State Statistical Report 99FOL1

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FOLIAGE, FLORICULTURE
AND CUT GREENS

August 1999

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

1997 1998 1997 1998

Million dollars

$10,000 or more sales ^1/ 1,371 1,533 656.2 653.7

$100,000 or more sales ^2/ 780 756 627.8 619.8

  Foliage 472 463 305.6 315.6

  Cut Cultivated Greens 175 173 93.8 98.3

  Potted Flowering Plants 146 148 85.5 77.1

  Bedding Plants ^3/ 134 159 113.7 101.4

  Cut Flowers 20 16 29.2 27.4

^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 add to total 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 $315.6 million during 1998. The 1998 sales increased by three percent from the 1997 revised sales of $305.6 million. Potted foliage sales accounted for $288.6 million of the 1998 total while the sales of foliage hanging baskets totaled almost $27.0 million. Florida's 463 commercial growers used almost 179.0 million square feet to produce foliage, down two percent from the 1997 area of 182.4 million feet. The 71 firms whose sales of foliage totaled a million dollars or more accounted for 64 percent of all sales compared with 60 percent in 1997. Information for these estimates was obtained from the Census of Horticulture Specialties. Estimates of foliage open and covered areas are not available.

Foliage sales in the southeast, which includes the counties of Broward, Dade, and Palm Beach, increased six percent from the 1997 sales of $181.3 million to $193.5 million during 1998 which represents about 61 percent of all 1998 foliage sales. Southeastern growers used almost 139.5 million square feet to produce the 1998 foliage crop, down slightly from the previous year. The Apopka area, which includes the counties of Lake, Orange, and Seminole, sold $100.5 million worth of foliage during 1998 which is about 32 percent of all 1998 foliage sales. Apopka producers used 24.8 million square feet, down almost four percent form the 25.7 million square feet used in 1997.

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, 1997 and 1998, FLORIDA

Number of firms Total area^1/ Net value of sales ^2/

1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998

Area Number 1,000 square feet 1,000 dollars

  Apopka ^3/ 203 197 25,699 24,781 101,076 100,526

  Southeast ^4/ 200 193 139,992 139,451 181,306 193,534

    Other 69 73 16,738 14,484 23,221 21,538

  All Areas 472 463 182,429 178,716 305,603 315,598

Sales Categories

  $1-$99,999 ^5/ 60 67 2,821 4,358 3,393 3,771

  $100,000-$249,999 162 160 23,766 21,408 26,447 26,890

  $250,000-$499,999 101 99 21,211 26,005 36,146 34,237

  $500,000-$999,999 79 66 38,419 36,054 57,128 47,546

  $1,000,000-& over 70 71 96,212 90,891 182,489 203,154

All sales categories 472 463 182,429 178,716 305,603 315,598

^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,
1997 and 1998 in selected States ^1/

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

All Foliage Potted Foliage Hanging Baskets

1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998

1,000 dollars

FLORIDA (2) 627,809 619,815 305,603 315,598 279,372 288,600 26,231 26,998 29,241 27,398

California (1) 767,166 739,771 86,811 90,375 71,123 85,313 15,688 5,062 307,557 266,683

Michigan (3) 195,229 214,323 3,313 3,056 1,608 1,900 1,705 1,156 11,514 10,022

Texas (4) 171,594 181,009 24,314 19,030 18,014 13,203 6,300 5,827 290 431

Ohio (5) 157,273 152,082 8,342 3,081 4,772 1,430 3,570 1,651 4,066 3,211

New York (6) 122,114 133,358 1,919 1,493 1,365 876 554 617 6,125 6,462

North Carolina (7) 102,404 110,252 6,272 7,816 1,345 2,626 4,927 5,190 2,323 1,979

