State Statistical Report 97FOL1

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FOLIAGE, FLORICULTURE
AND CUT GREENS

May 1997

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service | 1222 Woodward Street | Orlando, Florida 32803 | 407 / 648-6013

TOPICS IN THIS REPORT
for Firms with . . . Number of firms Value of Sales

1995 1996 1995 1996

Million dollars

$10,000 or more sales ^1/ 1,027 1,028 629 .8 660 .4

$100,000 or more sales ^2/ 670 671 612 .2 642 .3

    Foliage 426 423 309 .1 326 .8

    Cut Cultivated Greens 150 150 90 .5 97 .0

    Potted Flowering Plants 126 103 80 .2 84 .3

    Bedding Plants ^3/ 84 88 105 .7 106 .9

    Cut Flowers 18 17 26 .7 27 .3

^1/ Estimates by product not available. Sales for growers below $100,000 estimated by multiplying the number of firms in each sales category by the mid-point of each dollar value range.
^2/ Product sales may not total to all due to rounding.
^3/ Includes flowering hanging baskets.

FOLIAGE PLANTS

Florida again led the Nation in net wholesale sales of potted foliage and foliage hanging baskets with sales of $326.8 million during 1996. The 1996 sales increased by six percent from the 1995 revised sales of $309.1 million. Potted foliage sales accounted for $303.2 million of the 1996 total while the sales of foliage hanging baskets totaled $23.6 million. Florida's 423 commercial growers used over 159.7 million square feet to produce foliage, down almost four percent from the 1995 area of 166.2 million feet. The 69 firms whose sales of foliage totaled a million dollars or more accounted for 67 percent of all sales compared with 63 percent in 1995.

Foliage sales in the southeast, which includes the counties of Broward, Dade, and Palm Beach, increased 4 percent from the 1995 sales of $169.0 million to $175.9 million during 1996 which represents about 54 percent of all 1996 foliage sales. Southeastern growers used over 122.2 million square feet to produce the 1996 foliage crop, down four percent from the previous year. The Apopka area, which includes the counties of Lake, Orange, and Seminole, sold $121.9 million worth of foliage during 1996 which is over 37 percent of all 1996 foliage sales, and almost six percent more than the 1995 sales of $115.5 million. Apopka producers used almost 25.0 million square feet, slightly higher than the 24.7 million square feet used in 1996.

FOLIAGE PLANTS: Number of commercial producers with $100,000 plus sales of all floriculture products, square feet
in production, and value of sales, by area and size group, 1995 and 1996, FLORIDA

Number of firms Square feet in production ^1/ Net value of sales ^2/

Covered area Open area Total area

1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996

Area Number 1,000 square feet 1,000 dollars

    Apopka ^3/ 196 200 24,067 24,015 607 984 24,674 24,999 115,500 121,928

    Southeast ^4/ 164 160 73,292 69,932 54,560 52,289 127,852 122,221 169,014 175,874

        Other 66 63 12,496 11,754 1,178 771 13,674 12,525 24,607 29,001

    All Areas 426 423 109,855 105,701 56,345 54,044 166,200 159,745 309,121 326,803

Sales Categories

    $1-$99,999 ^5/ 57 56 2,291 1,678 1,302 207 3,593 1,885 3,801 3,033

    $100,000-$249,999 133 131 12,467 10,568 5,365 3,812 17,832 14,380 21,784 21,805

    $250,000-$499,999 108 101 17,259 14,521 7,041 6,833 24,300 21,354 36,828 36,130

    $500,000-$999,999 72 66 24,881 23,634 13,246 11,641 38,127 35,275 51,798 47,351

    $1,000,000-& over 56 69 52,957 55,300 29,391 31,551 82,348 86,851 194,910 218,485

All sales categories 426 423 109,855 105,701 56,345 54,044 166,200 159,745 309,121 326,803

^1/ Square footage utilized for producing both hanging baskets and potted foliage was counted only once. However, for those firms having some area exclusively for hanging baskets, the questionnaire design did not have sufficient detail to pick up this portion of the hanging basket area.
^2/ Net value is gross wholesale value less cost of plant material purchased from others for growing on.
^3/ Includes Lake, Orange, and Seminole counties.
^4/ Includes Broward, Dade, and Palm Beach counties.
^5/ This group includes firms that had over $100,000 in value of total sales from all nursery products included in the survey but had net sales of less than $100,000 for foliage plants.

