,866

1999 2,347 3,822 2,504 12,480 30,733 77,500 128,806

2000 1,940 3,082 2,149 11,074 27,514 84,470 129,845

2001 1,641 2,917 1,700 10,550 26,026 83,931 126,494

2002 2,043 3,968 2,852 11,368 26,682 88,580 135,346

2003 2,062 3,478 2,382 11,105 26,486 87,942 133,378

 2004p 1,632 3,323 1,923 10,904 26,246 86,881 130,992

p = Preliminary.

1/ The estimated total number of hired workers may not equal the sum by gross value of sales due to rounding of

 the average total number of hired workers in table B-9.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table B-12--Floriculture crops: Growers and production area, by type of cover and size of operation, 1993 to date 1/

Glass Fiberglass, Film Total Shade and Total Total covered Average

Year Growers green- other rigid plastic greenhouse temporary covered Open and open sales

2/ houses g-houses g-houses cover cover area ground ground area per acre

 Number --- Acres --- Dollars

Operations less than $100,000 in sales:

1993 5,878 173 365 1,035 1,573 632 2,205 5,227 7,432 35,366

1994 5,632 167 289 1,132 1,588 665 2,253 4,890 7,143 35,486

1995 5,501 150 303 1,013 1,465 798 2,264 4,977 7,241 35,196

1996 5,387 141 298 1,032 1,470 802 2,273 5,155 7,428 34,334

1997 7,473 199 326 1,430 1,954 942 2,896 7,304 10,200 33,187

1998 7,060 177 291 1,584 2,052 838 2,890 6,832 9,722 31,506

1999 6,832 154 294 1,389 1,837 764 2,601 7,183 9,784 33,144

2000 6,773 132 244 1,318 1,694 737 2,431 6,752 9,183 35,131

2001 6,343 120 224 1,250 1,594 719 2,313 6,556 8,869 34,538

2002 7,942 144 243 1,483 1,869 697 2,566 9,406 11,972 28,010

2003 7,264 102 243 1,343 1,687 683 2,370 7,967 10,337 30,210

2004 p 6,520 100 221 1,302 1,623 696 2,319 6,832 9,151 31,979

Operations of $100,000 or more in sales:

1993 4,585 1,672 2,495 5,045 9,213 7,158 16,371 23,566 39,937 70,368

1994 4,631 1,580 2,228 5,279 9,087 7,309 16,395 22,164 38,559 77,632

1995 4,657 1,462 2,220 6,063 9,745 7,361 17,106 24,750 41,856 73,438

1996 4,683 1,473 2,061 5,710 9,244 7,801 17,044 23,926 40,970 76,941

1997 5,244 1,504 2,116 6,749 10,369 8,091 18,460 28,203 46,663 76,239

1998 5,199 1,517 1,957 7,267 10,741 8,112 18,853 31,675 50,528 72,064

1999 4,793 1,438 1,874 7,072 10,384 8,236 18,620 27,784 46,404 81,292

2000 4,851 1,519 1,975 7,143 10,637 8,296 18,933 30,250 49,183 86,493

2001 4,738 1,612 1,902 7,094 10,608 8,241 18,848 29,048 47,896 93,874

2002 4,974 1,632 1,854 7,603 11,090 8,245 19,335 32,898 52,233 91,019

2003 4,732 1,617 1,727 7,587 10,931 8,083 19,014 32,949 51,963 91,795

2004 p 4,579 1,583 1,683 7,562 10,828 8,103 18,931 31,762 50,693 96,406

All operations:

1985 - - - - - - - - - - - - 7,252 5,575 12,827 17,159 29,986 56,205

1986 7,125 - - - 4,124 3,617 7,740 6,421 14,161 18,426 32,587 58,518

1987 8,778 2,004 2,577 4,590 9,172 6,782 15,954 24,537 40,491 56,641

1988 8,782 1,809 2,565 4,929 9,304 7,320 16,623 25,554 42,177 54,372

1989 8,787 1,771 2,399 5,020 9,190 7,220 16,410 25,792 42,202 59,357

1990 9,259 1,795 2,298 5,202 9,296 7,193 16,489 26,131 42,620 64,161

1991 9,313 1,754 2,306 5,456 9,515 7,785 17,300 27,832 45,132 64,482

1992 10,395 1,847 2,605 6,049 10,500 8,021 18,522 29,140 47,662 63,414

1993 10,463 1,845 2,860 6,080 10,785 7,790 18,576 28,793 47,369 64,877

1994 10,263 1,747 2,517 6,411 10,675 7,974 18,649 27,054 45,703 71,044

1995 10,158 1,612 2,523 7,076 11,210 8,159 19,369 29,727 49,096 67,798

1996 10,070 1,614 2,359 6,742 10,714 8,603 19,317 29,081 48,398 70,402

1997 12,717 1,703 2,441 8,179 12,323 9,033 21,356 35,507 56,863 68,516

1998 12,259 1,694 2,249 8,851 12,793 8,949 21,742 38,507 60,249 65,520

1999 11,625 1,593 2,167 8,460 12,220 9,001 21,221 34,967 56,188 72,908

2000 11,624 1,652 2,219 8,461 12,331 9,033 21,364 37,002 58,366 78,412

2001 11,081 1,732 2,126 8,344 12,202 8,960 21,162 35,604 56,766 84,603

2002 12,916 1,776 2,097 9,086 12,959 8,942 21,901 42,304 64,205 79,270

2003 11,996 1,718 1,970 8,930 12,618 8,766 21,384 40,916 62,300 81,576

2004 p 11,099 1,683 1,904 8,864 12,451 8,799 21,250 38,594 59,844 86,554

- - - = Not available; p = Preliminary.

1/ Grower data through 1991 are from 28 surveyed States. Starting in 1992, survey data are from growers located in 36 major States.

2/ The number of growers is assumed equal to the number of operations.

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Table B-13--Floriculture crops: Average production area number of hired workers, and sales per grower, 1992 to date 1/

Average Open Average Number Average Estimated Average Average

covered ground covered and of growers number of number sales sales Total

Year Growers area per area per open area with hired hired workers of hired per hired per sales

2/ grower grower per grower workers per grower workers 3/ worker grower

 Number ------------------ Acres ------------------- --------------------- Number -------------------- --- Dollars --- Million $

Operations less than $100,000 in sales:

1992 5,829 - - - - - - - - - 3,910 4.9 19,336 13,511 44,817 261.2

1993 5,878 0.4 0.9 1.3 4,195 5.0 21,061 12,480 44,714 262.8

1994 5,632 0.4 0.9 1.3 4,009 4.3 17,170 14,764 45,008 253.5

1995 5,501 0.4 0.9 1.3 3,586 4.3 15,408 16,539 46,325 254.8

1996 5,387 0.4 1.0 1.4 4,031 4.8 19,202 13,281 47,339 255.0

1997 7,473 0.4 1.0 1.4 5,261 4.4 23,359 14,491 45,297 338.5

1998 7,060 0.4 1.0 1.4 5,559 4.8 26,928 11,374 43,383 306.3

1999 6,832 0.4 1.1 1.4 4,908 4.2 20,573 15,763 47,466 324.3

2000 6,773 0.4 1.0 1.4 4,414 4.0 17,861 18,062 47,631 322.6

2001 6,343 0.4 1.0 1.4 4,142 4.0 16,537 18,523 48,294 306.3

2002 7,942 0.3 1.2 1.5 4,847 4.0 19,577 17,129 42,224 335.3

2003 7,264 0.3 1.1 1.4 4,463 4.2 18,950 16,480 42,991 312.3

2004 p 6,520 0.4 1.0 1.4 4,098 4.4 17,865 16,381 44,885 292.7

Operations with $100,000+ sales:

1992 4,566 - - - - - - - - - 3,990 20.9 83,364 33,122 604,719 2,761.1

1993 4,585 3.6 5.1 8.7 4,221 22.1 93,397 30,090 612,933 2,810.3

1994 4,631 3.5 4.8 8.3 4,375 21.8 95,176 31,451 646,389 2,993.4

1995 4,657 3.7 5.3 9.0 4,388 21.6 94,633 32,481 660,038 3,073.8

1996 4,683 3.6 5.1 8.7 4,441 21.4 95,170 33,123 673,138 3,152.3

1997 5,244 3.5 5.4 8.9 4,949 22.1 109,371 32,527 678,403 3,557.5

1998 5,199 3.6 6.1 9.7 5,011 23.7 118,938 30,615 700,372 3,641.2

1999 4,793 3.9 5.8 9.7 4,563 23.7 108,233 34,853 787,038 3,772.3

2000 4,851 3.9 6.2 10.1 4,603 24.3 111,984 37,987 876,928 4,254.0

2001 4,738 4.0 6.1 10.1 4,522 24.3 109,957 40,891 948,971 4,496.2

2002 4,974 3.9 6.6 10.5 4,752 24.4 115,769 41,066 955,805 4,754.2

2003 4,732 4.0 7.0 11.0 4,549 25.2 114,428 41,685 1,008,007 4,769.9

2004 p 4,579 4.1 6.9 11.1 4,408 25.7 113,127 43,200 1,067,274 4,887.0

Operations of $10,000+ sales:

1987 8,778 1.8 2.8 4.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 261,272 2,293.4

1988 8,782 1.9 2.9 4.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 261,130 2,293.2

1989 8,787 1.9 2.9 4.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 285,080 2,505.0

1990 9,259 1.8 2.8 4.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 295,337 2,734.5

1991 9,313 1.9 3.0 4.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - 312,489 2,910.2

1992 10,395 1.8 2.8 4.6 7,900 13.0 102,700 29,429 290,754 3,022.4

1993 10,463 1.8 2.8 4.5 8,416 13.6 114,458 26,849 293,714 3,073.1

1994 10,263 1.8 2.6 4.5 8,384 13.4 112,346 28,901 316,371 3,246.9

1995 10,158 1.9 2.9 4.8 7,974 13.8 110,041 30,249 327,686 3,328.6

1996 10,070 1.9 2.9 4.8 8,472 13.5 114,372 29,792 338,363 3,407.3

1997 12,717 1.7 2.8 4.5 10,210 13.0 132,730 29,353 306,365 3,896.1

1998 12,259 1.8 3.1 4.9 10,570 13.8 145,866 27,063 322,010 3,947.5

1999 11,625 1.8 3.0 4.8 9,471 13.6 128,806 31,804 352,392 4,096.6

2000 11,624 1.8 3.2 5.0 9,017 14.4 129,845 35,247 393,719 4,576.6

2001 11,081 1.9 3.2 5.1 8,664 14.6 126,494 37,967 433,404 4,802.6

2002 12,916 1.7 3.3 5.0 9,599 14.1 135,346 37,604 394,047 5,089.5

2003 11,996 1.8 3.4 5.2 9,012 14.8 133,378 38,104 423,656 5,082.2

2004 p 11,099 1.9 3.5 5.4 8,506 15.4 130,992 39,542 466,681 5,179.7

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Grower data through 1991 are from 28 surveyed States. Starting in 1992, survey data are from growers located in 36 major States.

2/ The number of growers is assumed to be equal to the number of operations.

3/ Estimated by average number of workers multiplied by number of operations (growers) with hired workers.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table B-14--Floriculture crops: Total production area of large growers, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- Acres ---

 Alabama 227 212 305 278 310 301 242 277 256 460

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arizona 235 265 422 325 354 326 421 339 349 355

 Arkansas 86 138 135 116 230 73 68 233 124 120

 California 10,898 9,394 10,358 12,686 10,727 11,241 10,484 11,185 10,854 10,408

 Colorado 269 274 274 282 309 306 268 277 254 255

 Connecticut 206 225 345 477 465 439 529 540 725 642

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Florida 16,193 16,479 18,072 18,617 17,159 17,133 15,919 17,181 16,655 16,432

 Georgia 210 211 248 248 252 271 248 378 364 225

 Hawaii 629 617 798 959 1,264 1,245 1,483 1,556 2,111 1,894

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Illinois 402 418 876 1,033 537 627 476 523 653 546

 Indiana 150 154 182 211 196 176 234 309 265 268

 Iowa 118 138 148 180 142 184 194 210 216 204

 Kansas 89 87 106 105 124 137 149 144 138 148

 Kentucky 89 101 106 124 132 132 114 121 123 140

 Louisiana 95 101 124 106 103 95 103 132 130 124

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Maryland 220 230 233 227 221 214 200 307 283 277

 Massachusetts 290 325 361 427 430 397 363 439 487 533

 Michigan 2,424 2,207 2,821 2,839 2,632 3,829 3,748 4,064 3,803 3,714

 Minnesota 216 302 284 296 286 310 270 290 350 338

 Mississippi 75 60 130 91 100 74 105 82 89 86

 Missouri 128 128 151 197 182 183 508 552 305 332

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Jersey 2,102 1,855 1,994 2,050 2,172 2,262 2,470 2,762 2,873 2,794

 New Mexico 87 91 123 126 90 98 100 113 106 104

 New York 597 677 823 1,392 956 1,002 1,300 861 884 982

 North Carolina 363 636 531 579 525 599 674 716 715 712

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Ohio 647 671 794 804 823 849 899 926 732 771

 Oklahoma 70 60 77 70 51 50 63 532 579 572

 Oregon 1,080 1,175 1,229 1,264 1,262 1,740 1,512 1,378 1,634 1,561

 Pennsylvania 565 688 713 748 682 648 751 809 685 703

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 South Carolina 171 221 313 298 329 317 574 546 685 613

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Tennessee 148 163 200 220 229 268 267 324 348 316

 Texas 880 810 906 1,149 1,202 1,781 1,052 1,398 1,270 1,303

 Utah 177 172 169 133 178 128 114 173 254 296

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Virginia 333 341 445 385 340 331 398 415 429 449

 Washington 1,104 1,089 1,580 1,171 1,136 1,134 1,254 1,659 1,600 1,356

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Wisconsin 283 257 288 314 276 280 344 485 635 660

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 41,856 40,970 46,663 50,528 46,404 49,183 47,896 52,235 51,963 50,693

Northeast 3,760 3,771 4,237 5,094 4,704 4,748 5,413 5,413 5,654 5,654

Midwest 4,456 4,360 5,648 5,980 5,197 6,576 6,822 7,501 7,097 6,982

South 19,161 19,763 21,826 22,508 21,183 21,640 20,026 22,641 22,050 21,828

West 14,480 13,077 14,953 16,946 15,320 16,219 15,636 16,680 17,161 16,229

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Production area of growers with $100,000 or more in annual floriculture sales. Growers are located in the 36 surveyed States. Crops

 grown are cut flowers, cut cultivated greens, potted flowering plants, potted foliage plants, bedding and garden plants, and propagatives.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table B-15--Floriculture crops: Greenhouse production area of large growers, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- Acres ---

 Alabama 157 152 158 157 179 165 179 179 176 161

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arizona 29 23 43 46 50 48 52 58 58 56

 Arkansas 39 34 35 49 79 43 39 54 56 49

 California 2,463 2,364 2,511 2,529 2,296 2,293 2,343 2,377 2,199 2,086

 Colorado 224 220 229 234 234 232 216 225 217 218

 Connecticut 99 102 132 168 153 152 169 170 164 160

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Florida 1,500 1,060 1,196 1,190 1,182 1,243 1,227 1,341 1,297 1,285

 Georgia 132 132 142 161 163 163 150 148 151 137

 Hawaii 88 62 61 78 92 89 84 94 84 82

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Illinois 167 173 219 236 234 247 239 251 257 260

 Indiana 102 97 98 114 118 110 130 147 141 136

 Iowa 98 105 118 114 111 130 128 112 119 114

 Kansas 74 70 80 85 86 90 93 88 89 87

 Kentucky 64 67 80 80 81 82 87 89 80 88

 Louisiana 59 55 53 58 59 52 49 61 56 51

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Maryland 79 76 86 117 125 85 93 146 132 126

 Massachusetts 153 159 153 171 161 158 150 154 163 161

 Michigan 657 657 760 839 779 837 827 883 951 974

 Minnesota 157 168 169 186 195 200 214 227 229 226

 Mississippi 56 25 32 60 69 52 65 43 40 40

 Missouri 99 92 116 122 117 119 123 123 114 116

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Jersey 234 242 368 375 340 356 375 349 382 370

 New Mexico 77 79 83 86 83 89 87 90 89 88

 New York 337 360 393 392 392 482 427 396 414 432

 North Carolina 213 251 290 330 341 337 354 379 386 400

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Ohio 516 527 637 599 585 546 565 537 517 512

 Oklahoma 37 50 60 51 35 37 38 66 72 73

 Oregon 239 243 273 351 265 280 280 296 318 313

 Pennsylvania 341 359 381 395 405 391 416 416 385 393

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 South Carolina 46 51 75 69 74 97 91 84 84 95

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Tennessee 100 97 116 111 121 107 110 97 123 128

 Texas 592 523 580 557 555 702 577 719 664 672

 Utah 71 87 118 96 103 94 91 127 126 120

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Virginia 116 152 162 152 146 157 177 157 193 202

 Washington 151 149 167 179 177 180 166 205 199 206

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Wisconsin 154 158 169 177 176 167 169 178 181 180

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 9,721 9,221 10,344 10,715 10,358 10,611 10,581 11,062 10,904 10,801

Northeast 1,164 1,223 1,427 1,501 1,451 1,539 1,537 1,485 1,507 1,516

Midwest 2,024 2,046 2,367 2,472 2,400 2,446 2,489 2,544 2,598 2,605

South 3,190 2,726 3,065 3,142 3,207 3,321 3,234 3,561 3,510 3,509

West 3,344 3,226 3,485 3,600 3,299 3,305 3,321 3,472 3,289 3,171

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Production area of growers with $100,000 or more in annual floriculture sales. Growers are located in the 36 surveyed States. Crops

 grown are cut flowers, cut cultivated greens, potted flowering plants, potted foliage plants, bedding and garden plants, and propagatives.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table B-16--Floriculture crops: Average sales per acre of total production area of large growers, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- Dollars per acre ---

 Alabama 196,899 247,560 224,785 255,729 249,491 173,685 219,138 224,134 285,110 170,142

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arizona 48,321 84,410 73,832 124,439 107,931 75,917 62,880 84,167 94,421 88,044

 Arkansas 80,908 54,823 116,082 131,141 37,928 160,350 194,774 59,833 114,909 107,869

 California 61,787 69,359 74,065 60,446 72,234 82,845 94,032 89,512 91,893 96,260

 Colorado 221,609 231,492 241,533 236,946 228,105 234,853 243,541 256,829 280,230 290,645

 Connecticut 187,616 189,444 151,003 120,639 130,767 144,304 136,553 140,523 100,365 129,472

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Florida 37,807 39,990 34,739 32,535 37,633 41,815 51,430 47,200 48,631 49,072

 Georgia 231,175 238,252 218,762 226,000 239,558 264,502 258,690 189,911 173,773 267,590

 Hawaii 56,361 66,878 52,456 46,094 39,396 44,443 39,128 40,703 29,524 31,779

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Illinois 155,944 147,108 108,069 77,598 152,720 162,201 228,941 194,980 154,046 202,627

 Indiana 187,915 175,314 169,325 144,901 149,639 207,171 174,960 149,896 173,326 174,903

 Iowa 299,123 251,978 254,167 255,797 263,963 238,449 244,261 209,210 220,029 229,436

 Kansas 262,526 239,830 230,248 244,513 211,984 219,241 195,792 193,716 200,360 148,900

 Kentucky 193,576 168,650 218,910 173,474 170,356 183,451 226,214 213,320 226,433 214,417

 Louisiana 152,930 173,952 150,410 171,847 173,219 169,531 196,529 181,219 141,256 141,972

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Maryland 130,837 121,306 145,622 208,712 203,327 250,318 277,170 253,858 294,848 363,708

 Massachusetts 199,448 174,470 165,958 133,881 143,740 161,734 174,015 160,337 130,346 122,877

 Michigan 70,687 78,306 69,213 74,510 80,467 66,576 70,216 75,370 84,932 95,050

 Minnesota 220,265 159,354 201,335 195,835 218,690 210,875 242,077 236,259 224,691 223,804

 Mississippi 99,496 140,319 127,503 126,665 130,046 175,098 126,755 163,218 127,223 131,625

 Missouri 243,133 231,824 231,288 173,227 188,784 211,149 78,489 74,741 123,064 97,584

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Jersey 41,485 46,139 53,706 53,074 51,275 50,950 52,388 53,964 44,930 51,257

 New Mexico 226,217 219,973 196,148 216,929 247,461 237,140 276,658 193,791 209,311 210,812

 New York 184,493 137,318 148,294 98,396 145,375 156,332 115,770 188,034 190,703 186,727

 North Carolina 212,088 140,633 192,871 186,700 232,696 209,741 226,365 207,810 206,324 214,135

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Ohio 221,661 209,538 198,035 188,136 185,822 198,421 195,771 186,815 246,520 241,596

 Oklahoma 150,318 167,321 147,022 196,245 182,518 204,461 240,332 70,808 55,286 56,968

 Oregon 57,181 58,023 65,475 66,590 60,419 50,434 52,923 61,360 51,664 55,136

 Pennsylvania 167,062 155,545 172,769 157,156 195,599 223,419 211,570 196,990 229,777 224,063

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 South Carolina 125,780 102,976 116,145 105,309 99,240 234,572 133,784 169,241 150,361 171,171

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Tennessee 205,435 186,523 196,315 178,663 173,106 157,695 125,695 103,321 101,192 113,962

 Texas 193,707 217,671 189,307 192,686 189,392 143,642 234,664 212,116 224,535 214,562

 Utah 147,734 140,298 154,066 222,581 203,659 237,879 267,897 243,183 182,387 144,418

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Virginia 144,028 166,324 144,858 163,534 197,508 219,644 180,955 187,254 172,978 174,494

 Washington 61,748 60,686 53,589 78,301 83,521 85,861 73,724 59,718 64,720 86,806

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Wisconsin 172,667 192,547 193,481 162,624 197,266 179,919 176,311 137,560 110,929 102,654

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 73,437 76,941 76,239 72,064 81,292 86,493 93,874 91,016 91,794 96,406

Northeast 103,256 102,120 109,630 93,841 107,622 114,608 106,079 113,958 104,576 111,909

Midwest 132,773 134,048 121,723 115,151 132,956 120,129 121,884 116,740 128,473 134,868

South 59,414 62,028 58,831 58,799 65,569 71,169 82,925 78,893 80,657 82,515

West 65,993 73,179 75,006 67,932 75,911 81,523 87,386 84,644 82,761 88,479

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Sales per acre of growers with $100,000 or more in annual floriculture sales. Growers are located in the 36 surveyed States. Crops

 grown are cut flowers, cut cultivated greens, potted flowering plants, potted foliage plants, bedding and garden plants, and propagatives.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table B-17--Floriculture crops: Large growers and production area by type of cover, by State, 1995 to date1/

 Year, Total Greenhouse cover Total Shade and Total Covered Total covered

 region, large Fiberglass, Film greenhouse temporary covered area per Open and open 

and State growers Glass other rigid plastic cover cover area grower ground ground area

 Number --1,000 square feet-- Acres Acres

1995

Northeast: 836 13,176 4,631 33,014 50,821 840 51,661 62 2,574 3,760

 Connecticut 87 1,156 239 2,918 4,313 65 4,378 50 105 206

 Massachusetts 136 1,740 906 4,024 6,670 116 6,786 50 134 290

 New Jersey 174 2,715 494 6,998 10,207 107 10,314 59 1,865 2,102

 New York 215 4,008 916 9,808 14,732 361 15,093 70 251 597

 Pennsylvania 224 3,557 2,076 9,266 14,899 191 15,090 67 219 565

Midwest: 1,177 19,563 9,235 59,565 88,363 1,394 89,757 76 2,395 4,456

 Illinois 121 1,966 851 4,478 7,295 98 7,393 61 232 402

 Indiana 78 1,154 377 2,931 4,462 121 4,583 59 45 150

 Iowa 75 539 1,191 2,529 4,259 57 4,316 58 19 118

 Kansas 40 33 338 2,861 3,232 117 3,349 84 12 89

 Michigan 300 4,325 2,687 21,666 28,678 492 29,170 97 1,754 2,424

 Minnesota 82 725 1,316 4,824 6,865 83 6,948 85 56 216

 Missouri 68 609 478 3,240 4,327 55 4,382 64 27 128

 Ohio 264 8,850 1,260 12,405 22,515 158 22,673 86 126 647

 Wisconsin 149 1,362 737 4,631 6,730 213 6,943 47 124 283

South: 1,579 13,203 23,178 102,900 139,281 285,555 424,836 269 9,408 19,161

 Alabama 77 324 756 5,766 6,846 153 6,999 91 66 227

 Arkansas 31 12 9 1,690 1,711 69 1,780 57 45 86

 Florida 670 4,823 14,455 46,207 65,485 278,823 344,308 514 8,289 16,193

 Georgia 98 268 1,022 4,476 5,766 135 5,901 60 75 210

 Kentucky 61 295 269 2,209 2,773 24 2,797 46 25 89

 Louisiana 42 219 466 1,888 2,573 145 2,718 65 33 95

 Maryland 50 955 401 2,103 3,459 194 3,653 73 136 220

 Mississippi 27 219 125 2,095 2,439 76 2,515 93 17 75

 North Carolina 82 1,401 303 7,619 9,323 629 9,952 121 135 363

 Oklahoma 38 99 220 1,306 1,625 36 1,661 44 32 70

 South Carolina 40 530 163 1,297 1,990 23 2,013 50 125 171

 Tennessee 67 1,026 53 3,288 4,367 157 4,524 68 44 148

 Texas 204 1,486 4,635 19,725 25,846 4,195 30,041 147 190 880

 Virginia 92 1,546 301 3,231 5,078 896 5,974 65 196 333

West: 1,065 17,735 59,676 68,614 146,025 32,859 178,884 168 10,373 14,480

 Arizona 11 0 252 1,023 1,275 498 1,773 161 194 235

 California 630 13,916 42,989 50,670 107,575 18,220 125,795 200 8,010 10,898

 Colorado 81 329 7,479 1,964 9,772 236 10,008 124 39 269

 Hawaii 104 0 2,876 986 3,862 12,581 16,443 158 252 629

 New Mexico 20 358 1,718 1,299 3,375 20 3,395 170 9 87

 Oregon 89 1,424 2,270 6,756 10,450 1,067 11,517 129 816 1,080

 Utah 44 28 1,059 2,014 3,101 139 3,240 74 103 177

 Washington 86 1,680 1,033 3,902 6,615 98 6,713 78 950 1,104

Undisclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 4,657 63,677 96,720 264,093 424,490 320,648 745,138 160 24,750 41,856

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Table B-17--Floriculture crops: Large growers and production area by type of cover, by State, 1995 to date 1/ --continued

 Year, Total Greenhouse cover Total Shade and Total Covered Total covered

 region, large Fiberglass, Film greenhouse temporary covered area per Open and open 

and State growers Glass other rigid plastic cover cover area grower ground ground area

 Number --1,000 square feet-- Acres Acres

1996

Northeast: 886 14,102 5,274 34,011 53,387 1,439 54,826 62 2,512 3,771

 Connecticut 95 1,137 255 3,081 4,473 160 4,633 49 119 225

 Massachusetts 140 1,865 972 4,116 6,953 118 7,071 51 163 325

 New Jersey 174 2,936 522 7,101 10,559 310 10,869 62 1,605 1,855

 New York 231 4,048 1,159 10,504 15,711 420 16,131 70 307 677

 Pennsylvania 246 4,116 2,366 9,209 15,691 431 16,122 66 318 688

Midwest: 1,198 19,222 10,187 59,956 89,365 1,753 91,118 76 2,268 4,360

 Illinois 115 1,996 668 4,870 7,534 211 7,745 67 240 418

 Indiana 79 1,047 324 2,878 4,249 94 4,343 55 54 154

 Iowa 73 478 1,124 2,966 4,568 86 4,654 64 31 138

 Kansas 36 25 314 2,721 3,060 230 3,290 91 11 87

 Michigan 316 4,019 2,953 21,722 28,694 568 29,262 93 1,535 2,207

 Minnesota 87 645 1,663 5,043 7,351 86 7,437 85 131 302

 Missouri 67 542 496 2,962 4,000 57 4,057 61 35 128

 Ohio 272 9,142 1,851 12,018 23,011 232 23,243 85 137 671

 Wisconsin 153 1,328 794 4,776 6,898 189 7,087 46 94 257

South: 1,589 13,477 16,616 88,927 119,020 302,298 421,318 265 10,091 19,763

 Alabama 79 322 571 5,724 6,617 62 6,679 85 59 212

 Arkansas 30 9 38 1,447 1,494 61 1,555 52 102 138

 Florida 666 4,248 8,861 33,177 46,286 295,014 341,300 512 8,644 16,479

 Georgia 105 333 1,048 4,364 5,745 640 6,385 61 64 211

 Kentucky 60 304 239 2,381 2,924 67 2,991 50 32 101

 Louisiana 43 194 313 1,909 2,416 157 2,573 60 42 101

 Maryland 48 1,023 339 1,962 3,324 44 3,368 70 153 230

 Mississippi 23 163 110 822 1,095 58 1,153 50 34 60

 North Carolina 114 1,960 265 8,751 10,976 795 11,771 103 366 636

 Oklahoma 37 99 271 1,818 2,188 99 2,287 62 7 60

 South Carolina 39 505 207 1,535 2,247 338 2,585 66 162 221

 Tennessee 62 973 128 3,151 4,252 103 4,355 70 63 163

 Texas 199 1,050 3,943 17,832 22,825 4,262 27,087 136 188 810

 Virginia 84 2,294 283 4,054 6,631 598 7,229 86 175 341

West: 1,010 17,350 57,690 65,841 140,881 34,310 175,191 173 9,055 13,077

 Arizona 11 0 250 743 993 341 1,334 121 234 265

 California 578 13,468 41,915 47,853 103,236 18,162 121,398 210 6,607 9,394

 Colorado 77 434 7,327 1,843 9,604 277 9,881 128 47 274

 Hawaii 114 0 1,938 758 2,696 13,980 16,676 146 234 617

 New Mexico 18 281 1,663 1,510 3,454 20 3,474 193 11 91

 Oregon 86 1,726 2,041 6,828 10,595 1,356 11,951 139 901 1,175

 Utah 45 29 1,885 1,900 3,814 111 3,925 87 82 172

 Washington 81 1,412 671 4,406 6,489 63 6,552 81 939 1,089

Undisclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 4,683 64,151 89,767 248,735 402,653 339,800 742,453 159 23,926 40,970

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Table B-17--Floriculture crops: Large growers and production area by type of cover, by State, 1995 to date 1/ --continued

 Year, Total Greenhouse cover Total Shade and Total Covered Total covered

 region, large Fiberglass, Film greenhouse temporary covered area per Open and open 

and State growers Glass other rigid plastic cover cover area grower ground ground area

 Number --1,000 square feet-- Acres Acres

1997

Northeast: 1,015 13,667 5,220 43,423 62,310 964 63,274 62 2,784 4,237

 Connecticut 106 1,118 525 4,131 5,774 254 6,028 57 207 345

 Massachusetts 146 1,545 912 4,210 6,667 15 6,682 46 208 361

 New Jersey 183 3,221 841 12,012 16,074 198 16,272 89 1,620 1,994

 New York 315 4,606 1,198 11,338 17,142 302 17,444 55 423 823

 Pennsylvania 265 3,177 1,744 11,732 16,653 195 16,848 64 326 713

Midwest: 1,324 20,346 11,092 71,922 103,360 2,548 105,908 80 3,217 5,648

 Illinois 148 2,058 1,890 5,626 9,574 651 10,225 69 641 876

 Indiana 75 1,118 346 2,831 4,295 95 4,390 59 81 182

 Iowa 81 378 1,179 3,604 5,161 45 5,206 64 28 148

 Kansas 40 130 330 3,051 3,511 319 3,830 96 18 106

 Michigan 390 4,177 3,019 26,013 33,209 581 33,790 87 2,045 2,821

 Minnesota 97 503 1,614 5,247 7,364 111 7,475 77 112 284

 Missouri 70 590 244 4,233 5,067 33 5,100 73 34 151

 Ohio 266 9,928 1,571 16,303 27,802 345 28,147 106 148 794

 Wisconsin 157 1,464 899 5,014 7,377 368 7,745 49 110 288

South: 1,750 12,612 17,741 103,493 133,846 313,582 447,428 256 11,554 21,826

 Alabama 66 371 653 5,894 6,918 55 6,973 106 145 305

 Arkansas 25 0 35 1,482 1,517 50 1,567 63 99 135

 Florida 780 4,418 10,236 37,574 52,228 306,192 358,420 460 9,844 18,072

 Georgia 99 401 375 5,407 6,183 639 6,822 69 91 248

 Kentucky 67 307 305 2,871 3,483 60 3,543 53 25 106

 Louisiana 41 177 333 1,814 2,324 139 2,463 60 67 124

 Maryland 61 949 474 2,317 3,740 118 3,858 63 144 233

 Mississippi 30 197 112 1,108 1,417 129 1,546 52 95 130

 North Carolina 117 1,826 539 10,307 12,672 263 12,935 111 234 531

 Oklahoma 30 99 253 2,257 2,609 69 2,678 89 16 77

 South Carolina 50 736 404 2,134 3,274 128 3,402 68 235 313

 Tennessee 73 1,022 87 3,973 5,082 219 5,301 73 78 200

 Texas 210 1,271 3,627 20,412 25,310 4,983 30,293 144 211 906

 Virginia 101 838 308 5,943 7,089 538 7,627 76 270 445

West: 1,155 18,907 58,099 75,160 152,166 35,342 187,508 162 10,648 14,953

 Arizona 19 12 401 1,447 1,860 674 2,534 133 364 422

 California 668 14,869 41,671 53,098 109,638 17,560 127,198 190 7,438 10,358

 Colorado 80 356 7,540 2,114 10,010 302 10,312 129 37 274

 Hawaii 123 4 1,761 889 2,654 14,982 17,636 143 393 798

 New Mexico 19 273 1,585 1,756 3,614 39 3,653 192 39 123

 Oregon 101 1,498 2,512 7,924 11,934 1,525 13,459 133 920 1,229

 Utah 48 17 2,042 3,100 5,159 97 5,256 110 48 169

 Washington 97 1,878 587 4,832 7,297 163 7,460 77 1,409 1,580

Undisclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 5,244 65,532 92,152 293,998 451,682 352,436 804,118 153 28,203 46,663

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Table B-17--Floriculture crops: Large growers and production area by type of cover, by State, 1995 to date 1/ --continued

 Year, Total Greenhouse cover Total Shade and Total Covered Total covered

 region, large Fiberglass, Film greenhouse temporary covered area per Open and open 

and State growers Glass other rigid plastic cover cover area grower ground ground area

 Number --1,000 square feet-- Acres Acres

1998

Northeast: 1,013 14,157 5,114 46,287 65,558 1,176 66,734 66 3,562 5,094

 Connecticut 112 1,294 591 5,444 7,329 191 7,520 67 304 477

 Massachusetts 163 1,616 953 4,901 7,470 34 7,504 46 255 427

 New Jersey 189 3,209 731 12,435 16,375 260 16,635 88 1,668 2,050

 New York 289 5,190 719 11,211 17,120 323 17,443 60 992 1,392

 Pennsylvania 260 2,848 2,120 12,296 17,264 368 17,632 68 343 748

Midwest: 1,312 18,515 11,512 77,916 107,943 2,818 110,761 84 3,437 5,980

 Illinois 150 2,231 1,932 6,157 10,320 845 11,165 74 777 1,033

 Indiana 82 1,098 463 3,398 4,959 90 5,049 62 95 211

 Iowa 70 436 858 3,676 4,970 47 5,017 72 65 180

 Kansas 41 84 311 3,296 3,691 73 3,764 92 19 105

 Michigan 374 4,217 3,262 29,179 36,658 702 37,360 100 1,981 2,839

 Minnesota 104 495 1,738 5,879 8,112 123 8,235 79 107 296

 Missouri 68 554 390 4,376 5,320 225 5,545 82 70 197

 Ohio 279 7,949 1,576 16,647 26,172 390 26,562 95 194 804

 Wisconsin 144 1,451 982 5,308 7,741 323 8,064 56 129 314

South: 1,722 12,796 15,426 108,978 137,200 316,903 454,103 264 12,083 22,508

 Alabama 60 404 258 6,178 6,840 196 7,036 117 116 278

 Arkansas 22 9 0 2,111 2,120 9 2,129 97 67 116

 Florida 739 4,698 9,450 37,809 51,957 310,119 362,076 490 10,305 18,617

 Georgia 99 560 346 6,146 7,052 348 7,400 75 78 248

 Kentucky 62 251 741 2,511 3,503 46 3,549 57 43 124

 Louisiana 43 223 293 1,999 2,515 105 2,620 61 46 106

 Maryland 73 795 488 3,810 5,093 142 5,235 72 107 227

 Mississippi 29 172 109 2,328 2,609 106 2,715 94 29 91

 North Carolina 134 1,751 261 12,418 14,430 405 14,835 111 238 579

 Oklahoma 37 100 244 1,869 2,213 83 2,296 62 17 70

 South Carolina 43 641 281 2,107 3,029 201 3,230 75 224 298

 Tennessee 72 924 94 3,850 4,868 148 5,016 70 105 220

 Texas 220 1,319 2,309 20,700 24,328 4,625 28,953 132 484 1,149

 Virginia 89 949 552 5,142 6,643 370 7,013 79 224 385

West: 1,152 20,626 53,206 83,358 157,190 32,443 189,633 165 12,593 16,946

 Arizona 21 12 911 1,088 2,011 754 2,765 132 262 325

 California 650 16,407 37,446 56,572 110,425 16,521 126,946 195 9,772 12,686

 Colorado 86 462 7,341 2,418 10,221 259 10,480 122 41 282

 Hawaii 133 13 2,109 1,295 3,417 13,246 16,663 125 576 959

 New Mexico 19 218 1,340 2,193 3,751 59 3,810 201 39 126

 Oregon 101 1,673 2,510 11,155 15,338 1,255 16,593 164 883 1,264

 Utah 44 28 1,011 3,162 4,201 129 4,330 98 34 133

 Washington 98 1,813 538 5,475 7,826 220 8,046 82 986 1,171

Undisclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 5,199 66,094 85,258 316,539 467,891 353,340 821,231 158 31,675 50,528

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Table B-17--Floriculture crops: Large growers and production area by type of cover, by State, 1995 to date 1/ --continued

 Year, Total Greenhouse cover Total Shade and Total Covered Total covered

 region, large Fiberglass, Film greenhouse temporary covered area per Open and open 

and State growers Glass other rigid plastic cover cover area grower ground ground area

 Number --1,000 square feet-- Acres Acres

1999

Northeast: 930 14,073 4,572 44,728 63,373 1,417 64,790 70 3,217 4,704

 Connecticut 112 1,247 608 4,806 6,661 338 6,999 62 304 465

 Massachusetts 146 1,637 723 4,671 7,031 55 7,086 49 267 430

 New Jersey 178 2,909 453 11,499 14,861 208 15,069 85 1,826 2,172

 New York 252 4,557 780 11,799 17,136 410 17,546 70 553 956

 Pennsylvania 242 3,723 2,008 11,953 17,684 406 18,090 75 267 682

Midwest: 1,222 18,019 12,193 74,596 104,808 2,444 107,252 88 2,735 5,197

 Illinois 133 2,058 1,922 6,225 10,205 447 10,652 80 292 537

 Indiana 81 928 677 3,543 5,148 35 5,183 64 77 196

 Iowa 59 347 1,208 3,305 4,860 95 4,955 84 28 142

 Kansas 36 70 323 3,367 3,760 25 3,785 105 37 124

 Michigan 339 4,152 2,895 26,952 33,999 858 34,857 103 1,832 2,632

 Minnesota 102 496 2,022 5,995 8,513 112 8,625 85 88 286

 Missouri 59 621 374 4,097 5,092 236 5,328 90 60 182

 Ohio 273 7,793 1,667 16,102 25,562 338 25,900 95 228 823

 Wisconsin 140 1,554 1,105 5,010 7,669 298 7,967 57 93 276

South: 1,607 13,072 16,526 110,453 140,051 319,537 459,588 286 10,632 21,183

 Alabama 70 505 234 7,061 7,800 84 7,884 113 129 310

 Arkansas 22 9 0 3,435 3,444 7 3,451 157 151 230

 Florida 682 4,309 9,289 38,021 51,619 311,212 362,831 532 8,830 17,159

 Georgia 102 615 289 6,193 7,097 313 7,410 73 82 252

 Kentucky 64 284 703 2,537 3,524 51 3,575 56 50 132

 Louisiana 37 147 180 2,271 2,598 88 2,686 73 41 103

 Maryland 61 667 394 4,390 5,451 136 5,587 92 93 221

 Mississippi 33 168 120 2,731 3,019 96 3,115 94 28 100

 North Carolina 125 2,464 283 12,135 14,882 403 15,285 122 174 525

 Oklahoma 30 55 216 1,246 1,517 76 1,593 53 14 51

 South Carolina 40 722 157 2,359 3,238 238 3,476 87 249 329

 Tennessee 65 842 81 4,344 5,267 114 5,381 83 105 229

 Texas 193 1,389 3,893 18,932 24,214 6,426 30,640 159 499 1,202

 Virginia 83 896 687 4,798 6,381 293 6,674 80 187 340

West: 1,034 17,496 48,325 78,260 144,081 35,373 179,454 174 11,200 15,320

 Arizona 19 10 1,100 1,068 2,178 637 2,815 148 289 354

 California 568 13,286 31,891 55,081 100,258 16,669 116,927 206 8,043 10,727

 Colorado 82 437 7,389 2,381 10,207 276 10,483 128 68 309

 Hawaii 136 18 2,452 1,548 4,018 16,244 20,262 149 799 1,264

 New Mexico 17 218 1,306 2,098 3,622 44 3,666 216 6 90

 Oregon 79 1,592 2,622 7,346 11,560 1,116 12,676 160 971 1,262

 Utah 43 29 1,027 3,444 4,500 207 4,707 109 70 178

 Washington 90 1,906 538 5,294 7,738 180 7,918 88 954 1,136

Undisclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 4,793 62,660 81,616 308,037 452,313 358,771 811,084 169 27,784 46,404