New Jersey (8) 107,065 107,010 6,722 7,699 5,922 6,848 800 851 11,916 8,959

Pennsylvania (9) 123,146 106,739 4,123 4,506 2,367 3,359 1,756 1,147 6,317 4,858

Washington (10) 84,685 90,353 1,959 2,089 1,283 1,381 676 708 11,745 16,434

Oregon (11) 80,467 84,533 687 1,443 505 1,340 182 103 10,499 10,364

Illinois (12) 94,640 80,156 1,384 1,486 459 690 925 796 3,625 2,831

Alabama (13) 68,577 70,033 1,658 2,226 478 1,322 1,180 904 487 640

Colorado (14) 66,115 66,794 979 1,789 775 1,499 204 290 12,932 11,330

Virginia (15) 64,475 62,145 3,576 2,213 0 0 1,400 868 1,948 1,588

Hawaii (22) 41,853 41,234 11,160 11,380 11,110 11,335 50 45 15,622 14,531

36 States 3,557,545 3,561,188 499,964 503,403 421,398 441,842 78,566 61,561 471,569 418,943

Wholesale value of bedding plants and potted flowering plants,
1997 and 1998 in selected States ^1/

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

All Bedding Flowering Hanging Baskets^3/ Bedding
Pots and Flats All Flowering
Potted Plants Poinsettias

1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998

1,000 dollars

FLORIDA (2) 113,675 101,417 8,945 8,213 104,730 93,204 85,519 77,123 15,764 13,390

California (1) 211,549 216,671 7,226 10,023 204,323 206,648 144,701 146,288 27,836 27,196

Michigan (3) 153,877 172,615 19,375 18,654 134,502 153,961 26,477 28,564 12,071 12,644

Texas (4) 111,683 124,271 10,322 9,784 101,361 114,487 34,597 36,591 12,371 12,756

Ohio (5) 111,704 119,855 16,982 15,892 94,722 103,963 33,159 25,935 16,217 13,529

New York (6) 76,962 84,856 9,641 9,152 67,321 75,704 37,106 40,537 8,584 8,545

North Carolina (7) 56,578 68,128 11,860 12,026 44,718 56,102 37,188 32,329 14,011 12,003

New Jersey (8) 61,814 64,159 7,264 8,871 54,550 55,288 26,513 25,943 8,454 8,034

Pennsylvania (9) 81,560 63,005 11,029 10,011 70,531 52,994 31,146 34,370 15,001 10,733

Washington (10) 61,516 62,177 5,618 6,592 55,898 55,585 9,465 9,653 5,827 5,459

Oregon (11) 45,986 47,194 3,775 4,117 42,211 43,077 18,602 19,292 3,100 3,512

Illinois (12) 59,991 56,766 9,794 8,280 50,197 48,486 29,640 19,073 9,105 7,554

Alabama (13) 56,947 57,318 4,384 4,888 52,563 52,430 9,485 9,849 4,972 4,660

Colorado (14) 41,380 44,467 4,049 5,921 37,331 38,546 10,818 9,208 6,230 5,525

Virginia (15) 37,633 37,273 4,709 4,434 32,924 32,839 21,318 21,047 5,731 5,610

Hawaii (22) 2,080 1,803 64 85 2,016 1,718 12,846 13,368 617 672

36 States 1,746,959 1,812,628 197,502 199,977 1,549,457 1,612,651 722,869 700,627 227,729 211,984

^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/ Includes geraniums, impatien, New Guinea impatien, petunia, and other hanging baskets.

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, 1997 and 1998, and intentions for 1999, 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 ^1/

1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998

Number 1,000 pots 1,000 dollars

Poinsettias 57 54 828 719 3,713 3,044 4,541 3,763 3,746 15,764 13,390

Orchids 44 51 742 459 2,682 2,265 3,424 2,724 5,438 19,373 17,952

Potted Florist mums 22 19 485 351 3,206 3,446 3,691 3,797 3,532 10,896 10,759

Kalanchoes 28 25 493 424 879 302 1,372 726 734 3,171 1,419

^1/ Equivalent wholesale value of retail and wholesale sales.

GLADIOLI AND POTTED FOLIAGE: Number of commercial firms, production area,
and wholesale price and value, 1997 and 1998, and intended area, 1999, FLORIDA

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

1997 1998 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1997 1998

Number Acres Cents per spike 1,000 dollars

Gladioli, cut 8 7 3,384 3,554 3,554 24.0 29.0 14,791 16,343

1,000 square feet

Potted foliage 453 446 182,429 178,716 179,889 -- -- 279,372 288,600

^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,
1997 and 1998, and intentions for 1999, 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/