GROWERS WITH SALES OF ALL FLORICULTURE PRODUCTS OVER $100,000

Wholesale value of all products, foliage, and cut flowers,
1995 and 1996 in selected States ^1/

State
(Rank) ^2/ All
Products Foliage Plants Cut Flowers
Gladioli

All Foliage Potted Foliage Hanging Baskets

1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996

1,000 dollars

FLORIDA (2) 612,223 642,374 309,121 326,803 278,573 303,189 30,548 23,614 16,276 16,932

California (1) 673,348 702,842 86,396 73,656 67,451 59,749 18,945 13,907 31 ^3/

Texas (3) 170,394 176,277 22,093 22,614 17,674 17,500 4,419 5,114 -- --

Michigan (4) 171,320 170,521 3,767 3,712 2,119 2,072 1,648 1,640 5,385 5,542

Ohio (5) 143,304 137,820 9,946 9,289 6,140 5,573 3,806 3,716 ^3/ ^3/

Pennsylvania (6) 94,460 98,099 3,665 6,596 2,357 2,591 1,308 4,005 -- ^3/

New York (7) 110,232 93,008 2,165 1,636 1,242 742 923 894 33 36

North Carolina (8) 77,087 85,437 4,461 6,663 1,021 2,171 3,440 4,492 -- ^3/

New Jersey (9) 87,193 85,419 4,634 6,359 2,947 4,823 1,687 1,536 3,850 1,407

Oregon (10) 61,778 66,315 784 714 725 521 59 193 ^3/ ^3/

Washington (11) 68,177 66,112 1,458 1,512 991 1,163 467 349 -- ^3/

Colorado (12) 59,558 65,734 1,920 1,835 1,078 1,108 842 727 ^3/ ^3/

Illinois (13) 62,646 61,346 2,691 1,593 ^3/ ^3/ ^3/ ^3/ ^3/ ^3/

Massachusetts (14) 57,797 57,547 3,531 3,310 ^3/ ^3/ 1,056 1,230 ^3/ ^3/

Virginia (15) 47,982 56,762 1,739 1,756 ^3/ ^3/ 1,326 1,296 -- --

Hawaii (21) 35,478 42,552 10,035 13,067 9,940 12,941 95 126 ^3/ ^3/

36 States 3,073,797 3,174,558 498,969 507,897 413,566 432,584 85,403 75,313 36,110 33,435

Wholesale value of bedding plants and potted flowering plants,
1995 and 1996 in selected States ^1/

State
(Rank) ^2/ Bedding/Garden Plants Flowering Potted Plants

All Bedding Flowering Hanging Baskets Bedding
Pots and Flats All Potted
Flowers Poinsettias Orchids
^4/

1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1996

1,000 dollars

FLORIDA (2) 105,721 106,944 6,052 7,511 99,669 99,433 80,148 84,375 11,828 16,847 13,765

California (1) 177,623 182,101 7,106 6,890 170,517 175,211 130,078 139,192 27,472 26,143 13,495

Texas (3) 106,091 113,463 14,361 12,311 91,730 101,152 41,127 39,054 13,490 13,555 945

Michigan (4) 131,171 128,968 14,496 15,247 116,675 113,721 26,177 27,442 11,566 12,102 ^3/

Ohio (5) 92,450 90,615 16,185 16,216 76,265 74,399 35,965 32,934 17,303 16,318 ^3/

Pennsylvania (6) 57,119 59,398 10,131 9,602 46,988 49,796 26,640 25,557 12,634 11,865 ^3/

New York (7) 68,511 60,294 7,172 7,716 61,339 52,578 31,944 24,234 8,006 8,037 413

North Carolina (8) 38,515 44,456 8,727 10,332 29,788 34,124 32,767 33,021 10,854 11,573 ^3/

New Jersey (9) 40,810 42,151 5,944 6,628 34,866 35,523 26,777 24,871 7,632 8,785 ^3/

Oregon (10) 29,010 35,292 3,305 4,025 25,705 31,267 18,034 17,851 3,472 3,366 --

Washington (11) 42,197 44,318 5,133 5,442 37,064 38,876 12,794 8,804 8,263 5,008 ^3/