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Table B-17--Floriculture crops: Large growers and production area by type of cover, by State, 1995 to date 1/ --continued

 Year, Total Greenhouse cover Total Shade and Total Covered Total covered

 region, large Fiberglass, Film greenhouse temporary covered area per Open and open 

and State growers Glass other rigid plastic cover cover area grower ground ground area

 Number --1,000 square feet-- Acres Acres

2000

Northeast: 932 14,339 4,751 48,103 67,193 1,353 68,546 74 3,174 4,748

 Connecticut 103 1,351 651 4,650 6,652 349 7,001 68 278 439

 Massachusetts 149 1,615 844 4,425 6,884 79 6,963 47 237 397

 New Jersey 174 3,038 401 12,093 15,532 203 15,735 90 1,901 2,262

 New York 266 4,957 915 15,190 21,062 466 21,528 81 508 1,002

 Pennsylvania 240 3,378 1,940 11,745 17,063 256 17,319 72 250 648

Midwest: 1,274 17,678 12,753 76,365 106,796 2,623 109,419 86 4,064 6,576

 Illinois 147 1,950 2,188 6,642 10,780 517 11,297 77 368 627

 Indiana 86 925 505 3,392 4,822 38 4,860 57 64 176

 Iowa 64 528 1,423 3,705 5,656 115 5,771 90 52 184

 Kansas 43 78 362 3,511 3,951 44 3,995 93 45 137

 Michigan 370 4,205 3,732 28,592 36,529 1,041 37,570 102 2,967 3,829

 Minnesota 102 432 1,822 6,469 8,723 86 8,809 86 108 310

 Missouri 60 648 358 4,208 5,214 98 5,312 89 61 183

 Ohio 264 7,407 1,572 14,865 23,844 341 24,185 92 294 849

 Wisconsin 138 1,505 791 4,981 7,277 343 7,620 55 105 280

South: 1,608 12,681 22,979 109,377 145,037 317,874 462,911 288 11,013 21,640

 Alabama 61 492 207 6,517 7,216 72 7,288 119 134 301

 Arkansas 20 0 9 1,859 1,868 12 1,880 94 30 73

 Florida 705 4,215 9,997 40,066 54,278 306,305 360,583 511 8,855 17,133

 Georgia 101 595 325 6,191 7,111 311 7,422 73 101 271

 Kentucky 61 288 870 2,412 3,570 52 3,622 59 49 132

 Louisiana 37 72 136 2,049 2,257 224 2,481 67 38 95

 Maryland 59 730 443 2,536 3,709 152 3,861 65 125 214

 Mississippi 27 163 174 1,925 2,262 16 2,278 84 22 74

 North Carolina 128 2,485 192 12,044 14,721 318 15,039 117 254 599

 Oklahoma 30 55 210 1,346 1,611 53 1,664 55 12 50

 South Carolina 43 921 289 3,031 4,241 1,185 5,426 126 192 317

 Tennessee 62 720 70 3,885 4,675 167 4,842 78 157 268

 Texas 189 962 9,206 20,487 30,655 8,605 39,260 208 880 1,781

 Virginia 85 983 851 5,029 6,863 402 7,265 85 164 331

West: 1,037 21,479 45,540 77,303 144,322 39,522 183,844 177 11,999 16,219

 Arizona 17 0 1,138 949 2,087 635 2,722 160 264 326

 California 569 16,002 31,151 52,999 100,152 20,426 120,578 212 8,473 11,241

 Colorado 80 465 7,235 2,439 10,139 242 10,381 130 68 306

 Hawaii 136 60 1,996 1,827 3,883 16,428 20,311 149 779 1,245

 New Mexico 20 1,458 145 2,292 3,895 76 3,971 199 7 98

 Oregon 88 1,474 2,421 8,318 12,213 1,372 13,585 154 1,428 1,740

 Utah 37 16 820 3,252 4,088 198 4,286 116 30 128

 Washington 90 2,004 634 5,227 7,865 145 8,010 89 950 1,134

Undisclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 4,851 66,177 86,023 311,148 463,348 361,372 824,720 170 30,250 49,183

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Table B-17--Floriculture crops: Large growers and production area by type of cover, by State, 1995 to date 1/ --continued

 Year, Total Greenhouse cover Total Shade and Total Covered Total covered

 region, large Fiberglass, Film greenhouse temporary covered area per Open and open 

and State growers Glass other rigid plastic cover cover area grower ground ground area

 Number --1,000 square feet-- Acres Acres

2001

Northeast: 933 15,978 6,224 44,921 67,123 1,824 68,947 74 3,830 5,413

 Connecticut 104 1,684 1,389 4,315 7,388 386 7,774 75 351 529

 Massachusetts 139 1,601 846 4,094 6,541 102 6,643 48 210 363

 New Jersey 177 3,444 749 12,165 16,358 269 16,627 94 2,088 2,470

 New York 258 5,840 1,054 11,755 18,649 604 19,253 75 858 1,300

 Pennsylvania 255 3,409 2,186 12,592 18,187 463 18,650 73 323 751

Midwest: 1,253 18,875 12,978 76,850 108,703 2,879 111,582 89 4,260 6,822

 Illinois 140 2,195 1,821 6,423 10,439 618 11,057 79 222 476

 Indiana 81 1,140 1,012 3,539 5,691 56 5,747 71 102 234

 Iowa 65 506 1,542 3,563 5,611 54 5,665 87 64 194

 Kansas 46 66 409 3,586 4,061 45 4,106 89 55 149

 Michigan 360 4,436 3,519 28,161 36,116 1,078 37,194 103 2,894 3,748

 Minnesota 98 530 1,962 6,869 9,361 120 9,481 97 52 270

 Missouri 66 606 480 4,300 5,386 104 5,490 83 382 508

 Ohio 250 8,041 1,431 15,180 24,652 440 25,092 100 323 899

 Wisconsin 147 1,355 802 5,229 7,386 364 7,750 53 166 344

South: 1,555 14,147 19,047 108,042 141,236 312,434 453,670 292 9,611 20,026

 Alabama 61 661 298 6,858 7,817 189 8,006 131 58 242

 Arkansas 16 9 5 1,668 1,682 12 1,694 106 29 68

 Florida 656 4,463 12,965 36,160 53,588 300,725 354,313 540 7,785 15,919

 Georgia 94 420 393 5,720 6,533 354 6,887 73 90 248

 Kentucky 61 413 735 2,650 3,798 78 3,876 64 25 114

 Louisiana 39 54 265 1,807 2,126 277 2,403 62 48 103

 Maryland 55 933 410 2,711 4,054 54 4,108 75 106 200

 Mississippi 31 163 41 2,645 2,849 41 2,890 93 39 105

 North Carolina 136 2,871 238 12,338 15,447 398 15,845 117 310 674

 Oklahoma 36 55 242 1,344 1,641 39 1,680 47 24 63

 South Carolina 43 904 31 3,026 3,961 1,788 5,749 134 442 574

 Tennessee 61 848 36 3,899 4,783 35 4,818 79 156 267

 Texas 181 1,332 2,879 21,003 25,214 7,829 33,043 183 293 1,052

 Virginia 85 1,021 509 6,213 7,743 615 8,358 98 206 398

West: 997 21,214 44,600 79,193 145,007 41,826 186,833 187 11,347 15,636

 Arizona 17 0 836 1,419 2,255 829 3,084 181 350 421

 California 553 17,329 30,288 54,697 102,314 22,860 125,174 226 7,610 10,484

 Colorado 71 377 6,816 2,242 9,435 145 9,580 135 48 268

 Hawaii 129 52 1,844 1,793 3,689 16,197 19,886 154 1,026 1,483

 New Mexico 21 115 1,344 2,353 3,812 77 3,889 185 11 100

 Oregon 81 1,465 2,134 8,646 12,245 1,407 13,652 169 1,199 1,512

 Utah 37 18 918 3,053 3,989 116 4,105 111 20 114

 Washington 88 1,858 420 4,990 7,268 195 7,463 85 1,083 1,254

Undisclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 4,738 70,214 82,849 309,006 462,069 358,963 821,032 173 29,048 47,896

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Table B-17--Floriculture crops: Large growers and production area by type of cover, by State, 1995 to date 1/ --continued

 Year, Total Greenhouse cover Total Shade and Total Covered Total covered

 region, large Fiberglass, Film greenhouse temporary covered area per Open and open 

and State growers Glass other rigid plastic cover cover area grower ground ground area

 Number --1,000 square feet-- Acres Acres

2002

Northeast: 959 14,490 5,005 45,347 64,842 1,871 66,713 70 3,881 5,413

 Connecticut 103 1,376 948 5,115 7,439 377 7,816 76 361 540

 Massachusetts 147 1,469 727 4,515 6,711 171 6,882 47 281 439

 New Jersey 198 3,761 288 11,178 15,227 514 15,741 80 2,401 2,762

 New York 255 4,092 665 12,522 17,279 510 17,789 70 453 861

 Pennsylvania 256 3,792 2,377 12,017 18,186 299 18,485 72 385 809

Midwest: 1,280 19,151 11,630 80,328 111,109 2,767 113,876 89 4,887 7,501

 Illinois 151 2,495 1,348 7,122 10,965 499 11,464 76 260 523

 Indiana 91 1,300 859 4,271 6,430 86 6,516 72 159 309

 Iowa 56 343 1,066 3,469 4,878 67 4,945 88 96 210

 Kansas 44 79 308 3,457 3,844 62 3,906 89 54 144

 Michigan 358 4,412 3,494 30,646 38,552 1,243 39,795 111 3,150 4,064

 Minnesota 113 541 2,123 7,228 9,892 141 10,033 89 60 290

 Missouri 70 650 479 4,221 5,350 34 5,384 77 428 552

 Ohio 245 7,877 1,314 14,238 23,429 393 23,822 97 379 926

 Wisconsin 152 1,454 639 5,676 7,769 242 8,011 53 301 485

South: 1,706 15,728 18,911 120,857 155,496 310,342 465,838 273 11,947 22,641

 Alabama 58 658 205 6,968 7,831 170 8,001 138 93 277

 Arkansas 24 10 9 2,323 2,342 53 2,395 100 178 233

 Florida 697 4,770 11,710 42,060 58,540 300,005 358,545 514 8,950 17,181

 Georgia 100 620 273 5,550 6,443 394 6,837 68 221 378

 Kentucky 62 504 436 2,954 3,894 105 3,999 65 29 121

 Louisiana 44 129 550 1,965 2,644 327 2,971 68 64 132

 Maryland 85 1,870 639 3,853 6,362 138 6,500 76 158 307

 Mississippi 29 160 42 1,665 1,867 31 1,898 65 38 82

 North Carolina 137 3,044 243 13,267 16,554 554 17,108 125 323 716

 Oklahoma 40 130 345 2,413 2,888 308 3,196 80 459 532

 South Carolina 43 779 160 2,717 3,656 1,876 5,532 129 419 546

 Tennessee 66 835 36 3,346 4,217 35 4,252 64 226 324

 Texas 218 910 3,787 26,718 31,415 5,823 37,238 171 543 1,398

 Virginia 103 1,309 476 5,058 6,843 523 7,366 72 246 415

West: 1,029 21,743 45,224 84,661 151,628 44,165 195,793 190 12,185 16,680

 Arizona 17 265 841 1,432 2,538 851 3,389 199 261 339

 California 559 16,890 29,923 56,967 103,780 23,108 126,888 227 8,272 11,185

 Colorado 65 691 6,530 2,589 9,810 128 9,938 153 49 277

 Hawaii 143 11 2,061 2,046 4,118 18,079 22,197 155 1,046 1,556

 New Mexico 20 135 1,430 2,360 3,925 104 4,029 201 21 113

 Oregon 86 1,575 2,093 9,277 12,945 1,611 14,556 169 1,044 1,378

 Utah 40 26 1,870 3,659 5,555 98 5,653 141 43 173

 Washington 99 2,150 476 6,331 8,957 186 9,143 92 1,449 1,659

Undisclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 4,974 71,112 80,770 331,193 483,075 359,145 842,220 169 32,900 52,235

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Table B-17--Floriculture crops: Large growers and production area by type of cover, by State, 1995 to date 1/ --continued

 Year, Total Greenhouse cover Total Shade and Total Covered Total covered

 region, large Fiberglass, Film greenhouse temporary covered area per Open and open 

and State growers Glass other rigid plastic cover cover area grower ground ground area

 Number --1,000 square feet-- Acres Acres

2003

Northeast: 911 14,782 4,527 46,492 65,801 1,731 67,532 74 4,104 5,654

 Connecticut 97 1,301 816 5,052 7,169 431 7,600 78 551 725

 Massachusetts 149 1,256 753 5,093 7,102 31 7,133 48 323 487

 New Jersey 186 4,575 339 11,753 16,667 371 17,038 92 2,482 2,873

 New York 246 4,200 687 13,178 18,065 634 18,699 76 455 884

 Pennsylvania 233 3,450 1,932 11,416 16,798 264 17,062 73 293 685

Midwest: 1,251 20,190 11,755 81,488 113,433 3,499 116,932 93 4,413 7,097

 Illinois 141 2,489 1,255 7,493 11,237 619 11,856 84 381 653

 Indiana 83 1,233 822 4,095 6,150 80 6,230 75 122 265

 Iowa 58 1,007 999 3,198 5,204 139 5,343 92 93 216

 Kansas 41 80 319 3,471 3,870 67 3,937 96 48 138

 Michigan 354 4,457 3,635 33,420 41,512 1,473 42,985 121 2,816 3,803

 Minnesota 114 735 2,318 6,940 9,993 131 10,124 89 118 350

 Missouri 61 533 415 4,049 4,997 179 5,176 85 186 305

 Ohio 244 8,213 1,264 13,094 22,571 416 22,987 94 204 732

 Wisconsin 155 1,443 728 5,728 7,899 395 8,294 54 445 635

South: 1,583 15,865 17,127 119,366 153,295 302,323 455,618 288 11,590 22,050

 Alabama 55 - - - - - - 6,831 7,685 72 7,757 141 78 256

 Arkansas 26 - - - - - - 2,447 2,461 58 2,519 97 66 124

 Florida 641 5,386 10,955 40,276 56,617 292,258 348,875 544 8,646 16,655

 Georgia 91 635 263 5,676 6,574 393 6,967 77 204 364

 Kentucky 61 509 129 2,841 3,479 32 3,511 58 42 123

 Louisiana 45 127 686 1,631 2,444 155 2,599 58 70 130

 Maryland 72 1,962 501 3,294 5,757 149 5,906 82 147 283

 Mississippi 26 - - - - - - 1,690 1,759 39 1,798 69 48 89

 North Carolina 137 3,246 202 13,419 16,867 441 17,308 126 318 715

 Oklahoma 38 130 203 2,819 3,152 273 3,425 90 500 579

 South Carolina 42 822 260 2,603 3,685 2,338 6,023 143 547 685

 Tennessee 61 905 208 4,254 5,367 41 5,408 89 224 348

 Texas 195 651 3,258 25,100 29,009 5,637 34,646 178 475 1,270

 Virginia 93 1,492 462 6,485 8,439 437 8,876 95 225 429

West: 987 18,477 39,450 83,158 143,619 44,537 188,156 191 12,842 17,161

 Arizona 23 - - - - - - 1,523 2,529 853 3,382 147 271 349

 California 524 14,081 27,347 54,586 96,014 25,337 121,351 232 8,068 10,854

 Colorado 58 673 6,186 2,603 9,462 156 9,618 166 33 254

 Hawaii 137 - - - 1,791 1,893 3,684 15,989 19,673 144 1,659 2,111

 New Mexico 19 - - - - - - 2,338 3,866 104 3,970 209 15 106

 Oregon 90 1,637 1,959 10,279 13,875 1,109 14,984 166 1,290 1,634

 Utah 40 - - - 1,771 3,722 5,493 130 5,623 141 125 254

 Washington 96 2,086 396 6,214 8,696 859 9,555 100 1,381 1,600

Undisclosed - - - 1,103 2,368 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 4,732 70,417 75,227 330,504 476,148 352,090 828,238 175 32,949 51,963

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Table B-17--Floriculture crops: Large growers and production area by type of cover, by State, 1995 to date 1/ --continued

 Year, Total Greenhouse cover Total Shade and Total Covered Total covered

 region, large Fiberglass, Film greenhouse temporary covered area per Open and open 

and State growers Glass other rigid plastic cover cover area grower ground ground area

 Number --1,000 square feet-- Acres Acres

2004

Northeast: 918 14,583 5,018 46,603 66,204 1,704 67,908 74 4,095 5,654

 Connecticut 106 1,213 807 4,955 6,975 395 7,370 70 473 642

 Massachusetts 152 1,282 771 4,956 7,009 90 7,099 47 370 533

 New Jersey 181 4,288 471 11,413 16,172 410 16,582 92 2,413 2,794

 New York 251 4,267 1,106 13,511 18,884 604 19,488 78 535 982

 Pennsylvania 228 3,533 1,863 11,768 17,164 205 17,369 76 304 703

Midwest: 1,224 20,044 12,020 81,698 113,762 3,194 116,956 96 4,297 6,982

 Illinois 131 2,559 1,392 7,386 11,337 615 11,952 91 272 546

 Indiana 84 1,223 767 3,962 5,952 70 6,022 72 130 268

 Iowa 55 946 767 3,251 4,964 139 5,103 93 87 204

 Kansas 41 175 339 3,286 3,800 80 3,880 95 59 148

 Michigan 354 4,355 4,039 34,131 42,525 1,313 43,838 124 2,708 3,714

 Minnesota 111 783 2,331 6,776 9,890 190 10,080 91 107 338

 Missouri 60 527 403 4,157 5,087 178 5,265 88 211 332

 Ohio 238 8,043 1,314 12,997 22,354 380 22,734 96 249 771

 Wisconsin 150 1,433 668 5,752 7,853 229 8,082 54 474 660

South: 1,484 14,353 13,252 123,609 153,219 305,717 458,936 309 11,292 21,828

 Alabama 57 - - - - - - 6,267 7,037 73 7,110 125 297 460

 Arkansas 25 - - - - - - 2,145 2,157 56 2,213 89 69 120

 Florida 592 4,834 7,902 43,380 56,116 295,362 351,478 594 8,363 16,432

 Georgia 81 - - - - - - 5,170 5,996 265 6,261 77 81 225

 Kentucky 62 640 150 3,064 3,854 91 3,945 64 49 140

 Louisiana 40 127 539 1,562 2,228 148 2,376 59 69 124

 Maryland 67 1,845 457 3,210 5,512 138 5,650 84 147 277

 Mississippi 27 - - - - - - 1,647 1,738 54 1,792 66 45 86

 North Carolina 128 3,117 180 14,149 17,446 560 18,006 141 299 712

 Oklahoma 36 - - - - - - 2,877 3,183 244 3,427 95 493 572

 South Carolina 39 821 340 3,005 4,166 2,486 6,652 171 460 613

 Tennessee 61 954 79 4,563 5,596 209 5,805 95 183 316

 Texas 188 564 3,230 25,569 29,363 5,611 34,974 186 500 1,303

 Virginia 81 1,451 375 7,001 8,827 420 9,247 114 237 449

West: 953 18,368 36,795 77,484 138,466 42,351 180,817 190 12,078 16,229

 Arizona 23 - - - - - - 1,758 2,451 790 3,241 141 281 355

 California 486 13,854 28,232 49,027 91,113 24,153 115,266 237 7,762 10,408

 Colorado 64 653 6,108 2,748 9,509 155 9,664 151 33 255

 Hawaii 135 - - - - - - 1,758 3,593 15,378 18,971 141 1,458 1,894

 New Mexico 17 - - - - - - 2,333 3,861 113 3,974 234 13 104

 Oregon 99 1,678 1,980 10,012 13,670 1,082 14,752 149 1,222 1,561

 Utah 37 - - - - - - 3,491 5,254 113 5,367 145 173 296

 Washington 92 2,183 475 6,357 9,015 567 9,582 104 1,136 1,356

Undisclosed - - - 1,604 6,220 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 4,579 68,952 73,305 329,394 471,651 352,966 824,617 180 31,762 50,693

- - - = Not available. Totals may not add due to rounding.

1/ Includes operations with $100,000+ in annual floriculture sales. Crops include cut flowers, cut cultivated greens, potted flowering plants, potted foliage,

plants, bedding and garden plants, and propagative materials. Totals may not add due to rounding. Growers are located in the 36 surveyed States.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table B-18--Floriculture crops: Average sales at wholesale per large grower, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- Dollars ---

 Alabama 579,636 665,367 1,039,045 1,182,850 1,104,857 857,918 868,623 1,069,190 1,327,455 1,373,737

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arizona 1,031,000 2,030,636 1,640,526 1,928,667 2,008,789 1,458,000 1,556,471 1,677,412 1,431,261 1,360,478

 Arkansas 224,097 251,633 626,720 690,727 396,909 586,550 826,438 580,833 547,269 516,920

 California 1,068,806 1,127,258 1,148,452 1,179,748 1,364,220 1,636,673 1,782,631 1,791,038 1,903,427 2,061,486

 Colorado 735,284 823,260 826,438 775,826 858,610 899,238 919,028 1,095,062 1,226,241 1,157,375

 Connecticut 443,172 449,400 492,019 513,402 542,536 614,650 695,192 737,311 750,639 784,396

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Florida 913,766 989,485 804,883 819,629 946,875 1,016,180 1,248,021 1,163,481 1,263,587 1,362,056

 Georgia 496,480 477,819 547,152 565,869 592,108 710,713 682,787 717,780 694,978 742,420

 Hawaii 341,135 361,860 340,268 332,195 366,191 406,941 449,674 442,776 454,847 445,733

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Illinois 517,736 534,452 639,459 534,553 616,090 692,218 778,129 675,556 713,610 845,122

 Indiana 361,885 341,089 410,400 372,695 362,062 422,942 505,296 508,308 553,434 558,536

 Iowa 470,947 475,795 462,877 658,400 634,186 687,344 729,215 782,750 818,121 851,618

 Kansas 583,350 576,444 609,725 628,634 729,528 697,047 635,304 632,523 676,244 537,756

 Kentucky 283,098 282,950 347,433 348,274 351,547 397,426 422,689 415,645 455,098 482,661

 Louisiana 347,357 408,860 453,220 424,209 480,622 435,081 519,872 544,500 407,022 438,500

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Maryland 575,320 582,063 555,197 649,521 737,508 906,390 1,009,436 917,529 1,157,208 1,502,090

 Massachusetts 424,978 405,429 410,801 350,939 423,021 430,765 453,820 478,816 425,812 430,855

 Michigan 571,067 546,845 500,587 565,532 624,799 689,062 730,994 855,506 912,373 997,319

 Minnesota 578,878 552,667 588,649 557,471 613,196 641,363 666,092 607,009 690,658 682,306

 Mississippi 275,407 368,913 554,600 398,897 392,152 481,815 430,742 459,103 436,846 419,926

 Missouri 456,221 443,358 499,186 502,603 583,356 643,817 604,167 588,957 614,967 539,750

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Jersey 501,109 491,753 585,055 575,640 625,646 662,414 730,983 752,874 694,032 791,138

 New Mexico 983,350 1,109,056 1,268,368 1,443,895 1,312,412 1,163,900 1,321,095 1,099,700 1,169,263 1,292,529

 New York 512,707 402,632 387,663 474,083 551,389 589,015 583,329 635,173 685,500 730,825

 North Carolina 940,085 784,860 875,248 806,104 977,128 981,930 1,121,426 1,085,686 1,077,307 1,191,727

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Ohio 542,818 516,592 591,252 542,007 559,905 638,261 704,020 705,992 739,266 782,546

 Oklahoma 277,421 269,081 379,700 369,730 307,667 342,133 417,694 942,400 841,842 904,639

 Oregon 694,135 793,000 796,703 833,307 965,177 997,136 988,160 983,302 937,989 869,172

 Pennsylvania 421,696 435,089 464,702 451,988 551,467 602,850 623,216 622,793 675,219 690,601

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 South Carolina 538,375 584,436 727,300 730,186 815,750 1,726,907 1,785,791 2,148,953 2,453,286 2,689,179

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Tennessee 453,358 490,306 537,027 546,292 608,615 682,048 549,361 506,606 577,541 590,852

 Texas 835,265 885,814 817,114 1,006,055 1,179,922 1,353,799 1,363,337 1,360,138 1,462,774 1,486,973

 Utah 595,568 536,578 541,354 674,841 843,326 825,459 827,135 1,050,400 1,158,550 1,156,162

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Virginia 521,543 675,107 638,366 707,416 809,578 854,753 847,024 754,650 797,495 967,864

 Washington 792,756 816,198 873,041 935,388 1,054,011 1,081,744 1,050,841 1,000,667 1,078,906 1,279,413

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Wisconsin 328,403 323,046 354,675 354,750 388,750 364,964 412,490 438,842 454,742 451,360

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

U.S. average 660,038 673,138 678,403 700,372 787,038 876,928 948,971 955,805 1,008,007 1,067,274

Northeast 464,400 434,603 457,592 471,892 544,403 583,814 615,417 643,172 649,075 689,244

Midwest 502,613 487,831 519,282 524,827 565,464 620,062 663,560 684,134 728,877 769,311

South 720,983 771,473 733,725 768,544 864,299 957,772 1,067,933 1,047,025 1,123,469 1,213,691

West 897,232 947,479 971,030 999,306 1,124,696 1,275,083 1,370,487 1,372,052 1,439,010 1,506,741

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Pertains to operations with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales at wholesale; farm operations are located in the 36 surveyed States.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table B-19--Floriculture crops: Number of large growers, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

-- Number --

 Alabama 77 79 66 60 70 61 61 58 55 57

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arizona 11 11 19 21 19 17 17 17 23 23

 Arkansas 31 30 25 22 22 20 16 24 26 25

 California 630 578 668 650 568 569 553 559 524 486

 Colorado 81 77 80 86 82 80 71 65 58 64

 Connecticut 87 95 106 112 112 103 104 103 97 106

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Florida 670 666 780 739 682 705 656 697 641 592

 Georgia 98 105 99 99 102 101 94 100 91 81

 Hawaii 104 114 123 133 136 136 129 143 137 135

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Illinois 121 115 148 150 133 147 140 151 141 131

 Indiana 78 79 75 82 81 86 81 91 83 84

 Iowa 75 73 81 70 59 64 65 56 58 55

 Kansas 40 36 40 41 36 43 46 44 41 41

 Kentucky 61 60 67 62 64 61 61 62 61 62

 Louisiana 42 43 41 43 37 37 39 44 45 40

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Maryland 50 48 61 73 61 59 55 85 72 67

 Massachusetts 136 140 146 163 146 149 139 147 149 152

 Michigan 300 316 390 374 339 370 360 358 354 354

 Minnesota 82 87 97 104 102 102 98 113 114 111

 Mississippi 27 23 30 29 33 27 31 29 26 27

 Missouri 68 67 70 68 59 60 66 70 61 60

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Jersey 174 174 183 189 178 174 177 198 186 181

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Mexico 20 18 19 19 17 20 21 20 19 17

 New York 215 231 315 289 252 266 258 255 246 251

 North Carolina 82 114 117 134 125 128 136 137 137 128

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Ohio 264 272 266 279 273 264 250 245 244 238

 Oklahoma 38 37 30 37 30 30 36 40 38 36

 Oregon 89 86 101 101 79 88 81 86 90 99

 Pennsylvania 224 246 265 260 242 240 255 256 233 228

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 South Carolina 40 39 50 43 40 43 43 43 42 39

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Tennessee 67 62 73 72 65 62 61 66 61 61

 Texas 204 199 210 220 193 189 181 218 195 188

 Utah 44 45 48 44 43 37 37 40 40 37

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Virginia 92 84 101 89 83 85 85 103 93 81

 Washington 86 81 97 98 90 90 88 99 96 92

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Wisconsin 149 153 157 144 140 138 147 152 155 150

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

36 States 4,657 4,683 5,244 5,199 4,793 4,851 4,738 4,974 4,732 4,579

Northeast 836 886 1,015 1,013 930 932 933 959 911 918

Midwest 1,177 1,198 1,324 1,312 1,222 1,274 1,253 1,280 1,251 1,224

South 1,579 1,589 1,750 1,722 1,607 1,608 1,555 1,706 1,583 1,484

West 1,065 1,010 1,155 1,152 1,034 1,037 997 1,029 987 953

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Pertains to operations with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales at wholesale; farm operations are in the 36 surveyed States.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table C-1--Cut flowers and cut greens: Value of sales, by flower type, 1995 to date 1/

Genus 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 dollars ---

Alstroemeria - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,939 5,137 4,674 3,978 3,710

Carnations 2/ 28,259 20,675 19,180 15,927 11,030 6,430 3,870 3,416 2,374 1,752

Chrysanthemums 2/ 25,076 23,583 21,891 24,190 22,264 17,214 16,831 19,351 18,196 20,030

Delphinium, larkspur - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10,955 11,008 10,971 9,797 9,891

Gerbera daisy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20,886 22,317 25,343 28,164 31,280

Gladioli 36,110 33,260 34,861 33,138 25,535 28,339 24,284 26,853 28,325 25,957

Iris - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20,395 19,549 18,344 20,367 21,708

Lilies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 55,975 60,876 62,347 73,400 78,169

Lisianthus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,891 8,505 6,551 6,491 6,045

Orchids - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8,071 8,563 7,796 8,536 8,195

Roses 125,727 117,346 122,515 102,365 87,003 69,294 59,976 58,878 46,997 43,111

Snapdragons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19,166 16,980 17,041 15,639 15,001

Tulips - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26,760 26,864 29,001 31,055 36,217

Other cut flowers 208,458 217,836 273,122 235,975 285,792 133,648 133,343 136,515 129,663 120,565

Total cut flowers 423,630 412,700 471,569 411,595 431,624 429,963 418,103 427,081 422,982 421,631

Leatherleaf ferns 63,485 67,993 64,373 60,498 64,547 66,245 55,310 53,634 48,868 47,283

Other cultivated greens 49,639 50,192 51,811 57,191 62,128 59,923 57,048 60,139 53,197 45,162

Total cut greens 113,124 118,185 116,184 117,689 126,675 126,168 112,358 113,773 102,065 92,445

See footnotes in table C-5.

Table C-2--Cut flowers and cut greens: Quantity sold, by flower type, 1995 to date 1/

Genus 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 stems ---

Alstroemeria - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25,056 21,253 17,153 13,402 12,847

Carnations 2/ 121,219 97,722 79,275 67,382 41,087 40,206 24,760 21,643 13,491 9,636

Chrysanthemums 2/ 28,419 27,187 24,205 26,692 29,101 13,159 12,933 14,766 14,002 15,066

Delphinium, larkspur - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43,840 45,515 47,023 40,945 38,795

Gerbera daisy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 67,520 72,916 84,917 94,046 101,598

Gladioli 149,132 144,941 154,650 129,297 100,457 127,109 112,948 126,001 121,465 113,610

Iris - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 79,012 83,594 81,837 89,976 92,285

Lilies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 81,301 91,267 101,748 112,946 116,312

Lisianthus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15,150 19,040 14,530 14,410 12,816

Orchids - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11,719 11,571 11,113 12,237 11,702

Roses 397,504 352,914 388,585 317,108 262,939 185,975 160,301 157,253 123,483 108,341

Snapdragons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 63,711 60,939 60,860 55,392 50,452

Tulips - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 77,039 75,769 90,625 92,551 100,379

Total cut flowers 696,274 622,764 646,715 540,479 433,584 830,797 792,806 829,469 798,346 783,839

Leatherleaf ferns 3/ 74,968 77,982 78,707 72,981 71,928 75,611 63,002 61,907 58,305 53,873

See footnotes in table C-5.
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Table C-3--Cut flowers and cut greens: Average unit values, by flower type, 1995 to date 1/

Genus 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

-- Dollars --

Alstroemeria - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.24 0.24 0.27 0.30 0.29

Carnations 2/ 0.23 0.21 0.24 0.24 0.27 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.18 0.18

Chrysanthemums 2/ 0.88 0.87 0.90 0.91 0.77 1.31 1.30 1.31 1.30 1.33

Delphinium, larkspur - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.25 0.24 0.23 0.24 0.25

Gerbera daisy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.31 0.31 0.30 0.30 0.31

Gladioli 0.24 0.23 0.23 0.26 0.25 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.23 0.23

Iris - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.26 0.23 0.22 0.23 0.24

Lilies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.69 0.67 0.61 0.65 0.67

Lisianthus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.47

Orchids - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.69 0.74 0.70 0.70 0.70

Roses 0.32 0.33 0.32 0.32 0.33 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.38 0.40

Snapdragons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.30 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.30

Tulips - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.35 0.35 0.32 0.34 0.36

Leatherleaf ferns 3/ 0.85 0.87 0.82 0.83 0.90 0.88 0.88 0.87 0.84 0.88

See footnotes in table C-5.

Table C-4--Cut flowers and cut greens: Number of growers, by flower type, 1995 to date 1/

Genus 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

-- Number --

Alstroemeria - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 75 76 67 57 50

Carnations 2/ 100 81 78 77 55 53 42 34 27 28

Chrysanthemums 2/ 135 117 108 99 82 86 70 73 63 61

Delphinium, larkspur - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 96 92 90 88

Gerbera daisy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 56 53 55 54 57

Gladioli 69 63 69 63 59 79 66 64 55 59

Iris - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 122 122 112 105 108

Lilies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 157 153 156 140 139

Lisianthus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 79 73 79 70 69

Orchids - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52 50 54 49 56

Roses 179 167 157 130 114 108 94 83 69 66

Snapdragons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 169 164 155 153 145

Tulips - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 88 92 88 91 93

Other cut flowers 596 582 656 639 568 464 416 419 377 378

Total cut flowers 798 763 829 690 656 667 625 618 541 536

Leatherleaf ferns 3/ 148 145 167 154 134 131 118 134 113 103

Other cultivated greens 216 222 246 251 217 227 194 222 185 186

See footnotes in table C-5.

Table C-5--Cut flowers and cut greens: Average sales per grower, by flower type, 1995 to date 1/

Genus 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

-- Dollars --

Alstroemeria - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 79,187 67,592 69,761 69,789 74,200

Carnations 2/ 282,590 255,247 245,897 206,844 200,545 121,321 92,143 100,471 87,926 62,571

Chrysanthemums 2/ 185,748 201,564 202,694 244,343 271,512 200,163 240,443 265,082 288,825 328,361

Delphinium, larkspur - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 109,550 114,667 119,250 108,856 112,398

Gerbera daisy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 372,964 421,075 460,782 521,556 548,772

Gladioli 523,333 527,937 505,232 526,000 432,797 358,722 367,939 419,578 515,000 439,949

Iris - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 167,172 160,238 163,786 193,971 201,000

Lilies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 356,529 397,882 399,660 524,286 562,367

Lisianthus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 87,228 116,507 82,924 92,729 87,609

Orchids - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 155,212 171,260 144,370 174,204 146,339

Roses 702,385 702,671 780,350 787,423 763,184 641,611 638,043 709,373 681,116 653,197

Snapdragons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 113,408 103,537 109,942 102,216 103,455

Tulips - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 304,091 292,000 329,557 341,264 389,430

Other cut flowers 349,762 374,289 416,345 369,288 503,155 288,034 320,536 325,811 343,934 318,955

Total cut flowers 530,865 540,891 568,841 596,514 657,963 644,622 668,965 691,070 781,852 786,625

Leatherleaf ferns 3/ 428,953 468,917 385,467 392,844 481,694 505,687 468,729 400,254 432,460 459,058

Other cultivated greens 229,810 226,090 210,614 227,853 286,304 263,978 294,062 270,896 287,551 242,806

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales at wholesale; growers are located in the 36 surveyed States.

2/ Starting in 2000, only standard carnations and pompon chrysanthemums are included; miniature carnations and standard mums

 are included in "Other cut flowers." Pompon mums are sold in bunches. 3/ Quantity sold is in bunches.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table C-6--Cut flowers: Value of sales, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 dollars ---

 Alabama 450 450 487 640 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arizona 1,458 2,000 1,698 1,863 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arkansas 6 25 8 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 California 262,385 254,661 307,557 261,548 279,611 288,441 286,755 298,696 304,152 303,562

 Colorado 16,782 17,268 12,932 11,425 10,749 8,156 6,442 5,015 2,817 2,845

 Connecticut 1,611 1,742 1,630 1,500 1,162 983 990 913 - - - - - -

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Florida 26,695 27,285 29,241 27,398 28,293 28,119 23,611 22,735 19,807 19,519

 Georgia 200 322 150 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Hawaii 13,709 13,661 15,622 14,383 17,461 16,436 15,206 17,187 17,331 15,510

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Illinois 1,967 1,643 3,625 2,810 877 821 1,127 899 675 - - -

 Indiana 3,490 3,818 4,006 2,927 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Iowa 219 256 140 166 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Kansas 72 16 15 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Kentucky 351 331 319 390 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Louisiana 235 155 179 91 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Maryland 603 449 1,719 1,298 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Massachusetts 6,645 6,030 5,200 4,826 4,229 3,527 3,076 4,713 2,433 2,453

 Michigan 10,205 10,388 11,514 8,551 4,995 7,624 8,119 8,299 8,797 8,711

 Minnesota 5,506 6,560 7,057 6,469 6,959 6,442 5,193 5,538 5,245 5,018

 Mississippi 177 184 254 70 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Missouri 615 518 321 204 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Jersey 14,971 12,061 11,916 8,495 9,194 7,128 8,533 7,377 8,954 8,779

 New Mexico 3,003 2,996 4,800 5,461 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New York 7,612 6,837 6,125 6,408 5,018 6,136 4,506 5,570 4,984 4,406

 North Carolina 1,344 1,875 2,323 2,017 2,038 2,775 2,994 3,204 3,165 3,040

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Ohio 4,939 4,982 4,066 3,220 3,425 3,220 2,894 - - - 1,046 - - -

 Oklahoma 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Oregon 9,283 8,880 10,499 10,214 10,338 10,195 10,698 11,022 10,209 10,828

 Pennsylvania 7,036 6,613 6,317 4,734 5,313 4,454 4,587 3,768 2,606 2,482

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 South Carolina 1,124 1,100 3,864 1,794 - - - - - - - - - - - - 851 - - -

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Tennessee 768 623 558 465 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Texas 217 215 290 431 - - - 616 692 - - - - - - - - -

 Utah 2,811 1,865 708 153 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Virginia 2,513 2,496 1,948 947 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,250

 Washington 11,728 11,478 11,745 17,736 23,295 19,624 18,857 17,742 18,371 19,720

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Wisconsin 2,898 2,915 2,736 2,949 1,872 1,623 1,915 2,000 1,929 - - -

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Undisclosed 2/ - - - - - - - - - - - - 16,795 13,643 11,908 12,403 9,610 13,508

Total 423,630 412,700 471,569 411,595 431,624 429,963 418,103 427,081 422,982 421,631

- - - = Not available or not released; p = preliminary.

1/ Wholesale value of sales by growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States.

2/ Includes unpublished State data to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table C-7--Cut flowers: Quantity sold, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 units ---

 Alabama - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arizona - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arkansas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 California 399,049 348,273 368,913 305,571 255,663 549,461 537,121 571,226 542,208 538,254

 Colorado 42,460 31,786 26,896 24,125 17,912 18,145 12,207 7,742 3,708 2,623

 Connecticut - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Florida 61,418 65,124 61,628 56,355 56,087 62,810 50,168 53,996 46,171 - - -

 Georgia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Hawaii - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,434 4,260 5,373 6,743 5,795

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Illinois - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,359 1,400 1,375 - - -

 Indiana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 11 - - - - - - - - -

 Iowa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Kansas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Kentucky - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Louisiana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Maryland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Massachusetts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 726 30 146 134 88

 Michigan 40,182 40,432 48,095 - - - - - - 2,794 48,250 311 228 154

 Minnesota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,073 1,984 7,286 6,965 6,590

 Mississippi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,030 862 - - -

 Missouri - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Jersey 18,780 10,194 11,814 11,413 11,631 10,563 11,399 8,536 8,013 8,328

 New Mexico - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New York 8,363 6,789 5,932 81 124 835 62 856 3,550 652

 North Carolina - - - 399 718 - - - - - - 987 1,138 - - - - - - - - -

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Ohio 6,074 107 94 72 100 1,085 821 800 349 438

 Oklahoma - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Oregon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 364 - - - 632 - - - - - -

 Pennsylvania 8,370 7,652 7,416 5,764 5,635 7,283 6,348 5,266 3,069 2,529

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 South Carolina - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Tennessee - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Texas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Utah - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Virginia 3,779 3,148 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 182 - - -

 Washington - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30,118 29,458 29,754 34,525 35,969

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Wisconsin 3,073 4,393 4,248 13 17 22 145 35 33 424

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Undisclosed 2/ 104,726 104,467 110,961 137,085 86,415 139,080 88,045 135,080 140,231 181,995

Total 696,274 622,764 646,715 540,479 433,584 830,797 792,806 829,469 798,346 783,839

- - - = Not available or not released; p = preliminary.