1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998

POTS Number 1,000 pots Dollars 1,000 dollars

Impatiens 70 78 10,924 8,966 996 1,633 11,689 0.57 0.58 1.11 1.22 7,332 7,193

Vegetables ^3/ 35 29 1,269 1,624 1,789 766 2,616 0.70 0.68 1.26 1.44 3,142 2,207

Hardy garden Mums 26 28 296 485 1,138 747 2,123 0.72 0.89 1.78 1.95 2,239 1,888

Petunias 51 52 2,207 1,913 578 454 2,601 0.58 0.61 1.24 1.40 1,997 1,803

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

1997 1998 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1997 1998

Number 1,000 units Dollars 1,000 dollars

Impatiens 23 26 Flats 1,072 592 613 7.55 7.23 8,094 4,280

Vegetable ^3/ 19 17 Flats 342 232 233 6.02 6.20 2,059 1,438

Flower Hanging ^4/ 177 212 Basket 2,260 1,957 2,224 19.05 21.41 8,945 8,213

Foliage Hanging 205 184 Basket 7,410 6,835 8,176 3.54 3.95 26,231 26,998

^1/ Unfinished plants sold to other producers are not included.
^2/ Equivalent wholesale value of retail and wholesale sales.
^3/ For home garden use.
^4/ Includes geraniums, impatien, New Guinea impatien, petunia, and other hanging baskets.

CUT CULTIVATED GREENS: Florida continues as the Nation's leader in sales of cut cultivated greens among the 36 States included for the estimates. Florida sales of all cut greens totaled $98.3 million, over 78 percent of the value for all cut greens sold in the 36 States. The 1998 value increased almost five percent from the 1997 value of $93.8 million. Leatherleaf ferns represented 61.6 million of the 1998 total with an average price of 81 cents for the 76.0 million bunches sold. Florida sales of other cut greens totaled $36.7 million, up seventeen percent from the sales during the previous year.

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, 1997 and 1998, and intentions, 1999

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 1999

1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998

Number Acres 1,000 bunches 1,000 dollars Acres

Florida

  Leatherleaf ferns 156 154 4,725 4,900 77,083 76,025 62,437 61,580 4,745

  All other cut greens 148 136 3,420 3,485 ^2/ ^2/ 31,334 36,699 3,555

California

  Leatherleaf ferns^3/

  All other cut greens 60 72 1,214 1,731 ^2/ ^2/ 15,310 18,338 1,599

Other States

  Leatherleaf ferns 11 8 107 123 1,624 1,623 1,936 2,000 122

  All other cut greens 19 24 45 83 ^2/ ^2/ 353 602 88

36 States

  Leatherleaf ferns 167 162 4,832 5,023 78,707 77,648 64,373 63,580 4,867

  All other cut greens 246 256 5,452 6,195 ^2/ ^2/ 51,811 62,007 6,119

^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,
1997 and 1998, FLORIDA ^1/

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

1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998

1,000 square feet Acres

$100,000 or more 780 756 4,418 4,577 10,236 17,021 37,574 68,175 306,192 331,445 9,844 10,846

$10,000 or more 1,371 1,533 4,752 5,056 11,672 19,174 42,057 78,370 336,420 364,567 11,097 14,530

  $10,000 - $19,999 117 177

  $20,000 - $39,999 150 254

  $40,000 - $49,999 71 78

  $50,000 - $99,999 253 268

  $100,000 -$499,999 474 475

  $500,000 or more 306 281

^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 . . .	1997	1998	1997	1998

			Million dollars

$10,000 or more sales ^1/	1,371	1,533	656.2	653.7
$100,000 or more sales ^2/	780	756	627.8	619.8
Foliage	472	463	305.6	315.6
Cut Cultivated Greens	175	173	93.8	98.3
Potted Flowering Plants	146	148	85.5	77.1
Bedding Plants ^3/	134	159	113.7	101.4
Cut Flowers	20	16	29.2	27.4

^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 add to total 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, 1997 and 1998, FLORIDA
	Number of firms		Total area^1/		Net value of sales ^2/
	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998

Area	Number		1,000 square feet		1,000 dollars

Apopka ^3/	203	197	25,699	24,781	101,076	100,526
Southeast ^4/	200	193	139,992	139,451	181,306	193,534
Other	69	73	16,738	14,484	23,221	21,538