Colorado (12) 30,766 35,564 3,598 3,829 27,168 31,735 10,086 11,039 5,265 6,026 ^3/

Illinois (13) 35,575 38,557 ^3/ ^3/ ^3/ ^3/ 22,413 19,553 7,803 7,279 ^3/

Massachusetts (14) 36,130 36,433 5,085 5,903 31,045 30,530 11,491 11,769 4,866 4,902 ^3/

Virginia (15) 26,840 29,974 ^3/ ^3/ ^3/ ^3/ 16,881 22,501 -- -- --

Hawaii (21) 1,868 2,300 ^3/ ^3/ ^3/ ^3/ 9,771 12,060 511 701 9,022

36 States 1,356,967 1,412,955 164,209 177,386 1,192,758 1,235,569 681,107 686,191 211,437 214,112 42,720

^1/ Equivalent wholesale value of all sales for all crops except foliage plant value which is based on net value of sales.
^2/ State rank based on sales of all floriculture products.
^3/ Included in 36 State total to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
^4/ Estimates started with 1996 crop. Included with "other potted flowers" in prior years.

GROWERS WITH SALES OF ALL FLORICULTURE PRODUCTS OVER $100,000

POTTED FLOWERING PLANTS: Number of commercial firms, number of pots, and value of
sales at wholesale, 1995 and 1996, and intentions for 1997, FLORIDA

Crop Number of
producers Number of pots
less than 5 inches Number of pots
5 inches or more Total quantity
sold Intended
pots Value of sales
at wholesale

1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996

Number 1,000 pots 1,000 dollars

Poinsettias 49 56 534 869 3,446 4,523 3,980 5,392 5,354 11,828 16,847

Orchids ^2/ 39 ^2/ 2,375 ^2/ 1,634 ^2/ 4,009 6,265 ^2/ 13,765

Easter Lilies 14 19 -- -- 321 433 321 433 441 1,204 1,715

All others ^1/ 93 72 4,988 6,082 7,605 4,895 12,593 10,977 11,592 39,398 27,356

^1/ Excludes african violets, florist chrysanthemums, azaleas, other lilies, cyclamens, and kalanchoes to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
^2/ Estimates started with 1996 crop. Included with "other potted flowers" in prior years.

GLADIOLI AND POTTED FOLIAGE: Number of commercial firms, production area, and wholesale
price and value, 1995 and 1996, and intended area, 1997, FLORIDA

Crop Number of
producers Area in
production Intended
area Wholesale price Value of sales
at wholesale ^1/

1995 1996 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1995 1996

Number - - - Acres - - - - - - Cents per spike- - - 1,000 dollars

Gladioli, cut 8 7 3,080 3,413 3,368 26 .5 26 16,276 16,932

- - - 1,000 square feet - - -

Potted foliage 412 407 166,200 159,745 159,167 -- -- 278,573 303,189

^1/ Equivalent wholesale value of retail and wholesale sales, except potted foliage is gross wholesale value less cost of plant material.

BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS AND FOLIAGE BASKETS: Number of commercial firms, number of pots, baskets, and flats sold, and value of sales at wholesale, 1994 and 1995, and intentions for 1997, FLORIDA ^1/

Crops Number of
producers Number of pots
less than 5 inches Number of pots
5 inches or more Intended
pots Wholesale price
less than 5 inches Wholesale price
5 inches or more Value of sales
at wholesale ^2/

1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996

POTS Number 1,000 pots Dollars 1,000 dollars

Impatiens 38 50 12,120 9,147 261 292 9,724 0.60 0.57 1.25 1.32 7,598 5,599

Geraniums
from cuttings 34 42 330 414 3,077 2,871 3,375 0.95 1.10 1.40 1.35 4,621 4,331

New Guinea Impatiens 25 34 121 395 842 971 1,360 0.65 0.76 1.75 1.73 1,552 1,980

Petunias 30 40 2,552 2,211 209 387 2,474 0.65 0.56 1.60 1.50 1,993 1,819

Potted/hardy mums 17 20 172 143 770 668 847 0.60 0.64 1.50 1.61 1,258 1,167

Crops Number of
producers Unit Quantity sold Intended
production Wholesale price Value of sales at
wholesale ^2/