1/ Quantity sold is in number of stems by growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States.

2/ Includes unpublished data to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Starting in 2000, new cut flower varieties were added.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table C-8--Cut flowers: Supply and use, large operations, 1995 to date

All cut flowers 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

-- Million dollars --

Domestic production 1/ 423.6 412.7 471.6 411.6 431.6 430.0 418.1 427.1 423.0 421.6

+ Imports 511.5 572.5 595.0 614.4 592.4 610.5 565.5 541.7 610.9 705.6

= Total supply 935.2 985.2 1,066.6 1,026.0 1,024.0 1,040.4 983.6 968.7 1,033.9 1,127.3

- Exports 40.3 47.5 48.8 44.6 41.7 39.7 39.7 36.3 33.8 26.8

= Domestic consumption 2/ 894.8 937.7 1,017.9 981.4 982.3 1,000.7 943.9 932.4 1,000.1 1,100.5

Use per U.S. household (dollars) 9.19 9.50 10.19 9.71 9.51 9.49 8.83 8.64 9.18 10.00

Share of imports in use (percent) 57.2 61.1 58.5 62.6 60.3 61.0 59.9 58.1 61.1 64.1

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary. For reference, see table A-4

1/ Based on wholesale value of sales by commercial growers with $100,000+ in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States.

2/ Domestic use equals total supply minus exports. Supply equals domestic production plus imports.

Sources: Floriculture Crops , NASS; FATUS , ERS; U.S. Bureau of Census.

Table C-9--Cut flowers: Value of U.S. imports, by flower variety, 1995 to date 1/

Flower variety 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

Import value: 1,000 dollars

Sweetheart roses, fresh 1,209 1,368 1,375 1,565 1,933 1,309 942 1,236 2,024 1,961

Spray and other roses, fresh 150,931 177,555 205,220 215,951 199,193 211,419 204,746 189,474 214,622 248,146

 All roses, fresh 152,141 178,923 206,595 217,517 201,126 212,728 205,688 190,710 216,645 250,107

Pompon chrysanthemums, fresh 65,941 68,966 66,732 73,023 67,441 61,765 50,629 41,580 55,013 58,885

Other chrysanthemums, fresh 9,192 11,520 10,790 9,840 8,939 11,629 10,025 12,703 11,350 8,426

 All chrysanthemums, fresh 75,133 80,486 77,521 82,863 76,379 73,394 60,655 54,284 66,363 67,311

Miniature/spray carnations, fresh 33,377 36,571 37,751 38,740 41,059 34,127 26,530 24,327 23,670 32,190

Standard carnations, fresh 80,089 90,075 79,504 74,559 70,713 56,983 44,815 38,773 36,627 34,695

 All carnations, fresh 113,466 126,646 117,254 113,299 111,772 91,110 71,345 63,100 60,297 66,885

Dendrobrium orchids, fresh 3,295 3,277 3,002 2,330 2,312 2,606 2,345 2,423 2,568 2,930

Other orchids, fresh 2,088 1,737 1,432 1,495 1,458 2,023 1,933 1,949 1,944 2,880

 All orchids, fresh 5,383 5,014 4,434 3,824 3,770 4,628 4,279 4,373 4,512 5,811

Anthuriums, fresh 838 855 642 328 247 500 324 367 421 370

Alstroemeria, fresh - - - - - - - - - - - - 26,750 19,356 23,647 30,153 37,261 47,425

Gypsophila, fresh - - - - - - - - - - - - 22,225 21,019 21,872 19,123 24,395 27,508

Lilies, fresh - - - - - - - - - - - - 13,022 12,091 11,977 13,529 13,613 15,021

Snapdragons, fresh - - - - - - - - - - - - 728 1,606 2,596 2,446 3,176 3,346

Other cut flowers, fresh 148,266 165,749 172,767 181,072 118,948 158,358 148,797 151,408 174,465 215,822

All cut flowers, fresh 495,227 557,674 579,212 598,903 574,967 594,790 551,179 529,492 601,149 699,604

Cut flowers--dried, dyed, or prep. 16,297 14,876 15,833 15,459 17,399 15,671 14,289 12,163 9,794 6,038

Total cut flowers, fresh and prep. 511,524 572,550 595,045 614,362 592,366 610,461 565,468 541,655 610,943 705,642

See footnotes in table C-11.
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Table C-10--Cut flowers: Quantity of U.S. imports, by flower variety, 1995 to date

Flower variety 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

Import quantity: 1,000 stems

Sweetheart roses, fresh 3,228 4,384 4,762 5,540 5,225 4,136 2,542 4,418 12,731 15,372

Spray and other roses, fresh 773,764 837,414 944,466 976,818 919,930 964,478 990,913 1,009,752 1,100,605 1,225,583

 All roses, fresh 776,993 841,798 949,228 982,358 925,155 968,613 993,455 1,014,170 1,113,336 1,240,954

Pompon chrysanthemums, fresh 591,447 611,576 537,972 560,866 482,084 518,362 491,972 443,883 412,162 428,282

Other chrysanthemums, fresh 51,277 52,174 52,214 49,407 45,195 39,377 55,085 83,211 68,645 53,647

 All chrysanthemums, fresh 642,724 663,750 590,186 610,274 527,279 557,739 547,057 527,094 480,807 481,929

Spray carnations, fresh 338,775 351,627 372,442 348,137 332,409 300,763 267,163 257,964 252,140 272,887

Standard carnations, fresh 843,935 913,641 834,952 711,965 656,565 587,336 494,673 435,017 426,642 397,812

 All carnations, fresh 1,182,710 1,265,268 1,207,395 1,060,102 988,974 888,099 761,836 692,981 678,782 670,699

Dendrobrium orchids, fresh 15,926 28,431 29,266 41,970 52,731 52,273 51,806 53,807 50,186 60,780

Other orchids, fresh 6,034 6,424 4,865 4,527 3,808 5,433 3,720 4,613 4,021 3,821

 All orchids, fresh 21,960 34,855 34,130 46,497 56,539 57,706 55,525 58,420 54,207 64,601

Anthuriums, fresh 1,554 1,504 1,047 603 283 2,410 1,884 608 537 448

Alstroemeria, fresh - - - - - - - - - - - - 134,743 115,515 112,289 125,071 165,840 212,151

Gypsophila, fresh - - - - - - - - - - - - 116,778 99,564 101,772 101,837 85,971 96,536

Lilies, fresh - - - - - - - - - - - - 56,166 32,463 32,631 28,816 32,294 35,284

Snapdragons, fresh - - - - - - - - - - - - 775 4,130 5,646 5,051 4,520 4,322

All cut flowers, fresh 2,625,940 2,807,175 2,781,986 2,699,834 2,806,691 2,726,240 2,612,095 2,554,047 2,616,295 2,806,924

See footnotes in table C-11.

Table C-11--Cut flowers: Unit value of U.S. imports, by flower variety, 1995 to date 2/

Flower variety 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

Import unit values: dollars

Sweetheart roses, fresh 0.37 0.31 0.29 0.28 0.37 0.32 0.37 0.28 0.16 0.13

Spray and other roses, fresh 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.19 0.20 0.20

 All roses, fresh 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.19 0.19 0.20

Pompon chrysanthemums, fresh 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.12 0.10 0.09 0.13 0.14

Other chrysanthemums, fresh 0.18 0.22 0.21 0.20 0.20 0.30 0.18 0.15 0.17 0.16

 All chrysanthemums, fresh 0.12 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.11 0.10 0.14 0.14

Spray carnations, fresh 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.12

Standard carnations, fresh 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09

 All carnations, fresh 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.10

Dendrobrium orchids, fresh 0.21 0.12 0.10 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05

Other orchids, fresh 0.35 0.27 0.29 0.33 0.38 0.37 0.52 0.42 0.48 0.75

 All orchids, fresh 0.25 0.14 0.13 0.08 0.07 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.08 0.09

Anthuriums, fresh 0.54 0.57 0.61 0.54 0.87 0.21 0.17 0.60 0.78 0.82

Alstroemeria, fresh - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.20 0.17 0.21 0.24 0.22 0.22

Gypsophila, fresh - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.19 0.21 0.21 0.19 0.28 0.28

Lilies, fresh - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.23 0.37 0.37 0.47 0.42 0.43

Snapdragons, fresh - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.94 0.39 0.46 0.48 0.70 0.77

All cut flowers, fresh 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.20 0.22 0.21 0.21 0.23 0.25

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ U.S. Customs value, excluding duty, insurance, and other import fees.

2/ Unit value price equals customs value divided by import quantity.

Source: FATUS , ERS.
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Table C-12--Cut flowers: Supply and use, by flower genus, 1992 to date

Production Imports Use

Year Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Value at Import Import Per U.S. Import

1/ sold price wholesale wholesale quantity value Total household share

1,000 Cents 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

Number units per unit Percent dollars units dollars dollars Dollars Percent

Roses, all

1992 357 533,562 32.7 98 174,513 520,852 90,442 264,955 2.80 34.1

1993 338 507,290 32.4 99 164,368 613,641 107,392 271,760 2.85 39.5

1994 309 469,489 31.8 98 149,310 677,761 125,664 274,974 2.87 45.7

1995 276 397,504 31.6 97 125,727 776,993 152,141 277,868 2.85 54.8

1996 255 352,914 33.3 98 117,346 841,798 178,923 296,269 3.00 60.4

1997 232 388,585 31.5 95 122,515 949,228 206,595 329,110 3.29 62.8

1998 201 317,108 32.3 97 102,365 982,358 217,517 319,882 3.17 68.0

1999 173 262,939 33.1 98 87,003 925,155 201,126 288,129 2.79 69.8

2000 108 185,975 37.3 97 69,294 968,613 212,728 282,022 2.67 75.4

2001 94 160,301 37.4 97 59,976 993,455 205,688 265,664 2.49 77.4

2002 83 157,253 37.4 97 58,878 1,014,170 190,710 249,588 2.31 76.4

2003 69 123,483 38.1 96 46,997 1,113,336 216,645 263,642 2.42 82.2

2004 p 66 108,341 39.8 96 43,111 1,240,954 250,107 293,218 2.66 85.3

Chrysanthemums, pompon

1992 172 15,436 1.16 96 17,971 157,398 54,336 72,307 0.76 75.1

1993 148 11,025 1.42 96 15,695 187,968 54,795 70,490 0.74 77.7

1994 142 12,106 1.35 94 16,345 557,804 55,497 71,842 0.75 77.2

1995 135 13,542 1.26 95 17,079 591,447 65,941 83,020 0.85 79.4

1996 117 12,003 1.26 96 15,145 611,576 68,966 84,111 0.85 82.0

1997 108 12,562 1.30 98 16,341 537,972 66,732 83,073 0.83 80.3

1998 99 12,427 1.35 98 16,828 560,866 73,023 89,851 0.89 81.3

1999 82 16,315 0.93 94 15,181 482,084 67,441 82,622 0.80 81.6

2000 86 13,159 1.31 95 17,214 518,362 61,765 78,979 0.75 78.2

2001 70 12,933 1.30 99 16,831 491,972 50,629 67,460 0.63 75.1

2002 73 14,766 1.31 99 19,351 443,883 41,580 60,931 0.56 68.2

2003 63 14,002 1.30 100 18,196 412,162 55,013 73,209 0.67 75.1

2004 p 61 15,066 1.33 99 20,030 428,282 58,885 78,915 0.72 74.6

Carnations, standard

1992 139 213,599 14.4 99 30,777 809,461 62,660 93,437 0.99 67.1

1993 116 194,876 14.0 99 27,207 817,603 62,347 89,554 0.94 69.6

1994 92 116,232 15.6 100 18,141 791,740 64,755 82,896 0.86 78.1

1995 93 112,067 15.3 100 17,199 843,935 80,089 97,288 1.00 82.3

1996 81 92,160 14.5 100 13,345 913,641 90,075 103,420 1.05 87.1

1997 75 74,368 15.8 99 11,739 834,952 79,504 91,243 0.91 87.1

1998 68 63,171 15.7 94 9,891 711,965 74,559 84,450 0.84 88.3

1999 53 38,456 18.7 100 7,201 656,565 70,713 77,914 0.75 90.8

2000 53 40,206 16.0 99 6,430 587,336 56,983 63,413 0.60 89.9

2001 42 24,760 15.6 98 3,870 494,673 44,815 48,685 0.46 92.1

2002 34 21,643 15.8 96 3,416 435,017 38,773 42,189 0.39 91.9

2003 27 13,491 17.6 98 2,374 426,642 36,627 39,001 0.36 93.9

2004 p 28 9,636 18.2 82 1,752 397,812 34,695 36,447 0.33 95.2

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Table C-12--Cut flowers: Supply and use, by flower genus, 1992 to date --Continued

Production Imports Use

Year Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Value at Import Import Per U.S. Import

1/ sold price wholesale wholesale quantity value Total household share

1,000 Cents 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

Number units per unit Percent dollars units dollars dollars Dollars Percent

Gladioli

1992 66 187,643 20.0 100 37,494 - - - - - - 37,494 0.40 - - -

1993 67 165,683 20.3 100 33,675 - - - - - - 33,675 0.35 - - -

1994 71 190,914 20.7 99 39,520 - - - - - - 39,520 0.41 - - -

1995 69 149,132 24.2 99 36,110 - - - - - - 36,110 0.37 - - -

1996 63 144,941 22.9 99 33,260 - - - - - - 33,260 0.34 - - -

1997 69 154,650 22.5 98 34,861 - - - - - - 34,861 0.35 - - -

1998 63 129,297 25.6 99 33,138 - - - - - - 33,138 0.33 - - -

1999 59 100,457 25.4 97 25,535 - - - - - - 25,535 0.25 - - -

2000 79 127,109 22.3 99 28,339 - - - - - - 28,339 0.27 - - -

2001 66 112,948 21.5 99 24,284 - - - - - - 24,284 0.23 - - -

2002 64 126,001 21.3 99 26,853 - - - - - - 26,853 0.25 - - -

2003 55 121,465 23.3 98 28,325 - - - - - - 28,325 0.26 - - -

2004 p 59 113,610 22.8 99 25,957 - - - - - - 25,957 0.24 - - -

Orchids, all 2/

1992 - - - 5,636 64.0 99 3,609 16,891 4,459 8,068 0.09 55.3

1993 - - - 5,360 64.3 97 3,449 20,276 4,861 8,310 0.09 58.5

1994 - - - 5,875 60.8 97 3,574 23,208 5,114 8,688 0.09 58.9

1995 - - - 5,459 64.2 97 3,505 21,960 5,383 8,888 0.09 60.6

1996 - - - 5,168 64.0 98 3,306 34,855 5,014 8,320 0.08 60.3

1997 - - - 5,110 60.0 97 3,068 34,130 4,434 7,502 0.08 59.1

1998 - - - 6,151 59.3 93 3,649 46,497 3,824 7,473 0.07 51.2

1999 - - - 5,707 60.2 95 3,436 56,539 3,770 7,206 0.07 52.3

2000 52 11,719 68.9 98 8,071 57,706 4,628 12,699 0.12 36.4

2001 50 11,571 74.0 99 8,563 55,525 4,279 12,842 0.12 33.3

2002 54 11,113 70.2 96 7,796 58,420 4,373 12,169 0.11 35.9

2003 49 12,237 69.8 96 8,536 54,207 4,512 13,048 0.12 34.6

2004 p 56 11,702 70.0 96 8,195 64,601 5,811 14,006 0.13 41.5

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes only commercial growers with $100,000+ in annual floricultural sales; 36 surveyed States.

2/ Includes only growers and sales from Hawaii before 2000.

Sources: Floriculture Crops , NASS; FATUS , ERS.
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Table C-13--Other cut flowers: Supply and use, by flower genus, 2000 to date

Production Imports Use

Year Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Value at Import Import Per U.S. Import

1/ sold price wholesale wholesale quantity value Total household share

1,000 Cents 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

Number units per unit Percent dollars units dollars dollars Dollars Percent

Alstroemeria

2000 75 25,056 23.7 99 5,939 115,515 19,356 25,295 0.24 76.5

2001 76 21,253 24.2 98 5,137 112,289 23,647 28,784 0.27 82.2

2002 67 17,153 27.2 98 4,674 125,071 30,153 34,827 0.32 86.6

2003 57 13,402 29.7 97 3,978 165,840 37,261 41,239 0.38 90.4

2004 p 50 12,847 28.9 98 3,710 212,151 47,425 51,135 0.46 92.7

Delphinium and larkspur

2000 100 43,840 25.0 98 10,955 - - - - - - 10,955 0.10 - - -

2001 96 45,515 24.2 100 11,008 - - - - - - 11,008 0.10 - - -

2002 92 47,023 23.3 100 10,971 - - - - - - 10,971 0.10 - - -

2003 90 40,945 23.9 100 9,797 - - - - - - 9,797 0.09 - - -

2004 p 88 38,795 25.5 100 9,891 - - - - - - 9,891 0.09 - - -

Gerbera daisy

2000 56 67,520 30.9 97 20,886 - - - - - - 20,886 0.20 - - -

2001 53 72,916 30.6 100 22,317 - - - - - - 22,317 0.21 - - -

2002 55 84,917 29.8 100 25,343 - - - - - - 25,343 0.23 - - -

2003 54 94,046 29.9 100 28,164 - - - - - - 28,164 0.26 - - -

2004 p 57 101,598 30.8 98 31,280 - - - - - - 31,280 0.28 - - -

Iris

2000 122 79,012 25.8 99 20,395 - - - - - - 20,395 0.19 - - -

2001 122 83,594 23.4 100 19,549 - - - - - - 19,549 0.18 - - -

2002 112 81,837 22.4 100 18,344 - - - - - - 18,344 0.17 - - -

2003 105 89,976 22.6 100 20,367 - - - - - - 20,367 0.19 - - -

2004 p 108 92,285 23.5 100 21,708 - - - - - - 21,708 0.20 - - -

Lilies

2000 157 81,301 68.8 98 55,975 32,463 12,091 68,066 0.65 17.8

2001 153 91,267 66.7 99 60,876 32,631 11,977 72,853 0.68 16.4

2002 156 101,748 61.3 99 62,347 28,816 13,529 75,876 0.70 17.8

2003 140 112,946 65.0 99 73,400 32,294 13,613 87,013 0.80 15.6

2004 p 139 116,312 67.2 100 78,169 35,284 15,021 93,190 0.85 16.1

Lisianthus

2000 79 15,150 45.5 98 6,891 - - - - - - 6,891 0.07 - - -

2001 73 19,040 44.7 98 8,505 - - - - - - 8,505 0.08 - - -

2002 79 14,530 45.1 98 6,551 - - - - - - 6,551 0.06 - - -

2003 70 14,410 45.0 100 6,491 - - - - - - 6,491 0.06 - - -

2004 p 69 12,816 47.2 98 6,045 - - - - - - 6,045 0.05 - - -

Snap dragons

2000 169 63,711 30.1 98 19,166 4,130 1,606 20,772 0.20 7.7

2001 164 60,939 27.9 98 16,980 5,646 2,596 19,576 0.18 13.3

2002 155 60,860 28.0 98 17,041 5,051 2,446 19,487 0.18 12.5

2003 153 55,392 28.2 98 15,639 4,520 3,176 18,815 0.17 16.9

2004 p 145 50,452 29.7 99 15,001 4,322 3,346 18,347 0.17 18.2

Tulips

2000 88 77,039 34.7 98 26,760 - - - - - - 26,760 0.25 - - -

2001 92 75,769 35.5 97 26,864 - - - - - - 26,864 0.25 - - -

2002 88 90,625 32.0 98 29,001 - - - - - - 29,001 0.27 - - -

2003 91 92,551 33.6 98 31,055 - - - - - - 31,055 0.28 - - -

2004 p 93 100,379 36.1 99 36,217 - - - - - - 36,217 0.33 - - -

Other cut flowers

2000 464 - - - - - - 97 133,648 - - - - - - 133,648 1.27 - - -

2001 416 - - - - - - 92 133,343 - - - - - - 133,343 1.25 - - -

2002 419 - - - - - - 90 136,515 - - - - - - 136,515 1.27 - - -

2003 377 - - - - - - 90 129,663 - - - - - - 129,663 1.19 - - -

2004 p 378 - - - - - - 97 120,565 - - - - - - 120,565 1.10 - - -

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes only commercial growers with $100,000+ in annual floricultural sales; 36 surveyed States.

Sources: Floriculture Crops , NASS; FATUS , ERS.
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Table C-14--Tropical cut flowers: Production and sales, by flower genus, Hawaii, 1994 to date

Production Sales

Year Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Per U.S. Average

1/ sold price wholesale Total household per grower

 Number 1,000 units Cents per unit Percent 1,000 dollars Dollars Dollars

Anthuriums

1994 59 10,608 69.0 99 7,320 0.08 124,068

1995 67 11,520 61.0 99 7,027 0.07 104,881

1996 65 10,872 64.9 99 7,056 0.07 108,554

1997 61 9,096 75.8 98 6,892 0.07 112,984

1998 75 10,002 63.0 75 6,301 0.06 84,013

1999 68 12,228 55.0 78 6,725 0.07 98,897

2000 64 12,120 60.7 74 7,357 0.07 114,953

2001 61 10,512 56.4 71 5,929 0.06 97,197

2002 66 8,856 53.3 95 4,720 0.04 71,515

2003 61 9,720 60.0 98 5,832 0.05 95,607

2004 p 59 7,404 63.0 96 4,665 0.04 79,068

Birds of paradise

1994 28 1,296 54.2 98 702 0.01 25,071

1995 32 1,428 52.8 100 754 0.01 23,563

1996 28 1,224 45.3 100 554 0.01 19,786

1997 31 936 51.9 98 486 0.00 15,677

1998 24 790 62.7 99 495 0.00 20,625

1999 24 1,032 54.8 100 566 0.01 23,583

2000 26 1,212 56.9 99 690 0.01 26,538

2001 27 1,164 58.1 97 676 0.01 25,037

2002 24 1,128 59.0 93 666 0.01 27,750

2003 29 888 66.0 95 586 0.01 20,207

2004 p 30 612 69.6 96 426 0.00 14,200

Pink ginger

1994 38 816 58.6 95 478 0.00 12,579

1995 44 1,020 55.3 100 564 0.01 12,818

1996 53 912 57.9 91 528 0.01 9,962

1997 37 612 63.1 97 386 0.00 10,432

1998 59 1,107 47.9 83 530 0.01 8,983

1999 47 984 47.2 66 464 0.00 9,872

2000 46 972 55.8 83 542 0.01 11,783

2001 45 804 57.2 74 460 0.00 10,222

2002 40 708 67.0 76 474 0.00 11,850

2003 40 648 73.6 75 477 0.00 11,925

2004 p 45 576 81.6 72 470 0.00 10,444

Red ginger

1994 42 984 45.8 96 451 0.00 10,738

1995 48 1,380 42.8 100 591 0.01 12,313

1996 48 1,008 42.3 98 426 0.00 8,875

1997 43 984 46.8 96 461 0.00 10,721

1998 73 1,707 46.5 79 794 0.01 10,877

1999 60 1,884 39.6 66 746 0.01 12,433

2000 53 1,644 45.6 70 750 0.01 14,151

2001 57 1,680 48.8 65 820 0.01 14,386

2002 56 1,764 59.4 68 1,048 0.01 18,714

2003 57 1,680 60.3 73 1,013 0.01 17,772

2004 p 55 1,488 64.3 71 957 0.01 17,400

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Table C-14--Tropical cut flowers: Production and sales, by flower genus, Hawaii, 1994 to date--Continued

Production Sales

Year Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Per U.S. Average

1/ sold price wholesale Total household per grower

 Number 1,000 units Cents per unit Percent 1,000 dollars Dollars Dollars

Heliconia

1994 44 696 81.3 96 566 0.01 12,864

1995 48 576 84.5 99 487 0.01 10,146

1996 49 516 92.2 93 476 0.00 9,714

1997 43 444 93.5 96 415 0.00 9,651

1998 65 680 97.6 90 664 0.01 10,215

1999 57 864 70.9 87 613 0.01 10,754

2000 54 780 86.0 79 671 0.01 12,426

2001 53 792 84.9 71 672 0.01 12,679

2002 50 936 78.4 72 734 0.01 14,680

2003 58 792 100.0 83 792 0.01 13,655

2004 p 59 828 99.0 80 820 0.01 13,898

Protea

1994 21 2,080 41.8 99 869 0.01 41,381

1995 26 1,845 57.7 99 1,065 0.01 40,962

1996 30 1,758 69.6 99 1,224 0.01 40,800

1997 30 1,353 85.7 94 1,160 0.01 38,667

1998 33 2,996 58.0 91 1,738 0.02 52,667

1999 31 2,499 66.8 93 1,669 0.02 53,839

2000 25 1,915 72.7 88 1,392 0.01 55,680

2001 28 1,342 87.7 85 1,177 0.01 42,036

2002 25 1,475 75.1 89 1,108 0.01 44,320

2003 24 2,012 75.3 87 1,515 0.01 63,125

2004 p 32 1,921 73.7 88 1,416 0.01 44,250

p = Preliminary.

 1/ Includes only commercial growers with $10,000+ in annual floricultural sales; 36 surveyed States.

Source: Floriculture Crops, NASS.
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Table C-15--Cut orchids: Production and sales, by orchid species, Hawaii, 1994 to date

 Item Production Sales

 and Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Per U.S. Average

 year 1/ sold price wholesale Total household per grower

Number 1,000 units Cents/unit Percent 1,000 dollars --Dollars--

Cymbidium

1999 12 537 62.8 89 337 0.00 28,083

2000 10 509 61.9 91 315 0.00 31,500

2001 10 383 56.9 87 218 0.00 21,800

2002 12 464 53.2 84 247 0.00 20,583

2003 11 464 49.4 89 229 0.00 20,818

2004 p 13 408 70.6 90 288 0.00 22,154

Dendrobium sprays

1994 46 4,810 62.6 97 3,011 0.03 65,457

1995 52 4,872 62.5 97 3,045 0.03 58,558

1996 41 4,542 60.8 98 2,763 0.03 67,390

1997 56 4,418 57.7 97 2,549 0.03 45,518

1998 55 5,025 57.0 93 2,864 0.03 52,073

1999 49 4,551 57.3 95 2,608 0.03 53,224

2000 49 4,083 57.2 94 2,335 0.02 47,653

2001 49 4,622 63.3 95 2,926 0.03 59,714

2002 54 5,549 58.0 93 3,218 0.03 59,593

2003 50 4,918 62.4 91 3,069 0.03 61,380

2004 p 50 5,441 58.7 92 3,194 0.03 63,880

Dendrobium blossoms 2/

1999 27 21,704 3.1 - - - 673 0.01 24,926

2000 26 19,853 3.1 96 615 0.01 23,654

2001 27 23,729 3.1 95 732 0.01 27,111

2002 29 29,288 3.1 94 908 0.01 31,310

2003 30 25,652 3.3 95 847 0.01 28,233

2004 p 26 21,194 2.8 93 593 0.01 22,808

Vanda blossoms 2/

1999 7 11,307 3.5 - - - 396 0.00 56,571

2000 7 13,973 3.6 74 503 0.00 71,857

2001 6 7,896 4.2 69 332 0.00 55,333

2002 4 2,708 3.2 100 87 0.00 21,750

2003 6 2,686 3.2 99 86 0.00 14,333

2004 p 7 4,080 3.2 99 131 0.00 18,714

Oncidium

1999 31 565 82.0 99 463 0.00 14,935

2000 37 676 79.3 95 536 0.01 14,486

2001 36 718 82.2 95 590 0.01 16,389

2002 34 766 83.7 98 641 0.01 18,853

2003 34 949 81.1 98 770 0.01 22,647

2004 p 29 715 98.6 97 705 0.01 24,310

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes operations having annual floriculture sales of $10,000 or more.

2/ Units sold of dendrobium and vanda individual blossoms are in blooms; other cut flower units are in stems.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table C-16--Cut cultivated greens: Production and sales, 1992 to date

Production Sales

Year Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Per U.S. Average

1/ sold price wholesale Total household per grower

Number 1,000 bunches Dollars Percent 1,000 dollars Dollars Dollars

Leatherleaf ferns 2/

 1992 166 78,880 0.85 100 66,718 0.70 401,916

 1993 164 85,239 0.85 99 72,142 0.76 439,890

 1994 149 78,912 0.86 100 67,544 0.70 453,315

 1995 148 74,968 0.85 99 63,485 0.65 428,953

 1996 145 77,982 0.87 100 67,993 0.69 468,917

 1997 167 78,707 0.82 100 64,373 0.64 385,467

 1998 154 72,981 0.83 100 60,498 0.60 392,844

 1999 134 71,928 0.90 99 64,547 0.63 481,694

 2000 131 75,611 0.88 99 66,245 0.63 505,687

 2001 118 63,002 0.88 99 55,310 0.52 468,729

 2002 134 61,907 0.87 99 53,634 0.50 400,254

 2003 113 58,305 0.84 99 48,868 0.45 432,460

 2004 p 103 53,873 0.88 99 47,283 0.43 459,058

Other cut greens

 1992 221 - - - - - - 100 44,648 0.47 202,027

 1993 218 - - - - - - 100 43,837 0.46 201,087

 1994 199 - - - - - - 98 51,703 0.54 259,814

 1995 216 - - - - - - 97 49,639 0.51 229,810

 1996 222 - - - - - - 97 50,192 0.51 226,090

 1997 246 - - - - - - 98 51,811 0.52 210,614

 1998 251 - - - - - - 99 57,191 0.57 227,853

 1999 217 - - - - - - 90 62,128 0.60 286,304

 2000 227 - - - - - - 99 59,923 0.57 263,978

 2001 194 - - - - - - 99 57,048 0.53 294,062

 2002 222 - - - - - - 98 60,139 0.56 270,896

 2003 185 - - - - - - 98 53,197 0.49 287,551

 2004 p 186 - - - - - - 99 45,162 0.41 242,806

All cut greens

 1992 - - - - - - - - - - - - 111,366 1.18 - - - 

 1993 - - - - - - - - - - - - 115,979 1.22 - - - 

 1994 - - - - - - - - - - - - 119,247 1.24 - - - 

 1995 - - - - - - - - - - - - 113,124 1.16 - - - 

 1996 - - - - - - - - - - - - 118,185 1.20 - - - 

 1997 - - - - - - - - - - - - 116,184 1.16 - - - 

 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - 117,689 1.16 - - - 

 1999 - - - - - - - - - - - - 126,675 1.23 - - - 

 2000 - - - - - - - - - - - - 126,168 1.20 - - - 

 2001 - - - - - - - - - - - - 112,358 1.05 - - - 

 2002 - - - - - - - - - - - - 113,773 1.05 - - - 

 2003 - - - - - - - - - - - - 102,065 0.94 - - - 

 2004 p - - - - - - - - - - - - 92,445 0.84 - - - 

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes only commercial growers with $100,000 or more in annual floricultural sales; 36 surveyed States.

2/ Data pertain only to growers in Florida and "Other States."

Source: Floriculture Crops, NASS.
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Table D-1--Potted flowering plants: Value of sales, by plant type, 1985 to date 1/

Florist Spring Other Total Foliage

Year African chrysanthe- Florist flowering Orchids Easter Florist Poinsettias flowering flowering hanging

violets mums azaleas bulbs 2/ lilies roses 3/ plants plants baskets

--1,000 dollars--

1985 14,074 70,269 30,000 - - - - - - 23,658 - - - 109,012 72,494 291,334 67,103

1986 21,181 78,634 31,411 - - - - - - 25,328 - - - 124,176 105,653 388,727 71,983

1987 27,749 95,079 37,515 - - - - - - 29,983 - - - 157,696 159,631 511,169 86,743

1988 25,543 94,745 38,190 - - - - - - 30,976 - - - 155,130 159,808 507,731 77,498

1989 27,185 95,617 45,533 - - - - - - 33,156 - - - 171,347 160,576 538,227 83,487

1990 26,145 91,769 54,279 - - - - - - 34,247 - - - 165,777 256,428 632,691 74,391

1991 25,585 88,075 62,150 - - - - - - 33,066 - - - 173,421 298,841 686,944 71,496

1992 27,232 99,254 61,115 - - - - - - 34,729 - - - 193,484 338,608 754,422 76,094

1993 24,777 95,564 59,241 - - - - - - 34,180 - - - 199,464 264,250 677,476 66,468

1994 27,423 93,649 52,662 11,170 - - - 36,021 13,122 207,605 214,237 655,889 89,074

1995 25,086 92,219 57,770 11,832 - - - 36,925 15,145 211,437 222,798 673,212 85,403

1996 23,029 84,726 43,843 13,800 46,993 38,012 16,824 215,248 201,865 684,340 75,971

1997 22,584 82,632 42,186 15,251 69,856 46,278 17,902 227,729 198,451 722,869 78,566

1998 22,672 73,408 39,635 16,907 64,885 37,273 16,259 224,441 241,357 736,837 66,258

1999 24,455 70,923 43,185 16,550 79,398 35,990 17,491 226,816 244,030 758,838 79,467

2000 18,914 81,870 61,709 39,393 89,018 37,244 27,493 246,263 197,647 799,551 88,113

2001 20,034 75,225 63,333 46,075 102,049 37,735 25,645 255,323 199,331 824,750 81,922

2002 20,816 85,128 48,603 55,012 111,735 37,014 27,492 252,983 205,157 843,940 83,723

2003 18,540 69,641 39,048 54,927 121,908 36,434 20,394 244,973 197,597 803,462 82,697

 2004p 16,308 75,018 41,130 53,268 127,608 38,488 17,977 247,845 197,494 815,136 80,668

See footnotes in table D-6.

Table D-2--Potted flowering plants: Quantity sold, by plant type, 1985 to date 1/

Florist Spring Other Total Foliage

Year African chrysanthe- Florist flowering Orchids Easter Florist Poinsettias flowering flowering hanging

violets mums azaleas bulbs 2/ lilies roses 3/ plants plants baskets

--1,000 pots--

1985 11,999 26,135 - - - - - - - - - 6,515 - - - 33,367 29,008 107,024 18,453

1986 20,257 26,480 7,085 - - - - - - 6,921 - - - 36,674 46,660 144,077 19,751

1987 24,321 33,064 8,619 - - - - - - 8,097 - - - 44,633 62,089 180,823 24,014

1988 23,807 33,343 8,339 - - - - - - 8,041 - - - 43,137 62,008 178,675 20,627

1989 22,972 32,403 10,316 - - - - - - 8,610 - - - 47,681 60,052 182,034 22,416

1990 22,003 29,840 13,647 - - - - - - 8,893 - - - 47,494 83,134 205,011 20,576

1991 22,443 29,908 14,675 - - - - - - 8,461 - - - 49,271 99,211 223,969 19,336

1992 23,061 33,271 14,693 - - - - - - 8,989 - - - 55,554 117,327 252,895 20,007

1993 22,729 32,134 14,143 - - - - - - 8,640 - - - 56,504 106,190 240,340 17,196

1994 24,684 31,287 15,598 5,223 - - - 9,081 4,476 57,895 76,455 224,699 24,095

1995 22,073 32,000 16,044 5,261 - - - 9,230 5,105 58,177 83,531 231,421 22,725

1996 20,952 28,730 11,818 6,102 8,592 9,581 5,643 59,692 91,706 242,816 19,736

1997 20,074 27,107 12,934 6,478 9,581 12,352 5,896 62,445 85,468 242,335 20,066

1998 19,493 24,934 9,938 6,937 8,606 9,430 5,257 61,908 93,457 239,960 15,993

1999 20,904 24,113 9,925 6,783 10,500 9,109 5,808 63,489 97,284 247,915 20,630

2000 16,300 28,375 14,912 15,183 9,694 9,143 11,628 66,388 73,673 245,296 20,983

2001 16,094 25,177 13,961 17,877 12,200 9,450 10,329 66,966 66,948 239,002 21,292

2002 16,134 31,044 10,714 19,937 13,265 9,094 9,145 66,544 68,136 244,013 19,984

2003 15,028 26,703 8,611 19,387 15,080 8,824 7,808 61,524 68,071 231,036 19,452

 2004p 13,272 29,633 9,602 18,682 17,231 9,331 6,918 60,957 68,733 234,359 18,297

See footnotes in table D-6.
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Table D-3--Potted flowering plants: Average unit values, by plant type, 1985 to date 1/

Florist Spring Other Total Foliage

Year African chrysanthe- Florist flowering Orchids Easter Florist Poinsettias flowering flowering hanging

violets mums azaleas bulbs 2/ lilies roses 3/ plants plants baskets

-- Dollars --

1985 1.17 2.69 - - - - - - - - - 3.63 - - - 3.27 2.50 2.72 3.64

1986 1.05 2.97 4.43 - - - - - - 3.66 - - - 3.39 2.26 2.70 3.64

1987 1.14 2.88 4.35 - - - - - - 3.70 - - - 3.53 2.57 2.83 3.61

1988 1.07 2.84 4.58 - - - - - - 3.85 - - - 3.60 2.58 2.84 3.76

1989 1.18 2.95 4.41 - - - - - - 3.85 - - - 3.59 2.67 2.96 3.72

1990 1.19 3.08 3.98 - - - - - - 3.85 - - - 3.49 3.08 3.09 3.62

1991 1.14 2.94 4.24 - - - - - - 3.91 - - - 3.52 3.01 3.07 3.70

1992 1.18 2.98 4.16 - - - - - - 3.86 - - - 3.48 2.89 2.98 3.80

1993 1.09 2.97 4.19 - - - - - - 3.96 - - - 3.53 2.49 2.82 3.87

1994 1.11 2.99 3.38 2.14 - - - 3.97 2.93 3.59 2.80 2.92 3.70

1995 1.14 2.88 3.60 2.25 - - - 4.00 2.97 3.63 2.67 2.91 3.76

1996 1.10 2.95 3.71 2.26 5.47 3.97 2.98 3.61 2.20 2.82 3.85

1997 1.13 3.05 3.26 2.35 7.29 3.75 3.04 3.65 2.32 2.98 3.92

1998 1.16 2.94 3.99 2.44 7.54 3.95 3.09 3.63 2.58 3.07 4.14

1999 1.17 2.94 4.35 2.44 7.56 3.95 3.01 3.57 2.51 3.06 3.85

2000 1.16 2.89 4.14 2.59 9.18 4.07 2.36 3.71 2.68 3.26 4.20

2001 1.24 2.99 4.54 2.58 8.36 3.99 2.48 3.81 2.98 3.45 3.85

2002 1.29 2.74 4.54 2.76 8.42 4.07 3.01 3.80 3.01 3.46 4.19

2003 1.23 2.61 4.53 2.83 8.08 4.13 2.61 3.98 2.90 3.48 4.25

 2004p 1.23 2.53 4.28 2.85 7.41 4.12 2.60 4.07 2.87 3.48 4.41

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

 1/ Wholesale value of sales by commercial growers with $100,000+ in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States since 1992.

 2/ Cyclamen, from 1994 to 1999. 

 3/ Kalanchoe, from 1994 to 1999.

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Table D-4--Potted flowering plants: Value of sales, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 dollars ---

Northeast: 103,580 96,079 110,445 116,276 117,302 123,877 133,127 146,232 136,528 146,561

 Connecticut 6,728 7,166 6,369 7,319 9,217 8,863 11,954 11,383 11,795 11,198

 Massachusetts 11,491 11,765 9,311 9,159 9,147 9,246 9,646 10,381 9,992 8,619

 New Jersey 26,777 25,116 26,513 25,794 25,015 28,562 28,789 33,293 30,792 29,450

 New York 31,944 24,234 37,106 35,010 34,147 37,424 40,167 47,874 43,110 56,213

 Pennsylvania 26,640 27,798 31,146 38,994 39,776 39,782 42,571 43,301 40,839 41,081

Midwest: 143,026 136,594 146,452 133,795 136,261 143,174 139,117 132,858 130,402 125,904

 Illinois 22,413 19,553 29,640 19,073 23,027 22,787 26,421 20,638 21,595 21,692

 Indiana 6,596 6,179 5,880 6,041 5,508 6,287 5,300 5,650 6,338 6,349

 Iowa 11,435 11,175 10,859 14,293 10,701 11,645 11,118 10,332 10,470 9,797

 Kansas 6,181 6,582 6,316 7,266 7,148 6,857 7,084 6,825 6,693 3,212

 Michigan 26,177 27,442 26,477 27,621 27,828 32,363 29,447 30,736 32,400 31,991

 Minnesota 12,411 11,514 12,305 11,880 13,273 11,221 11,868 11,380 10,281 10,519

 Missouri 10,685 9,547 10,948 11,404 11,757 13,614 10,985 11,178 9,905 8,719

 Ohio 35,965 33,122 33,159 25,597 26,430 27,352 26,112 24,521 22,077 23,672

 Wisconsin 11,163 11,480 10,868 10,620 10,589 11,048 10,782 11,598 10,643 9,953

South: 232,494 240,560 243,229 250,135 267,247 264,413 245,402 265,851 256,137 258,994

 Alabama 12,863 13,308 9,485 9,528 10,362 8,673 10,004 9,311 10,937 7,508

 Arkansas 2,203 2,257 3,824 1,661 - - - 2,059 1,845 2,545 1,483 1,336

 Florida 80,148 78,164 85,519 76,610 99,181 86,049 88,448 87,873 91,887 92,617

 Georgia 10,064 10,913 10,591 8,248 8,521 13,717 9,090 8,529 8,116 7,293

 Kentucky 5,001 4,062 4,742 4,741 4,485 4,463 4,827 4,339 3,531 4,348

 Louisiana 3,187 3,492 3,327 3,351 3,636 2,615 2,538 3,004 2,839 2,398

 Maryland 6,514 5,754 6,403 7,522 6,843 7,271 8,417 9,028 8,300 8,457

 Mississippi 2,394 2,831 3,763 3,573 3,787 4,139 3,452 2,935 2,286 2,976

 North Carolina 32,767 35,173 37,188 30,249 34,707 34,332 36,273 40,902 34,796 36,369

 Oklahoma 2,780 2,426 3,178 2,760 2,497 2,637 2,690 6,194 4,203 3,969

 South Carolina 4,877 8,859 6,908 7,386 5,442 9,705 8,014 11,534 14,681 15,256

 Tennessee 11,688 11,766 12,386 12,124 12,851 8,352 8,363 8,981 10,330 9,097

 Texas 41,127 39,054 34,597 61,726 50,799 56,847 37,712 48,892 42,142 43,546

 Virginia 16,881 22,501 21,318 20,656 24,136 23,554 23,729 21,784 20,606 23,824

West: 202,007 211,107 222,743 236,631 233,844 268,135 307,104 298,999 280,395 283,677

 Arizona 738 1,062 2,505 3,168 - - - 2,427 1,846 1,885 1,914 1,775

 California 130,078 139,512 144,701 156,035 150,806 172,002 213,163 206,687 188,289 192,214

 Colorado 10,086 11,531 10,818 9,505 10,412 10,378 10,056 9,380 10,554 8,874

 Hawaii 9,771 12,060 12,846 14,255 16,795 17,505 18,869 23,162 21,771 22,501

 New Mexico 11,925 13,081 13,685 15,082 16,179 16,496 17,786 17,058 17,105 17,138

 Oregon 18,034 17,731 18,602 19,292 20,764 29,087 28,409 19,229 19,422 19,017

 Utah 8,581 7,326 10,121 9,641 8,614 11,040 8,379 12,845 13,783 12,652

 Washington 12,794 8,804 9,465 9,653 10,274 9,200 8,596 8,753 7,557 9,506

Undisclosed 2/ - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,184 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 681,107 684,340 722,869 736,837 758,838 799,599 824,750 843,940 803,462 815,136

- - - = Not available or not released; p = preliminary.