All Areas	472	463	182,429	178,716	305,603	315,598

Sales Categories
$1-$99,999 ^5/	60	67	2,821	4,358	3,393	3,771
$100,000-$249,999	162	160	23,766	21,408	26,447	26,890
$250,000-$499,999	101	99	21,211	26,005	36,146	34,237
$500,000-$999,999	79	66	38,419	36,054	57,128	47,546
$1,000,000-& over	70	71	96,212	90,891	182,489	203,154

All sales categories	472	463	182,429	178,716	305,603	315,598

^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, 1997 and 1998 in selected States ^1/
State (Rank) ^2/	All Products		Foliage Plants						All Cut Flowers
	All Products		All Foliage		Potted Foliage		Hanging Baskets		All Cut Flowers
	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998

	1,000 dollars
FLORIDA (2)	627,809	619,815	305,603	315,598	279,372	288,600	26,231	26,998	29,241	27,398
California (1)	767,166	739,771	86,811	90,375	71,123	85,313	15,688	5,062	307,557	266,683
Michigan (3)	195,229	214,323	3,313	3,056	1,608	1,900	1,705	1,156	11,514	10,022
Texas (4)	171,594	181,009	24,314	19,030	18,014	13,203	6,300	5,827	290	431
Ohio (5)	157,273	152,082	8,342	3,081	4,772	1,430	3,570	1,651	4,066	3,211
New York (6)	122,114	133,358	1,919	1,493	1,365	876	554	617	6,125	6,462
North Carolina (7)	102,404	110,252	6,272	7,816	1,345	2,626	4,927	5,190	2,323	1,979
New Jersey (8)	107,065	107,010	6,722	7,699	5,922	6,848	800	851	11,916	8,959
Pennsylvania (9)	123,146	106,739	4,123	4,506	2,367	3,359	1,756	1,147	6,317	4,858
Washington (10)	84,685	90,353	1,959	2,089	1,283	1,381	676	708	11,745	16,434
Oregon (11)	80,467	84,533	687	1,443	505	1,340	182	103	10,499	10,364
Illinois (12)	94,640	80,156	1,384	1,486	459	690	925	796	3,625	2,831
Alabama (13)	68,577	70,033	1,658	2,226	478	1,322	1,180	904	487	640
Colorado (14)	66,115	66,794	979	1,789	775	1,499	204	290	12,932	11,330
Virginia (15)	64,475	62,145	3,576	2,213	0	0	1,400	868	1,948	1,588
Hawaii (22)	41,853	41,234	11,160	11,380	11,110	11,335	50	45	15,622	14,531

36 States	3,557,545	3,561,188	499,964	503,403	421,398	441,842	78,566	61,561	471,569	418,943

Wholesale value of bedding plants and potted flowering plants, 1997 and 1998 in selected States ^1/
State (Rank) ^2/	Bedding/Garden Plants						Flowering Potted Plants
	All Bedding		Flowering Hanging Baskets^3/		Bedding Pots and Flats		All Flowering Potted Plants		Poinsettias
	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998
	1,000 dollars

FLORIDA (2)	113,675	101,417	8,945	8,213	104,730	93,204	85,519	77,123	15,764	13,390
California (1)	211,549	216,671	7,226	10,023	204,323	206,648	144,701	146,288	27,836	27,196
Michigan (3)	153,877	172,615	19,375	18,654	134,502	153,961	26,477	28,564	12,071	12,644
Texas (4)	111,683	124,271	10,322	9,784	101,361	114,487	34,597	36,591	12,371	12,756
Ohio (5)	111,704	119,855	16,982	15,892	94,722	103,963	33,159	25,935	16,217	13,529
New York (6)	76,962	84,856	9,641	9,152	67,321	75,704	37,106	40,537	8,584	8,545
North Carolina (7)	56,578	68,128	11,860	12,026	44,718	56,102	37,188	32,329	14,011	12,003
New Jersey (8)	61,814	64,159	7,264	8,871	54,550	55,288	26,513	25,943	8,454	8,034
Pennsylvania (9)	81,560	63,005	11,029	10,011	70,531	52,994	31,146	34,370	15,001	10,733
Washington (10)	61,516	62,177	5,618	6,592	55,898	55,585	9,465	9,653	5,827	5,459
Oregon (11)	45,986	47,194	3,775	4,117	42,211	43,077	18,602	19,292	3,100	3,512
Illinois (12)	59,991	56,766	9,794	8,280	50,197	48,486	29,640	19,073	9,105	7,554
Alabama (13)	56,947	57,318	4,384	4,888	52,563	52,430	9,485	9,849	4,972	4,660
Colorado (14)	41,380	44,467	4,049	5,921	37,331	38,546	10,818	9,208	6,230	5,525
Virginia (15)	37,633	37,273	4,709	4,434	32,924	32,839	21,318	21,047	5,731	5,610
Hawaii (22)	2,080	1,803	64	85	2,016	1,718	12,846	13,368	617	672