1995 1996 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1995 1996

Number 1,000 units Dollars 1,000 dollars

Impatiens 18 15 Flats 768 774 788 7 .65 7 .43 5,875 5,751

Petunias 15 13 Flats 339 295 295 7 .52 7 .03 2,549 2,074

Flower Hanging 52 55 Baskets 1,700 1,831 1,892 3 .56 4 .10 6,052 7,511

Foliage Hanging 209 204 Baskets 8,728 7,049 7,247 3 .50 3 .35 30,548 23,614

^1/ Unfinished plants sold to other producers are not included.
^2/ Equivalent wholesale value of retail and wholesale sales.

CUT CULTIVATED GREENS: Florida continued to dominate as the major producer of cut cultivated greens among the 36 States surveyed. Florida firms produced 80 percent of the value of all greens sold in the Nation. Florida sales totaled $97.0 million, 7 percent above the 1995 sales of $90.5 million. Leatherleaf ferns accounted for $64.6 million of the total with an average price of 87 cents per bunch. The value of other cut cultivated greens totaled $32.4 million, up 12 percent from 1995 sales.
Acreage used to produce the 1996 Florida crop totaled 7,495 acres, 2 percent more than the 7,350 acres used for the 1995 crop. Most of this acreage is located in the counties of Volusia, Putnam, and Lake. Producers used 4,686 acres for leatherleaf fern production with the value per acre averaging $13,776. In 1995, the value per acre of leatherleaf ferns averaged $13,319. Firms intend to use 8,362 acres during 1997 to produce cut cultivated greens.

CUT CULTIVATED GREENS: Number of commercial producers with $100,000 or more sales of all floriculture products, acres
in production, bunches sold, and value of sales, by States, 1995 and 1996, and intentions, 1997

Selected States
and crops Number
of firms Total area
in production Quantity grown
and sold Total value
of sales ^1/ Intended
area for
production
in 1997

1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996

Number Acres 1,000 bunches 1,000 dollars Acres

Florida

    Leatherleaf ferns 140 139 4,616 4,686 73,190 74,202 61,480 64,556 5,564

    All other cut greens 132 135 2,734 2,809 ^2/ ^2/ 29,058 32,411 2,798

California

    Leatherleaf ferns^3/ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

    All other cut greens 52 56 1,160 1,190 ^2/ ^2/ 15,657 17,999 1,247

Other States

    Leatherleaf ferns 8 10 91 93 1,778 1,830 2,005 2,060 92

    All other cut greens 20 24 512 618 ^2/ ^2/ 4,829 3,845 596

36 States

Leatherleaf ferns 148 149 4,707 4,779 74,968 76,032 63,485 66,616 5,656

    All other cut greens 216 226 4,422 4,626 ^2/ ^2/ 49,639 54,399 4,649

^1/ Value of all sales at wholesale level including harvesting costs.
^2/ Bunches are not comparable in this category as units differ depending on crop variety.
^3/ Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

ALL FLORICULTURE PRODUCTS: Number of Commercial producers with $10,000 or more sales, by sales categories, and
area in production, by type of cover, 1995 and 1996, FLORIDA ^1/

Sales categories Number Glass greenhouses Fiberglass and other rigid greenhouses Film plastic greenhouses Shade and other cover Open ground

1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996

1,000 square feet Acres

$100,000 or more 670 671 4,823 4,253 14,455 8,939 46,207 33,205 278,823 296,728 8,289 8,696

$10,000 or more 1,027 1,028 4,873 4,379 16,144 10,499 48,904 36,212 303,156 323,108 9,176 9,577

    $10,000 - $19,999 78 67

    $20,000 - $39,999 75 80

    $40,000 - $49,999 39 37

    $50,000 - $99,999 165 173

    $100,000 -$499,999 395 378

    $500,000 or more 275 293

^1/ Area by sales category not available.