1/ Wholesale value of sales of growers with $100,000+ in annual floriculture sales. Sales data are from the 36 surveyed States.

2/ Unreleased data are included in "Undisclosed" to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

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Table D-5--Potted flowering plants: Quantity sold, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 pots ---

Northeast: 36,308 30,889 38,250 41,016 40,364 41,447 44,016 45,411 39,457 42,154

 Connecticut 1,633 1,540 1,566 2,041 2,294 2,152 3,319 3,228 2,939 2,324

 Massachusetts 3,137 2,978 2,392 2,240 2,304 2,120 1,809 2,084 2,122 2,038

 New Jersey 10,098 8,339 8,878 8,071 8,022 8,802 8,965 10,361 8,626 8,481

 New York 12,261 8,244 14,340 14,224 13,608 14,354 14,322 13,646 11,627 15,038

 Pennsylvania 9,179 9,788 11,074 14,440 14,136 14,019 15,601 16,092 14,143 14,273

Midwest: 36,521 33,226 36,465 34,051 36,363 38,422 35,621 32,753 32,478 29,617

 Illinois 5,855 5,146 6,138 4,782 6,006 5,327 6,073 4,698 5,069 4,746

 Indiana 1,715 1,599 1,442 1,362 1,344 1,482 1,140 1,297 1,423 1,166

 Iowa 2,608 2,459 2,527 3,245 2,377 2,298 2,227 2,309 2,141 1,944

 Kansas 1,461 472 555 510 594 538 511 417 363 260

 Michigan 8,101 9,130 8,951 8,443 7,414 10,159 9,338 9,796 10,345 9,468

 Minnesota 2,647 2,491 2,735 2,521 2,573 2,235 2,206 2,075 2,022 2,058

 Missouri 1,668 1,512 3,481 3,512 3,567 3,682 2,760 2,563 2,301 1,927

 Ohio 9,748 7,895 8,336 7,387 10,323 10,601 8,975 7,401 6,814 6,214

 Wisconsin 2,718 2,522 2,300 2,289 2,165 2,100 2,391 2,197 2,000 1,834

South: 51,509 61,807 63,132 72,793 72,857 62,209 59,163 63,660 62,898 63,706

 Alabama 1,195 1,137 3,169 2,770 2,919 2,309 2,676 2,278 3,149 1,887

 Arkansas 190 120 805 452 240 615 350 428 331 284

 Florida 16,894 26,135 25,621 22,362 28,908 23,269 22,645 22,832 22,033 19,604

 Georgia 2,559 1,212 2,763 2,267 1,055 3,449 2,093 1,886 1,773 1,370

 Kentucky 776 753 1,001 1,212 1,172 875 1,229 1,074 736 822

 Louisiana 695 572 1,189 1,065 831 518 622 729 613 555

 Maryland 1,509 1,226 1,500 1,567 1,663 1,436 1,288 1,590 1,580 1,630

 Mississippi 429 638 815 789 883 808 468 258 373 238

 North Carolina 10,414 13,072 11,625 9,010 10,285 9,428 10,028 10,671 10,784 11,433

 Oklahoma 318 209 238 258 261 251 254 382 339 224

 South Carolina 1,074 2,941 1,371 1,755 1,084 1,527 1,320 807 1,264 3,109

 Tennessee 316 254 1,298 1,169 1,236 1,128 901 1,056 961 976

 Texas 14,955 11,503 9,646 23,340 15,348 14,531 10,277 14,844 14,249 16,596

 Virginia 185 2,035 2,091 4,777 6,972 2,065 5,012 4,825 4,713 4,978

West: 60,376 77,455 76,739 69,698 69,858 62,680 71,266 66,933 64,555 69,627

 Arizona 0 254 581 724 0 523 436 452 444 382

 California 44,132 57,436 54,796 46,882 50,500 41,403 51,235 49,445 48,377 52,736

 Colorado 2,541 2,804 2,658 2,475 2,789 2,671 2,503 2,262 2,255 1,868

 Hawaii 1,944 2,866 2,652 2,964 3,569 3,427 4,048 4,510 3,955 4,113

 New Mexico 744 3,889 4,693 5,322 1,620 398 408 480 494 498

 Oregon 6,108 6,207 5,809 5,846 5,572 9,058 7,634 5,017 4,617 4,677

 Utah 878 642 2,142 1,474 1,124 877 1,593 1,505 1,463 1,327

 Washington 4,029 3,357 3,408 4,011 4,684 4,323 3,409 3,262 2,950 4,026

Undisclosed 2/ 48,964 39,439 27,749 22,402 26,671 36,216 28,936 35,256 31,648 29,255

Total 233,678 242,816 242,335 239,960 246,113 240,974 239,002 244,013 231,036 234,359

- - - = Not available or not released; p = preliminary.

1/ Wholesale value of sales of growers with $100,000+ in annual floriculture sales. Sales data are from the 36 surveyed States.

2/ Unreleased data are included in "Undisclosed" to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Thus, sum of quantities

 in the four regions may not equal the total.

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Table D-6--Potted flowering and foliage plants: Number of large producers, by plant type, 1992 to date 1/

Florist Spring Other Total Potted Foliage

Year African chrysanthe- Florist flowering Orchids Easter Florist Poinset- flowering flowering foliage hanging

violets mums azaleas bulbs 2/ 3/ lilies roses 4/ tias plants plants plants baskets

-- Number --

1992 292 791 695 - - - - - - 909 - - - 2,132 1,419 2,537 1,321 2,106

1993 270 768 643 - - - - - - 905 - - - 2,094 1,406 2,577 1,201 2,039

1994 243 706 602 551 - - - 892 209 2,098 1,301 2,594 1,191 1,766

1995 234 707 562 641 - - - 890 236 2,049 1,317 2,646 1,172 1,644

1996 223 686 546 661 175 900 232 2,063 1,321 2,710 1,143 1,621

1997 210 612 492 656 210 851 275 2,047 1,260 2,713 1,230 1,746

1998 191 537 451 620 210 793 254 1,915 1,421 2,538 1,216 1,536

1999 174 521 422 598 203 771 249 1,854 1,164 2,356 1,091 1,531

2000 193 563 454 614 238 782 159 1,837 1,045 2,430 1,030 1,579

2001 192 543 422 686 255 736 177 1,749 954 2,379 982 1,562

2002 183 510 440 707 261 698 194 1,747 942 2,438 1,003 1,195

2003 177 485 383 669 257 647 196 1,668 886 2,272 1,044 1,142

 2004p 161 466 351 671 226 610 168 1,577 804 2,178 982 1,065

See footnotes in table D-7.

Table D-7--Potted flowering and foliage plants: Average sales per large producer, by plant type, 1992 to date 1/

Florist Spring Other Total Potted Foliage

Year African chrysanthe- Florist flowering Orchids Easter Florist Poinset- flowering flowering foliage hanging

violets mums azaleas bulbs 2/ 3/ lilies roses 4/ tias plants plants plants baskets

-- Dollars --

1992 93,260 125,479 87,935 - - - - - - 38,206 - - - 90,752 238,624 297,368 265,643 36,132

1993 91,767 124,432 92,132 - - - - - - 37,768 - - - 95,255 187,945 262,893 291,908 32,598

1994 112,852 132,647 87,478 20,272 - - - 40,382 62,785 98,954 164,671 252,848 336,047 50,438

1995 107,205 130,437 102,794 18,459 - - - 41,489 64,174 103,190 169,171 254,426 352,872 51,948

1996 103,269 123,507 80,299 20,877 268,531 42,236 72,517 104,337 152,812 252,524 378,807 46,867

1997 107,543 135,020 85,744 23,248 332,648 54,381 65,098 111,250 157,501 266,446 342,600 44,998

1998 118,702 136,700 87,882 27,269 308,976 47,003 64,012 117,202 169,850 290,322 358,752 43,137

1999 140,546 136,129 102,334 27,676 391,123 46,680 70,245 122,339 209,648 322,087 396,455 51,905

2000 98,000 145,417 135,923 64,158 374,025 47,627 172,912 134,057 189,136 329,033 458,329 55,803

2001 104,344 138,536 150,078 67,165 400,192 51,270 144,887 145,982 208,942 346,679 579,092 52,447

2002 113,749 166,918 110,461 77,810 428,103 53,029 141,711 144,810 217,789 346,161 537,225 70,061

2003 104,746 143,590 101,953 82,103 474,350 56,312 104,051 146,866 223,021 353,636 543,088 72,414

 2004p 101,292 160,983 117,179 79,386 564,637 63,095 107,006 157,162 245,639 374,259 568,545 75,745

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

 1/ Wholesale value of sales by commercial growers with $100,000+ in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States.

 2/ Cyclamen, from 1994 to 1999. 3/ Potted other lilies, through 1995. 4/ Kalanchoe, from 1994 to 1999.

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Table D-8--Potted flowering plants: Production and sales, by plant genus, 1996 to date --Continued

 Production Price Sales

Year Growers Under 5 inches Total Sold at Under 5 inches Per U.S. Per

1/ 5 inches or more sold wholesale 5 inches or more All Total household grower

Number --1,000 pots-- Percent --Dollars per pot-- 1,000 dollars --Dollars--

Orchids, potted 2/

1996 175 5,212 3,380 8,592 87 4.00 7.74 5.47 46,993 0.48 268,531

1997 210 4,134 5,447 9,581 87 5.93 8.32 7.29 69,856 0.70 332,648

1998 210 3,510 5,096 8,606 82 6.00 8.60 7.54 64,885 0.64 308,976

1999 203 4,805 5,695 10,500 77 5.51 9.29 7.56 79,398 0.77 391,123

2000 238 4,791 4,903 9,694 86 6.57 11.74 9.18 89,018 0.84 374,025

2001 255 6,992 5,208 12,200 87 6.17 11.31 8.36 102,049 0.95 400,192

2002 261 7,835 5,430 13,265 90 6.62 11.02 8.42 111,735 1.04 428,103

2003 257 8,871 6,209 15,080 92 6.15 10.85 8.08 121,908 1.12 474,350

2004 p 226 11,229 6,002 17,231 93 5.90 10.22 7.41 127,608 1.16 564,637

Poinsettias, potted

1992 2,132 12,496 43,058 55,554 92 1.83 3.96 3.48 193,484 2.04 90,752

1993 2,094 11,349 45,155 56,504 92 1.90 3.94 3.53 199,464 2.09 95,255

1994 2,098 11,686 46,209 57,895 93 1.76 4.05 3.59 207,605 2.16 98,954

1995 2,049 12,407 45,770 58,177 92 1.90 4.10 3.63 211,437 2.17 103,190

1996 2,063 12,819 46,873 59,692 93 1.92 4.07 3.61 215,248 2.18 104,337

1997 2,047 13,446 48,999 62,445 92 1.85 4.14 3.65 227,729 2.28 111,250

1998 1,915 14,915 46,993 61,908 92 1.87 4.18 3.63 224,441 2.22 117,202

1999 1,854 12,839 48,848 61,687 93 1.86 4.15 3.68 226,816 2.20 122,339

2000 1,837 15,457 50,931 66,388 93 1.81 4.28 3.71 246,263 2.33 134,057

2001 1,749 14,682 52,284 66,966 92 1.84 4.37 3.81 255,323 2.39 145,982

2002 1,746 14,752 52,477 67,229 94 1.86 4.39 3.83 257,662 2.39 147,573

2003 1,668 13,092 48,432 61,524 93 1.91 4.54 3.98 244,973 2.25 146,866

2004 p 1,577 11,760 49,197 60,957 93 1.94 4.57 4.07 247,845 2.25 157,162

Florist roses, potted

2000 159 9,404 2,224 11,628 86 1.85 4.53 2.36 27,493 0.26 172,912

2001 177 7,257 3,072 10,329 96 1.91 3.83 2.48 25,645 0.24 144,887

2002 194 6,662 2,483 9,145 98 2.20 5.18 3.01 27,517 0.25 141,840

2003 196 6,863 945 7,808 97 2.44 3.87 2.61 20,394 0.19 104,051

2004 p 168 6,270 648 6,918 99 2.43 4.26 2.60 17,977 0.16 107,006

Spring bulbs, potted

2000 614 6,393 8,790 15,183 96 1.58 3.33 2.59 39,393 0.37 64,158

2001 686 7,517 10,360 17,877 97 1.50 3.36 2.58 46,075 0.43 67,165

2002 707 7,590 12,347 19,937 96 1.65 3.44 2.76 55,012 0.51 77,810

2003 669 7,206 12,181 19,387 96 1.66 3.52 2.83 54,927 0.50 82,103

2004 p 671 6,341 12,341 18,682 97 1.53 3.53 2.85 53,268 0.48 79,386

Other potted flowering plants

1992 1,419 67,932 49,395 117,327 95 2.00 4.10 2.89 338,608 3.58 238,624

1993 1,406 50,375 55,815 106,190 95 1.48 3.40 2.49 264,250 2.77 187,945

1994 1,301 37,205 39,250 76,455 95 1.77 3.78 2.80 214,237 2.23 164,671

1995 1,317 45,951 37,580 83,531 95 1.61 3.97 2.67 222,798 2.29 169,171

1996 1,321 52,440 39,266 91,706 97 1.30 3.41 2.20 201,865 2.05 152,812

1997 1,260 47,538 37,930 85,468 96 1.32 3.58 2.32 198,451 1.99 157,501

1998 1,421 53,219 40,238 93,457 95 1.71 3.74 2.58 241,357 2.39 169,850

1999 1,164 53,252 44,032 97,284 97 1.60 3.61 2.51 244,030 2.36 209,648

2000 1,045 33,132 36,219 69,351 95 1.69 3.91 2.85 197,647 1.87 189,136

2001 954 34,770 32,178 66,948 97 1.89 4.16 2.98 199,331 1.87 208,942

2002 942 36,983 34,913 71,896 96 1.89 4.55 3.18 228,776 2.12 242,862

2003 886 37,521 30,550 68,071 96 1.89 4.14 2.90 197,597 1.81 223,021

2004 p 804 37,192 31,541 68,733 96 1.84 4.09 2.87 197,494 1.79 245,639

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes only commercial growers with $100,000+ in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States.

2/ Survey data on orchids started in 1996.

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Table D-9--Potted orchids: Production and sales, by orchid species, Hawaii, 1992 to date 1/

Production Sales

Year Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Per U.S. Average

sold price wholesale Total household per grower

Number 1,000 pots $ per pot Percent 1,000 dollars --Dollars--

Dendrobiums, potted

1992 51 597 5.47 90 3,265 0.03 64,020

1993 44 653 5.44 97 3,552 0.04 80,727

1994 45 618 5.67 97 3,504 0.04 77,867

1995 51 761 5.43 98 4,132 0.04 81,020

1996 55 1,025 4.48 98 4,592 0.05 83,491

1997 62 1,248 4.48 93 5,591 0.06 90,177

1998 62 1,021 5.53 93 5,646 0.06 91,065

1999 69 815 6.27 88 5,110 0.05 74,058

2000 68 941 5.94 95 5,590 0.05 82,206

2001 70 1,035 5.81 96 6,013 0.06 85,900

2002 71 1,229 5.39 93 6,624 0.06 93,296

2003 69 1,040 5.64 96 5,866 0.05 85,014

2004 p 75 1,228 5.42 97 6,656 0.06 88,747

Phalaenopsis, potted

1999 21 205 5.70 67 1,169 0.01 55,667

2000 24 143 7.20 75 1,030 0.01 42,917

2001 29 161 6.56 80 1,055 0.01 36,379

2002 28 178 6.82 87 1,214 0.01 43,357

2003 31 246 6.89 93 1,695 0.02 54,677

2004 p 31 166 5.82 93 966 0.01 31,161

Other potted orchids

1992 48 907 4.40 88 3,989 0.04 83,104

1993 45 653 6.78 93 4,426 0.05 98,356

1994 45 698 5.93 90 4,139 0.04 91,978

1995 55 1,127 4.63 77 5,218 0.05 94,873

1996 60 1,690 4.40 74 7,436 0.08 123,933

1997 57 1,586 4.13 87 6,550 0.07 114,912

1998 59 1,171 5.12 78 5,996 0.06 101,627

1999 60 1,548 4.47 93 6,920 0.07 115,333

2000 75 1,561 4.64 72 7,243 0.07 96,573

2001 80 2,148 4.26 82 9,150 0.09 114,375

2002 82 1,922 5.19 79 9,975 0.09 121,646

2003 88 1,814 5.99 78 10,866 0.10 123,477

2004 p 78 1,357 5.62 73 7,626 0.07 97,769

p = Preliminary.

1/ Includes operations of $10,000 or more in annual floriculture sales.

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Table D-10--Poinsettias in pots: Value of sales, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 dollars ---

Northeast: 35,907 37,015 39,217 36,765 41,009 46,150 47,368 46,610 46,135 51,199

 Connecticut 2,769 2,499 2,791 2,793 4,128 5,080 5,544 5,686 4,907 5,129

 Massachusetts 4,866 4,902 4,387 3,888 3,890 4,594 4,155 3,846 3,713 4,033

 New Jersey 7,632 8,811 8,454 8,229 8,349 9,523 9,938 10,321 10,020 9,437

 New York 8,006 8,037 8,584 8,763 10,767 12,975 12,638 12,546 12,783 19,072

 Pennsylvania 12,634 12,766 15,001 13,092 13,875 13,978 15,093 14,211 14,712 13,528

Midwest: 60,215 58,989 61,146 57,571 61,763 62,235 61,206 59,074 58,969 57,172

 Illinois 7,803 7,279 9,105 7,554 9,791 10,218 9,815 9,625 9,769 9,605

 Indiana 3,174 2,888 3,342 3,356 3,720 3,822 3,387 3,504 4,016 3,859

 Iowa 4,273 3,924 3,684 4,497 3,820 4,155 4,343 4,275 4,341 4,178

 Kansas 1,859 2,313 2,147 2,081 2,126 1,929 2,106 2,059 2,033 1,391

 Michigan 11,566 12,102 12,071 12,466 13,267 13,867 13,605 13,194 13,242 12,743

 Minnesota 5,122 4,891 4,965 5,095 5,962 4,659 5,001 4,108 4,462 4,157

 Missouri 3,169 2,967 3,589 3,461 3,570 4,270 3,238 3,237 2,892 2,939

 Ohio 17,303 16,346 16,217 13,320 13,819 14,049 14,354 13,060 12,638 13,005

 Wisconsin 5,946 6,279 6,026 5,741 5,688 5,266 5,357 6,012 5,576 5,295

South: 57,524 68,934 76,768 79,816 72,905 80,212 81,881 85,264 83,356 84,434

 Alabama 3,723 4,040 4,972 4,793 5,668 4,590 5,737 5,187 4,661 3,933

 Arkansas - - - - - - 1,480 1,086 992 1,126 1,421 1,691 903 802

 Florida 11,828 16,071 15,764 13,390 12,041 13,295 13,925 14,098 14,563 15,468

 Georgia 5,134 4,291 4,437 4,114 - - - 5,464 5,313 5,239 5,331 4,842

 Kentucky 2,721 2,446 2,905 3,078 2,731 2,781 3,249 3,193 2,793 2,954

 Louisiana 1,601 1,652 1,930 1,774 2,193 1,496 1,445 1,751 1,704 1,505

 Maryland 3,381 3,555 4,395 5,277 4,442 4,797 6,430 6,388 6,372 6,761

 Mississippi 1,033 1,234 1,629 1,442 1,590 1,108 1,227 1,117 1,068 1,077

 North Carolina 10,854 12,180 14,011 11,948 14,922 14,759 16,247 16,654 16,842 17,496

 Oklahoma 1,221 945 863 756 781 938 934 956 961 1,069

 South Carolina 2,538 2,327 2,973 4,236 2,901 5,277 2,929 2,904 5,202 5,219

 Tennessee - - - - - - 3,307 2,541 2,889 3,624 2,954 2,779 3,248 2,940

 Texas 13,490 13,555 12,371 19,846 16,301 14,482 13,713 17,043 14,959 15,141

 Virginia - - - 6,638 5,731 5,535 5,454 6,475 6,357 6,264 4,749 5,227

West: 49,143 46,341 50,598 50,289 44,453 57,666 64,868 62,035 56,513 55,040

 Arizona - - - 1,037 2,304 3,026 - - - 2,303 1,795 1,836 1,865 1,724

 California 27,472 26,105 27,836 27,018 25,375 34,965 40,933 38,798 31,943 31,645

 Colorado 5,265 6,653 6,230 5,820 6,111 6,295 6,988 7,444 8,754 7,664

 Hawaii 511 701 617 654 820 919 945 1,246 1,006 1,232

 New Mexico 1,767 1,731 1,626 1,371 1,520 1,391 1,478 1,673 1,877 1,896

 Oregon 3,472 3,366 3,100 3,512 2,777 2,800 3,080 2,440 2,521 2,321

 Utah 2,393 1,740 3,058 3,429 2,199 3,401 3,938 3,132 3,296 3,575

 Washington 8,263 5,008 5,827 5,459 5,651 5,592 5,711 5,466 5,251 4,983

Undisclosed 2/ 8,648 3,969 - - - - - - 6,686 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 211,437 215,248 227,729 224,441 226,816 246,263 255,323 252,983 244,973 247,845

p = Preliminary; - - - = not available or not released.

1/ Wholesale value of sales by growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales. Growers are located in 36 surveyed States.

2/ Includes unpublished State data to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

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Table D-11--Poinsettias in pots: Quantity sold, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 pots ---

Northeast: 11,045 11,235 12,056 10,830 11,843 13,315 13,545 13,445 11,292 13,100

 Connecticut 751 730 856 802 1,160 1,241 1,606 1,701 1,114 1,042

 Massachusetts 1,324 1,334 1,089 949 963 914 723 731 737 813

 New Jersey 2,231 2,179 2,166 2,070 2,188 2,470 2,412 2,573 2,366 2,219

 New York 2,627 2,901 3,131 3,104 3,396 4,306 4,077 4,033 3,493 5,295

 Pennsylvania 4,112 4,091 4,814 3,905 4,136 4,384 4,727 4,407 3,582 3,731

Midwest: 15,349 14,988 15,569 15,139 15,710 16,037 15,480 14,503 14,571 13,313

 Illinois 1,932 1,805 2,016 1,912 2,144 2,160 2,305 1,978 2,156 1,867

 Indiana 862 797 846 892 943 927 800 840 878 790

 Iowa 985 915 902 1,056 856 901 988 1,014 997 894

 Kansas 403 452 423 376 386 342 349 348 331 225

 Michigan 3,660 3,956 3,810 3,695 3,923 4,513 4,049 3,762 3,728 3,432

 Minnesota 1,093 1,023 1,051 1,017 1,092 927 934 736 900 840

 Missouri 695 619 1,024 1,049 1,128 1,136 1,046 1,032 924 942

 Ohio 4,325 4,062 4,061 3,998 4,027 4,096 3,777 3,660 3,601 3,365

 Wisconsin 1,394 1,359 1,436 1,144 1,211 1,035 1,232 1,133 1,056 958

South: 16,572 20,234 21,853 23,386 21,082 23,115 22,379 23,227 22,271 21,804

 Alabama 983 992 1,549 1,469 1,721 1,191 1,567 1,335 1,205 997

 Arkansas - - - - - - 411 292 225 251 340 382 224 173

 Florida 3,980 5,353 4,541 3,763 3,988 4,561 4,731 4,296 4,230 4,023

 Georgia 1,369 1,145 1,111 1,082 - - - 1,810 1,319 1,233 1,289 1,067

 Kentucky 640 612 693 731 699 801 882 813 589 563

 Louisiana 431 454 504 446 510 374 366 416 377 353

 Maryland 772 735 1,032 1,076 886 775 1,001 1,122 1,134 1,262

 Mississippi 237 330 353 305 411 225 254 239 209 203

 North Carolina 3,613 4,248 4,596 4,054 4,647 5,227 5,290 5,597 5,581 5,816

 Oklahoma 268 209 202 169 201 191 186 209 195 196

 South Carolina 700 714 843 1,490 867 1,080 818 807 1,264 1,286

 Tennessee - - - - - - 994 788 830 976 786 827 834 699

 Texas 3,579 3,650 3,259 6,062 4,279 3,800 3,274 4,203 3,807 3,858

 Virginia - - - 1,792 1,765 1,659 1,818 1,853 1,565 1,748 1,333 1,308

West: 12,428 11,997 12,967 12,553 11,250 13,921 15,562 15,369 13,390 12,740

 Arizona - - - 254 581 724 - - - 523 436 452 444 382

 California 7,270 7,032 7,063 6,654 6,487 8,552 9,982 9,549 7,629 7,464

 Colorado 1,160 1,476 1,514 1,406 1,388 1,411 1,525 1,785 1,821 1,607

 Hawaii 125 170 157 188 229 237 247 323 268 287

 New Mexico 494 492 419 397 448 398 408 480 494 498

 Oregon 990 839 797 780 606 564 568 450 458 433

 Utah 709 467 851 930 634 877 961 859 897 912

 Washington 1,680 1,267 1,585 1,474 1,458 1,359 1,435 1,471 1,379 1,157

Undisclosed 2/ 2,783 1,238 - - - - - - 1,802 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 58,177 59,692 62,445 61,908 61,687 66,388 66,966 66,544 61,524 60,957

p = Preliminary; - - - = not available or not released.

1/ Wholesale value of sales by growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales. Growers are located in 36 surveyed States.

2/ Includes unpublished State data to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

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Table D-12--Foliage plants for indoor or patio use: Production and sales, 1992 to date

Production Sales

 Year Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Per U.S. Average

1/ sold price wholesale Total household 2/ per grower

1,000 Dollars 1,000

Number pots per pot Percent dollars -- Dollars --

Potted foliage

1992 1,321 - - - - - - 87 350,915 3.71 265,643

1993 1,201 - - - - - - 95 350,581 3.68 291,908

1994 1,191 - - - - - - 97 400,232 4.17 336,047

1995 1,172 - - - - - - 97 413,566 4.25 352,872

1996 1,143 - - - - - - 97 432,976 4.39 378,807

1997 1,230 - - - - - - 96 421,398 4.22 342,600

1998 1,216 - - - - - - 89 436,243 4.32 358,752

1999 1,091 - - - - - - 90 432,532 4.19 396,455

2000 1,030 - - - - - - 99 472,079 4.48 458,329

2001 982 - - - - - - 86 568,668 5.32 579,092

2002 1,003 - - - - - - 98 538,837 4.99 537,225

2003 1,044 - - - - - - 98 566,984 5.20 543,088

2004 p 982 - - - - - - 98 558,311 5.07 568,545

Foliage in hanging baskets

1992 1,673 20,007 3.80 97 76,094 0.80 45,484

1993 1,587 17,196 3.86 97 66,468 0.70 41,883

1994 1,273 24,095 3.70 97 89,074 0.93 69,972

1995 1,187 22,725 3.76 95 85,403 0.88 71,949

1996 1,184 19,736 3.85 97 75,971 0.77 64,165

1997 1,219 20,066 3.92 95 78,566 0.79 64,451

1998 883 15,993 4.14 96 66,258 0.66 75,037

1999 1,055 20,630 3.85 98 79,467 0.77 75,324

2000 1,114 20,983 4.20 96 88,113 0.84 79,096

2001 1,119 21,292 3.85 98 81,922 0.77 73,210

2002 1,195 19,984 4.19 97 83,723 0.78 70,061

2003 1,142 19,452 4.25 97 82,697 0.76 72,414

2004 p 1,065 18,297 4.41 97 80,668 0.73 75,745

All foliage plants

1992 2,106 - - - - - - - - - 427,009 4.51 202,758 

1993 2,039 - - - - - - - - - 417,049 4.37 204,536 

1994 1,766 - - - - - - - - - 489,306 5.10 277,070 

1995 1,644 - - - - - - - - - 498,969 5.13 303,509 

1996 1,621 - - - - - - - - - 508,947 5.16 313,971 

1997 1,746 - - - - - - - - - 499,964 5.01 286,348 

1998 1,536 - - - - - - - - - 502,501 4.97 327,149 

1999 1,531 - - - - - - - - - 511,999 4.96 334,421 

2000 1,579 - - - - - - - - - 560,192 5.31 354,776 

2001 1,562 - - - - - - - - - 650,590 6.09 416,511 

2002 1,671 - - - - - - - - - 622,560 5.77 372,567 

2003 1,586 - - - - - - - - - 649,681 5.96 409,635 

2004 p 1,505 - - - - - - - - - 638,979 5.81 424,571 

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

 1/ Includes only growers with $100,000+ in annual floricultural sales; 36 surveyed States. 

 2/ Sales per U.S. household were estimated to reflect growers' sales as national, not only local or regional. Foliage plants in pots

and hanging baskets are intended for indoor or patio use, not landscape.

Source: Floriculture Crops, NASS; U.S. Census Bureau.
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Table D-13--Foliage plants for indoor or patio use: Value of sales, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 dollars ---

Northeast: 16,793 20,269 17,561 16,975 16,738 14,605 16,218 18,652 16,821 16,489

 Connecticut 2,798 2,346 1,071 584 743 786 1,356 1,727 644 955

 Massachusetts 3,531 3,310 3,726 3,321 7,418 3,644 3,450 4,085 3,957 1,163

 New Jersey 4,634 5,925 6,722 7,510 3,258 3,822 5,552 4,399 4,139 3,878

 New York 2,165 1,636 1,919 2,185 2,257 3,701 2,466 3,906 4,057 6,740

 Pennsylvania 3,665 7,052 4,123 3,375 3,062 2,652 3,394 4,535 4,024 3,753

Midwest: 27,267 23,700 21,932 17,056 20,089 23,730 24,881 22,247 22,536 24,704

 Illinois 2,691 1,593 1,384 1,486 3,637 1,993 3,114 2,220 2,988 4,759

 Indiana 2,586 1,350 1,884 2,055 2,148 2,514 2,048 1,306 1,182 1,259

 Iowa 1,583 1,363 1,359 1,832 1,459 2,146 2,328 2,301 1,479 1,053

 Kansas 2,301 1,201 1,598 1,379 1,427 2,942 290 296 328 551

 Michigan 3,767 3,712 3,313 3,056 2,996 3,601 3,531 3,699 3,375 4,152

 Minnesota 1,318 1,212 1,338 1,252 1,298 1,737 1,825 1,229 1,265 1,251

 Missouri 2,097 2,765 2,103 1,955 2,192 3,783 3,819 3,384 3,421 - - -

 Ohio 9,946 9,599 8,342 3,728 4,543 4,537 6,292 6,288 7,045 10,542

 Wisconsin 978 905 611 313 389 477 1,634 1,524 1,453 1,137

South: 349,156 370,998 352,876 356,151 352,619 390,338 479,960 453,974 478,698 469,982

 Alabama 1,716 1,448 1,658 1,972 3,124 2,475 2,044 1,987 4,190 4,008

 Arkansas 309 225 286 765 198 176 287 1,082 401 287

 Florida 309,121 329,580 305,603 311,104 312,057 346,946 439,698 405,103 423,882 415,967

 Georgia 2,429 2,191 1,770 1,281 2,163 1,721 1,812 3,420 1,597 2,591

 Kentucky 482 576 1,712 1,383 1,294 1,205 1,691 1,329 1,657 805

 Louisiana 2,755 2,270 2,969 2,060 2,376 3,293 4,336 5,519 4,145 4,500

 Maryland 317 196 1,073 710 - - - 467 371 799 1,368 2,112

 Mississippi 233 327 488 357 686 439 576 1,041 601 451

 North Carolina 4,461 6,892 6,272 7,816 7,240 8,373 8,673 5,782 7,384 5,201

 Oklahoma 874 965 382 190 612 949 905 3,116 1,163 1,257

 South Carolina 1,422 748 1,348 848 903 2,170 1,122 1,319 1,056 1,103

 Tennessee 1,205 1,210 1,425 1,068 983 963 882 825 531 1,158

 Texas 22,093 22,614 24,314 24,896 19,458 20,132 16,637 21,053 29,074 28,622

 Virginia 1,739 1,756 3,576 1,701 1,525 1,029 926 1,599 1,649 1,920

West: 105,753 93,980 107,595 112,319 121,766 131,519 129,531 124,661 126,007 121,840

 Arizona 1,597 1,005 2,429 2,363 2,436 2,385 2,021 - - - 3,313 3,939

 California 86,396 72,514 86,811 87,819 93,764 104,856 96,613 97,536 102,532 96,607

 Colorado 1,920 1,378 979 1,645 2,039 779 546 520 481 523

 Hawaii 10,035 13,067 11,160 13,217 13,141 16,153 18,381 14,923 14,607 15,443

 New Mexico 1,530 1,404 2,058 3,783 2,728 2,269 4,732 3,394 - - - - - -

 Oregon 784 714 687 558 - - - 370 1,297 2,031 - - - 1,700

 Utah 2,033 2,386 1,512 845 5,544 2,282 4,165 4,776 3,128 1,832

 Washington 1,458 1,512 1,959 2,089 2,114 2,425 1,776 1,481 1,946 1,796

Undisclosed 2/ 0 0 0 0 787 0 0 3,026 5,619 5,964

(to check)> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 498,969 508,947 499,964 502,501 511,999 560,192 650,590 622,560 649,681 638,979

- - - = Not available or not released; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes potted foliage plants and foliage plants in hanging baskets for indoor and patio use. Data are wholesale

 value of sales of growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales. Growers are located in the 36 surveyed States.

2/ Total may not equal sum of sales in the four regions because of undisclosed sales aggregated in "Undisclosed."

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Table E-1--Bedding and garden plants: Production, prices, and sales, annuals and perennials, 1992 to date

Quantity sold 1/ Average prices Total grower sales 2/

Year Herbaceous Annuals & Herbaceous Annuals & Herbaceous Annuals &

Annuals perennials perennials Annuals perennials perennials Annuals perennials perennials

-- 1,000 units -- -- Dollars per unit -- -- 1,000 dollars --

1992 504,871 37,125 541,996 2.11 1.39 2.06 1,066,505 51,666 1,118,171

1993 478,989 39,041 518,030 2.33 1.43 2.26 1,114,266 55,745 1,170,011

1994 508,193 39,047 547,240 2.40 1.48 2.34 1,222,164 57,923 1,280,087

1995 521,822 43,306 565,128 2.48 1.50 2.40 1,291,966 65,001 1,356,967

1996 521,491 45,589 567,080 2.61 1.52 2.52 1,359,055 69,078 1,428,133

1997 586,512 48,753 635,265 2.85 1.61 2.75 1,668,643 78,316 1,746,959

1998 691,034 57,470 748,504 2.57 1.63 2.50 1,778,823 93,787 1,872,610

1999 684,865 61,361 746,226 2.69 1.69 2.60 1,839,575 103,564 1,943,139

2000 612,108 204,350 816,458 2.71 2.12 2.57 1,661,427 433,993 2,095,420

2001 612,366 231,188 843,554 2.74 2.14 2.58 1,680,770 495,732 2,176,502

2002 652,273 272,111 924,384 2.74 2.25 2.60 1,789,783 611,166 2,400,949

2003 650,129 269,823 919,952 2.75 2.35 2.63 1,788,854 634,872 2,423,726

 2004p 681,540 285,887 967,427 2.71 2.40 2.62 1,845,495 687,050 2,532,545

See footnotes in table E-2.

Table E-2--Bedding and garden plants: Average sales and quantity sold per grower, annuals and perennials, 1992 to date

Annuals Herbaceous perennials Annuals and perennials

Year Growers Quantity sold Sales per Growers Quantity sold Sales per Growers Quantity sold Sales per

1/ per grower grower 2/ per grower grower 3/ per grower grower

Number Units Dollars Number Units Dollars Number Units Dollars

1992 3,132 11,853 340,519 1,750 21,214 29,523 3,132 16,496 357,015

1993 3,207 12,174 347,448 1,764 22,132 31,601 3,207 17,382 364,830

1994 3,214 12,149 380,263 1,754 22,262 33,023 3,214 18,022 398,285

1995 3,247 13,337 397,895 1,781 24,316 36,497 3,247 20,019 417,914

1996 3,279 13,903 414,472 1,864 24,458 37,059 3,279 21,067 435,539

1997 3,677 13,259 453,806 1,989 24,511 39,375 3,677 21,299 475,104

1998 3,771 15,240 471,711 1,895 30,327 49,492 3,771 24,871 496,582

1999 3,452 17,775 532,901 1,856 33,061 55,800 3,452 30,001 562,902

2000 3,247 62,935 511,681 2,304 88,694 188,365 3,247 133,660 645,340

2001 3,191 72,450 526,722 2,387 96,853 207,680 3,191 155,353 682,075

2002 3,368 80,793 531,408 2,612 104,177 233,984 3,368 181,463 712,871

2003 3,188 84,637 561,121 2,529 106,692 251,037 3,188 199,144 760,265

 2004p 3,121 91,601 591,315 2,666 107,234 257,708 3,121 220,138 811,453

p = Preliminary.

 1/ Includes only growers with annual floriculture sales of $100,000+; their operations are in the 36 surveyed States.

 May include growers of herbaceous perennial plants through 1999.

 2/ For herbaceous perennials, only hardy/garden chrysanthemums were surveyed until 1999.

 3/ May not include growers who produce only herbaceous perennial plants.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table E-3--Bedding and garden annuals: Production, prices, and sales, by container type, 1992 to date

Quantity sold Average prices Sales Total

Year Growers Annuals Potted Hanging Annuals Potted Hanging Annuals Potted Hanging sales of

1/ in flats annuals pots in flats annuals pots in flats annuals pots annuals

Number -- 1,000 units -- -- Dollars -- -- 1,000 dollars --

1992 3,132 82,307 400,066 22,498 6.88 0.94 5.44 566,103 378,037 122,365 1,066,505

1993 3,207 87,180 366,221 25,588 7.03 0.99 5.44 612,769 362,273 139,224 1,114,266

1994 3,214 94,243 387,062 26,888 7.09 1.04 5.64 668,120 402,517 151,527 1,222,164

1995 3,247 97,267 395,863 28,692 7.19 1.08 5.72 699,056 428,701 164,209 1,291,966

1996 3,279 100,142 391,185 30,164 7.30 1.15 5.85 730,815 451,745 176,495 1,359,055

1997 3,677 118,348 433,979 34,185 7.50 1.35 5.78 887,306 583,835 197,502 1,668,643

1998 3,771 107,397 548,634 35,003 7.48 1.40 5.93 802,914 768,388 207,521 1,778,823

1999 3,452 114,331 534,355 36,179 7.90 1.34 6.08 902,870 716,774 219,931 1,839,575

2000 3,247 109,119 468,552 34,437 8.00 1.24 5.98 873,175 582,350 205,860 1,661,427

2001 3,191 108,514 468,075 35,777 7.97 1.27 6.16 865,218 595,198 220,354 1,680,770

2002 3,368 106,558 507,067 38,648 8.41 1.29 6.17 896,667 653,673 238,521 1,789,783

2003 3,188 102,755 507,717 39,657 8.32 1.35 6.30 854,449 684,643 249,762 1,788,854

 2004p 3,121 97,715 539,553 44,272 8.41 1.38 6.33 821,920 746,259 280,316 1,845,495

See footnotes in table E-2.