36 States	1,746,959	1,812,628	197,502	199,977	1,549,457	1,612,651	722,869	700,627	227,729	211,984

^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/ Includes geraniums, impatien, New Guinea impatien, petunia, and other hanging baskets.

POTTED FLOWERING PLANTS: Number of commercial firms, number of pots, and value of sales at wholesale, 1997 and 1998, and intentions for 1999, 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 ^1/
Crop	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998	1999	1997	1998

	Number		1,000 pots							1,000 dollars

Poinsettias	57	54	828	719	3,713	3,044	4,541	3,763	3,746	15,764	13,390

Orchids	44	51	742	459	2,682	2,265	3,424	2,724	5,438	19,373	17,952

Potted Florist mums	22	19	485	351	3,206	3,446	3,691	3,797	3,532	10,896	10,759

Kalanchoes	28	25	493	424	879	302	1,372	726	734	3,171	1,419

^1/ Equivalent wholesale value of retail and wholesale sales.

BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS AND FOLIAGE BASKETS: Number of commercial firms, number of pots, baskets, and flats sold, and value of sales at wholesale, 1997 and 1998, and intentions for 1999, 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	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998	1999	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998
POTS	Number		1,000 pots					Dollars				1,000 dollars

Impatiens	70	78	10,924	8,966	996	1,633	11,689	0.57	0.58	1.11	1.22	7,332	7,193

Vegetables ^3/	35	29	1,269	1,624	1,789	766	2,616	0.70	0.68	1.26	1.44	3,142	2,207

Hardy garden Mums	26	28	296	485	1,138	747	2,123	0.72	0.89	1.78	1.95	2,239	1,888

Petunias	51	52	2,207	1,913	578	454	2,601	0.58	0.61	1.24	1.40	1,997	1,803

Crops	Number of producers		Unit	Quantity sold		Intended production	Wholesale price		Value of sales at wholesale ^2/
Crops	1997	1998	Unit	1997	1998	1999	1997	1998	1997	1998
	Number			1,000 units			Dollars		1,000 dollars

Impatiens	23	26	Flats	1,072	592	613	7.55	7.23	8,094	4,280
Vegetable ^3/	19	17	Flats	342	232	233	6.02	6.20	2,059	1,438
Flower Hanging ^4/	177	212	Basket	2,260	1,957	2,224	19.05	21.41	8,945	8,213
Foliage Hanging	205	184	Basket	7,410	6,835	8,176	3.54	3.95	26,231	26,998

^1/ Unfinished plants sold to other producers are not included. ^2/ Equivalent wholesale value of retail and wholesale sales. ^3/ For home garden use. ^4/ Includes geraniums, impatien, New Guinea impatien, petunia, and other hanging baskets.

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, 1997 and 1998, and intentions, 1999
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 1999
Selected States and crops	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998	Intended area for production in 1999

	Number		Acres		1,000 bunches		1,000 dollars		Acres
Florida
Leatherleaf ferns	156	154	4,725	4,900	77,083	76,025	62,437	61,580	4,745
All other cut greens	148	136	3,420	3,485	^2/	^2/	31,334	36,699	3,555

California
Leatherleaf ferns^3/
All other cut greens	60	72	1,214	1,731	^2/	^2/	15,310	18,338	1,599

Other States
Leatherleaf ferns	11	8	107	123	1,624	1,623	1,936	2,000	122
All other cut greens	19	24	45	83	^2/	^2/	353	602	88

36 States
Leatherleaf ferns	167	162	4,832	5,023	78,707	77,648	64,373	63,580	4,867
All other cut greens	246	256	5,452	6,195	^2/	^2/	51,811	62,007	6,119

^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.