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TOPICS IN THIS REPORT for Firms with . . .	Number of firms		Value of Sales
TOPICS IN THIS REPORT for Firms with . . .	1995	1996	1995	1996

			Million dollars

$10,000 or more sales ^1/	1,027	1,028	629 .8	660 .4
$100,000 or more sales ^2/	670	671	612 .2	642 .3
Foliage	426	423	309 .1	326 .8
Cut Cultivated Greens	150	150	90 .5	97 .0
Potted Flowering Plants	126	103	80 .2	84 .3
Bedding Plants ^3/	84	88	105 .7	106 .9
Cut Flowers	18	17	26 .7	27 .3
^1/ Estimates by product not available. Sales for growers below $100,000 estimated by multiplying the number of firms in each sales category by the mid-point of each dollar value range. ^2/ Product sales may not total to all due to rounding. ^3/ Includes flowering hanging baskets.

FOLIAGE PLANTS: Number of commercial producers with $100,000 plus sales of all floriculture products, square feet in production, and value of sales, by area and size group, 1995 and 1996, FLORIDA
	Number of firms		Square feet in production ^1/						Net value of sales ^2/
	Number of firms		Covered area		Open area		Total area		Net value of sales ^2/
	1995	1996	1995	1996	1995	1996	1995	1996	1995	1996

Area	Number		1,000 square feet						1,000 dollars

Apopka ^3/	196	200	24,067	24,015	607	984	24,674	24,999	115,500	121,928
Southeast ^4/	164	160	73,292	69,932	54,560	52,289	127,852	122,221	169,014	175,874
Other	66	63	12,496	11,754	1,178	771	13,674	12,525	24,607	29,001

All Areas	426	423	109,855	105,701	56,345	54,044	166,200	159,745	309,121	326,803

Sales Categories
$1-$99,999 ^5/	57	56	2,291	1,678	1,302	207	3,593	1,885	3,801	3,033
$100,000-$249,999	133	131	12,467	10,568	5,365	3,812	17,832	14,380	21,784	21,805
$250,000-$499,999	108	101	17,259	14,521	7,041	6,833	24,300	21,354	36,828	36,130
$500,000-$999,999	72	66	24,881	23,634	13,246	11,641	38,127	35,275	51,798	47,351
$1,000,000-& over	56	69	52,957	55,300	29,391	31,551	82,348	86,851	194,910	218,485

All sales categories	426	423	109,855	105,701	56,345	54,044	166,200	159,745	309,121	326,803
^1/ Square footage utilized for producing both hanging baskets and potted foliage was counted only once. However, for those firms having some area exclusively for hanging baskets, the questionnaire design did not have sufficient detail to pick up this portion of the hanging basket area. ^2/ Net value is gross wholesale value less cost of plant material purchased from others for growing on. ^3/ Includes Lake, Orange, and Seminole counties. ^4/ Includes Broward, Dade, and Palm Beach counties. ^5/ This group includes firms that had over $100,000 in value of total sales from all nursery products included in the survey but had net sales of less than $100,000 for foliage plants.

Wholesale value of all products, foliage, and cut flowers, 1995 and 1996 in selected States ^1/
State (Rank) ^2/	All Products		Foliage Plants						Cut Flowers Gladioli
	All Products		All Foliage		Potted Foliage		Hanging Baskets		Cut Flowers Gladioli
	1995	1996	1995	1996	1995	1996	1995	1996	1995	1996

	1,000 dollars
FLORIDA (2)	612,223	642,374	309,121	326,803	278,573	303,189	30,548	23,614	16,276	16,932
California (1)	673,348	702,842	86,396	73,656	67,451	59,749	18,945	13,907	31	^3/
Texas (3)	170,394	176,277	22,093	22,614	17,674	17,500	4,419	5,114	--	--
Michigan (4)	171,320	170,521	3,767	3,712	2,119	2,072	1,648	1,640	5,385	5,542
Ohio (5)	143,304	137,820	9,946	9,289	6,140	5,573	3,806	3,716	^3/	^3/
Pennsylvania (6)	94,460	98,099	3,665	6,596	2,357	2,591	1,308	4,005	--	^3/
New York (7)	110,232	93,008	2,165	1,636	1,242	742	923	894	33	36
North Carolina (8)	77,087	85,437	4,461	6,663	1,021	2,171	3,440	4,492	--	^3/
New Jersey (9)	87,193	85,419	4,634	6,359	2,947	4,823	1,687	1,536	3,850	1,407
Oregon (10)	61,778	66,315	784	714	725	521	59	193	^3/	^3/
Washington (11)	68,177	66,112	1,458	1,512	991	1,163	467	349	--	^3/
Colorado (12)	59,558	65,734	1,920	1,835	1,078	1,108	842	727	^3/	^3/
Illinois (13)	62,646	61,346	2,691	1,593	^3/	^3/	^3/	^3/	^3/	^3/
Massachusetts (14)	57,797	57,547	3,531	3,310	^3/	^3/	1,056	1,230	^3/	^3/
Virginia (15)	47,982	56,762	1,739	1,756	^3/	^3/	1,326	1,296	--	--
Hawaii (21)	35,478	42,552	10,035	13,067	9,940	12,941	95	126	^3/	^3/