Table E-4--Bedding and garden annuals: Average sales per grower and per U.S. household, by container type, 1992 to date

Average sales per grower Average sales per U.S. household

Year Growers Annuals Potted Hanging All Annuals Potted Hanging All

1/ in flats annuals pots containers in flats annuals pots containers

Number --- Dollars ---

1992 3,132 180,748 120,701 39,069 340,519 5.98 3.99 1.29 11.27

1993 3,207 191,072 112,963 43,413 347,448 6.43 3.80 1.46 11.69

1994 3,214 207,878 125,239 47,146 380,263 6.96 4.19 1.58 12.74

1995 3,247 215,293 132,030 50,573 397,895 7.18 4.40 1.69 13.27

1996 3,279 222,877 137,769 53,826 414,472 7.40 4.58 1.79 13.77

1997 3,677 241,312 158,780 53,713 453,806 8.88 5.85 1.98 16.71

1998 3,771 212,918 203,762 55,031 471,711 7.95 7.60 2.05 17.60

1999 3,452 261,550 207,640 63,711 532,901 8.74 6.94 2.13 17.82

2000 3,247 268,917 179,350 63,400 511,681 8.28 5.52 1.95 15.75

2001 3,191 271,143 186,524 69,055 526,722 8.10 5.57 2.06 15.73

2002 3,368 266,231 194,083 70,820 531,408 8.31 6.06 2.21 16.59

2003 3,188 268,020 214,756 78,344 561,121 7.84 6.28 2.29 16.42

 2004p 3,121 263,351 239,109 89,816 591,315 7.47 6.78 2.55 16.77

p = Preliminary.

 1/ Includes only growers with annual floriculture sales of $100,000 or more; their operations are located in the 36 surveyed States.

 May include growers of herbaceous perennial plants.

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Table E-5--Bedding and garden annuals: Grower sales, by plant species and container, 1992 to date 1/

Geraniums Geraniums N. Guinea Pansy Other Vegetable

Year fr. cuttings from seed Impatiens impatiens Petunias Begonias Marigolds viola foliars type

-- 1,000 dollars --

Annuals in flats:

1992 30,291 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 457,588 78,224

1993 31,915 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 514,095 66,759

1994 37,402 - - - 83,916 7,873 60,252 - - - - - - - - - 414,304 64,373

1995 35,859 - - - 107,014 9,601 77,487 - - - - - - - - - 394,419 74,676

1996 42,598 - - - 109,475 7,873 76,359 - - - - - - - - - 414,932 79,578

1997 37,281 - - - 126,394 8,487 87,014 - - - - - - - - - 529,375 98,755

1998 28,189 - - - 112,105 6,277 85,189 - - - - - - - - - 478,431 92,723

1999 31,325 - - - 114,939 12,403 86,848 - - - - - - - - - 560,067 97,288

2000 14,906 8,035 118,381 6,381 95,488 52,004 42,169 83,521 383,686 68,604

2001 10,849 7,868 116,331 6,547 92,669 64,193 53,600 103,151 339,064 70,946

2002 12,242 8,623 120,133 7,872 98,595 60,817 53,616 121,452 342,326 70,991

2003 9,239 7,725 104,689 6,160 95,161 56,633 52,298 118,358 338,557 65,629

 2004p 11,255 8,014 98,476 4,474 92,083 52,650 50,965 109,396 331,783 62,824

Potted annuals:

1992 80,678 41,126 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 241,175 15,058

1993 83,038 40,758 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 224,947 13,530

1994 86,061 43,551 14,874 13,428 8,679 - - - - - - - - - 221,258 14,666

1995 103,569 42,035 17,585 18,003 9,030 - - - - - - - - - 221,883 16,596

1996 92,457 38,841 16,828 21,364 9,797 - - - - - - - - - 250,656 21,802

1997 97,123 42,675 18,102 26,222 9,321 - - - - - - - - - 363,277 27,115

1998 110,425 37,889 20,078 29,789 12,042 - - - - - - - - - 520,239 37,926

1999 110,291 37,837 22,837 33,802 14,072 - - - - - - - - - 466,422 31,513

2000 110,223 41,749 24,473 39,223 17,580 15,427 5,346 20,890 277,671 29,768

2001 112,417 37,879 26,736 38,601 24,389 22,260 6,351 22,648 272,608 31,309

2002 111,819 36,273 24,382 42,073 28,035 23,142 7,895 31,053 301,859 47,142

2003 119,921 31,697 26,989 43,790 31,190 22,946 7,189 33,026 316,867 51,028

 2004p 126,022 35,508 29,734 44,811 35,200 26,175 9,599 37,553 343,953 57,704

Annuals in hanging baskets:

1992 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1993 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1994 20,833 - - - 15,922 19,777 4,614 - - - - - - - - - 90,381 - - -

1995 25,407 - - - 19,163 23,014 7,205 - - - - - - - - - 89,420 - - -

1996 30,142 - - - 20,891 26,604 8,984 - - - - - - - - - 89,874 - - -

1997 32,333 - - - 21,912 29,198 10,876 - - - - - - - - - 103,183 - - -

1998 31,058 - - - 20,536 28,668 11,822 - - - - - - - - - 115,437 - - -

1999 32,502 - - - 21,559 31,196 15,774 - - - - - - - - - 118,900 - - -

2000 29,024 3,991 20,859 29,615 15,595 15,733 455 1,932 88,656 - - -

2001 28,200 3,869 18,492 29,572 18,269 19,062 345 2,784 99,761 - - -

2002 30,997 3,666 20,972 32,584 20,950 14,919 290 3,651 110,492 - - -

2003 33,848 4,201 19,267 29,247 23,325 17,229 137 4,383 118,125 - - -

 2004p 37,161 4,291 19,865 32,193 27,346 18,301 327 7,304 133,528 - - -

All annuals:

1992 110,969 41,126 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 698,763 93,282

1993 114,953 40,758 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 739,042 80,289

1994 144,296 43,551 114,712 41,078 73,545 - - - - - - - - - 725,943 79,039

1995 164,835 42,035 143,762 50,618 93,722 - - - - - - - - - 705,722 91,272

1996 165,197 38,841 147,194 55,841 95,140 - - - - - - - - - 755,462 101,380

1997 166,737 42,675 166,408 63,907 107,211 - - - - - - - - - 995,835 125,870

1998 169,672 37,889 152,719 64,734 109,053 - - - - - - - - - 1,114,107 130,649

1999 174,118 37,837 159,335 77,401 116,694 - - - - - - - - - 1,145,389 128,801

2000 154,153 53,775 163,713 75,219 128,663 83,164 47,970 106,343 750,013 98,372

2001 151,466 49,616 161,559 74,720 135,327 105,515 60,296 128,583 711,433 102,255

2002 155,058 48,562 165,487 82,529 147,580 98,878 61,801 156,156 754,677 118,133

2003 163,008 43,623 150,945 79,197 149,676 96,808 59,624 155,767 773,549 116,657

 2004p 174,438 47,813 148,075 81,478 154,629 97,126 60,891 154,253 809,264 120,528

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

 1/ Includes only commercial growers with $100,000 or more in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States. 

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Table E-6--Bedding and garden annuals: Quantity sold, by plant species and container, 1992 to date

Geraniums Geraniums N. Guinea Pansy / Other Vegetable

Year fr. cuttings from seed Impatiens impatiens Petunias Begonias Marigolds viola foliars type

-- 1,000 units --

Annuals in flats:

1992 3,148 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 67,941 11,218

1993 3,254 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 74,334 9,592

1994 4,097 - - - 12,940 890 8,841 - - - - - - - - - 58,245 9,230

1995 3,978 - - - 15,501 1,055 10,754 - - - - - - - - - 55,652 10,327

1996 4,462 - - - 15,722 877 10,761 - - - - - - - - - 57,654 10,666

1997 3,940 - - - 18,147 861 11,818 - - - - - - - - - 70,958 12,624

1998 3,143 - - - 16,715 589 11,783 - - - - - - - - - 63,123 12,044

1999 3,205 - - - 16,331 1,342 11,645 - - - - - - - - - 69,832 11,976

2000 1,574 861 15,380 657 12,093 6,645 5,443 10,153 47,709 8,604

2001 1,003 766 14,904 589 11,542 8,272 6,623 13,109 43,226 8,480

2002 1,126 837 14,650 793 11,635 7,906 6,311 14,201 40,978 8,121

2003 914 749 13,418 628 11,583 7,424 6,386 14,179 39,880 7,594

 2004p 1,099 774 12,533 422 10,990 6,717 6,144 13,042 38,535 7,459

Potted annuals:

1992 53,374 47,424 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 279,243 20,025

1993 52,849 49,290 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 248,010 16,072

1994 55,437 50,719 23,541 9,140 12,150 - - - - - - - - - 218,322 17,753

1995 65,628 49,290 24,250 11,524 11,785 - - - - - - - - - 214,291 19,095

1996 56,057 44,523 22,611 14,231 12,333 - - - - - - - - - 217,476 23,954

1997 55,810 47,979 24,002 16,387 11,046 - - - - - - - - - 249,109 29,646

1998 65,229 44,737 25,170 18,929 13,230 - - - - - - - - - 344,090 37,249

1999 62,320 44,699 29,656 20,950 14,606 - - - - - - - - - 329,949 32,175

2000 62,427 48,129 29,694 23,801 17,124 14,880 6,105 23,917 212,593 29,882

2001 60,159 44,054 31,179 23,060 20,004 18,165 7,157 23,931 210,811 29,555

2002 59,409 41,816 28,239 25,781 23,571 20,462 9,257 33,150 225,558 39,824

2003 60,532 35,268 31,345 25,186 24,505 18,860 8,826 35,176 219,222 48,797

 2004p 60,823 38,399 32,577 25,616 27,450 23,211 10,753 37,852 234,452 48,420

Annuals in hanging baskets:

1992 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1993 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1994 3,274 - - - 3,018 3,264 852 - - - - - - - - - 16,480 - - -

1995 4,010 - - - 3,668 3,812 1,345 - - - - - - - - - 15,857 - - -

1996 4,691 - - - 4,004 4,210 1,664 - - - - - - - - - 15,595 - - -

1997 5,066 - - - 4,339 4,674 2,013 - - - - - - - - - 18,093 - - -

1998 4,734 - - - 4,140 4,522 2,203 - - - - - - - - - 19,404 - - -

1999 4,961 - - - 4,274 4,911 2,823 - - - - - - - - - 19,210 - - -

2000 4,146 684 4,054 4,635 2,941 2,855 59 303 14,760 - - -

2001 4,121 647 3,414 4,663 3,102 3,335 50 466 15,979 - - -

2002 4,431 567 4,096 5,140 3,558 2,536 41 600 17,679 - - -

2003 4,900 688 3,638 4,540 3,933 3,352 23 747 17,836 - - -

 2004p 5,404 701 3,684 5,001 4,608 3,476 51 729 20,618 - - -

All annuals:

1992 56,522 47,424 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 347,184 31,243

1993 56,103 49,290 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 322,344 25,664

1994 62,808 50,719 39,499 13,294 21,843 - - - - - - - - - 293,047 26,983

1995 73,616 49,290 43,419 16,391 23,884 - - - - - - - - - 285,800 29,422

1996 65,210 44,523 42,337 19,318 24,758 - - - - - - - - - 290,725 34,620

1997 64,816 47,979 46,488 21,922 24,877 - - - - - - - - - 338,160 42,270

1998 73,106 44,737 46,025 24,040 27,216 - - - - - - - - - 426,617 49,293

1999 70,486 44,699 50,261 27,203 29,074 - - - - - - - - - 418,991 44,151

2000 68,147 49,674 49,128 29,093 32,158 24,380 11,607 34,373 275,062 38,486

2001 65,283 45,467 49,497 28,312 34,648 29,772 13,830 37,506 270,016 38,035

2002 64,966 43,220 46,985 31,714 38,764 30,904 15,609 47,951 284,215 47,945

2003 66,346 36,705 48,401 30,354 40,021 29,636 15,235 50,102 276,938 56,391

 2004p 67,326 39,874 48,794 31,039 43,048 33,404 16,948 51,623 293,605 55,879

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

 1/ Includes only commercial growers with $100,000 or more in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States. 

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Table E-7--Bedding and garden annuals: Average unit prices, by plant species and container, 1992 to date 1/

Geraniums Geraniums N. Guinea Pansy Other Vegetable

Year fr. cuttings from seed Impatiens impatiens Petunias Begonias Marigolds viola foliars type

-- 1,000 units --

Annuals in flats:

1992 9.62 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.74 6.97

1993 9.81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.92 6.96

1994 9.13 - - - 6.49 8.85 6.82 - - - - - - - - - 7.11 6.97

1995 9.01 - - - 6.90 9.10 7.21 - - - - - - - - - 7.09 7.23

1996 9.55 - - - 6.96 8.98 7.10 - - - - - - - - - 7.20 7.46

1997 9.46 - - - 6.97 9.86 7.36 - - - - - - - - - 7.46 7.82

1998 8.97 - - - 6.71 10.66 7.23 - - - - - - - - - 7.58 7.70

1999 9.77 - - - 7.04 9.24 7.46 - - - - - - - - - 8.02 8.12

2000 9.47 9.33 7.70 9.71 7.90 7.83 7.75 8.23 8.04 7.97

2001 10.82 10.27 7.81 11.12 8.03 7.76 8.09 7.87 7.84 8.37

2002 10.87 10.30 8.20 9.93 8.47 7.69 8.50 8.55 8.35 8.74

2003 10.11 10.31 7.80 9.81 8.22 7.63 8.19 8.35 8.49 8.64

 2004p 10.24 10.35 7.86 10.60 8.38 7.84 8.30 8.39 8.61 8.42

Potted annuals:

1992 1.51 0.87 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.86 0.75

1993 1.57 0.83 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.91 0.84

1994 1.55 0.86 0.63 1.47 0.71 - - - - - - - - - 1.01 0.83

1995 1.58 0.85 0.73 1.56 0.77 - - - - - - - - - 1.04 0.87

1996 1.65 0.87 0.74 1.50 0.79 - - - - - - - - - 1.15 0.91

1997 1.74 0.89 0.75 1.60 0.84 - - - - - - - - - 1.46 0.91

1998 1.69 0.85 0.80 1.57 0.91 - - - - - - - - - 1.51 1.02

1999 1.77 0.85 0.77 1.61 0.96 - - - - - - - - - 1.41 0.98

2000 1.77 0.87 0.82 1.65 1.03 1.04 0.88 0.87 1.31 1.00

2001 1.87 0.86 0.86 1.67 1.22 1.23 0.89 0.95 1.29 1.06

2002 1.88 0.87 0.86 1.63 1.19 1.13 0.85 0.94 1.34 1.18

2003 1.98 0.90 0.86 1.74 1.27 1.22 0.81 0.94 1.45 1.05

 2004p 2.07 0.92 0.91 1.75 1.28 1.13 0.89 0.99 1.47 1.19

Annuals in hanging baskets:

1992 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1993 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1994 6.36 - - - 5.28 6.06 5.42 - - - - - - - - - 5.48 - - -

1995 6.34 - - - 5.22 6.04 5.36 - - - - - - - - - 5.64 - - -

1996 6.43 - - - 5.22 6.32 5.40 - - - - - - - - - 5.76 - - -

1997 6.38 - - - 5.05 6.25 5.40 - - - - - - - - - 5.70 - - -

1998 6.56 - - - 4.96 6.34 5.37 - - - - - - - - - 5.95 - - -

1999 6.55 - - - 5.04 6.35 5.59 - - - - - - - - - 6.19 - - -

2000 7.00 5.83 5.15 6.39 5.30 5.51 7.71 6.38 6.01 - - -

2001 6.84 5.98 5.42 6.34 5.89 5.72 6.90 5.97 6.24 - - -

2002 7.00 6.47 5.12 6.34 5.89 5.88 7.07 6.09 6.25 - - -

2003 6.91 6.11 5.30 6.44 5.93 5.14 5.96 5.87 6.62 - - -

 2004p 6.88 6.12 5.39 6.44 5.93 5.26 6.41 10.02 6.48 - - -

All annuals:

1992 1.96 0.87 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.01 2.99

1993 2.05 0.83 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.29 3.13

1994 2.30 0.86 2.90 3.09 3.37 - - - - - - - - - 2.48 2.93

1995 2.24 0.85 3.31 3.09 3.92 - - - - - - - - - 2.47 3.10

1996 2.53 0.87 3.48 2.89 3.84 - - - - - - - - - 2.60 2.93

1997 2.57 0.89 3.58 2.92 4.31 - - - - - - - - - 2.94 2.98

1998 2.32 0.85 3.32 2.69 4.01 - - - - - - - - - 2.61 2.65

1999 2.47 0.85 3.17 2.85 4.01 - - - - - - - - - 2.73 2.92

2000 2.26 1.08 3.33 2.59 4.00 3.41 4.13 3.09 2.73 2.56

2001 2.32 1.09 3.26 2.64 3.91 3.54 4.36 3.43 2.63 2.69

2002 2.39 1.12 3.52 2.60 3.81 3.20 3.96 3.26 2.66 2.46

2003 2.46 1.19 3.12 2.61 3.74 3.27 3.91 3.11 2.79 2.07

 2004p 2.59 1.20 3.03 2.63 3.59 2.91 3.59 2.99 2.76 2.16

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

 1/ Includes only commercial growers with $100,000 or more in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States. 

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Table E-8--Bedding and garden plants: Value of sales, annuals and perennials, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 dollars ---

 Alabama 29,573 37,328 56,947 58,831 63,854 41,185 40,938 50,715 57,883 66,787

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arizona 7,548 18,270 24,538 33,108 35,899 19,974 23,596 26,631 27,312 25,197

 Arkansas 4,393 5,006 11,514 12,769 8,534 9,496 12,674 10,313 12,345 11,300

 California 177,623 168,197 211,549 241,874 234,253 287,842 303,108 319,604 317,209 325,554

 Colorado 30,766 33,208 41,380 44,146 47,206 52,626 48,207 56,264 57,270 61,830

 Connecticut 27,419 31,439 43,084 48,098 49,642 52,677 56,952 61,496 60,373 70,389

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Florida 105,721 127,300 113,675 99,927 105,406 103,813 106,303 125,394 111,513 117,004

 Georgia 35,962 36,745 41,657 46,491 49,711 50,678 49,132 56,344 47,197 50,252

 Hawaii 1,868 2,300 2,080 2,200 2,176 2,403 2,526 3,844 3,584 3,493

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Illinois 35,575 38,673 59,991 56,814 54,399 72,854 75,499 71,866 69,930 80,700

 Indiana 15,555 15,599 19,010 19,538 21,671 25,573 30,470 36,016 35,984 36,914

 Iowa 22,084 21,939 25,135 29,797 25,257 30,199 33,953 31,201 35,502 35,989

 Kansas 14,780 12,953 16,460 17,119 17,688 20,082 21,624 20,710 20,705 18,285

 Kentucky 11,435 12,008 16,495 15,077 16,720 18,575 19,266 20,102 22,573 24,772

 Louisiana 8,412 11,664 12,107 12,739 11,771 10,190 11,882 13,761 11,332 10,642

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Maryland 21,331 21,534 24,666 37,882 38,145 43,800 46,731 68,163 68,873 85,018

 Massachusetts 36,130 35,655 41,740 39,897 40,967 45,675 44,809 46,544 42,916 48,481

 Michigan 131,171 131,250 153,877 172,215 175,988 188,648 188,216 217,773 230,322 249,753

 Minnesota 28,233 28,796 36,399 38,375 41,016 46,019 46,391 50,445 61,944 58,948

 Mississippi 4,632 5,143 12,133 7,568 8,468 8,431 9,325 9,338 8,471 7,911

 Missouri 17,626 16,875 21,571 20,614 20,469 21,232 25,071 26,665 24,187 23,666

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Jersey 40,810 42,462 61,814 66,747 73,898 75,748 74,990 90,853 85,205 89,358

 New Mexico 3,206 2,482 3,556 3,108 3,404 4,513 5,225 4,936 5,111 4,835

 New York 68,511 60,294 76,962 93,397 97,528 97,565 97,367 99,256 107,510 107,874

 North Carolina 38,515 45,533 56,578 67,936 78,156 77,520 101,753 95,939 100,084 106,294

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Ohio 92,450 92,810 111,704 118,675 118,456 128,699 135,737 136,745 132,311 134,068

 Oklahoma 6,886 6,563 7,811 10,727 6,121 6,678 11,442 28,386 26,624 27,341

 Oregon 29,010 37,295 45,986 47,860 37,161 39,069 35,475 36,980 43,982 46,251

 Pennsylvania 57,119 65,569 81,560 70,414 85,304 82,410 77,246 78,083 85,259 84,944

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 South Carolina 14,112 12,086 24,241 21,359 26,285 62,382 67,653 79,552 86,450 88,519

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Tennessee 16,714 16,800 24,834 25,676 25,726 32,972 24,266 23,630 24,369 25,787

 Texas 106,091 113,463 111,683 133,593 157,468 171,629 178,886 216,681 206,535 199,670

 Utah 12,780 12,532 13,644 19,054 22,105 17,220 18,060 24,395 26,260 28,294

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Virginia 26,840 29,922 37,633 39,629 41,534 48,071 47,342 54,346 51,912 51,403

 Washington 42,197 44,318 61,516 62,190 59,178 61,755 58,082 59,270 60,165 70,005

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Wisconsin 33,889 34,122 41,429 37,166 41,575 37,217 46,305 48,708 52,875 53,822

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Undisclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,649 1,195

Total 1,356,967 1,428,133 1,746,959 1,872,610 1,943,139 2,095,420 2,176,502 2,400,949 2,423,726 2,532,545

Northeast 229,989 235,419 305,160 318,553 347,339 354,075 351,364 376,232 381,263 401,046

Midwest 391,363 393,017 485,576 510,313 516,519 570,523 603,266 640,129 663,760 692,145

South 430,617 481,095 551,974 590,204 637,899 685,420 727,593 852,664 836,161 872,700

West 304,998 318,602 404,249 453,540 441,382 485,402 494,279 531,924 540,893 565,459

- - - = Not available or not released; p = preliminary.

1/ Bedding and garden plants include annuals and perennials in flats, pots, and hanging baskets. Data are wholesale value of

 sales of growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales. Growers are located in the 36 surveyed States.

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Table E-9--Bedding and garden plants: Quantity sold, annuals and perennials, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 units ---

 Alabama 5,851 5,948 7,164 7,862 8,022 9,222 8,488 9,683 21,648 20,330

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arizona 0 245 2,770 16,905 3,251 1,932 5,738 7,720 8,473 5,905

 Arkansas 420 547 2,062 3,497 1,197 1,174 2,467 2,210 4,328 4,311

 California 71,321 58,102 56,687 92,883 78,047 101,576 112,142 117,293 117,969 122,977

 Colorado 8,798 9,866 11,702 11,510 12,340 14,198 13,702 14,836 16,559 17,670

 Connecticut 5,503 6,189 12,291 13,918 13,640 14,123 17,397 19,571 17,240 19,162

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Florida 27,937 20,643 82,901 87,649 92,676 86,592 102,218 112,657 100,022 101,682

 Georgia 8,923 9,530 11,786 15,720 19,793 14,449 13,322 13,706 12,523 13,507

 Hawaii 0 41 61 2,996 3,028 3,346 3,712 4,673 3,974 3,999

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Illinois 10,757 11,531 19,231 19,953 19,831 23,975 21,123 26,857 24,791 23,591

 Indiana 4,803 4,644 5,665 5,784 7,131 7,451 9,181 11,651 11,061 11,061

 Iowa 7,856 6,576 10,092 10,902 9,376 10,419 11,521 11,250 12,400 13,059

 Kansas 4,483 4,000 4,752 5,077 5,701 7,382 7,413 8,213 7,314 6,952

 Kentucky 2,299 2,492 4,669 5,207 5,384 5,950 6,288 7,062 7,017 7,540

 Louisiana 3,362 4,527 6,266 6,722 6,026 5,220 5,867 8,780 5,675 5,541

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Maryland 9,881 10,558 12,833 18,510 19,730 22,759 22,000 36,067 35,046 42,495

 Massachusetts 8,550 8,429 13,658 13,266 13,508 14,893 14,062 14,482 13,917 15,331

 Michigan 54,115 52,939 61,542 61,988 62,901 78,238 74,674 92,003 89,045 101,263

 Minnesota 8,573 7,306 11,084 12,233 12,528 14,799 14,152 14,803 17,715 17,315

 Mississippi 1,903 1,368 3,511 2,038 2,247 3,688 2,813 2,465 1,991 2,644

 Missouri 3,927 3,577 6,399 5,934 6,061 6,646 7,694 7,620 6,114 6,599

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Jersey 13,737 14,183 23,192 25,020 23,685 24,949 24,675 27,376 24,547 25,206

 New Mexico 890 610 770 958 627 1,320 2,045 1,945 2,226 2,072

 New York 25,296 21,666 30,617 36,388 36,382 34,799 34,607 34,764 33,927 35,405

 North Carolina 14,259 16,076 17,685 23,271 29,173 28,843 38,588 34,414 38,924 40,450

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Ohio 28,026 26,244 35,230 40,804 40,304 43,757 45,845 41,036 38,106 38,266

 Oklahoma 1,417 1,298 1,641 2,479 1,457 1,699 2,827 2,032 2,159 2,069

 Oregon 16,778 17,741 19,378 19,936 14,467 17,154 15,848 15,158 19,120 19,886

 Pennsylvania 19,278 23,305 27,514 29,144 31,737 30,042 29,320 29,695 33,596 34,504

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 South Carolina 1,919 2,291 7,415 3,568 6,861 18,090 24,767 25,252 29,315 30,401

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Tennessee 3,629 2,292 5,771 13,974 12,507 13,188 7,883 8,305 7,927 8,858

 Texas 38,617 34,738 31,874 47,128 46,968 62,990 51,589 62,589 61,125 66,138

 Utah 2,460 2,813 3,867 5,360 5,587 5,856 5,595 6,817 7,707 6,781

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Virginia 3,383 3,574 14,613 15,661 18,634 19,435 18,275 21,268 21,847 22,878

 Washington 21,529 28,023 35,569 36,394 34,105 34,836 30,557 33,872 31,118 38,331

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Wisconsin 10,551 13,542 14,763 13,559 14,941 12,654 16,283 17,395 19,437 18,047

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Undisclosed 114,097 129,626 18,240 14,306 26,373 18,814 18,876 18,864 14,049 15,201

Total 2/ 565,128 567,080 635,265 748,504 746,226 816,458 843,554 924,384 919,952 967,427

Northeast 72,364 73,772 107,272 117,736 118,952 118,806 120,061 125,888 123,227 129,608

Midwest 133,091 130,359 168,758 176,234 178,774 205,321 207,886 230,828 225,983 236,153

South 123,800 115,882 210,191 253,286 270,675 293,299 307,392 346,490 349,547 368,844

West 121,776 117,441 130,804 186,942 151,452 180,218 189,339 202,314 207,146 217,621

- - - = Not available or not released; p = preliminary. Units are the sum of flats, pots, and hanging baskets.

1/ Bedding and garden plants include annuals and herbaceous perennials in various containers. Data are the quantity sold by

 growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales. Growers are located in the 36 surveyed States.

2/ Total may not equal the sum of the four regions due to undisclosed data aggregated in "Undisclosed".

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Table E-10--Herbaceous perennials in pots: Production and sales, by plant genus, 1992 to date

 Production Price Sales

Year Growers Under 5 inches Total Sold at Under 5 inches Per U.S. Average

1/ 5 inches or more sold wholesale 5 inches or more Average Total household per grower

Number --1,000 pots-- Percent --Dollars per pot-- 1,000 dollars --Dollars--

Hardy / garden chrysanthemums

1992 1,750 16,413 20,712 37,125 91 0.84 1.84 1.39 51,666 0.55 29,523

1993 1,764 13,347 25,694 39,041 90 0.81 1.75 1.43 55,745 0.58 31,601

1994 1,754 13,574 25,473 39,047 90 0.83 1.83 1.48 57,923 0.60 33,023

1995 1,781 13,761 29,545 43,306 90 0.80 1.83 1.50 65,001 0.67 36,497

1996 1,864 13,001 32,588 45,589 91 0.82 1.79 1.52 69,078 0.70 37,059

1997 1,989 12,686 36,067 48,753 89 0.89 1.86 1.61 78,316 0.78 39,375

1998 1,895 14,965 42,505 57,470 89 0.89 1.89 1.63 93,787 0.93 49,492

1999 1,856 14,606 46,755 61,361 91 0.89 1.94 1.69 103,564 1.00 55,800

2000 1,773 20,120 46,227 66,347 92 1.04 1.85 1.60 106,420 1.01 60,023

2001 1,776 15,109 45,442 60,551 92 1.15 1.88 1.70 102,907 0.96 57,943

2002 1,880 12,705 50,295 63,000 92 1.00 2.03 1.82 114,524 1.06 60,917

2003 1,818 9,651 55,798 65,449 92 1.07 1.98 1.85 120,927 1.11 66,517

2004 p 1,804 13,006 55,577 68,583 93 1.04 2.16 1.95 133,641 1.21 74,080

Hosta 2/

2000 1,059 3,358 7,565 10,923 90 2.02 3.85 3.28 35,874 0.34 33,875

2001 1,211 2,889 8,502 11,391 88 2.71 3.75 3.49 39,755 0.37 32,828

2002 1,368 3,827 8,273 12,100 90 2.33 3.97 3.45 41,771 0.39 30,534

2003 1,412 4,148 8,966 13,114 90 2.35 3.87 3.39 44,498 0.41 31,514

2004 p 1,404 3,289 10,616 13,905 91 2.59 3.67 3.42 47,493 0.43 33,827

Other herbaceous perennials 2/

2000 1,461 66,995 60,085 127,080 87 1.47 3.22 2.30 291,734 2.77 199,681

2001 1,696 74,100 85,146 159,246 87 1.48 2.86 2.22 353,070 3.30 208,178

2002 1,870 98,314 98,697 197,011 91 1.44 3.18 2.31 455,793 4.22 243,740

2003 1,891 98,844 92,416 191,260 91 1.63 3.33 2.45 469,447 4.31 248,253

2004 p 1,908 98,819 104,580 203,399 91 1.69 3.24 2.49 505,916 4.60 265,155

Total perennial plants

1992 1,750 16,413 20,712 37,125 91 0.84 1.84 1.39 51,666 0.55 29,523

1993 1,764 13,347 25,694 39,041 90 0.81 1.75 1.43 55,745 0.58 31,601

1994 1,754 13,574 25,473 39,047 90 0.83 1.83 1.48 57,923 0.60 33,023

1995 1,781 13,761 29,545 43,306 90 0.80 1.83 1.50 65,001 0.67 36,497

1996 1,864 13,001 32,588 45,589 91 0.82 1.79 1.52 69,078 0.70 37,059

1997 1,989 12,686 36,067 48,753 89 0.89 1.86 1.61 78,316 0.78 39,375

1998 1,895 14,965 42,505 57,470 89 0.89 1.89 1.63 93,787 0.93 49,492

1999 1,856 14,606 46,755 61,361 91 0.89 1.94 1.69 103,564 1.00 55,800

2000 4,293 90,473 113,877 204,350 - - - - - - - - - 2.12 434,028 4.11 101,101

2001 4,683 92,098 139,090 231,188 - - - - - - - - - 2.14 495,732 4.64 105,858

2002 5,118 114,846 157,265 272,111 - - - - - - - - - 2.25 612,088 5.67 119,595

2003 5,121 112,643 157,180 269,823 - - - - - - - - - 2.35 634,872 5.83 123,974

2004 p 5,116 115,114 170,773 285,887 - - - - - - - - - 2.40 687,050 6.24 134,294

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

 1/ Includes only commercial growers with $100,000 or more in annual floricultural sales; 36 surveyed States.

 2/ "Under 5 inches" corresponds instead to "Less than 1 gallon", and "5 inches or more" equates to 1 gallon or larger.

Source: Floriculture Crops, NASS.
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Production Sales

 Year Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Per U.S. Average

1/ sold price wholesale Total household per grower

Number 1,000 flats $ per flat Percent 1,000 dollars --Dollars--

Geraniums from vegetative cuttings, flats

2000 341 1,574 9.47 84 14,906 0.14 43,713

2001 261 1,003 10.82 83 10,849 0.10 41,567

2002 239 1,126 10.87 85 12,242 0.11 51,222

2003 212 914 10.11 84 9,239 0.08 43,580

2004 p 196 1,099 10.24 86 11,255 0.10 57,423

Geraniums from seed, flats

2000 392 861 9.33 85 8,035 0.08 20,497

2001 420 766 10.27 85 7,868 0.07 18,733

2002 416 837 10.30 88 8,623 0.08 20,728

2003 389 749 10.31 87 7,725 0.07 19,859

2004 p 357 774 10.35 90 8,014 0.07 22,448

All geraniums, flats 2/

1992 913 3,148 9.62 87 30,291 0.32 33,177

1993 925 3,254 9.81 87 31,915 0.33 34,503

1994 904 4,097 9.13 88 37,402 0.39 41,374

1995 921 3,978 9.01 79 35,859 0.37 38,935

1996 980 4,462 9.55 86 42,598 0.43 43,467

1997 1,029 3,940 9.46 80 37,281 0.37 36,230

1998 827 3,143 8.97 82 28,189 0.28 34,086

1999 822 3,205 9.77 79 31,325 0.30 38,108

2000 - - - 2,435 9.42 84 22,941 0.22 - - -

2001 - - - 1,769 10.58 84 18,717 0.18 - - -

2002 - - - 1,963 10.63 86 20,865 0.19 - - -

2003 - - - 1,663 10.20 85 16,964 0.16 - - -

2004 p - - - 1,873 10.29 88 19,269 0.18 - - -

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Table E-11--Flowering bedding annuals in flats: Production and sales, by plant genus, 1992 to date --Continued

Production Sales

 Year Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Per U.S. Average

1/ sold price wholesale Total household per grower

Number 1,000 flats $ per flat Percent 1,000 dollars --Dollars--

New Guinea impatiens, flats

1994 421 890 8.85 84 7,873 0.08 18,701

1995 453 1,055 9.10 83 9,601 0.10 21,194

1996 497 877 8.98 83 7,873 0.08 15,841

1997 555 861 9.86 78 8,487 0.08 15,292

1998 337 589 10.66 84 6,277 0.06 18,626

1999 445 1,342 9.24 91 12,403 0.12 27,872

2000 330 657 9.71 85 6,381 0.06 19,336

2001 287 589 11.12 87 6,547 0.06 22,812

2002 284 793 9.93 86 7,872 0.07 27,718

2003 263 628 9.81 87 6,160 0.06 23,422

2004 p 232 422 10.60 82 4,474 0.04 19,284

Impatiens, flats

1994 1,721 12,940 6.49 86 83,916 0.87 48,760

1995 2,019 15,501 6.90 87 107,014 1.10 53,003

1996 2,197 15,722 6.96 87 109,475 1.11 49,829

1997 2,393 18,147 6.97 86 126,394 1.27 52,818

1998 2,408 16,715 6.71 83 112,105 1.11 46,555

1999 2,201 16,331 7.04 84 114,939 1.11 52,221

2000 2,157 15,380 7.70 84 118,381 1.12 54,882

2001 2,153 14,904 7.81 84 116,331 1.09 54,032

2002 2,180 14,650 8.20 86 120,133 1.11 55,107

2003 2,121 13,418 7.80 85 104,689 0.96 49,358

2004 p 2,081 12,533 7.86 85 98,476 0.89 47,321

Total impatiens, flats 2/

1994 - - - 13,830 6.64 86 91,789 0.96 - - -

1995 - - - 16,556 7.04 87 116,615 1.20 - - -

1996 - - - 16,599 7.07 87 117,348 1.19 - - -

1997 - - - 19,008 7.10 86 134,881 1.35 - - -

1998 - - - 17,304 6.84 83 118,382 1.17 - - -

1999 - - - 17,673 7.21 85 127,342 1.23 - - -

2000 - - - 16,037 7.78 84 124,762 1.18 - - -

2001 - - - 15,493 7.93 84 122,878 1.15 - - -

2002 - - - 15,443 8.29 86 128,005 1.19 - - -

2003 - - - 14,046 7.89 85 110,849 1.02 - - -

2004 p 12,955 7.95 85 102,950 0.94

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Table E-11--Flowering bedding annuals in flats: Production and sales, by plant genus, 1992 to date --Continued

Production Sales

Year Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Per U.S. Average

1/ sold price wholesale Total household per grower

Number 1,000 flats $ per flat Percent 1,000 dollars --Dollars--

Begonias, flats

2000 1,582 6,645 7.83 85 52,004 0.49 32,872

2001 1,798 8,272 7.76 87 64,193 0.60 35,702

2002 1,927 7,906 7.69 87 60,817 0.56 31,560

2003 1,915 7,424 7.63 87 56,633 0.52 29,573

2004 p 1,899 6,717 7.84 86 52,650 0.48 27,725

Marigolds, flats

2000 1,634 5,443 7.75 88 42,169 0.40 25,807

2001 1,879 6,623 8.09 89 53,600 0.50 28,526

2002 2,060 6,311 8.50 89 53,616 0.50 26,027

2003 2,042 6,386 8.19 87 52,298 0.48 25,611

2004 p 2,014 6,144 8.30 88 50,965 0.46 25,305

Pansy / Viola, flats

2000 1,635 10,153 8.23 92 83,521 0.79 51,083

2001 1,868 13,109 7.87 92 103,151 0.97 55,220

2002 2,067 14,201 8.55 93 121,452 1.13 58,758

2003 2,061 14,179 8.35 92 118,358 1.09 57,427

2004 p 2,024 13,042 8.39 92 109,396 0.99 54,049

Petunias, flats

1994 1,704 8,841 6.82 87 60,252 0.63 35,359

1995 2,008 10,754 7.21 88 77,487 0.80 38,589

1996 2,161 10,761 7.10 87 76,359 0.77 35,335

1997 2,494 11,818 7.36 85 87,014 0.87 34,889

1998 2,450 11,783 7.23 83 85,189 0.84 34,771

1999 2,236 11,645 7.46 85 86,848 0.84 38,841

2000 2,262 12,093 7.90 86 95,488 0.91 42,214

2001 2,239 11,542 8.03 86 92,669 0.87 41,389

2002 2,312 11,635 8.47 88 98,595 0.91 42,645

2003 2,249 11,583 8.22 87 95,161 0.87 42,313

2004 p 2,191 10,990 8.38 86 92,083 0.84 42,028

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Table E-11--Flowering bedding annuals in flats: Production and sales, by plant genus, 1992 to date --Continued

Production Sales

Year Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Per U.S. Average

1/ sold 2/ price wholesale Total household per grower

Number 1,000 flats $ per flat Percent 1,000 dollars --Dollars--

Other flowering annuals, flats

1992 2,425 67,941 6.74 87 457,588 4.83 188,696

1993 2,461 74,334 6.92 88 514,095 5.39 208,897

1994 2,408 58,245 7.11 89 414,304 4.32 172,053

1995 2,395 55,652 7.09 88 394,419 4.05 164,684

1996 2,491 57,654 7.20 88 414,932 4.20 166,572

1997 2,697 70,958 7.46 88 529,375 5.30 196,283

1998 2,796 63,123 7.58 87 478,431 4.74 171,113

1999 2,535 69,832 8.02 88 560,067 5.42 220,934

2000 2,321 47,709 8.04 88 383,686 3.64 165,311

2001 2,205 43,226 7.84 89 339,064 3.17 153,771

2002 2,266 40,978 8.35 89 342,326 3.17 151,071

2003 2,161 39,880 8.49 88 338,557 3.11 156,667

2004 p 2,134 38,535 8.61 89 331,783 3.02 155,475

Vegetable type, flats

1992 1,960 11,218 6.97 87 78,224 0.83 39,910

1993 1,952 9,592 6.96 84 66,759 0.70 34,200

1994 1,984 9,230 6.97 84 64,373 0.67 32,446

1995 1,994 10,327 7.23 85 74,676 0.77 37,450

1996 2,062 10,666 7.46 86 79,578 0.81 38,593

1997 2,121 12,624 7.82 87 98,755 0.99 46,561

1998 1,756 12,044 7.70 86 92,723 0.92 52,804

1999 1,920 11,976 8.12 88 97,288 0.94 50,671

2000 1,877 8,604 7.97 83 68,604 0.65 36,550

2001 1,845 8,480 8.37 85 70,946 0.66 38,453

2002 1,910 8,121 8.74 78 70,991 0.66 37,168

2003 1,829 7,594 8.64 77 65,629 0.60 35,882

2004 p 1,813 7,459 8.42 77 62,824 0.57 34,652

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

 1/ Includes only commercial growers with $100,000 or more in annual floricultural sales; 36 surveyed States. 

 2/ Percent sold at wholesale are weighted averages that use quantity sold as weights.

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Table E-12--Flowering bedding annuals in pots: Production and sales, by plant genus, 1992 to date

 Production Price Sales

Year Growers Under 5 inches Total Sold at Under 5 inches Per U.S. Average

1/ 5 inches or more sold wholesale 5 inches or more All Total household per grower

Number --1,000 pots-- Percent --Dollars per pot-- 1,000 dollars --Dollars--

Geraniums from vegetative cuttings, potted

1992 2,104 42,206 11,168 53,374 79 1.26 2.46 1.51 80,678 0.85 38,345

1993 2,096 41,584 11,265 52,849 78 1.29 2.62 1.57 83,038 0.87 39,617

1994 2,112 45,086 10,351 55,437 78 1.29 2.71 1.55 86,061 0.90 40,749

1995 2,182 49,726 15,902 65,628 82 1.24 2.64 1.58 103,569 1.06 47,465

1996 2,259 40,770 15,287 56,057 80 1.30 2.57 1.65 92,457 0.94 40,928

1997 2,360 40,620 15,190 55,810 76 1.41 2.61 1.74 97,123 0.97 41,154

1998 2,482 47,855 17,374 65,229 78 1.37 2.57 1.69 110,425 1.09 44,490

1999 2,261 45,221 17,099 62,320 78 1.39 2.76 1.77 110,291 1.07 48,780

2000 2,281 44,004 18,423 62,427 79 1.41 2.62 1.77 110,223 1.04 48,322

2001 2,287 42,033 18,126 60,159 79 1.47 2.79 1.87 112,417 1.05 49,155

2002 2,341 41,293 18,116 59,409 80 1.50 2.76 1.88 111,819 1.04 47,765

2003 2,249 41,245 19,287 60,532 80 1.56 2.88 1.98 119,921 1.10 53,322

2004 p 39,775 2,258 21,048 60,823 81 1.62 2.93 2.07 1.15 55,811 126,022 

Geraniums from seed, potted

1992 1,033 45,542 1,882 47,424 92 0.80 2.44 0.87 41,126 0.43 39,812

1993 1,023 47,211 2,079 49,290 92 0.77 2.08 0.83 40,758 0.43 39,842

1994 1,018 48,612 2,107 50,719 91 0.80 2.24 0.86 43,551 0.45 42,781

1995 960 46,913 2,377 49,290 92 0.80 1.84 0.85 42,035 0.43 43,786

1996 919 42,339 2,184 44,523 92 0.82 1.91 0.87 38,841 0.39 42,264

1997 954 44,198 3,781 47,979 93 0.80 1.90 0.89 42,675 0.43 44,733

1998 957 42,564 2,173 44,737 92 0.80 1.82 0.85 37,889 0.37 39,591

1999 841 42,550 2,149 44,699 93 0.79 1.87 0.85 37,837 0.37 44,990

2000 815 46,677 1,452 48,129 93 0.83 2.07 0.87 41,749 0.40 51,226

2001 757 43,675 379 44,054 93 0.84 3.58 0.86 37,879 0.35 50,038

2002 770 40,451 1,365 41,816 93 0.84 1.65 0.87 36,273 0.34 47,108

2003 776 34,196 1,072 35,268 93 0.86 2.05 0.90 31,697 0.29 40,847

2004 p 745 37,497 902 38,399 94 0.90 2.15 0.92 35,508 0.32 47,662

Total geraniums, potted 2/

1992 - - - 87,748 13,050 100,798 85 1.02 2.46 1.21 121,804 1.29 - - -

1993 - - - 88,795 13,344 102,139 85 1.01 2.54 1.21 123,796 1.30 - - -

1994 - - - 93,698 12,458 106,156 84 1.04 2.63 1.22 129,612 1.35 - - -

1995 - - - 96,639 18,279 114,918 86 1.03 2.54 1.27 145,604 1.50 - - -

1996 - - - 83,109 17,471 100,580 85 1.06 2.49 1.31 131,298 1.33 - - -

1997 - - - 84,818 18,971 103,789 84 1.09 2.47 1.35 139,798 1.40 - - -

1998 - - - 90,419 19,547 109,966 84 1.10 2.49 1.35 148,314 1.47 - - -

1999 - - - 87,771 19,248 107,019 84 1.10 2.66 1.38 148,128 1.43 - - -

2000 - - - 90,681 19,875 110,556 85 1.11 2.58 1.37 151,972 1.44 - - -

2001 - - - 85,708 18,505 104,213 85 1.15 2.81 1.44 150,296 1.41 - - -

2002 - - - 81,744 19,481 101,225 85 1.17 2.68 1.46 148,092 1.37 - - -

2003 - - - 75,441 20,359 95,800 85 1.24 2.84 1.58 151,618 1.39 - - -

2004 p - - - 77,272 21,950 99,222 86 1.27 2.90 1.63 161,530 1.47 - - -

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Table E-12--Flowering bedding annuals in pots: Production and sales, by plant genus, 1992 to date --Continued

 Production Price Sales

Year Growers Under 5 inches Total Sold at Under 5 inches Per U.S. Average

1/ 5 inches or more sold wholesale 5 inches or more All Total household per grower

Number --1,000 pots-- Percent --Dollars per pot-- 1,000 dollars --Dollars--

New Guinea impatiens, potted

1994 1,219 7,161 1,979 9,140 83 1.20 2.44 1.47 13,428 0.14 11,016

1995 1,435 8,452 3,072 11,524 83 1.24 2.45 1.56 18,003 0.18 12,546

1996 1,630 10,499 3,732 14,231 85 1.20 2.35 1.50 21,364 0.22 13,107

1997 1,846 11,960 4,427 16,387 83 1.31 2.38 1.60 26,222 0.26 14,205

1998 2,070 14,851 4,078 18,929 80 1.33 2.47 1.57 29,789 0.29 14,391

1999 1,895 15,860 5,090 20,950 84 1.33 2.48 1.61 33,802 0.33 17,837

2000 1,932 18,148 5,653 23,801 86 1.35 2.60 1.65 39,223 0.37 20,302

2001 1,900 16,382 6,678 23,060 86 1.40 2.35 1.67 38,601 0.36 20,316

2002 1,959 18,829 6,952 25,781 87 1.38 2.31 1.63 42,073 0.39 21,477

2003 1,894 18,135 7,051 25,186 87 1.43 2.54 1.74 43,790 0.40 23,120

2004 p 1,900 18,777 6,839 25,616 88 1.46 2.55 1.75 44,811 0.41 23,585

Impatiens, potted

1994 584 21,820 1,721 23,541 95 0.57 1.45 0.63 14,874 0.16 25,469

1995 668 21,916 2,334 24,250 94 0.64 1.57 0.73 17,585 0.18 26,325

1996 749 20,098 2,513 22,611 94 0.64 1.54 0.74 16,828 0.17 22,467

1997 861 20,791 3,211 24,002 91 0.63 1.53 0.75 18,102 0.18 21,024

1998 909 21,033 4,137 25,170 92 0.65 1.57 0.80 20,078 0.20 22,088

1999 851 24,730 4,926 29,656 93 0.64 1.41 0.77 22,837 0.22 26,835

2000 851 23,903 5,791 29,694 93 0.67 1.46 0.82 24,473 0.23 28,758

2001 871 26,839 4,340 31,179 94 0.71 1.76 0.86 26,736 0.25 30,696

2002 903 24,002 4,237 28,239 93 0.72 1.66 0.86 24,382 0.23 27,001

2003 904 25,557 4,788 30,345 93 0.71 1.71 0.89 26,989 0.25 29,855

2004 p 906 27,374 5,203 32,577 94 0.74 1.84 0.91 29,734 0.27 32,819

Total impatiens, potted

1994 - - - 28,981 3,700 32,681 92 0.73 1.98 0.87 28,302 0.29 - - -

1995 - - - 30,368 5,406 35,774 90 0.81 2.07 0.99 35,588 0.37 - - -

1996 - - - 30,597 6,245 36,842 91 0.83 2.02 1.04 38,192 0.39 - - -

1997 - - - 32,751 7,638 40,389 88 0.88 2.02 1.10 44,324 0.44 - - -

1998 - - - 35,884 8,215 44,099 87 0.93 2.02 1.13 49,867 0.49 - - -

1999 - - - 40,590 10,016 50,606 89 0.91 1.95 1.12 56,639 0.55 - - -

2000 - - - 42,051 11,444 53,495 90 0.96 2.02 1.19 63,696 0.60 - - -

2001 - - - 43,221 11,018 54,239 91 0.97 2.12 1.20 65,337 0.61 - - -

2002 - - - 42,831 11,189 54,020 90 1.01 2.06 1.23 66,455 0.62 - - -

2003 - - - 43,692 11,839 55,531 90 1.01 2.20 1.27 70,779 0.65 - - -

2004 p - - - 46,151 12,042 58,193 91 1.03 2.24 1.28 74,545 0.68 - - -

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Table E-12--Flowering bedding annuals in pots: Production and sales, by plant genus, 1992 to date --Continued

 Production Price Sales

Year Growers Under 5 inches Total Sold at Under 5 inches Per U.S. Average

1/ 5 inches or more sold wholesale 5 inches or more All Total household per grower

Number --1,000 pots-- Percent --Dollars per pot-- 1,000 dollars --Dollars--

Begonias, potted

2000 913 12,526 2,354 14,880 88 0.89 1.82 1.04 15,427 0.15 16,897

2001 1,075 13,890 4,275 18,165 88 0.92 2.23 1.23 22,260 0.21 20,707

2002 1,202 15,969 4,493 20,462 88 0.89 1.98 1.13 23,142 0.21 19,253

2003 1,211 14,489 4,371 18,860 86 1.02 1.88 1.22 22,946 0.21 18,948

2004 p 1,253 18,262 4,949 23,211 89 0.91 1.91 1.13 26,175 0.24 20,890

Marigolds, potted

2000 396 5,085 1,020 6,105 92 0.77 1.39 0.88 5,346 0.05 13,500

2001 476 5,472 1,685 7,157 93 0.72 1.43 0.89 6,351 0.06 13,342

2002 544 7,760 1,497 9,257 94 0.76 1.35 0.85 7,895 0.07 14,513

2003 526 7,118 1,708 8,826 95 0.66 1.47 0.81 7,189 0.07 13,667

2004 p 541 8,003 2,750 10,753 96 0.67 1.53 0.89 9,599 0.09 17,743

Pansy / Viola, potted

2000 547 19,336 4,581 23,917 94 0.70 1.61 0.87 20,890 0.20 38,190

2001 620 18,756 5,175 23,931 92 0.78 1.55 0.95 22,648 0.21 36,529

2002 724 25,244 7,906 33,150 94 0.70 1.67 0.94 31,053 0.29 42,891

2003 757 27,291 7,885 35,176 94 0.70 1.76 0.94 33,026 0.30 43,627

2004 p 808 29,162 8,690 37,852 95 0.73 1.86 0.99 37,553 0.34 46,476

Petunias, potted

1994 391 11,191 959 12,150 95 0.65 1.45 0.71 8,679 0.09 22,197

1995 535 10,656 1,129 11,785 93 0.66 1.78 0.77 9,030 0.09 16,879

1996 628 10,520 1,813 12,333 93 0.66 1.58 0.79 9,797 0.10 15,600

1997 776 9,061 1,985 11,046 92 0.68 1.60 0.84 9,321 0.09 12,012

1998 868 10,504 2,726 13,230 92 0.70 1.72 0.91 12,042 0.12 13,873

1999 1,029 11,491 3,115 14,606 91 0.75 1.75 0.96 14,072 0.14 13,675

2000 997 13,340 3,784 17,124 90 0.83 1.73 1.03 17,580 0.17 17,633

2001 1,020 14,724 5,280 20,004 90 0.90 2.11 1.22 24,389 0.23 23,911

2002 1,111 17,373 6,198 23,571 92 0.90 2.00 1.19 28,035 0.26 25,234

2003 1,170 17,268 7,237 24,505 91 0.92 2.12 1.27 31,190 0.29 26,658

2004 p 1,256 19,475 7,975 27,450 91 0.93 2.13 1.28 35,200 0.32 28,025

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Table E-12--Flowering bedding annuals in pots: Production and sales, by plant genus, 1992 to date --Continued

 Production Price Sales

Year Growers Under 5 inches Total Sold at Under 5 inches Per U.S. Average

1/ 5 inches or more sold wholesale 5 inches or more All Total household per grower

Number --1,000 pots-- Percent --Dollars per pot-- 1,000 dollars --Dollars--

Other potted annuals

1992 1,756 240,921 38,322 279,243 94 0.71 1.86 0.86 241,175 2.55 137,343

1993 1,768 210,780 37,230 248,010 93 0.72 1.95 0.91 224,947 2.36 127,232

1994 1,678 171,536 46,786 218,322 94 0.73 2.06 1.01 221,258 2.31 131,858

1995 1,747 159,627 54,664 214,291 94 0.78 1.79 1.04 221,883 2.28 127,008

1996 1,839 134,216 83,260 217,476 93 0.82 1.69 1.15 250,656 2.54 136,300

1997 2,304 170,526 78,583 249,109 86 0.94 2.58 1.46 363,277 3.64 157,672

1998 2,644 232,674 111,416 344,090 86 0.88 2.82 1.51 520,239 5.15 196,762

1999 2,359 236,079 93,870 329,949 87 0.91 2.67 1.41 466,422 4.52 197,720

2000 1,671 159,249 53,344 212,593 87 0.96 2.35 1.31 277,671 2.63 166,171

2001 1,594 157,399 53,412 210,811 90 0.97 2.25 1.29 272,608 2.55 171,021

2002 1,674 169,081 56,477 225,558 93 1.02 2.29 1.34 301,859 2.80 180,322

2003 1,680 163,041 56,181 219,222 92 1.10 2.45 1.45 316,867 2.91 188,611

2004 p 1,709 169,581 64,871 234,452 93 1.10 2.44 1.47 343,953 3.13 201,260

Vegetable type, potted

1992 846 17,537 2,488 20,025 86 0.63 1.60 0.75 15,058 0.16 17,799

1993 841 13,761 2,311 16,072 86 0.73 1.50 0.84 13,530 0.14 16,088

1994 925 14,803 2,950 17,753 87 0.70 1.48 0.83 14,666 0.15 15,855

1995 977 16,185 2,910 19,095 88 0.74 1.56 0.87 16,596 0.17 16,987

1996 1,029 19,127 4,827 23,954 90 0.74 1.59 0.91 21,802 0.22 21,188

1997 1,093 23,545 6,101 29,646 88 0.76 1.50 0.91 27,115 0.27 24,808

1998 921 29,293 7,956 37,249 87 0.80 1.82 1.02 37,926 0.38 41,179

1999 1,023 26,454 5,721 32,175 89 0.79 1.87 0.98 31,513 0.31 30,804

2000 966 25,081 4,801 29,882 90 0.82 1.90 1.00 29,768 0.28 30,816

2001 1,009 24,930 4,625 29,555 90 0.91 1.85 1.06 31,309 0.29 31,030

2002 1,058 33,774 6,050 39,824 92 1.09 1.70 1.18 47,142 0.44 44,558

2003 1,103 42,492 6,305 48,797 91 0.93 1.82 1.05 51,028 0.47 46,263

2004 p 1,146 40,515 7,905 48,420 93 1.06 1.84 1.19 57,704 0.52 50,353

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

 1/ Includes only commercial growers with $100,000 or more in annual floricultural sales; 36 surveyed States. 

 2/ Prices and percent sold at wholesale are weighted averages that use quantity sold as weights.

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Table E-13-Flowering plants in hanging baskets: Production and sales, by plant type, 1995 to date

Production Sales

Year Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Per U.S. Average

1/ sold price wholesale Total household per grower

Number 1,000 pots $ per pot Percent 1,000 dollars --Dollars--

Geraniums from vegetative cuttings, hanging baskets

2000 1,793 4,146 7.00 83 29,024 0.28 16,187

2001 1,728 4,121 6.84 83 28,200 0.26 16,319

2002 1,785 4,431 7.00 85 30,997 0.29 17,365

2003 1,720 4,900 6.91 84 33,848 0.31 19,679

2004 p 1,697 5,404 6.88 87 37,161 0.34 21,898

Geraniums from seed, hanging baskets

2000 200 684 5.83 91 3,991 0.04 19,955

2001 193 647 5.98 90 3,869 0.04 20,047

2002 203 567 6.47 92 3,666 0.03 18,059

2003 185 688 6.11 93 4,201 0.04 22,708

2004 p 183 701 6.12 93 4,291 0.04 23,448

All geraniums, hanging baskets

1995 2,009 4,010 6.34 84 25,407 0.26 12,647

1996 2,178 4,691 6.43 83 30,142 0.31 13,839

1997 2,297 5,066 6.38 81 32,333 0.32 14,076

1998 2,061 4,734 6.56 80 31,058 0.31 15,069

1999 2,071 4,961 6.55 79 32,502 0.31 15,694

2000 - - - 4,830 6.84 84 33,015 0.31 - - -

2001 - - - 4,768 6.73 84 32,069 0.30 - - -

2002 - - - 4,998 6.94 86 34,663 0.32 - - -

2003 - - - 5,588 6.81 85 38,049 0.35 - - -

2004 p - - - 6,105 6.79 88 41,452 0.38 - - -

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Table E-13--Flowering plants in hanging baskets: Production and sales, by plant type, 1995 to date --Continued

Production Sales

Year Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Per U.S. Average

1/ sold price wholesale Total household per grower

Number 1,000 pots $ per pot Percent 1,000 dollars --Dollars--

New Guinea impatiens, hanging baskets

1995 1,722 3,812 6.04 89 23,014 0.24 13,365

1996 1,822 4,210 6.32 87 26,604 0.27 14,602

1997 1,986 4,674 6.25 87 29,198 0.29 14,702

1998 1,883 4,522 6.34 86 28,668 0.28 15,225

1999 1,860 4,911 6.35 86 31,196 0.30 16,772

2000 1,751 4,635 6.39 88 29,615 0.28 16,913

2001 1,695 4,663 6.34 87 29,572 0.28 17,447

2002 1,672 5,140 6.34 90 32,584 0.30 19,488

2003 1,591 4,540 6.44 89 29,247 0.27 18,383

2004 p 1,576 5,001 6.44 91 32,193 0.29 20,427

Impatiens, hanging baskets

1995 1,869 3,668 5.22 87 19,163 0.20 10,253

1996 1,997 4,004 5.22 86 20,891 0.21 10,461

1997 2,050 4,339 5.05 86 21,912 0.22 10,689

1998 1,779 4,140 4.96 87 20,536 0.20 11,544

1999 1,822 4,274 5.04 88 21,559 0.21 11,833

2000 1,589 4,054 5.15 89 20,859 0.20 13,127

2001 1,517 3,414 5.42 86 18,492 0.17 12,190

2002 1,511 4,096 5.12 90 20,972 0.19 13,880

2003 1,488 3,638 5.30 88 19,267 0.18 12,948

2004 p 1,423 3,684 5.39 89 19,865 0.18 13,960

All impatiens, hanging baskets

1995 - - - 7,480 5.64 88 42,177 0.43 - - -

1996 - - - 8,214 5.78 87 47,495 0.48 - - -

1997 - - - 9,013 5.67 87 51,110 0.51 - - -

1998 - - - 8,662 5.68 86 49,204 0.49 - - -

1999 - - - 9,185 5.74 87 52,755 0.51 - - -

2000 - - - 8,689 5.81 88 50,474 0.48 - - -

2001 - - - 8,077 5.95 87 48,064 0.45 - - -

2002 - - - 9,236 5.80 90 53,556 0.50 - - -

2003 - - - 8,178 5.93 89 48,514 0.45 - - -

2004 p - - - 8,685 5.99 90 52,058 0.47 - - -

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Table E-13--Flowering plants in hanging baskets: Production and sales, by plant type, 1995 to date --Continued

Production Sales

Year Growers Quantity Wholesale Sold at Per U.S. Average

1/ sold price wholesale Total household per grower

Number 1,000 pots $ per pot Percent 1,000 dollars --Dollars--

Begonias, hanging baskets

2000 1,051 2,855 5.51 88 15,733 0.15 14,970

2001 1,193 3,335 5.72 88 19,062 0.18 15,978

2002 1,243 2,536 5.88 85 14,919 0.14 12,002

2003 1,304 3,352 5.14 88 17,229 0.16 13,212

2004 p 1,322 3,476 5.26 87 18,301 0.17 13,843

Marigold, hanging baskets

2000 30 59 7.71 98 455 0.00 15,167

2001 28 50 6.90 61 345 0.00 12,321

2002 27 41 7.07 77 290 0.00 10,741

2003 19 23 5.96 78 137 0.00 7,211

2004 p 21 51 6.41 93 327 0.00 15,571

Pansy / viola, hanging baskets

2000 238 303 6.38 91 1,932 0.02 8,118

2001 273 466 5.97 94 2,784 0.03 10,198

2002 299 600 6.09 95 3,651 0.03 12,211

2003 306 747 5.87 95 4,383 0.04 14,324

2004 p 313 729 5.90 95 4,304 0.04 13,751

Petunias, hanging baskets

1995 1,467 1,345 5.36 86 7,205 0.07 4,911

1996 1,695 1,664 5.40 84 8,984 0.09 5,300

1997 1,908 2,013 5.40 83 10,876 0.11 5,700

1998 1,711 2,203 5.37 84 11,822 0.12 6,909

1999 1,910 2,823 5.59 84 15,774 0.15 8,259

2000 1,616 2,941 5.30 86 15,595 0.15 9,650

2001 1,593 3,102 5.89 84 18,269 0.17 11,468

2002 1,597 3,558 5.89 86 20,950 0.19 13,118

2003 1,629 3,933 5.93 85 23,325 0.21 14,319

2004 p 1,623 4,608 5.93 87 27,346 0.25 16,849

Other flowering hanging baskets

1995 2,537 15,857 5.64 88 89,420 0.92 35,246

1996 2,618 15,595 5.76 86 89,874 0.91 34,329

1997 2,734 18,093 5.70 87 103,183 1.03 37,741

1998 2,525 19,404 5.95 84 115,437 1.14 45,718

1999 2,544 19,210 6.19 88 118,900 1.15 46,737

2000 1,847 14,760 6.01 88 88,656 0.84 48,000

2001 1,745 15,979 6.24 89 99,761 0.93 57,170

2002 1,793 17,679 6.25 89 110,492 1.02 61,624

2003 1,768 17,836 6.62 88 118,125 1.08 66,813

2004 p 1,783 20,618 6.48 90 133,528 1.21 74,890

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

 1/ Includes only growers with $100,000+ in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States.

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Table E-14--Bedding and garden annuals: Number of large producers, by plant species and container, 1992 to date

Geraniums Geraniums N. Guinea Pansy / Other Vegetable

Year fr. cuttings from seed Impatiens impatiens Petunias Begonias Marigolds viola foliars type

-- Number --

Annuals in flats:

1992 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,425 1,960

1993 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,461 1,952

1994 - - - - - - 1,721 421 1,704 - - - - - - - - - 2,408 1,984

1995 - - - - - - 2,019 453 2,008 - - - - - - - - - 2,395 1,994

1996 - - - - - - 2,197 497 2,161 - - - - - - - - - 2,491 2,062

1997 - - - - - - 2,393 555 2,494 - - - - - - - - - 2,697 2,121

1998 - - - - - - 2,408 337 2,450 - - - - - - - - - 2,796 1,756

1999 - - - - - - 2,201 445 2,236 - - - - - - - - - 2,535 1,920

2000 341 392 2,157 330 2,262 1,582 1,634 1,635 2,321 1,877

2001 261 420 2,153 287 2,239 1,798 1,879 1,868 2,205 1,845

2002 239 416 2,180 284 2,312 1,927 2,060 2,067 2,266 1,910

2003 212 389 2,121 263 2,249 1,915 2,042 2,061 2,161 1,829

 2004p 196 357 2,081 232 2,191 1,899 2,014 2,024 2,134 1,813

Potted annuals:

1992 2,104 1,033 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,756 846

1993 2,096 1,023 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,768 841

1994 2,112 1,018 584 1,219 391 - - - - - - - - - 1,678 925

1995 2,182 960 668 1,435 535 - - - - - - - - - 1,747 977

1996 2,259 919 749 1,630 628 - - - - - - - - - 1,839 1,029

1997 2,360 954 861 1,846 776 - - - - - - - - - 2,304 1,093

1998 2,482 957 909 2,070 868 - - - - - - - - - 2,644 921

1999 2,261 841 851 1,895 1,029 - - - - - - - - - 2,359 1,023

2000 2,281 815 851 1,932 997 913 396 547 1,671 966

2001 2,287 757 871 1,900 1,020 1,075 476 620 1,594 1,009

2002 2,341 770 903 1,959 1,111 1,202 544 724 1,674 1,058

2003 2,249 776 904 1,894 1,170 1,211 526 757 1,680 1,103

 2004p 2,258 745 906 1,900 1,256 1,253 541 808 1,709 1,146

Annuals in hanging baskets:

1992 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1993 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1994 1,739 - - - 1,637 1,491 1,171 - - - - - - - - - 2,540 - - -

1995 2,009 - - - 1,869 1,722 1,467 - - - - - - - - - 2,537 - - -

1996 2,178 - - - 1,997 1,822 1,695 - - - - - - - - - 2,618 - - -

1997 2,297 - - - 2,050 1,986 1,908 - - - - - - - - - 2,734 - - -

1998 2,061 - - - 1,779 1,883 1,711 - - - - - - - - - 2,525 - - -

1999 2,071 - - - 1,822 1,860 1,910 - - - - - - - - - 2,544 - - -

2000 1,793 200 1,589 1,751 1,616 1,051 30 238 1,847 - - -

2001 1,728 193 1,517 1,695 1,593 1,193 28 273 1,745 - - -

2002 1,785 203 1,511 1,672 1,597 1,243 27 299 1,793 - - -

2003 1,720 185 1,448 1,591 1,629 1,304 19 306 1,768 - - -

 2004p 1,697 183 1,423 1,576 1,623 1,322 21 313 1,783 - - -

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

 1/ Includes only commercial growers with $100,000 or more in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States. 

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Table E-15--Bedding and garden annuals: Average sales per producer, by plant species and container, 1992 to date 1/

Geraniums Geraniums N. Guinea Pansy Other Vegetable

Year fr. cuttings from seed Impatiens impatiens Petunias Begonias Marigolds viola foliars type

-- Dollars --

Annuals in flats:

1992 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 188,696 39,910

1993 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 208,897 34,200

1994 - - - - - - 48,760 18,701 35,359 - - - - - - - - - 172,053 32,446

1995 - - - - - - 53,003 21,194 38,589 - - - - - - - - - 164,684 37,450

1996 - - - - - - 49,829 15,841 35,335 - - - - - - - - - 166,572 38,593

1997 - - - - - - 52,818 15,292 34,889 - - - - - - - - - 196,283 46,561

1998 - - - - - - 46,555 18,626 34,771 - - - - - - - - - 171,113 52,804

1999 - - - - - - 52,221 27,872 38,841 - - - - - - - - - 220,934 50,671

2000 43,713 20,497 54,882 19,336 42,214 32,872 25,807 51,083 165,311 36,550

2001 41,567 18,733 54,032 22,812 41,389 35,702 28,526 55,220 153,771 38,453

2002 51,222 20,728 55,107 27,718 42,645 31,560 26,027 58,758 151,071 37,168

2003 43,580 19,859 49,358 23,422 42,313 29,573 25,611 57,427 156,667 35,882

 2004p 57,423 22,448 47,321 19,284 42,028 27,725 25,305 54,049 155,475 34,652

Potted annuals:

1992 38,345 39,812 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 137,343 17,799

1993 39,617 39,842 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 127,232 16,088

1994 40,749 42,781 25,469 11,016 22,197 - - - - - - - - - 131,858 15,855

1995 47,465 43,786 26,325 12,546 16,879 - - - - - - - - - 127,008 16,987

1996 40,928 42,264 22,467 13,107 15,600 - - - - - - - - - 136,300 21,188

1997 41,154 44,733 21,024 14,205 12,012 - - - - - - - - - 157,672 24,808

1998 44,490 39,591 22,088 14,391 13,873 - - - - - - - - - 196,762 41,179

1999 48,780 44,990 26,835 17,837 13,675 - - - - - - - - - 197,720 30,804

2000 48,322 51,226 28,758 20,302 17,633 16,897 13,500 38,190 166,171 30,816

2001 49,155 50,038 30,696 20,316 23,911 20,707 13,342 36,529 171,021 31,030

2002 47,765 47,108 27,001 21,477 25,234 19,253 14,513 42,891 180,322 44,558

2003 53,322 40,847 29,855 23,120 26,658 18,948 13,667 43,627 188,611 46,263

 2004p 55,811 47,662 32,819 23,585 28,025 20,890 17,743 46,476 201,260 50,353

Annuals in hanging baskets:

1992 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1993 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1994 11,980 - - - 9,726 13,264 3,940 - - - - - - - - - 35,583 - - -

1995 12,647 - - - 10,253 13,365 4,911 - - - - - - - - - 35,246 - - -

1996 13,839 - - - 10,461 14,602 5,300 - - - - - - - - - 34,329 - - -

1997 14,076 - - - 10,689 14,702 5,700 - - - - - - - - - 37,741 - - -

1998 15,069 - - - 11,544 15,225 6,909 - - - - - - - - - 45,718 - - -

1999 15,694 - - - 11,833 16,772 8,259 - - - - - - - - - 46,737 - - -

2000 16,187 19,955 13,127 16,913 9,650 14,970 15,167 8,118 48,000 - - -

2001 16,319 20,047 12,190 17,447 11,468 15,978 12,321 10,198 57,170 - - -

2002 17,365 18,059 13,880 19,488 13,118 12,002 10,741 12,211 61,624 - - -

2003 19,679 22,708 13,306 18,383 14,319 13,212 7,211 14,324 66,813 - - -

 2004p 21,898 23,448 13,960 20,427 16,849 13,843 15,571 23,335 74,890 - - -

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

 1/ Includes only commercial growers with $100,000 or more in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States. 

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Table E-16--Bedding and garden annuals: Value of sales, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 dollars ---

 Alabama 28,834 36,336 54,984 56,884 61,766 35,792 37,453 47,214 52,728 57,528

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arizona 7,548 18,270 24,538 33,108 35,899 19,801 22,593 26,631 26,266 23,971

 Arkansas 4,393 5,006 11,223 12,769 7,714 7,398 11,091 8,655 10,580 9,732

 California 174,858 164,758 208,133 236,760 231,349 250,857 254,102 265,207 256,229 254,145

 Colorado 29,901 32,361 40,364 43,060 46,276 42,089 39,872 46,189 45,026 48,447

 Connecticut 25,439 29,012 40,695 45,535 46,710 27,222 30,466 30,559 36,278 41,757

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Florida 104,463 125,975 111,436 97,492 102,423 90,536 91,386 105,429 89,171 94,121

 Georgia 35,199 35,498 40,558 45,091 48,239 40,682 40,609 49,051 39,738 42,325

 Hawaii 1,868 2,300 2,080 2,200 2,176 2,330 2,472 3,602 3,584 3,493

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Illinois 32,109 35,787 56,856 53,025 50,964 52,422 56,250 45,991 40,949 44,573

 Indiana 13,942 14,214 16,907 17,981 18,830 19,894 25,135 28,651 27,188 27,698

 Iowa 21,100 21,158 24,201 28,364 24,081 25,112 27,202 24,527 27,918 27,755

 Kansas 13,942 12,201 15,462 15,996 16,682 16,178 17,968 17,245 16,825 14,514

 Kentucky 11,435 12,008 15,152 13,996 15,704 14,429 14,467 15,289 17,439 18,927

 Louisiana 7,807 10,963 11,439 12,050 11,258 8,763 9,502 10,998 9,948 9,552

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Maryland 20,154 20,267 22,983 35,987 36,226 36,309 38,749 51,610 50,839 66,644

 Massachusetts 33,237 32,234 39,462 37,738 38,189 37,271 34,424 34,361 31,857 36,276

 Michigan 127,464 127,752 149,065 167,644 169,300 148,492 143,330 159,174 177,888 188,030

 Minnesota 27,192 27,561 35,096 37,042 39,580 33,440 36,492 37,832 47,550 45,906

 Mississippi 4,331 4,629 11,462 7,160 8,135 7,660 7,565 8,048 8,471 7,911

 Missouri 16,285 15,357 19,771 18,705 19,017 18,099 17,201 18,473 20,063 19,940

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Jersey 36,987 38,690 57,597 61,724 66,909 48,646 51,094 56,280 50,009 53,422

 New Mexico 3,040 2,340 3,437 2,877 3,349 2,962 3,187 3,009 3,076 2,909

 New York 64,650 55,838 71,491 86,879 89,386 76,824 72,027 77,459 82,993 79,853

 North Carolina 35,178 41,654 50,706 58,786 68,071 56,971 78,044 73,305 77,473 82,559

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Ohio 88,080 88,552 106,331 111,889 113,004 103,171 104,254 99,310 98,469 94,399

 Oklahoma 6,441 6,102 7,538 10,336 5,689 5,640 5,885 9,489 9,562 10,209

 Oregon 27,776 36,071 44,794 46,706 36,317 33,233 25,787 27,764 31,071 32,463

 Pennsylvania 52,386 60,912 76,283 64,227 79,296 70,020 61,113 61,072 65,653 68,700

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 South Carolina 13,421 10,799 22,607 20,512 24,951 18,840 14,254 13,765 14,048 15,071

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Tennessee 16,714 16,800 21,494 22,149 23,178 26,635 19,329 17,525 18,192 19,887

 Texas 99,981 108,143 106,647 123,840 142,518 152,753 154,901 184,489 173,384 167,172

 Utah 12,588 12,259 13,425 18,806 21,881 13,798 14,384 19,916 21,591 22,909

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Virginia 26,840 29,922 34,912 36,747 37,198 30,885 31,083 35,917 33,899 33,392

 Washington 40,411 42,540 59,574 60,284 57,527 57,720 52,910 42,711 38,736 44,772

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Wisconsin 32,518 32,425 40,088 35,508 39,988 28,553 34,189 33,036 34,163 34,533

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Undisclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total annuals 2/ 1,291,966 1,359,055 1,668,643 1,778,823 1,839,575 1,661,427 1,680,770 1,789,783 1,788,854 1,845,495

Northeast 212,699 216,686 285,528 296,103 320,490 259,983 249,124 259,731 266,790 280,008

Midwest 372,632 375,007 463,777 486,154 491,446 445,361 462,021 464,239 491,013 497,348

South 415,191 464,102 523,141 553,799 593,070 533,293 554,318 630,784 605,472 635,030

West 297,990 310,899 396,345 443,801 434,774 422,790 415,307 435,029 425,579 433,109

- - - = Not available or not released; p = preliminary. Units are the sum of flats, pots, and hanging baskets.

1/ Bedding and garden plants include annuals and herbaceous perennials in various containers. Data are the quantity sold by

 growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales. Growers are located in the 36 surveyed States.

2/ Total may not equal sum of the four regions because of undisclosed sales aggregated in "Undisclosed."

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Table E-17--Herbaceous perennials in pots: Value of sales, by State, 1995 to date 1/

State 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 dollars ---

 Alabama 739 992 1,963 1,947 2,088 5,393 3,485 3,501 5,155 9,259

 Alaska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arizona - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 173 1,003 - - - 1,046 1,226

 Arkansas - - - - - - 291 - - - 820 2,098 1,583 1,658 1,765 1,568

 California 2,765 3,439 3,416 5,114 2,904 36,985 49,006 54,397 60,980 71,409

 Colorado 865 847 1,016 1,086 930 10,537 8,335 10,075 12,244 13,383

 Connecticut 1,980 2,427 2,389 2,563 2,932 25,455 26,486 30,937 24,095 28,632

 Delaware - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Florida 1,258 1,325 2,239 2,435 2,983 13,277 14,917 19,965 22,342 22,883

 Georgia 763 1,247 1,099 1,400 1,472 9,996 8,523 7,293 7,459 7,927

 Hawaii - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 73 54 242 - - - - - -

 Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Illinois 3,466 2,886 3,135 3,789 3,435 20,432 19,249 25,875 28,981 36,127

 Indiana 1,613 1,385 2,103 1,557 2,841 5,679 5,335 7,365 8,796 9,216

 Iowa 984 781 934 1,433 1,176 5,087 6,751 6,674 7,584 8,234

 Kansas 838 752 998 1,123 1,006 3,904 3,656 3,465 3,880 3,771

 Kentucky - - - - - - 1,343 1,081 1,016 4,146 4,799 4,813 5,134 5,845

 Louisiana 605 701 668 689 513 1,427 2,380 2,763 1,384 1,090

 Maine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Maryland 1,177 1,267 1,683 1,895 1,919 7,491 7,982 16,553 18,034 18,374

 Massachusetts 2,893 3,421 2,278 2,159 2,778 8,404 10,385 12,183 11,059 12,205

 Michigan 3,707 3,498 4,812 4,571 6,688 40,156 44,886 58,599 52,434 61,723

 Minnesota 1,041 1,235 1,303 1,333 1,436 12,579 9,899 12,613 14,394 13,042

 Mississippi 301 514 671 408 333 771 1,760 1,290 - - - - - -

 Missouri 1,341 1,518 1,800 1,909 1,452 3,133 7,870 8,192 4,124 3,726

 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nebraska - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Nevada - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Hampshire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 New Jersey 3,823 3,772 4,217 5,023 6,989 27,102 23,896 34,573 35,196 35,936

 New Mexico 166 142 119 231 55 1,551 2,038 1,927 2,035 1,926

 New York 3,861 4,456 5,471 6,518 8,142 20,741 25,340 21,797 24,517 28,021

 North Carolina 3,337 3,879 5,872 9,150 10,085 20,549 23,709 22,634 22,611 23,735

 North Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Ohio 4,370 4,258 5,373 6,786 5,452 25,528 31,483 37,435 33,842 39,669

 Oklahoma 445 461 273 391 432 1,038 5,557 18,897 17,062 17,132

 Oregon 1,234 1,224 1,192 1,154 844 5,836 9,688 9,216 12,911 13,788

 Pennsylvania 4,733 4,657 5,277 6,187 6,008 12,390 16,133 17,011 19,606 16,244

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 South Carolina 691 1,287 1,634 847 1,334 43,542 53,399 65,787 72,402 73,448

 South Dakota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Tennessee - - - - - - 3,340 3,527 2,548 6,337 4,937 6,105 6,177 5,900

 Texas 6,110 5,320 5,036 9,753 14,950 18,876 23,985 32,192 33,151 32,498

 Utah 192 273 219 248 224 3,422 3,676 4,479 4,669 5,385

 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Virginia - - - - - - 2,721 2,882 4,336 17,186 16,259 18,429 18,013 18,011

 Washington 1,786 1,778 1,942 1,906 1,651 4,035 5,172 16,559 21,429 25,233

 West Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Wisconsin 1,371 1,697 1,341 1,658 1,587 8,664 12,116 15,672 18,712 19,289

 Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Undisclosed 6,546 7,639 148 1,034 205 - - - - - - - - - 1,649 1,195

Total perennials 65,001 69,078 78,316 93,787 103,564 433,993 495,732 611,166 634,872 687,050

2/ 

Northeast 17,290 18,733 19,632 22,450 26,849 94,092 102,240 116,501 114,473 121,038

Midwest 18,731 18,010 21,799 24,159 25,073 125,162 141,245 175,890 172,747 194,797

South 15,426 16,993 28,833 36,405 44,829 152,127 173,275 221,880 230,689 237,670

West 7,008 7,703 7,904 9,739 6,608 62,612 78,972 96,895 115,314 132,350

- - - = Not available or not released; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales. Growers are located in the 36 surveyed States.

2/ Includes only hardy/garden chrysanthemums through 1999.

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Table E-18--Propagative material: Value of sales, by floriculture sector, 1995 to date 1/

Potted Bedding Potted Cut Total Imports of

Year Cut flowering and garden Herbaceous foliage cultivated propagative unrooted

flowers plants annuals perennials plants greens material cuttings 2/

-- 1,000 dollars --

1995 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18,042

1996 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22,129

1997 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23,670

1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28,144

1999 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29,923

2000 5,713 41,067 134,182 28,769 32,592 315 242,638 36,710

2001 7,029 62,774 170,428 45,206 28,134 351 313,922 45,449

2002 7,190 72,276 162,414 66,422 37,256 313 345,871 50,505

2003 7,674 51,572 200,851 64,990 42,742 142 367,971 53,599

 2004p 7,048 47,263 216,943 66,855 48,120 81 386,310 55,432

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary. 

1/ Includes only growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States. Includes liners, plug seedlings, tissue cultured plantlets,

 prefinished plants, and unfinished plants sold to other growers for further growing-on. Excludes seeds, bulbs, tubers, rhizomes, corms, and finished plants

 sold to others. Survey data for propagative floriculture material started in 2000.

2/ Includes slips of plants; HS code 0602100000. Souce: U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.

Table E-19--Propagative material: Number of growers, by floriculture sector, 2000 to date 1/

Potted Bedding Potted Cut

Year Cut flowering and garden Herbaceous foliage cultivated

flowers plants annuals perennials plants greens

-- Number --

2000 18 161 223 96 74 6

2001 21 205 235 108 79 9

2002 21 216 263 147 81 12

2003 18 195 252 152 85 5

 2004p 16 178 262 127 86 2

p = preliminary.

1/ Includes only growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.

Table E-20--Propagative material: Average sales per grower, by floriculture sector, 2000 to date 1/

Potted Bedding Potted Cut

Year Cut flowering and garden Herbaceous foliage cultivated

flowers plants annuals perennials plants greens

-- Dollars --

2000 317,389 255,075 601,713 299,677 440,432 52,500

2001 334,714 306,215 725,226 418,574 356,127 39,000

2002 342,381 334,611 617,544 451,850 459,951 26,083

2003 426,333 264,472 797,028 427,566 502,847 28,400

 2004p 440,500 265,522 828,027 526,417 559,535 40,500

p = preliminary.

1/ Includes only growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table E-21--Propagative material: Value of sales, by State, 2000 to date 1/

State 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

-- 1,000 dollars --

Northeast:

 Connecticut - - - 1,048 424 - - - 604

 Massachusetts 2,092 2,100 4,663 4,148 4,774

 New Jersey - - - 11,520 13,147 - - - 11,731

 New York 11,852 5,993 5,363 8,972 8,204

 Pennsylvania 15,386 31,122 29,748 24,598 25,197

Midwest:

 Illinois 3,301 2,777 6,386 5,431 3,560

 Indiana 1,999 3,111 3,284 2,431 2,395

 Iowa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Kansas 92 226 - - - - - - - - -

 Michigan 22,717 33,845 45,764 48,086 58,444

 Minnesota - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Missouri - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Ohio 4,693 4,970 5,414 17,902 17,964

 Wisconsin - - - - - - 2,874 3,585 2,783

South:

 Alabama - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Arkansas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Florida 50,873 72,806 81,599 81,798 84,735

 Georgia 5,666 4,148 3,485 6,333 - - -

 Kentucky - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Louisiana - - - 1,519 1,674 - - - - - -

 Maryland 1,939 - - - - - - 4,778 5,053

 Mississippi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 North Carolina 2,687 2,821 2,912 2,162 1,637

 Oklahoma - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 South Carolina - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Tennessee - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Texas 6,644 12,837 9,884 7,490 7,713

 Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

West:

 Arizona - - - - - - - - - 380 380

 California 60,118 68,781 61,052 73,090 74,685

 Colorado - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Hawaii 2,592 2,679 3,697 4,387 2,563

 New Mexico - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Oregon 3,199 - - - 9,872 4,230 3,965

 Utah - - - - - - - - - 3,171 - - -

 Washington 4,353 5,163 11,820 15,536 16,679

Undisclosed 42,435 46,456 42,809 49,463 53,244

Total 242,638 313,922 345,871 367,971 386,310

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes only growers with at least $100,000 in annual floriculture sales; 36 surveyed States. Includes liners, plug seedlings, tissue cultured plantlets,

 prefinished plants, and unfinished plants sold to other growers for further growing-on. Excludes seeds, bulbs, tubers, rhizomes, corms, and finished plants

 sold to others. Survey data for propagative floriculture material started in 2000.

Source: Floriculture Crops , NASS.
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Table F-1--Floriculture and nursery products: Value of U.S. imports and exports, 1976 to date

-- IMPORTS -- 1/ -- EXPORTS -- 4/

Cut flowers Cut flower Nursery Nursery Total Total F/N Total F/N Total N/G exports

Cut as percent imports stock, stock as floriculture as percent as percent nursery and as percent

Year flowers of total F/N per U.S. bulbs, percent of and nursery of U.S. G/N of total U.S. greenhouse of total G/N

imports household etc. 2/ F/N imports stocks (F/N) receipts 3/ ag. imports exports (N/G) receipts

1,000 dollars Percent Dollars 1,000 dollars Percent 1,000 dollars Percent Percent 1,000 dollars Percent

1976 25,356 38 0.35 41,179 62 66,535 3.3 0.6 33,681 1.7

1977 38,310 45 0.52 46,480 55 84,790 3.8 0.6 41,823 1.9

1978 57,640 53 0.76 52,132 47 109,772 4.2 0.7 48,398 1.8

1979 77,471 56 1.00 60,661 44 138,132 4.6 0.8 51,457 1.7

1980 88,581 56 1.10 69,490 44 158,071 4.6 0.9 61,649 1.8

1981 102,805 60 1.25 67,833 40 170,638 4.7 1.0 72,464 2.0

1982 130,231 65 1.57 69,881 35 200,112 5.0 1.3 70,848 1.8

1983 163,033 69 1.95 73,811 31 236,844 5.2 1.4 71,755 1.6

1984 214,200 69 2.51 94,946 31 309,145 6.0 1.6 63,495 1.2

1985 220,870 68 2.55 104,020 32 324,891 5.9 1.6 55,265 1.0

1986 234,895 66 2.68 123,151 34 358,046 6.0 1.7 62,470 1.0

1987 243,609 65 2.74 132,256 35 375,865 5.6 1.8 67,171 1.0

1988 283,505 66 3.14 145,663 34 429,169 5.9 2.0 83,797 1.1

1989 315,654 62 3.45 195,749 38 511,403 6.5 2.3 119,942 1.5

1990 326,246 61 3.55 211,506 39 537,751 6.1 2.3 203,964 2.3

1991 322,016 59 3.46 224,801 41 546,817 6.0 2.4 215,765 2.4

1992 352,366 58 3.72 251,570 42 603,936 6.3 2.4 221,500 2.3

1993 382,182 58 4.01 271,860 42 654,042 6.6 2.6 241,543 2.5

1994 420,104 59 4.38 292,294 41 712,398 6.9 2.6 252,214 2.5

1995 511,524 60 5.25 347,306 40 858,830 8.0 2.8 241,012 2.2

1996 572,550 60 5.80 379,408 40 951,958 8.4 2.8 242,459 2.1

1997 595,045 59 5.96 408,748 41 1,003,793 8.1 2.8 282,770 2.3

1998 614,362 57 6.08 466,102 43 1,080,464 8.6 2.9 305,841 2.4

1999 592,366 54 5.74 508,559 46 1,100,924 8.4 2.9 299,330 2.3

2000 610,461 53 5.79 549,375 47 1,159,835 8.3 3.0 278,838 2.0

2001 565,468 49 5.29 585,587 51 1,151,055 8.0 2.9 264,233 1.8

2002 541,655 48 5.02 591,344 52 1,132,999 7.5 2.7 249,942 1.6

2003 610,943 49 5.61 638,871 51 1,249,814 7.8 2.6 272,055 1.7

2004 p 705,642 51 6.41 673,628 49 1,379,270 8.8 2.6 293,173 1.9

p = Preliminary.

1/ F/N = imports of floriculture and nursery products, which include cut flowers.

2/ Ornamental imports except cut flowers, including flowering bulbs and tubers (HS 601), live plants and trees, cuttings and slips of

 plants (HS 602), and foliage, grasses, and fresh Christmas trees (HS 604).

3/ G/N = greenhouse and nursery crops, including vegetables, vegetable transplants, sod, floriculture crops, etc. from Table A-1.

4/ N/G = exports of nursery and greenhouse products, which include floriculture crops.

Sources: FATUS , USDA; U.S. Census Bureau.
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Table F-2--Cut flowers: Value of U.S. imports, by region and country, 1995 to date 1/

Source country 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

-- Million dollars --

NAFTA 30.6 29.5 38.5 40.7 42.7 47.4 47.4 44.5 40.1 37.4

 Canada 7.5 10.0 14.9 15.6 15.5 17.8 18.0 17.0 20.0 21.2

 Mexico 23.2 19.5 23.6 25.2 27.2 29.6 29.4 27.5 20.1 16.2

Central America 22.4 23.9 26.0 26.5 25.0 25.0 18.1 18.4 21.2 22.9

 Costa Rica 15.0 16.3 18.0 19.0 19.4 19.4 14.7 15.2 17.1 18.7

 Guatemala 7.4 7.6 8.0 7.4 5.6 5.5 3.4 3.0 3.9 4.0

Caribbean 1.8 2.1 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.6

 Dominican Rep. 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.8 1.4 1.2

South America 374.1 437.6 447.1 455.3 441.5 442.6 408.3 382.2 456.3 556.2

 Brazil 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 2.0 2.3

 Chile 1.1 1.0 1.4 2.3 3.0 2.9 3.4 2.9 2.3 2.0

 Colombia 321.3 366.4 359.6 360.6 343.7 347.2 302.4 289.5 343.6 415.0

 Ecuador 50.5 68.2 83.5 90.1 92.3 89.2 99.7 87.3 105.8 134.3

 Peru 0.6 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.6 2.5 2.3 1.7 2.5 2.6

European Union 65.6 62.8 65.6 73.9 65.5 75.3 69.7 74.2 70.0 68.2

 France 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.8

 Ireland 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4

 Italy 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9

 Netherlands 61.2 59.0 61.8 69.2 61.6 71.6 67.1 71.3 67.6 65.9

Asia 9.1 8.0 5.5 4.7 5.2 6.2 6.2 5.7 6.2 5.7

East Asia 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.5 1.2

 China 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.5 1.0

 Taiwan 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

Southeast Asia 4.9 4.3 3.8 3.0 2.7 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.8 3.9

 Singapore 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.2

 Thailand 4.6 4.2 3.8 2.9 2.6 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.2 3.4

South Asia 3.8 2.9 1.3 0.9 0.7 1.4 1.7 1.2 0.9 0.6

 India 3.7 2.9 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.5

Oceania 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.4 4.8 5.0 5.4 4.8 5.3 5.5

 Australia 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.2 1.6 1.4 1.2

 New Zealand 1.2 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.3 2.4 3.2 3.3 4.0 4.3

Middle East 3.0 3.4 4.0 4.6 4.4 5.8 6.9 7.3 7.8 6.0

 Israel 3.0 3.4 3.8 4.5 4.3 5.8 6.9 7.3 7.8 6.0

Africa 1.3 1.6 2.5 2.7 2.0 1.9 1.7 2.4 2.4 2.2

 Kenya 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.1

 South Africa 0.6 0.7 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9

Rest of the world 2/ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

World 511.5 572.5 595.0 614.4 592.4 610.5 565.5 541.7 610.9 705.6

p = preliminary.

 1/ Includes fresh, dried, dyed, preserved cut flower products, and buds for bouquets. Excludes cut decorative greens.

 2/ Includes other Europe, New Independent States, and Central Asia.

Source: FATUS , ERS.
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Table F-3--Nursery stock: Value of U.S. imports, by region and country, 1995 to date 1/

Source country 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

-- Million dollars --

NAFTA 131.5 155.3 185.2 226.5 248.0 280.9 309.2 314.0 326.4 331.6

 Canada 123.5 145.7 174.1 213.8 234.4 264.9 292.9 298.3 309.7 312.4

 Mexico 8.0 9.6 11.2 12.7 13.7 16.1 16.3 15.7 16.7 19.2

Central America 18.3 21.3 21.5 24.6 28.1 33.7 37.7 40.5 47.6 50.1

 Costa Rica 12.3 12.8 13.3 14.9 16.9 20.5 21.3 23.0 28.1 31.8

 Guatemala 4.1 6.2 6.5 8.3 9.9 11.6 14.5 15.9 17.6 16.4

 Honduras 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3

Caribbean 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.6 2.3 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.1

South America 1.6 2.2 2.4 3.8 5.0 5.3 7.8 8.2 9.5 14.4

 Argentina 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - - - - 1.5

 Brazil 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.7 2.2

 Chile 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.1 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.9

 Colombia 0.6 1.2 1.3 2.0 1.5 1.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 6.1

European Union 163.0 167.2 164.7 175.1 187.6 178.7 176.0 168.9 183.6 204.6

 Belgium 1.3 1.5 2.2 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.7 3.1

 Denmark 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.2

 France 1.7 1.3 2.0 1.8 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.1

 Italy 3.4 3.8 4.9 5.6 6.4 5.7 7.4 7.6 7.7 8.4

 Netherlands 148.8 153.9 148.3 157.6 167.8 158.6 157.1 150.8 164.0 184.0

 Poland 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.9

 United Kingdom 4.8 4.4 5.2 5.6 6.3 7.2 4.6 3.5 3.7 4.0

Asia 18.0 18.2 19.6 20.7 21.9 30.6 36.8 40.6 50.7 46.5

East Asia 8.3 10.8 10.8 11.6 13.9 19.4 24.1 27.7 31.7 31.8

 China 4.0 5.9 4.2 2.9 3.5 5.5 8.3 11.7 13.6 13.9

 Japan 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6

 South Korea 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.9 1.4 2.6 2.0

 Taiwan 2.2 2.6 4.4 6.4 8.2 11.1 12.3 12.9 13.9 14.1

Southeast Asia 6.0 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.9 6.7 8.8 7.9 9.4 6.3

 Philippines 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.8 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.8

 Thailand 3.4 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.8 2.9 5.4 4.7 6.1 3.6

South Asia 3.6 3.0 4.4 5.1 3.2 4.5 3.9 5.0 9.5 8.4

 India 3.5 3.0 4.3 5.0 3.1 4.5 3.9 4.9 9.3 8.2

Oceania 2.1 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.9 2.8 3.1 3.4 5.5 7.9

 Australia 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.0

 New Zealand 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.4 2.1 2.4 2.5 4.7 6.8

Middle East 6.5 7.6 8.1 8.0 9.2 10.8 9.6 9.8 9.9 11.7

 Israel 6.4 7.5 7.9 7.9 9.1 10.6 9.4 9.6 9.6 11.4

Africa 4.3 4.7 3.9 4.2 4.3 4.9 4.2 4.9 4.7 5.6

 Kenya 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.5

 Madagascar 1.9 2.4 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.8

 South Africa 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.6 3.1 3.1 3.9

Rest of the world 2/ 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1

World 347.3 379.4 408.7 466.1 508.6 549.4 585.6 591.3 638.9 673.6

p = preliminary; - - - = not available.

1/ Includes all greenhouse products, cut decorative greens, live plants, eules, etc., except cut flowers.

2/ Includes other Europe, New Independent States, and Central Asia.

Source: FATUS, ERS.
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Table F-4--Cut flowers and nursery stock: Value of U.S. imports, by region and country, 1995 to date 1/

Source country 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

-- Million dollars --

NAFTA 162.1 184.9 223.8 267.3 290.7 328.4 356.6 358.5 366.5 369.0

 Canada 131.0 155.7 188.9 229.3 249.8 282.7 310.9 315.3 329.7 333.6

 Mexico 31.2 29.2 34.8 37.9 40.9 45.7 45.7 43.2 36.8 35.4

Central America 40.6 45.2 47.5 51.2 53.1 58.7 55.8 58.9 68.8 73.1

 Costa Rica 27.3 29.1 31.3 33.9 36.3 39.9 36.0 38.2 45.2 50.5

 Guatemala 11.5 13.8 14.5 15.7 15.5 17.1 17.9 18.9 21.5 20.4

Caribbean 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.9 3.6 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.7

South America 375.7 439.9 449.5 459.2 446.5 447.9 416.2 390.5 465.8 570.6

 Brazil 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.7 3.7 4.5

 Chile 1.5 1.3 1.9 3.5 5.6 5.5 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.9

 Colombia 321.8 367.6 360.9 362.6 345.2 349.0 306.4 293.4 347.5 421.1

 Ecuador 50.5 68.2 83.5 90.2 92.3 89.3 99.8 87.4 106.0 134.4

 Peru 0.6 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.6 2.5 2.4 1.8 2.7 2.7

European Union 228.6 230.0 230.2 249.0 253.0 254.0 245.8 243.1 253.6 272.8

 Belgium 1.4 1.5 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.7 3.1

 France 4.1 3.4 4.0 3.7 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.1 2.9 2.9

 Italy 4.4 4.6 5.8 7.1 7.6 6.9 8.4 8.7 8.7 9.3

 Netherlands 209.9 213.0 210.1 226.8 229.5 230.2 224.2 222.1 231.5 249.9

 United Kingdom 5.1 4.8 5.7 6.0 6.5 7.3 4.8 3.6 3.9 4.2

Asia 27.0 26.2 25.1 25.4 27.1 36.9 43.0 46.2 56.9 52.2

East Asia 8.7 11.5 11.2 12.4 15.6 20.8 25.5 28.8 33.3 33.0

 China 4.3 6.6 4.6 3.6 5.2 6.9 9.7 12.7 15.1 14.9

 South Korea 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.9 1.4 2.6 2.1

 Taiwan 2.2 2.6 4.4 6.5 8.2 11.2 12.3 13.0 13.9 14.2

Southeast Asia 11.0 8.7 8.2 7.1 7.7 10.1 12.0 11.3 13.2 10.2

 Philippines 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.8 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.8

 Thailand 8.0 5.8 5.6 4.3 4.4 5.9 8.1 7.5 9.3 7.0

South Asia 7.4 6.0 5.7 6.0 3.8 5.9 5.6 6.2 10.4 8.9

 India 7.3 5.9 5.5 5.9 3.8 5.2 4.7 5.6 9.9 8.7

Oceania 5.7 5.0 5.6 5.9 6.7 7.8 8.5 8.2 10.8 13.4

 Australia 3.4 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.4 1.9 2.2

 New Zealand 2.2 2.1 2.6 3.1 3.6 4.5 5.6 5.8 8.7 11.0

Middle East 9.5 11.0 12.1 12.6 13.6 16.6 16.5 17.1 17.7 17.7

 Israel 9.4 10.9 11.7 12.4 13.4 16.4 16.3 16.9 17.4 17.4

Africa 5.6 6.2 6.5 6.9 6.3 6.7 5.9 7.3 7.0 7.7

 South Africa 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.9 4.7

Rest of the world 2/ 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1

World 858.8 952.0 1,003.8 1,080.5 1,100.9 1,159.8 1,151.1 1,133.0 1,249.8 1,379.3

p = preliminary.

1/ Includes all greenhouse products, cut decorative greens, live plants, eules, etc., except cut flowers.

2/ Includes other Europe, New Independent States, and Central Asia.

Source: FATUS, ERS.
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Table F-5--Floriculture and nursery products: Value of U.S. exports, by region and country, 1995 to date 1/

Destination 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

-- Million dollars --

NAFTA 132.0 134.2 148.4 154.6 156.5 161.4 163.1 158.3 170.5 178.4

 Canada 109.1 106.1 118.1 126.6 128.2 134.5 137.4 134.2 144.6 154.6

 Mexico 22.9 28.1 30.2 28.0 28.3 26.8 25.7 24.1 25.9 23.8

Central America 2.1 1.5 1.9 0.9 3.6 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.7 0.7

Caribbean 3.7 3.7 5.5 10.7 11.0 8.6 8.7 4.0 4.9 6.2

 Bahamas 0.5 1.0 1.2 3.2 6.2 5.0 2.3 2.0 2.7 3.5

 Turks & Caicos Is. 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.0

South America 6.1 6.0 6.5 5.9 5.5 4.6 3.5 3.5 3.2 4.6

 Chile 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.2 - - - 0.3 0.5 0.7

 Colombia 1.5 1.2 1.0 2.0 1.8 2.5 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.6

 Ecuador 2.5 2.3 2.5 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.7

European Union 62.8 68.7 76.5 79.7 75.7 65.0 67.0 66.8 74.0 86.3

 Belgium 5.3 3.0 2.7 4.6 4.4 2.8 2.2 1.0 1.6 1.6

 Denmark 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.5

 France 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.4 2.2 0.8 1.3 1.1 0.6 1.1

 Germany 15.6 18.2 19.7 16.0 14.5 13.3 11.1 8.9 8.6 9.6

 Italy 2.7 2.0 1.2 4.6 4.3 2.8 1.2 0.8 0.9 3.0

 Netherlands 30.6 37.8 43.2 42.9 42.6 39.0 45.1 48.6 53.7 63.7

 Spain 0.9 1.0 0.8 4.1 1.5 1.3 2.0 2.8 4.4 1.3

 United Kingdom 5.1 4.9 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.4 3.6 3.1 3.1 4.7

Asia 27.6 24.1 40.1 48.7 43.2 35.3 18.2 13.5 15.4 13.8

East Asia 26.7 22.6 38.5 47.9 41.7 34.7 17.7 13.2 15.0 13.4

 China 0.3 0.2 1.9 1.1 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.6 0.6 1.3

 Hong Kong 1.7 0.9 11.8 16.0 24.3 16.8 1.0 0.9 3.5 0.8

 Japan 20.7 15.2 19.4 26.7 11.7 14.2 12.1 8.2 7.8 8.3

 South Korea 2.3 4.4 2.7 0.8 2.1 0.2 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.0

 Taiwan 1.7 1.9 2.8 3.3 2.0 2.3 2.1 1.3 1.3 1.9

Southeast Asia 0.8 1.5 1.5 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2

South Asia 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3

Oceania 1.7 0.9 0.7 1.3 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.6 1.2

 Australia 1.3 0.7 0.4 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.8

Middle East 1.8 0.8 0.6 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.3

Africa 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3

Rest of the world 2/ 2.5 2.1 2.1 1.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.4

World 241.0 242.5 282.8 305.8 299.3 278.8 264.2 249.9 272.1 293.2

p = preliminary; - - - = not available.

1/ Includes live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, foliage, etc.

2/ Includes other Western Europe, Eastern Europe, New Independent States, and Central Asia.

Source: FATUS , ERS.
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Table F-6--Floriculture and nursery products: Value of U.S. imports, by product, 1997 to date

Product and description 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

---1,000 dollars---

Tulip bulbs, dormant 41,505 43,173 45,259 42,939 42,657 41,822 45,621 51,148

Hyacinth bulbs, dormant 7,840 8,217 7,666 7,420 7,586 7,393 8,306 9,505

Lily bulbs, dormant 24,923 23,550 29,891 30,058 31,958 28,156 26,992 30,351

Narcissus bulbs, dormant 19,972 20,552 20,846 20,197 18,313 18,287 17,570 19,264

Crocus corms, dormant 3,580 3,750 3,661 3,156 3,027 3,293 3,448 4,018

Lily of the valley pips, dormant 709 584 714 428 451 448 747 1,029

Iris bulbs, dormant 5,311 5,928 5,493 4,784 4,619 5,263 5,524 7,099

Gladiolus corms, dormant 3,786 3,855 4,654 4,527 4,483 4,050 3,763 4,644

Begonia tubers, dormant 2,124 1,799 1,769 1,719 1,646 1,417 1,717 1,668

Bulbs, tubers, corms, crowns, etc, nesoi, dormant 43,401 50,231 53,747 49,379 46,168 44,812 49,810 59,748

Hyacinth bulbs, no soil attached 10 22 19 47 23 39 36 69

Bulbs, nesoi, including chicory 12,527 14,079 14,109 15,831 19,502 15,309 18,019 19,835

Total bulbs, tubers, etc. (HS 0601) 165,690 175,741 187,829 180,486 180,432 170,290 181,553 208,378

Unrooted cuttings and slips of plants, nesoi 23,670 28,144 29,923 36,710 45,449 50,505 53,599 55,432

Trees, shrubs, bushes which bear edible fruit/nuts 10,163 12,186 8,655 6,746 6,626 6,314 7,829 8,852

Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not 2,296 2,414 3,400 3,484 3,710 3,254 2,580 2,842

Roses, grafted or not 7,365 7,967 9,061 11,554 13,224 14,014 15,787 15,730

Orchid plants, live 6,567 9,376 11,838 15,864 21,013 21,691 27,638 24,691

Chrysanthemums with soil attached to roots 14,333 13,982 13,334 15,238 18,306 16,404 17,004 16,835

Herbaceous perennials with soil attached, nesoi 14,158 13,138 14,688 15,498 18,051 19,280 18,275 19,666

Herbaceous perennials, nesoi 2,113 5,410 7,121 11,817 12,058 9,626 12,756 14,926

Mushroom spawn 1,315 1,412 2,115 1,969 1,530 1,341 1,694 1,179

Trees and shrubs with soil attached to roots, nesoi 12,881 17,628 20,562 25,416 29,419 26,286 27,619 30,473

Poinsettias, live, with soil attached to roots 6,915 7,619 8,684 9,842 9,243 10,420 8,321 5,268

Plants, live, with soil attached to roots, nesoi 47,428 63,368 73,978 85,808 89,242 101,220 102,146 100,394

Trees and shrubs, live, without soil attached, nesoi 2,257 2,725 3,312 4,878 5,218 5,633 5,376 5,460

Plants, live, without soil attached to roots, nesoi 20,189 27,586 35,976 37,060 43,084 47,403 59,081 59,680

Total live trees, plants, etc. (HS 0602) 171,650 212,956 242,647 281,884 316,174 333,391 359,704 361,428

Miniature carnations, fresh 37,751 38,740 41,059 34,127 26,530 24,327 23,670 32,190

Sweetheart roses, fresh 1,375 1,565 1,933 1,309 942 1,236 2,024 1,961

Spray roses, fresh - - - - - - 4,033 5,401 5,798 5,743 8,364 11,201

Roses, nesoi, fresh 205,220 215,951 195,161 206,018 198,948 183,731 206,258 236,945

Pompon chrysanthemums, fresh 66,732 73,023 67,441 61,765 50,629 41,580 55,013 58,885

Chrysanthemums except pompon, fresh 10,790 9,840 8,939 11,629 10,025 12,703 11,350 8,426

Standard carnations, fresh 79,504 74,559 70,713 56,983 44,815 38,773 36,627 34,695

Anthuriums, fresh 642 328 247 500 324 367 421 370

Dendrobium orchids, fresh 3,002 2,330 2,312 2,606 2,345 2,423 2,568 2,930

Orchids except dendrobium, fresh 1,432 1,495 1,458 2,023 1,933 1,949 1,944 2,880

Alstroemeria, fresh - - - - - - 26,750 19,356 23,647 30,153 37,261 47,425

Gypsophila, fresh - - - - - - 22,225 21,019 21,872 19,123 24,395 27,508

Lilies, fresh - - - - - - 13,022 12,091 11,977 13,529 13,613 15,021

Snapdragons, fresh - - - - - - 728 1,606 2,596 2,446 3,176 3,346

Cut flowers and flower buds, nesoi, fresh 172,767 181,072 118,948 158,358 148,797 151,408 174,465 215,822

Cut flowers/buds, dried, dyed, or prepared 15,833 15,459 17,399 15,671 14,289 12,163 9,794 6,038

Total cut flowers and buds (HS 0603) 595,045 614,362 592,366 610,461 565,468 541,655 610,943 705,642

Mosses, lichens, fresh, dried, or prepared 1,649 1,844 2,482 2,886 3,495 3,642 3,864 3,678

Douglas fir, Christmas trees, fresh 160 236 212 81 90 109 110 121

Fir except Douglas fir, Christmas trees, fresh 11,525 14,263 16,171 18,863 21,539 22,005 23,352 23,237

Evergreen Christmas trees, fresh, nesoi 10,494 8,160 6,580 5,094 4,577 4,142 4,178 4,347

Foliage, branches, etc., fresh, nesoi 28,467 31,917 36,864 40,139 41,493 39,181 41,028 43,561

Foliage, branches, etc., dried or bleached 14,245 16,259 13,282 17,057 14,067 15,233 21,358 21,972

Foliage, branches, etc., dyed or prepared 3,630 3,646 1,478 2,089 2,960 2,567 2,964 4,858

Total foliage, branches, etc. (HS 0604) 70,170 76,325 77,069 86,208 88,220 86,878 96,854 101,775

Total imports of floriculture / nursery (HS 06) 1/ 1,002,555 1,079,384 1,099,910 1,159,038 1,150,294 1,132,214 1,249,054 1,377,222

p = preliminary; - - - = not available; nesoi = not elsewhere specified or included.

 1/ Total imports are less than values in table F-1 and F-4, which include products classified under other HS codes.

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Table F-7--Floriculture and nursery products: Quantity of U.S. imports, by product, 1997 to date

Product and description 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

---1,000 units---

Tulip bulbs, dormant 426,258 408,660 422,915 446,796 446,926 457,651 456,268 494,087

Hyacinth bulbs, dormant 39,174 37,711 37,258 39,550 41,222 41,645 44,915 43,066

Lily bulbs, dormant 139,999 143,689 158,304 175,130 200,917 192,858 170,091 190,687

Narcissus bulbs, dormant 165,164 170,969 174,876 176,390 174,968 192,407 169,474 168,552

Crocus corms, dormant 87,069 95,914 93,394 91,166 80,844 86,728 73,822 88,228

Lily of the valley pips, dormant 6,596 4,617 5,362 3,531 3,211 3,182 5,209 6,444

Iris bulbs, dormant 117,253 124,495 124,118 129,392 111,121 133,359 128,074 146,565

Gladiolus corms, dormant 180,693 182,636 234,682 200,403 204,732 199,973 156,593 150,640

Begonia tubers, dormant 9,180 6,121 9,396 7,853 7,560 5,395 7,916 5,570

Bulbs, tubers, corms, crowns, etc, nesoi, dormant 382,443 393,119 392,720 339,216 304,356 338,296 317,477 341,487

Hyacinth bulbs, no soil attached 20 50 99 18 14 32 27 195

Bulbs, nesoi, including chicory 10,915 8,079 10,791 12,028 12,305 10,232 13,538 10,856

Total bulbs, tubers, etc. (HS 0601) 1,564,763 1,576,058 1,663,914 1,621,473 1,588,175 1,661,759 1,543,405 1,646,378

Unrooted cuttings and slips of plants, nesoi 284,019 363,335 404,772 497,559 568,517 654,231 726,449 766,340

Trees, shrubs, bushes which bear edible fruit/nuts 108,568 110,733 97,126 73,903 79,968 82,746 99,485 107,725

Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not 631 545 747 929 868 2,185 510 529

Roses, grafted or not 3,901 5,005 4,906 6,919 6,907 7,392 7,885 7,814

Chrysanthemums with soil attached to roots 7,838 6,830 6,409 7,215 8,763 7,057 7,107 7,301

Herbaceous perennials with soil attached, nesoi 11,185 10,635 10,036 10,494 10,892 12,941 13,370 14,514

Trees and shrubs with soil attached to roots, nesoi 11,385 14,027 17,311 22,457 43,551 30,378 33,600 32,982

Poinsettias, live, with soil attached to roots 4,797 4,011 3,932 4,641 4,484 5,338 5,096 2,391

Plants, live, with soil attached to roots, nesoi 163,712 175,265 102,249 119,576 117,091 133,061 131,494 116,952

Trees and shrubs, live, without soil attached, nesoi 1,578 1,868 3,293 4,070 4,152 3,828 8,520 6,904

Plants, live, without soil attached to roots, nesoi 94,228 174,163 248,895 245,290 245,666 277,048 303,212 296,419

Total live trees, plants, etc. (HS 0602) 691,839 866,417 899,674 993,052 1,090,860 1,216,206 1,336,727 1,359,871

Orchid plants, live 1/ 289 418 564 888 1,156 1,185 1,508 1,440

Herbaceous perennials, nesoi 1/ 486 1,323 1,060 1,813 1,832 2,408 2,657 5,211

Mushroom spawn 1/ 960 1,055 1,649 1,601 1,496 1,526 1,704 1,275

Total live trees, plants, etc. (HS 0602), in kg. 1,736 2,796 3,273 4,302 4,484 5,120 5,868 7,927

Miniature (spray) carnations, fresh 372,442 348,137 332,409 300,763 267,163 257,964 252,140 272,887

Sweetheart roses, fresh 4,762 5,540 5,225 4,136 2,542 4,418 12,731 15,372

Spray roses, fresh - - - - - - 17,137 23,203 25,961 28,983 42,790 52,975

Roses, nesoi, fresh 944,466 976,818 902,793 941,274 964,952 980,769 1,057,815 1,172,608

Pompon chrysanthemums, fresh 537,972 560,866 482,084 518,362 491,972 443,883 412,162 428,282

Chrysanthemums except pompon, fresh 52,214 49,407 45,195 39,377 55,085 83,211 68,645 53,647

Standard carnations, fresh 834,952 711,965 656,565 587,336 494,673 435,017 426,642 397,812

Anthuriums, fresh 1,047 603 283 2,410 1,884 608 537 448

Dendrobium orchids, fresh 29,266 41,970 52,731 52,273 51,806 53,807 50,186 60,780

Orchids except dendrobium, fresh 4,865 4,527 3,808 5,433 3,720 4,613 4,021 3,821

Alstroemeria, fresh - - - - - - 134,743 115,515 112,289 125,071 165,840 212,151

Gypsophila, fresh - - - - - - 116,778 99,564 101,772 101,837 85,971 96,536

Lilies, fresh - - - - - - 56,166 32,463 32,631 28,816 32,294 35,284

Snapdragons, fresh - - - - - - 775 4,130 5,646 5,051 4,520 4,322

Total cut flowers and buds (HS 0603) 2,781,986 2,699,834 2,806,691 2,726,240 2,612,095 2,554,047 2,616,295 2,806,924

Douglas fir, Christmas trees, fresh 31 33 57 15 21 19 12 25

Fir except Douglas fir, Christmas trees, fresh 1,420 1,601 1,768 2,048 2,174 2,222 2,158 1,990

Evergreen Christmas trees, fresh, nesoi 1,132 980 646 449 417 398 355 294

Total foliage, branches, etc. (HS 0604) 2,584 2,613 2,472 2,512 2,612 2,639 2,524 2,309

Total imports of floriculture / nursery (HS 06) 2/ 5,041,172 5,144,922 5,372,751 5,343,276 5,293,742 5,434,651 5,498,952 5,815,482

p = preliminary; - - - = not available; nesoi = not elsewhere specified or included.

 1/ Units are in 1,000 kilograms. 2/ Excludes HS 0602 in kilograms.

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Table F-8--Floriculture and nursery products: Unit values of U.S. imports, by product, 1997 to date

Product and description 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- Dollars per unit ---

Tulip bulbs, dormant 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.10 0.10

Hyacinth bulbs, dormant 0.20 0.22 0.21 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.22

Lily bulbs, dormant 0.18 0.16 0.19 0.17 0.16 0.15 0.16 0.16

Narcissus bulbs, dormant 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.11

Crocus corms, dormant 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05

Lily of the valley pips, dormant 0.11 0.13 0.13 0.12 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.16

Iris bulbs, dormant 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05

Gladiolus corms, dormant 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03

Begonia tubers, dormant 0.23 0.29 0.19 0.22 0.22 0.26 0.22 0.30

Bulbs, tubers, corms, crowns, etc, nesoi, dormant 0.11 0.13 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.13 0.16 0.17

Hyacinth bulbs, no soil attached 0.53 0.44 0.19 2.66 1.62 1.21 1.31 0.35

Bulbs, nesoi, including chicory 1.15 1.74 1.31 1.32 1.58 1.50 1.33 1.83

Total bulbs, tubers, etc. (HS 0601) 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.10 0.12 0.13

Unrooted cuttings and slips of plants, nesoi 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.07

Trees, shrubs, bushes which bear edible fruit/nuts 0.09 0.11 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08

Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not 3.64 4.43 4.55 3.75 4.27 1.49 5.06 5.38

Roses, grafted or not 1.89 1.59 1.85 1.67 1.91 1.90 2.00 2.01

Chrysanthemums with soil attached to roots 1.83 2.05 2.08 2.11 2.09 2.32 2.39 2.31

Herbaceous perennials with soil attached, nesoi 1.27 1.24 1.46 1.48 1.66 1.49 1.37 1.35

Trees and shrubs with soil attached to roots, nesoi 1.13 1.26 1.19 1.13 0.68 0.87 0.82 0.92

Poinsettias, live, with soil attached to roots 1.44 1.90 2.21 2.12 2.06 1.95 1.63 2.20

Plants, live, with soil attached to roots, nesoi 0.29 0.36 0.72 0.72 0.76 0.76 0.78 0.86

Trees and shrubs, live, without soil attached, nesoi 1.43 1.46 1.01 1.20 1.26 1.47 0.63 0.79

Plants, live, without soil attached to roots, nesoi 0.21 0.16 0.14 0.15 0.18 0.17 0.19 0.20

Total live trees, plants, etc. (HS 0602) 0.25 0.25 0.27 0.28 0.29 0.27 0.27 0.27

Miniature (spray) carnations, fresh 0.10 0.11 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.12

Sweetheart roses, fresh 0.29 0.28 0.37 0.32 0.37 0.28 0.16 0.13

Spray roses, fresh - - - - - - 0.24 0.23 0.22 0.20 0.20 0.21

Roses, nesoi, fresh 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.19 0.19 0.20

Pompon chrysanthemums, fresh 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.12 0.10 0.09 0.13 0.14

Chrysanthemums except pompon, fresh 0.21 0.20 0.20 0.30 0.18 0.15 0.17 0.16

Standard carnations, fresh 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09

Anthuriums, fresh 0.61 0.54 0.87 0.21 0.17 0.60 0.78 0.82

Dendrobium orchids, fresh 0.10 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05

Orchids except dendrobium, fresh 0.29 0.33 0.38 0.37 0.52 0.42 0.48 0.75

Alstroemeria, fresh - - - - - - 0.20 0.17 0.21 0.24 0.22 0.22

Gypsophila, fresh - - - - - - 0.19 0.21 0.21 0.19 0.28 0.28

Lilies, fresh - - - - - - 0.23 0.37 0.37 0.47 0.42 0.43

Snapdragons, fresh - - - - - - 0.94 0.39 0.46 0.48 0.70 0.77

Total cut flowers and buds (HS 0603) 0.21 0.23 0.21 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.23 0.25

Douglas fir, Christmas trees, fresh 5.11 7.25 3.70 5.49 4.26 5.67 9.46 4.86

Fir except Douglas fir, Christmas trees, fresh 8.12 8.91 9.14 9.21 9.91 9.90 10.82 11.68

Evergreen Christmas trees, fresh, nesoi 9.27 8.33 10.18 11.35 10.98 10.41 11.77 14.76

Total foliage, branches, etc. (HS 0604) 8.58 8.67 9.29 9.57 10.03 9.95 10.95 12.00

p = preliminary; - - - = not available; nesoi = not elsewhere specified or included.

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Table F-9--Cut flowers: Quantity and value of U.S. imports, by product and country, 2000 to date

Product / Quantity Value

country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

-- 1,000 units -- -- 1,000 dollars --

Roses, fresh 1/

Colombia 578,626 570,273 644,124 719,387 803,554 132,942 122,360 122,455 144,812 169,609

Ecuador 310,253 360,219 309,107 341,503 382,992 59,137 66,109 52,995 59,782 69,391

Mexico 35,728 31,120 23,052 10,522 12,833 10,058 9,411 7,357 3,578 3,609

Guatemala 22,863 14,297 13,049 16,737 17,563 4,419 2,873 2,804 3,763 3,801

Netherlands 9,922 6,195 7,217 6,228 4,128 2,815 2,082 2,218 1,861 1,312

Canada 3,198 3,089 1,651 1,907 1,437 2,001 1,783 1,163 1,092 893

World 968,613 993,455 1,014,170 1,113,336 1,240,954 212,728 205,688 190,710 216,645 250,107

Chrysanthemums, fresh 2/

Colombia 506,874 506,003 489,449 448,408 462,637 64,459 54,306 48,115 62,162 63,491

Costa Rica 42,200 34,946 28,827 28,815 16,132 5,609 4,038 3,698 2,801 2,721

Netherlands 6,583 3,310 5,107 755 367 2,925 1,425 1,384 332 134

Canada 142 1,069 1,711 1,659 1,188 121 682 950 893 727

Ecuador 1,913 1,682 1,968 1,171 1,415 262 183 128 172 234

World 557,739 547,057 527,094 480,807 481,929 73,394 60,655 54,284 66,363 67,311

Carnations, fresh 3/

Colombia 852,163 743,840 676,659 669,907 664,166 87,242 69,417 61,168 59,233 66,251

Ecuador 22,178 9,713 8,040 5,710 4,482 2,477 1,052 818 670 422

Mexico 2,396 3,618 5,070 1,485 1,612 191 346 744 103 133

Guatemala 7,601 3,075 11 0 0 700 318 20 0 0

World 888,099 761,836 692,981 678,782 670,699 91,110 71,345 63,100 60,297 66,885

Other cut flowers, fresh 4/

Colombia 578,626 570,273 644,124 719,387 803,554 132,942 122,360 122,455 144,812 169,609

Netherlands 11,531 8,070 7,342 3,916 5,814 64,680 63,079 67,243 65,074 64,150

Ecuador 78,736 84,752 75,045 75,140 84,689 27,239 32,186 33,316 45,175 64,168

Canada 908 1,604 1,198 2,482 2,264 14,823 15,042 14,460 17,765 19,428

Mexico 4,999 5,060 1,123 1,979 2,357 11,379 11,293 12,539 11,561 10,512

Israel 640 94 12 124 26 4,021 5,470 6,102 7,217 5,675

New Zealand 178 315 187 158 300 2,415 3,163 3,237 3,985 4,242

Thailand 53,393 52,718 54,154 50,170 61,008 2,840 2,598 2,618 2,666 3,238

Chile 3,990 4,051 4,289 2,259 2,106 2,881 3,392 2,901 2,237 1,982

Peru 5,549 4,321 2,598 3,611 2,395 2,383 2,290 1,700 2,516 2,539

World 311,788 309,746 319,802 343,369 413,342 217,558 213,491 221,398 257,844 315,301

Total U.S. imports 2,726,240 2,612,095 2,554,047 2,616,295 2,806,924 594,790 551,179 529,492 601,149 699,604

p = preliminary.

All imported cut flowers are listed under HS code 0603.

1/ Includes sweetheart, spray, and other roses.

2/ Includes pompon and other chrysanthemums.

3/ Includes miniature (spray) and standard carnations.

4/ Includes anthuriums, dendrobium and other orchids, alstroemeria, gypsophila, lilies, snapdragons, and other cut flowers.