36 States	3,073,797	3,174,558	498,969	507,897	413,566	432,584	85,403	75,313	36,110	33,435

Wholesale value of bedding plants and potted flowering plants, 1995 and 1996 in selected States ^1/
State (Rank) ^2/	Bedding/Garden Plants						Flowering Potted Plants
	All Bedding		Flowering Hanging Baskets		Bedding Pots and Flats		All Potted Flowers		Poinsettias		Orchids ^4/
	1995	1996	1995	1996	1995	1996	1995	1996	1995	1996	1996
	1,000 dollars

FLORIDA (2)	105,721	106,944	6,052	7,511	99,669	99,433	80,148	84,375	11,828	16,847	13,765
California (1)	177,623	182,101	7,106	6,890	170,517	175,211	130,078	139,192	27,472	26,143	13,495
Texas (3)	106,091	113,463	14,361	12,311	91,730	101,152	41,127	39,054	13,490	13,555	945
Michigan (4)	131,171	128,968	14,496	15,247	116,675	113,721	26,177	27,442	11,566	12,102	^3/
Ohio (5)	92,450	90,615	16,185	16,216	76,265	74,399	35,965	32,934	17,303	16,318	^3/
Pennsylvania (6)	57,119	59,398	10,131	9,602	46,988	49,796	26,640	25,557	12,634	11,865	^3/
New York (7)	68,511	60,294	7,172	7,716	61,339	52,578	31,944	24,234	8,006	8,037	413
North Carolina (8)	38,515	44,456	8,727	10,332	29,788	34,124	32,767	33,021	10,854	11,573	^3/
New Jersey (9)	40,810	42,151	5,944	6,628	34,866	35,523	26,777	24,871	7,632	8,785	^3/
Oregon (10)	29,010	35,292	3,305	4,025	25,705	31,267	18,034	17,851	3,472	3,366	--
Washington (11)	42,197	44,318	5,133	5,442	37,064	38,876	12,794	8,804	8,263	5,008	^3/
Colorado (12)	30,766	35,564	3,598	3,829	27,168	31,735	10,086	11,039	5,265	6,026	^3/
Illinois (13)	35,575	38,557	^3/	^3/	^3/	^3/	22,413	19,553	7,803	7,279	^3/
Massachusetts (14)	36,130	36,433	5,085	5,903	31,045	30,530	11,491	11,769	4,866	4,902	^3/
Virginia (15)	26,840	29,974	^3/	^3/	^3/	^3/	16,881	22,501	--	--	--
Hawaii (21)	1,868	2,300	^3/	^3/	^3/	^3/	9,771	12,060	511	701	9,022

36 States	1,356,967	1,412,955	164,209	177,386	1,192,758	1,235,569	681,107	686,191	211,437	214,112	42,720
^1/ Equivalent wholesale value of all sales for all crops except foliage plant value which is based on net value of sales. ^2/ State rank based on sales of all floriculture products. ^3/ Included in 36 State total to avoid disclosure of individual operations. ^4/ Estimates started with 1996 crop. Included with "other potted flowers" in prior years.