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Table F-10--Live plants and trees: Quantity and value of U.S. imports, by product and country, 2000 to date

Product / Quantity Value

country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

-- 1,000 units -- -- 1,000 dollars --

Live plants and trees (HS code 0602) 1/

Canada 386,558 420,308 442,026 452,288 439,742 201,967 223,690 234,274 242,527 244,649 

Netherlands 13,067 15,169 15,076 18,189 13,398 7,098 7,196 7,055 9,421 7,885 

Costa Rica 35,146 26,991 26,371 37,087 30,710 4,815 3,647 4,302 6,560 6,777 

China 916 10,773 14,598 11,859 15,024 1,267 2,437 3,844 4,001 4,373 

New Zealand 1,346 1,463 1,652 3,119 3,500 1,051 1,224 1,290 2,477 3,419 

Guatemala 42,841 31,855 41,739 45,681 53,264 1,217 1,025 1,740 2,116 2,806 

U.K. 426 152 228 349 669 1,845 947 338 1,658 1,752 

Taiwan 3,188 5,557 4,444 9,440 6,210 847 1,836 1,339 1,343 1,084 

Japan 309 63 112 36 56 897 930 817 616 595 

Mexico 2,148 1,832 3,495 3,261 2,087 427 597 693 822 1,012 

Israel 4 257 1,178 201 704 1,646 1,098 410 82 97 

World 495,493 522,343 561,975 610,279 593,531 227,341 248,182 259,853 276,773 280,127 

Unrooted cuttings and slips of plants 2/

Costa Rica 154,204 185,682 232,690 260,543 278,506 10,255 13,743 15,064 16,595 19,192

Guatemala 186,767 215,112 243,486 258,241 252,752 9,104 11,999 12,722 13,461 12,251

Mexico 89,227 95,433 99,452 104,598 117,079 7,259 8,007 8,651 9,516 10,310

Israel 15,535 17,806 14,501 23,670 20,073 1,730 1,996 1,934 2,960 3,226

Belgium 4,581 5,719 5,763 5,713 6,305 964 1,250 1,321 1,991 2,492

China 1,356 4,334 10,206 11,210 10,031 214 1,195 2,744 2,332 1,269

Netherlands 7,254 5,650 4,016 9,374 5,309 993 812 623 1,172 816

Canada 1,675 2,290 3,861 612 537 802 987 1,529 240 219

Denmark 2,055 3,793 8,079 8,968 7,337 286 482 866 1,197 918

World 497,559 568,517 654,231 726,449 766,340 36,710 45,449 50,505 53,599 55,432

Orchid plants, live 3/ -- 1,000 kg --

Taiwan 410 419 500 548 576 9,688 9,387 10,642 11,696 12,215 

Thailand 141 339 297 344 331 1,904 4,621 3,943 4,937 2,838 

Netherlands 57 81 79 66 52 1,819 2,821 2,547 4,319 3,773 

South Korea 10 47 37 77 84 341 1,389 932 2,009 1,602 

Canada 181 188 147 267 184 504 842 574 1,083 620 

Costa Rica 10 26 45 66 63 277 443 895 679 555 

China 15 6 29 80 98 225 168 525 803 932 

Japan 4 6 9 9 8 342 366 453 759 620 

Indonesia 11 20 25 15 6 299 425 434 271 109 

World 888 1,156 1,185 1,508 1,440 15,864 21,013 21,691 27,638 24,691 

The rest of live plants, trees, and shrubs are mostly imported from Canada, in particular those with soil attached to roots.

 1/ With or without soil attached to roots. Excludes unrooted cuttings and slips of plants, live orchid plants, and mushroom spawn.

 2/ Unfinished or prefinished plants and propagative material intended for further growing-on.

 3/ Import units are in 1,000 kilograms.

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Table F-11--Bulbs and tubers: Quantity and value of U.S. imports, by product and country, 2000 to date

Product / Quantity Value

country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

-- 1,000 units -- -- 1,000 dollars --

Bulbs, tubers, etc. (HS 0601) 1/

Netherlands 880,413 842,265 898,025 830,592 874,180 77,970 74,928 73,268 79,940 94,859

Canada 7,917 7,985 6,983 10,047 9,645 15,443 18,976 15,080 17,549 19,583

Israel 35,750 27,100 41,432 26,416 29,407 6,131 5,127 5,576 5,529 5,972

U.K. 55,421 45,049 45,496 34,011 37,206 3,916 2,696 2,377 1,679 1,893

South Africa 1,332 1,105 1,510 1,665 2,507 1,306 1,139 1,611 1,236 1,637

Belgium 3,200 1,728 1,306 1,837 742 822 380 303 375 166

Brazil 247 291 247 468 688 346 396 235 321 491

Taiwan 386 274 157 138 88 396 454 160 290 170

China 75 276 521 544 428 43 271 239 311 416

France 3,169 5,254 6,834 3,065 1,093 228 289 388 271 105

World 999,547 940,332 1,011,251 917,046 961,603 107,488 105,818 100,311 108,939 126,878

Tulip bulbs, dormant

Netherlands 438,777 439,931 450,541 444,237 476,998 41,818 41,685 40,846 43,837 48,677

New Zealand 3,777 3,327 3,475 8,309 8,576 398 305 387 1,152 1,133

France 2,095 2,313 1,785 1,418 3,377 330 392 330 319 678

Chile 2,031 1,054 1,765 2,234 4,378 360 158 239 284 550

Canada 11 47 83 33 22 21 77 13 26 42

U.K. 52 0 0 37 603 5 0 0 3 44

World 446,796 446,926 457,651 456,268 494,087 42,939 42,657 41,822 45,621 51,148

Lily bulbs, dormant

Netherlands 161,437 179,453 174,168 154,967 172,078 27,579 28,524 25,199 24,235 26,747

Chile 7,532 8,108 10,732 10,386 13,137 1,491 1,659 1,571 1,635 2,199

New Zealand 1,707 1,755 2,105 2,116 2,702 342 411 434 516 643

Israel 3,391 6,519 4,224 91 1,033 306 543 480 60 297

France 529 2,658 958 1,923 1,045 140 626 175 253 169

China 154 49 348 392 127 18 22 148 209 134

World 175,130 200,917 192,858 170,091 190,687 30,058 31,958 28,156 26,992 30,351

- - - = Not available.

 1/ Excludes dormant tulip and lily bulbs.

Source: FATUS , ERS.

Table F-12--Foliage and branches: Quantity and value of U.S. imports, by product and country, 2000 to date 1/

Quantity Value

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

-- 1,000 units -- -- 1,000 dollars --

Canada 2,510 2,610 2,619 2,514 2,307 46,030 48,210 46,753 47,924 47,252 

Mexico - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8,150 7,527 6,337 6,331 7,766 

Italy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,885 6,597 6,939 7,191 7,663 

India - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,034 3,477 4,393 8,405 7,279 

China - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,663 3,903 3,721 5,303 6,247 

Costa Rica - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,149 3,207 2,457 3,924 4,996 

Colombia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,644 3,795 3,745 3,513 5,395 

World 2,512 2,612 2,639 2,524 2,309 86,208 88,220 86,878 96,854 101,775 

- - - = Not available.

 1/ Includes Christmas trees.

Source: FATUS , ERS.
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Table F-13--Floriculture and nursery products: Value of U.S. exports, by product, 1997 to date

Product and description 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

---1,000 dollars---

Bulbs, tubers, corms, crowns, rhizoms, etc., dormant 10,069 17,623 9,472 10,056 8,482 10,087 12,465 14,572

Bulbs, etc., in growth or flower, chicory 2,854 4,944 6,614 3,655 3,373 2,206 2,960 4,186

Total bulbs, tubers, etc. (HS 0601) 12,924 22,567 16,085 13,711 11,854 12,294 15,424 18,758

Unrooted cuttings and slips of plants, nesoi 9,475 13,047 10,641 12,951 11,745 8,755 12,439 9,477

Trees, shrubs, bushes bearing edible fruit/nuts 10,984 13,766 15,471 11,467 13,740 13,064 14,742 17,272

Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not 5,358 5,846 5,521 5,020 5,655 5,913 5,791 5,665

Rose plants, grafted or not 10,633 7,264 6,551 6,637 5,743 5,069 5,801 11,443

Orchid plants, live 235 2,230 506 144 236 249 271 273

Chrysanthemums, live, with soil attached to roots 0 33 37 3 26 35 0 51

Herbaceous perennials with soil attached, live, nesoi 310 1,446 2,409 1,615 158 294 261 82

Herbaceous perennials without soil attached, nesoi 26,552 16,174 30,631 20,867 4,145 3,459 3,165 2,327

Mushroom spawn 11,014 10,772 11,194 10,943 10,931 9,331 9,697 9,554

Trees and shrubs with soil attached to roots 582 1,316 912 1,106 396 1,115 1,158 1,839

Poinsettias, live, with soil attached to roots 19 0 8 34 19 3 26 0

Plants, live, with soil attached to roots, nesoi 2,266 4,240 6,531 3,988 6,271 2,786 3,719 4,728

Trees and shrubs, live, without soil attached, nesoi 4,422 13,979 9,447 10,339 9,831 11,753 14,706 20,693

Plants, live, without soil attached to roots, nesoi 33,146 40,472 38,947 43,891 46,268 48,726 50,317 55,892

Total live plants and trees (HS 0602) 114,998 130,588 138,806 129,006 115,165 110,551 122,093 139,296

Cut flowers and flower buds, fresh 32,780 30,713 30,339 29,466 31,498 29,624 30,185 24,117

Cut flowers / buds, dried, dyed, or prepared 15,973 13,840 11,387 10,253 8,177 6,706 3,620 2,679

Total cut flowers and buds (HS 0603) 48,753 44,553 41,726 39,719 39,675 36,330 33,805 26,796

Mosses, lichens, fresh, dried, or prepared 13,501 17,323 20,573 14,616 1,909 2,051 4,185 1,335

Foliage, branches, etc., fresh 56,586 49,938 50,711 58,660 74,404 75,115 78,013 77,915

Foliage, branches, etc., dried, dyed, or prepared 14,294 18,716 14,569 9,009 10,380 6,202 7,478 17,945

Total foliage, branches, etc. (HS 0604) 84,380 85,977 85,853 82,284 86,693 83,368 89,676 97,196

Total floriculture and nursery exports (HS 06) 261,054 283,684 282,470 264,720 253,387 242,544 260,998 282,046

p = preliminary; nesoi = not elsewhere specified or included.

Source: FATUS , ERS.
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Table F-14--Floriculture and nursery products: Quantity of U.S. exports, by product, 1997 to date

Product and description 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

---1,000 units---

Bulbs, tubers, corms, crowns, rhizoms, etc., dormant 7,305 8,749 7,474 7,501 6,325 7,660 9,773 11,280

Bulbs, etc., in growth or flower, chicory 1,267 1,696 2,214 613 484 382 588 773

Total bulbs, tubers, etc. (HS 0601) 8,572 10,445 9,688 8,114 6,809 8,042 10,361 12,053

Unrooted cuttings and slips of plants, nesoi 7,184 9,362 5,360 3,192 5,160 4,114 3,912 3,570

Trees, shrubs, bushes bearing edible fruit/nuts 478 602 659 508 550 533 582 819

Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not 1,214 1,252 1,272 1,177 1,253 1,411 1,406 1,359

Rose plants, grafted or not 2,449 1,556 1,333 1,289 1,036 918 1,060 1,707

Chrysanthemums, live, with soil attached to roots 0 13 5 0 3 5 0 6

Herbaceous perennials with soil attached, live, nesoi 104 189 568 333 33 68 24 12

Trees and shrubs with soil attached to roots 57 54 60 116 43 119 91 264

Poinsettias, live, with soil attached to roots 3 0 1 10 2 0 4 0

Plants, live, with soil attached to roots, nesoi 633 1,148 1,269 938 569 719 696 830

Trees and shrubs, live, without soil attached, nesoi 420 4,122 3,127 3,302 2,977 3,477 3,789 4,021

Plants, live, without soil attached to roots, nesoi 2,902 17,973 16,750 19,998 20,737 21,576 23,983 22,534

Total live plants and trees (HS 0602) 15,443 36,271 30,402 30,862 32,363 32,941 35,547 35,123

Total exports of floriculture / nursery (HS 06) 24,015 46,716 40,090 38,976 39,172 40,983 45,908 47,176

Orchid plants, live 1/ 112 184 121 23 30 54 46 29

Herbaceous perennials without soil attached, nesoi 1/ 5,007 819 1,581 1,008 536 367 332 241

Mushroom spawn 1/ 4,942 4,974 5,194 5,699 6,129 4,839 5,318 6,136

Total live plants and trees (HS 0602), in kg. 10,061 5,977 6,897 6,729 6,695 5,261 5,697 6,406

p = preliminary; nesoi = Not elsewhere specified or included.

 1/ Units are in 1,000 kilograms.

Source: FATUS, ERS.
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Table F-15--Number of U.S. households, by region and State, 1995 to 2004 1/

States 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

-- 1,000 --

United States 110,032 108,968 107,913 106,864 105,480 103,258 101,041 99,884 98,706 97,341

Northeast 20,684 20,630 20,539 20,445 20,286 19,865 19,450 19,364 19,269 19,135

 Connecticut 1,340 1,334 1,323 1,314 1,302 1,269 1,238 1,234 1,230 1,222

 Maine 536 533 528 523 518 503 490 485 481 475

 Massachusetts 2,472 2,473 2,470 2,464 2,444 2,396 2,349 2,330 2,310 2,287

 New Hampshire 499 494 489 483 475 462 450 444 438 430

 New Jersey 3,170 3,150 3,126 3,100 3,065 3,010 2,957 2,929 2,901 2,870

 New York 7,163 7,157 7,134 7,110 7,057 6,913 6,766 6,742 6,715 6,687

 Pennsylvania 4,838 4,824 4,807 4,796 4,777 4,684 4,593 4,594 4,593 4,568

 Rhode Island 421 419 417 413 408 392 376 376 376 374

 Vermont 246 245 244 243 241 236 231 229 226 222

Midwest 25,279 25,164 25,041 24,930 24,735 24,243 23,761 23,642 23,515 23,277

 Illinois 4,707 4,683 4,659 4,634 4,592 4,516 4,438 4,418 4,396 4,361

 Indiana 2,399 2,385 2,369 2,357 2,336 2,283 2,231 2,218 2,205 2,179

 Iowa 1,163 1,158 1,155 1,154 1,149 1,127 1,103 1,102 1,099 1,093

 Kansas 1,057 1,053 1,049 1,044 1,038 1,019 999 994 989 981

 Michigan 3,856 3,845 3,830 3,815 3,786 3,737 3,693 3,670 3,645 3,597

 Minnesota 1,965 1,951 1,936 1,921 1,895 1,842 1,791 1,776 1,761 1,736

 Missouri 2,259 2,245 2,230 2,215 2,195 2,141 2,089 2,073 2,057 2,041

 Nebraska 681 678 673 670 666 651 636 633 630 622

 North Dakota 255 255 255 256 257 252 247 247 247 245

 Ohio 4,496 4,488 4,477 4,468 4,446 4,364 4,285 4,274 4,261 4,227

 South Dakota 297 295 293 292 290 283 277 277 276 273

 Wisconsin 2,143 2,129 2,116 2,103 2,085 2,027 1,973 1,962 1,949 1,924

South 2/ 40,151 39,603 39,100 38,605 38,015 37,002 35,985 35,449 34,908 34,292

 Alabama 1,773 1,762 1,753 1,748 1,737 1,701 1,663 1,648 1,632 1,613

 Arkansas 1,075 1,065 1,057 1,051 1,043 1,006 970 959 948 936

 Delaware 316 312 307 303 299 291 284 280 276 271

 Florida 6,890 6,733 6,607 6,477 6,338 6,104 5,881 5,775 5,668 5,553

 Georgia 3,235 3,179 3,129 3,074 3,006 2,924 2,843 2,778 2,713 2,646

 Kentucky 1,633 1,623 1,611 1,603 1,591 1,544 1,497 1,487 1,477 1,458

 Louisiana 1,678 1,670 1,664 1,660 1,656 1,630 1,599 1,587 1,574 1,558

 Maryland 2,079 2,062 2,035 2,012 1,981 1,942 1,906 1,890 1,874 1,846

 Mississippi 1,069 1,062 1,056 1,053 1,046 1,022 997 987 976 963

 North Carolina 3,321 3,274 3,232 3,188 3,132 3,008 2,883 2,836 2,789 2,733

 Oklahoma 1,373 1,367 1,359 1,351 1,342 1,318 1,288 1,277 1,265 1,249

 South Carolina 1,605 1,586 1,570 1,553 1,534 1,488 1,441 1,416 1,390 1,366

 Tennessee 2,317 2,295 2,274 2,257 2,233 2,167 2,100 2,068 2,037 1,997

 Texas 7,960 7,823 7,689 7,552 7,393 7,255 7,113 6,973 6,834 6,692

 Virginia 2,843 2,807 2,772 2,738 2,699 2,638 2,579 2,546 2,513 2,472

 West Virginia 742 740 738 736 736 726 716 714 712 707

West 23,917 23,572 23,233 22,884 22,445 22,148 21,845 21,429 21,014 20,637

 Alaska 232 230 227 224 222 219 215 213 212 210

 Arizona 2,120 2,059 2,008 1,955 1,901 1,831 1,762 1,709 1,657 1,607

 California 12,178 12,032 11,871 11,716 11,503 11,478 11,446 11,244 11,039 10,901

 Colorado 1,769 1,748 1,729 1,702 1,658 1,611 1,561 1,529 1,499 1,462

 Hawaii 421 417 412 408 403 401 401 396 391 386

 Idaho 505 495 487 479 470 459 448 438 429 418

 Montana 369 366 363 361 359 352 346 343 340 334

 Nevada 872 837 809 782 751 713 676 646 617 588

 New Mexico 710 701 693 684 678 655 632 625 618 605

 Oregon 1,401 1,390 1,374 1,354 1,334 1,311 1,286 1,267 1,247 1,219

 Utah 749 737 727 715 701 689 677 662 648 636

 Washington 2,391 2,363 2,338 2,309 2,271 2,242 2,211 2,172 2,133 2,090

 Wyoming 199 197 196 194 194 189 185 184 183 181

U.S. resident pop. 293,655 290,789 287,941 285,102 282,192 279,295 275,854 272,912 269,667 266,557

1/ July 1 resident estimates. The number of households from 2001 to 2004 is estimated from each State's share in 2000.

2/ Includes the District of Columbia.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Table G-1--Nursery crops: Value of sales, quantity sold, and prices, by crop group, 2000 and 2003 1/

Crop groups 2000 2003 p

-- 1,000 dollars --

Value of sales

Broadleaf evergreens 593,178 820,937

Coniferous evergreens 402,793 443,300

Deciduous shade trees 405,638 511,271

Deciduous flowering trees 232,532 275,636

Deciduous shrubs 771,839 582,615

Fruit and nut plants 298,855 216,215

Palms - - - 131,714

Ornamental grasses - - - 61,213

Other woody ornamentals and vines - - - 273,233

Christmas trees, cut and to be cut 149,081 183,274

Commercial vegetable transplants 2/ 119,935 173,074

Propagation material or lining stock 349,261 298,299

Total gross sales 3,323,112 3,970,781

Quantity sold -- 1,000 plants --

Broadleaf evergreens 99,147 123,552

Coniferous evergreens 40,143 37,712

Deciduous shade trees 15,264 17,146

Deciduous flowering trees 12,047 13,408

Deciduous shrubs 170,818 98,122

Fruit and nut plants 95,948 49,962

Palms - - - 3,767

Ornamental grasses - - - 15,322

Other woody ornamentals and vines - - - 87,730

Christmas trees, cut and to be cut 9,554 10,315

Commercial vegetable transplants 2/ - - - - - -

Propagation material or lining stock - - - - - -

Total quantity sold 442,921 457,036

Average prices -- Dollars per plant --

Broadleaf evergreens 5.98 6.64

Coniferous evergreens 10.03 11.75

Deciduous shade trees 26.57 29.82

Deciduous flowering trees 19.30 20.56

Deciduous shrubs 4.52 5.94

Fruit and nut plants 3.11 4.33

Palms - - - 34.97

Ornamental grasses - - - 4.00

Other woody ornamentals and vines - - - 3.11

Christmas trees, cut and to be cut 15.60 17.77

Commercial vegetable transplants 2/ - - - - - -

Propagation material or lining stock - - - - - -

Average unit value 7.50 8.69

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes operations exceeding $100,000 in annual nursery sales; operations are located in the 17 surveyed States.

 Surveys were not conducted in 2001 and 2002. 2/ Includes strawberry transplants.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.USDA.gov.
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Table G-2--Nursery crops: Value of sales, by State, 2000 and 2003 1/

States 2000 2003 p

-- 1,000 dollars --

Alabama 85,991 90,837

California 934,270 1,006,555

Connecticut 92,104 106,329

Florida 479,033 649,714

Georgia 87,186 120,385

Illinois 97,115 106,576

Michigan 166,182 150,451

New Jersey 90,759 111,438

New York 52,012 55,260

North Carolina 154,107 205,008

Ohio 106,931 125,987

Oregon 508,200 648,021

Pennsylvania 86,064 113,771

South Carolina 46,474 - - -

Tennessee 124,065 108,667

Texas 101,011 190,068

Virginia - - - 68,393

Washington 95,235 92,145

Undisclosed 2/ 16,373 21,176

17 States total 3,323,112 3,970,781

Footnotes are in tables G-3.

Table G-3--Nursery crops: Quantity sold, by State, 2000 and 2003 1/

States 2000 2003 p

-- 1,000 plants --

Alabama 23,743 25,003

California 140,711 114,853

Connecticut 9,286 10,939

Florida 66,058 69,607

Georgia 20,111 17,739

Illinois 10,924 3,849

Michigan 15,910 11,698

New Jersey 6,285 6,917

New York 5,170 3,727

North Carolina 16,525 23,514

Ohio 7,004 8,100

Oregon 57,046 65,373

Pennsylvania 2,940 4,063

South Carolina 5,754 - - -

Tennessee 12,515 14,321

Texas 13,817 27,590

Virginia - - - 7,210

Washington 14,350 14,556

Undisclosed 2/ 14,772 27,977

17 States total 442,921 457,036

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes operations exceeding $100,000 in annual nursery sales; operations are located in the

 17 surveyed States. 2/ Includes missing data to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.
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Table G-4--Nursery crops: Average unit prices, by State, 2000 and 2003 1/

States 2000 2003 p

-- Dollars per plant --

Alabama 3.62 3.63

California 6.64 8.76

Connecticut 9.92 9.72

Florida 7.25 9.33

Georgia 4.34 6.79

Illinois 8.89 27.69

Michigan 10.45 12.86

New Jersey 14.44 16.11

New York 10.06 14.83

North Carolina 9.33 8.72

Ohio 15.27 15.55

Oregon 8.91 9.91

Pennsylvania 29.27 28.00

South Carolina 8.08 - - -

Tennessee 9.91 7.59

Texas 7.31 6.89

Virginia - - - 9.49

Washington 6.64 6.33

Undisclosed 2/ 1.11 0.76

17 States average 7.50 8.69

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes operations exceeding $100,000 in annual nursery sales; operations are located in the

 17 surveyed States. Quantity sold of commercial vegetable transplants and propagation material

 are not available. 2/ Includes missing data to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.

Table G-5--Nursery crops: Supply and use, 2000 and 2003

2000 2003 p

-- 1,000 dollars --

Production 1/ 3,323,112 3,970,781

Imports 2/ 246,116 298,905

Total supply 3,569,228 4,269,686

Exports 2/ 153,075 174,318

Consumption 3/ 3,416,153 4,095,368

-- Percent --

Share of imports 7.2 7.3

 in consumption

p = Preliminary.

1/ Based on value of sales at wholesale by U.S. operations in the 17 surveyed States.

2/ Includes all nonflowering trees, shrubs, live plants, foliage, branches, and grasses.

 Excludes unrooted cuttings and slips of plants, flowering plants and bulbs, and mushroom spawn.

3/ Consumption equals production plus imports minus exports.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS; FATUS, USDA.
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Table G-6--Nursery products: Value of U.S. imports and exports, by product group, 1997 to date

Product groups 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004p

--- 1,000 dollars ---

Imports

Live plants and trees 1/ 92,918 123,493 142,483 159,908 173,589 186,855 202,051 204,859

Christmas trees and foliage 2/ 70,170 76,325 77,069 86,208 88,220 86,878 96,854 101,775

Total imports 3/ 163,088 199,818 219,552 246,116 261,809 273,733 298,905 306,634

Exports

Live plants and trees 1/ 51,401 73,775 71,308 70,792 76,507 77,444 84,642 100,424

Christmas trees and foliage 2/ 84,380 85,977 85,853 82,284 86,693 83,368 89,676 97,196

Total exports 135,781 159,751 157,161 153,075 163,200 160,812 174,318 197,619

p = Preliminary.

 1/ With or without soil attached to roots (HS 0602). Excludes flowering plants, unrooted cuttings and slips of plants, and mushroom spawn.

 2/ Includes fresh evergreen Christmas trees; branches and mosses are fresh, dried, or prepared (HS 0604).

 3/ In 2003, 75 percent of U.S. imports of nursery products came from Canada.

Source: FATUS, USDA.

Table G-7--Nursery crops: Production area of Christmas trees, by State, 2000 and 2003 1/

States 2000 2003 p

-- Acres --

Alabama - - - - - -

California - - - 1,000

Connecticut - - - 1,000

Florida - - - - - -

Georgia - - - - - -

Illinois - - - 1,000

Michigan - - - 22,000

New Jersey - - - - - -

New York - - - 2,000

North Carolina - - - 19,000

Ohio - - - 1,000

Oregon - - - 41,000

Pennsylvania - - - 12,000

South Carolina - - - - - -

Tennessee - - - - - -

Texas - - - - - -

Virginia - - - 1,000

Washington - - - 5,000

Undisclosed 2/ - - - 2,000

17 States total - - - 108,000

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

 1/ Includes only operations with $100,000+ in annual nursery sales.

 2/ Includes missing data to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.
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Table G-8--Nursery crops: Number of producers, by crop group, 2000 and 2003 1/

Crop groups 2000 2003 p

-- Number --

Broadleaf evergreens 1,267 1,490

Coniferous evergreens 1,301 1,448

Deciduous shade trees 1,234 1,546

Deciduous flowering trees 1,145 1,416

Deciduous shrubs 1,420 1,428

Fruit and nut plants 394 424

Palms - - - 512

Ornamental grasses - - - 641

Other woody ornamentals and vines - - - 828

Christmas trees, cut and to be cut 414 456

Commercial vegetable transplants 2/ 76 91

Propagation material or lining stock 542 603

All nursery crops, total 6,535 7,742

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes operations with $10,000+ in annual nursery sales; operations are located in the 17 surveyed States.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.

Table G-9--Nursery crops: Average sales per producer, by crop group, 2000 and 2003 1/

Crop groups 2000 2003 p

-- Dollars per producer --

Broadleaf evergreens 468,175 550,964

Coniferous evergreens 309,603 306,146

Deciduous shade trees 328,718 330,706

Deciduous flowering trees 203,085 194,658

Deciduous shrubs 543,549 407,994

Fruit and nut plants 758,515 509,941

Palms - - - 257,254

Ornamental grasses - - - 95,496

Other woody ornamentals and vines - - - 329,992

Christmas trees, cut and to be cut 360,099 401,917

Commercial vegetable transplants 2/ 1,578,092 1,901,912

Propagation material or lining stock 644,393 494,692

All nursery crops, average 508,510 512,888

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes sales of operations with $100,000+ in annual nursery sales; 17 States surveyed.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.
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Table G-10--Nursery crops: Total production area, by State, 2000 and 2003 1/

States 2000 2003 p

-- Acres --

Alabama 6,390 6,895

California 19,336 24,456

Connecticut 7,343 7,528

Florida 26,547 35,166

Georgia 5,127 7,688

Illinois 17,342 22,622

Michigan 56,002 47,154

New Jersey 14,288 19,843

New York 19,573 16,259

North Carolina 32,328 44,922

Ohio 16,716 19,747

Oregon 60,388 84,291

Pennsylvania 34,183 51,873

South Carolina 5,157 - - -

Tennessee 30,250 35,452

Texas 4,409 8,959

Virginia - - - 12,067

Washington 13,738 12,329

17 States total 369,116 457,250

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes operations with $10,000+ in annual nursery sales.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.

Table G-11--Nursery crops: Average sales per acre of production, by State, 2000 and 2003 1/

States 2000 2003 p

-- Dollars per acre--

Alabama 13,456 13,175

California 48,318 41,158

Connecticut 12,543 14,125

Florida 18,045 18,475

Georgia 17,005 15,658

Illinois 5,600 4,711

Michigan 2,967 3,191

New Jersey 6,352 5,616

New York 2,657 3,399

North Carolina 4,767 4,564

Ohio 6,397 6,380

Oregon 8,416 7,688

Pennsylvania 2,518 2,193

South Carolina 9,012 - - -

Tennessee 4,101 3,065

Texas 22,910 21,216

Virginia - - - 5,668

Washington 6,932 7,474

17 States average 9,003 8,684

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes sales of operations with $100,000+ in annual nursery sales.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.
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Table G-12--Nursery crops: Number of operations, by State, 2000 and 2003 1/

States 2000 2003 p

-- Number --

Alabama 181 202

California 567 688

Connecticut 92 118

Florida 991 1,360

Georgia 200 237

Illinois 179 265

Michigan 517 476

New Jersey 270 342

New York 388 308

North Carolina 698 751

Ohio 298 350

Oregon 867 898

Pennsylvania 413 559

South Carolina 96 - - -

Tennessee 352 387

Texas 170 295

Virginia - - - 218

Washington 256 288

- - - - - -

17 States total 6,535 7,742

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes operations with $10,000+ in annual nursery sales.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.

Table G-13--Nursery crops: Average sales per operation, by State, 2000 and 2003 1/

States 2000 2003 p

-- Dollars --

Alabama 475,088 449,688

California 1,647,743 1,463,016

Connecticut 1,001,130 901,093

Florida 483,383 477,731

Georgia 435,930 507,954

Illinois 542,542 402,174

Michigan 321,435 316,074

New Jersey 336,144 325,842

New York 134,052 179,416

North Carolina 220,784 272,980

Ohio 358,829 359,963

Oregon 586,159 721,627

Pennsylvania 208,387 203,526

South Carolina 484,104 - - -

Tennessee 352,457 280,793

Texas 594,182 644,298

Virginia - - - 313,729

Washington 372,012 319,948

17 States average 508,510 512,888

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes sales of operations with $100,000+ annual nursery sales.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.
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Table G-14--Nursery crops: Percent of plants sold by category, by crop group, 2000 and 2003 1/

Category / Crop group 2000 2003 p

-- Percent --

Bare root:

Broadleaf evergreens - - - 1

Coniferous evergreens - - - 1

Deciduous shade trees - - - 11

Deciduous flowering trees - - - 9

Deciduous shrubs - - - 8

Fruit and nut plants - - - 51

Palms - - - 0

Ornamental grasses - - - 1

Other woody ornamentals and vines - - - 2

Balled and burlap:

Broadleaf evergreens - - - 14

Coniferous evergreens - - - 40

Deciduous shade trees - - - 44

Deciduous flowering trees - - - 42

Deciduous shrubs - - - 9

Fruit and nut plants - - - 3

Palms - - - 39

Ornamental grasses - - - 3

Other woody ornamentals and vines - - - 1

Container:

Broadleaf evergreens - - - 85

Coniferous evergreens - - - 58

Deciduous shade trees - - - 45

Deciduous flowering trees - - - 49

Deciduous shrubs - - - 83

Fruit and nut plants - - - 46

Palms - - - 58

Ornamental grasses - - - 96

Other woody ornamentals and vines - - - 96

Other:

Broadleaf evergreens - - - 0

Coniferous evergreens - - - 1

Deciduous shade trees - - - 0

Deciduous flowering trees - - - 0

Deciduous shrubs - - - 0

Fruit and nut plants - - - 0

Palms - - - 3

Ornamental grasses - - - 0

Other woody ornamentals and vines - - - 1

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Average percentage in the 17 surveyed States for operations with $100,000+ annual nursery sales.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.
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Table G-15--Nursery crops: Inventory on hand January 1, by crop group, 2001 and 2003 1/

Crop groups 2001 2003 p

-- 1,000 plants --

Broadleaf evergreens 187,145 198,438

Coniferous evergreens 108,753 100,716

Deciduous shade trees 36,490 39,942

Deciduous flowering trees 23,633 27,944

Deciduous shrubs 248,280 144,841

Fruit and nut plants 95,145 54,913

Palms - - - 9,546

Ornamental grasses - - - 18,601

Other woody ornamentals and vines - - - 105,784

Christmas trees, cut and to be cut 87,860 100,437

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Total number of trees and plants available, for operations with $100,000+ annual nursery sales.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.

Table G-16--Nursery crops: Percent of sales, by crop group, 2001 and 2003 1/

Crop groups 2001 2003 p

-- Percent --

Broadleaf evergreens 95 93

Coniferous evergreens 91 93

Deciduous shade trees 95 91

Deciduous flowering trees 95 92

Deciduous shrubs 96 91

Fruit and nut plants 87 87

Palms - - - 91

Ornamental grasses - - - 93

Other woody ornamentals and vines - - - 90

Christmas trees, cut and to be cut 88 91

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Percent of nursery crops not sold at wholesale are assumed sold at retail.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.
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Table G-17--Nursery crops: Number of operations and hired workers, by size of operation, 2000 and 2003 1/

$10,000 $100,000 $250,000 $500,000 $1million $2 million $5 million $10 million Total

Year to to to to to to to or or

$99,999 $249,999 $499,999 $999,000 $1,999,999 $4,999,999 $9,999,999 more average

--- Number ---

Total number of operations

2000 3,821 951 596 486 321 221 85 54 6,535

 2003p 4,593 1,133 680 535 362 270 105 64 7,742

Operations with full-time hired workers

2000 1,371 717 537 460 312 209 82 52 3,740

 2003p 1,364 833 579 503 351 265 102 64 4,061

Average number of full-time hired workers

2000 3.5 5.0 7.7 13.5 22.1 37.7 176.0 194.4 15.5

 2003p 3.3 5.3 7.1 12.5 19.7 37.4 95.9 228.8 14.9

Operations with part-time hired workers

2000 2,105 636 387 331 242 148 65 42 3,956

 2003p 2,002 673 405 354 234 181 77 52 3,978

Average number of part-time hired workers

2000 5.0 7.5 11.2 14.8 23.2 41.9 155.4 177.4 13.6

 2003p 4.7 7.9 9.7 12.8 19.7 38.2 108.8 182.1 13.2

p = Preliminary.

1/ Includes only operations of commercial nursery crop growers located in the 17 surveyed States. Sizes of operations do not overlap.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.

Table G-18--Nursery crops: Number of hired workers, by State, 2000 and 2003 1/

2000 2003 p

-- Number --

Alabama 2,963 2,624

California 29,088 25,587

Connecticut 2,686 2,449

Florida 12,314 15,777

Georgia 2,421 2,538

Illinois 3,504 3,120

Michigan 7,507 6,168

New Jersey 2,954 3,022

New York 2,943 2,409

North Carolina 7,626 6,131

Ohio 4,321 3,814

Oregon 16,735 18,948

Pennsylvania 4,251 4,891

South Carolina 1,631 - - -

Tennessee 3,765 3,229

Texas 2,927 5,331

Virginia - - - 2,197

Washington 4,144 4,902

17 States total 111,780 113,137

- - - = Not available; p = preliminary.

1/ Includes South Carolina in 2000, but was replaced by Virginia in 2003.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.
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Table G-19--Nursery crops: Production and sales, by crop group, 2000 and 2003 1/

Percent of plants sold by category

Crop group Producers Quantity Gross Average Sold at Bare Balled Year-end

and year sold sales price wholesale root & burlap Container Other inventory

Number 1,000 plants 1,000 dollars Dollars -- Percent -- 1,000 plants

Broadleaf evergreens

2000 1,267 99,147 593,178 5.98 95 - - - - - - - - - - - - 187,145

2003 1,490 123,552 820,937 6.64 93 1 14 85 - - - 198,438

Coniferous evergreens

2000 1,301 40,143 402,793 10.03 91 - - - - - - - - - - - - 108,753

2003 1,448 37,712 443,300 11.75 93 1 40 58 1 100,716

Deciduous shade trees

2000 1,234 15,264 405,638 26.57 95 - - - - - - - - - - - - 36,490

2003 1,546 17,146 511,271 29.82 91 11 44 45 - - - 39,942

Deciduous flowering trees

2000 1,145 12,047 232,532 19.30 95 - - - - - - - - - - - - 23,633

2003 1,416 13,408 275,636 20.56 92 9 42 49 - - - 27,944

Deciduous shrubs

2000 1,420 170,818 771,839 4.52 96 - - - - - - - - - - - - 248,280

2003 1,428 98,122 582,615 5.94 91 8 9 83 - - - 144,841

Fruit and nut plants

2000 394 95,948 298,855 3.11 87 - - - - - - - - - - - - 95,145

2003 424 49,962 216,215 4.33 87 51 3 46 - - - 54,913

Palms

2000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2003 512 3,767 131,714 34.97 91 - - - 39 58 3 9,546

Ornamental grasses

2000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2003 641 15,322 61,213 4.00 93 1 3 96 - - - 18,601

Other woody ornamentals and vines

2000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2003 828 87,730 273,233 3.11 90 2 1 96 1 105,784

Christmas trees, cut and to be cut

2000 414 9,554 149,081 15.60 88 - - - - - - - - - - - - 87,860

2003 456 10,315 183,274 17.77 91 - - - - - - - - - - - - 100,437

Transplants for commercial vegetable and strawberry production

2000 76 - - - 119,935 - - - 96 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2003 91 - - - 173,074 - - - 99 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Propagation material or lining-out stock

2000 542 - - - 349,261 - - - 94 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2003 603 - - - 298,299 - - - 95 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - = Not available. Data for 2003 are preliminary.

1/ Includes operations exceeding $100,000 in annual nursery sales; operations are located in the 17 surveyed States.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.
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Table G-20--Nursery crops: Value of sales, by crop group and State, 2000 and 2003 1/

Deciduous Deciduous Fruit Other Commercial

Year / Broadleaf Coniferous shade flowering Deciduous and nut Palms Ornamental woody Christmas vegetable Propagation

States evergreens evergreens trees trees shrubs plants grasses plants trees transplants stock

--- 1,000 dollars ---

2000

Alabama 44,718 10,090 4,321 4,321 13,832 950 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7,759

California 115,918 61,642 61,695 45,985 251,665 217,500 - - - - - - - - - 1,237 77,061 101,567

Connecticut 32,053 23,414 8,378 4,847 19,526 943 - - - - - - - - - 1,252 - - - 1,691

Florida 70,822 24,603 52,439 21,890 215,720 17,151 - - - - - - - - - - - - 16,710 59,698

Georgia 40,428 10,042 7,738 6,268 15,633 767 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,600 2,710

Illinois 6,798 20,137 30,099 16,454 21,916 189 - - - - - - - - - 1,522 - - - - - -

Michigan 5,560 35,353 10,767 5,971 44,330 7,276 - - - - - - - - - 24,087 445 32,393

New Jersey 24,148 24,130 18,302 9,181 9,971 - - - - - - - - - - - - 523 - - - 4,504

New York 9,247 9,431 11,646 4,868 9,605 3,812 - - - - - - - - - 1,086 - - - 2,317

North Carolina 43,773 20,009 13,250 12,086 20,332 - - - - - - - - - - - - 38,734 - - - 5,923

Ohio 19,583 26,229 17,128 15,101 27,260 251 - - - - - - - - - 1,379 - - - - - -

Oregon 87,277 82,903 100,326 41,298 68,981 17,556 - - - - - - - - - 57,261 13,567 39,031

Pennsylvania 7,032 28,115 8,416 5,461 4,026 - - - - - - - - - - - - 12,406 - - - 20,608

South Carolina 24,571 4,547 6,868 4,828 4,068 82 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,510

Tennessee 14,299 10,264 33,917 27,032 14,338 6,773 - - - - - - - - - 383 - - - 17,059

Texas 35,348 5,812 17,369 5,117 22,747 3,322 - - - - - - - - - 607 - - - 10,689

Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Washington 11,603 6,072 2,979 1,824 7,889 18,070 - - - - - - - - - 7,087 - - - 39,711

Undisclosed 2/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,213 - - - - - - - - - 1,517 8,552 2,091

17 States total 593,178 402,793 405,638 232,532 771,839 298,855 - - - - - - - - - 149,081 119,935 349,261

2003

Alabama 51,119 6,383 5,899 5,166 9,590 286 358 622 2,762 - - - - - - 8,652

California 219,115 67,571 72,471 41,962 159,109 138,203 31,168 13,046 85,896 2,177 116,334 59,503

Connecticut 38,633 26,747 7,103 5,214 20,337 1,824 - - - 2,189 2,753 1,281 - - - 248

Florida 98,694 16,176 77,041 21,400 118,072 14,468 96,387 15,334 122,426 - - - 16,944 52,772

Georgia 51,366 13,265 15,565 12,159 13,707 - - - - - - 1,538 3,726 - - - 3,410 5,649

Illinois 8,660 17,990 35,969 18,612 19,554 163 - - - 964 - - - 1,259 - - - 3,405

Michigan 7,118 31,175 11,213 6,082 25,999 4,952 - - - 2,572 - - - 22,636 5,176 33,528

New Jersey 29,184 27,323 17,366 11,576 16,181 - - - - - - 2,712 2,232 511 - - - 4,353

New York 9,974 10,301 11,011 7,063 8,215 3,619 - - - 532 - - - 2,025 - - - 2,520

North Carolina 53,956 19,543 26,497 17,112 24,931 1,770 234 4,563 3,745 42,840 3,139 6,678

Ohio 19,793 28,790 19,932 17,186 32,948 - - - - - - 1,883 1,405 1,997 - - - 2,053

Oregon 119,188 112,236 118,270 54,492 69,830 16,546 75 1,787 5,353 82,226 19,332 48,686

Pennsylvania 14,064 27,858 13,785 8,214 7,405 - - - - - - 472 1,451 13,905 - - - 26,617

South Carolina - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Tennessee 11,591 9,322 29,083 27,235 8,773 7,386 - - - 332 2,248 187 - - - 12,510

Texas 55,755 10,560 37,184 12,222 31,908 4,227 2,966 7,394 18,738 595 4,205 4,314

Virginia 19,921 9,535 8,843 6,704 9,284 1,671 - - - 4,805 4,798 2,222 - - - 610

Washington 12,806 8,525 4,039 3,237 6,772 17,452 - - - 468 1,735 9,005 1,905 26,201

Undisclosed 2/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,648 526 - - - 13,965 408 2,629 - - -

17 States total 820,937 443,300 511,271 275,636 582,615 216,215 131,714 61,213 273,233 183,274 173,074 298,299

- - - = Not available. Data for 2003 are preliminary.

 1/ Includes operations exceeding $100,000 in annual nursery sales. Surveys were not conducted in 2001 and 2002.

 2/ Includes missing data to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

Source: Nursery Crops, NASS.