POTTED FLOWERING PLANTS: Number of commercial firms, number of pots, and value of sales at wholesale, 1995 and 1996, and intentions for 1997, FLORIDA
Crop	Number of producers		Number of pots less than 5 inches		Number of pots 5 inches or more		Total quantity sold		Intended pots	Value of sales at wholesale
Crop	1995	1996	1995	1996	1995	1996	1995	1996	1997	1995	1996

	Number		1,000 pots							1,000 dollars

Poinsettias	49	56	534	869	3,446	4,523	3,980	5,392	5,354	11,828	16,847

Orchids	^2/	39	^2/	2,375	^2/	1,634	^2/	4,009	6,265	^2/	13,765

Easter Lilies	14	19	--	--	321	433	321	433	441	1,204	1,715

All others ^1/	93	72	4,988	6,082	7,605	4,895	12,593	10,977	11,592	39,398	27,356
^1/ Excludes african violets, florist chrysanthemums, azaleas, other lilies, cyclamens, and kalanchoes to avoid disclosure of individual operations. ^2/ Estimates started with 1996 crop. Included with "other potted flowers" in prior years.

BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS AND FOLIAGE BASKETS: Number of commercial firms, number of pots, baskets, and flats sold, and value of sales at wholesale, 1994 and 1995, and intentions for 1997, FLORIDA ^1/
Crops	Number of producers		Number of pots less than 5 inches		Number of pots 5 inches or more		Intended pots	Wholesale price less than 5 inches		Wholesale price 5 inches or more		Value of sales at wholesale ^2/
Crops	1995	1996	1995	1996	1995	1996	1997	1995	1996	1995	1996	1995	1996
POTS	Number		1,000 pots					Dollars				1,000 dollars

Impatiens	38	50	12,120	9,147	261	292	9,724	0.60	0.57	1.25	1.32	7,598	5,599

Geraniums from cuttings	34	42	330	414	3,077	2,871	3,375	0.95	1.10	1.40	1.35	4,621	4,331

New Guinea Impatiens	25	34	121	395	842	971	1,360	0.65	0.76	1.75	1.73	1,552	1,980

Petunias	30	40	2,552	2,211	209	387	2,474	0.65	0.56	1.60	1.50	1,993	1,819

Potted/hardy mums	17	20	172	143	770	668	847	0.60	0.64	1.50	1.61	1,258	1,167

Crops	Number of producers		Unit	Quantity sold		Intended production	Wholesale price		Value of sales at wholesale ^2/
Crops	1995	1996	Unit	1995	1996	1997	1995	1996	1995	1996
	Number			1,000 units			Dollars		1,000 dollars

Impatiens	18	15	Flats	768	774	788	7 .65	7 .43	5,875	5,751
Petunias	15	13	Flats	339	295	295	7 .52	7 .03	2,549	2,074
Flower Hanging	52	55	Baskets	1,700	1,831	1,892	3 .56	4 .10	6,052	7,511
Foliage Hanging	209	204	Baskets	8,728	7,049	7,247	3 .50	3 .35	30,548	23,614
^1/ Unfinished plants sold to other producers are not included. ^2/ Equivalent wholesale value of retail and wholesale sales.

CUT CULTIVATED GREENS: Number of commercial producers with $100,000 or more sales of all floriculture products, acres in production, bunches sold, and value of sales, by States, 1995 and 1996, and intentions, 1997
Selected States and crops	Number of firms		Total area in production		Quantity grown and sold		Total value of sales ^1/		Intended area for production in 1997
Selected States and crops	1995	1996	1995	1996	1995	1996	1995	1996	Intended area for production in 1997

	Number		Acres		1,000 bunches		1,000 dollars		Acres
Florida
Leatherleaf ferns	140	139	4,616	4,686	73,190	74,202	61,480	64,556	5,564
All other cut greens	132	135	2,734	2,809	^2/	^2/	29,058	32,411	2,798

California
Leatherleaf ferns^3/	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
All other cut greens	52	56	1,160	1,190	^2/	^2/	15,657	17,999	1,247

Other States
Leatherleaf ferns	8	10	91	93	1,778	1,830	2,005	2,060	92
All other cut greens	20	24	512	618	^2/	^2/	4,829	3,845	596

36 States
Leatherleaf ferns	148	149	4,707	4,779	74,968	76,032	63,485	66,616	5,656
All other cut greens	216	226	4,422	4,626	^2/	^2/	49,639	54,399	4,649
^1/ Value of all sales at wholesale level including harvesting costs. ^2/ Bunches are not comparable in this category as units differ depending on crop variety. ^3/ Included in other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations.