Horticulture Michigan placed third nationally in value of wholesale sales of floriculture products in 2006. Only California and Florida reported larger sales than Michigan. Reports from Michigan's 659 commercial growers ($10,000 or more in gross sales) showed an estimated wholesale value of $379 million for all surveyed floriculture crops, down 1.7 percent from last year=s revised figure. This estimate includes summarized sales data as reported by growers with $100,000 or more in sales plus a calculated wholesale value of sales for operations with sales from $10,000 to $99,999. The leading crop category breakdowns for Michigan operations with more than $100,000 in sales were: First, annual bedding/garden plants with $193 million in sales. Second, propagative materials with $82 million in sales. Third, herbaceous perennial plants with $46 million in sales. Fourth, potted flowering plants with $31 million in sales. Michigan led the nation in value of sales for 12 floriculture crops: Impatiens (flats) with 2.2 million flats sold, valued at $15.5 million. Begonia Hanging Baskets with 473,000 baskets sold, valued at $2.7 million. Geranium Hanging Baskets (cuttings) with 721,000 baskets sold, valued at $4.8 million. Impatiens Hanging Baskets with 648,000 baskets sold, valued at $3.4 million. New Guinea Impatiens Hanging Baskets with 719,000 baskets sold, valued at $4.7 million. Petunias Hanging Baskets with 746,000 baskets sold, valued at $4.4 million. Other Flowering Hanging Baskets with 2.2 million baskets sold, valued at $ 13.7 million. Potted Geraniums (cuttings) with 4.3 million pots sold, valued at $10.8 million. Potted Geraniums (seed) with 19.7 million pots sold, valued at $15.5 million. Potted New Guinea Impatiens with 4.3 million pots sold, valued at $6.3 million. Potted Petunias with 2.2 million pots sold, valued at $4.8 million. Potted Easter Lilies with 1.2 million pots sold, valued at $4.5 million. Michigan crops that ranked second in value of sales nationally were: Begonias (flats) with 1.1 million flats sold, valued at $8.2 million. Geraniums (cuttings) with 183,000 flats sold, valued at $1.4 million. Marigolds (flats) with 760,000 flats sold, valued at $5.5 million. Petunias (flats) with 1.6 million flats sold, valued at $11.8 million. Geranium (seed) Hanging Baskets with 69,000 baskets sold, valued at $407,000. Pansy/Viola Hanging Baskets with 112,000 baskets sold, valued at $517,000. New Guinea Impatiens (flats) with 70,000 flats sold, valued at $716,000. Floriculture crops: Number of growers by gross value of sales, 2002-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : $10,000- : $20,000- : $40,000- : $50,000- : $100,000- : $500,000 : Total Year : $19,999 : $39,000 : $49,000 : $99,999 : $499,999 : or more : growers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2002 : 60 121 65 187 234 124 791 2003 : 58 96 47 188 220 134 743 2004 : 49 89 46 182 216 139 721 2005 : 46 94 41 173 203 140 697 2006 : 53 76 42 152 194 142 659 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Floriculture crops: Growing area by type of cover, 2002-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : :Fiberglass : : : : : : : and other : Plastic : Total : Shade and : Total : : Glass : rigid : film :greenhouse : temporary : covered : Open Year :greenhouses:greenhouses:greenhouses: cover : cover : area : ground -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------------- 1,000 square feet ----------------------- Acres : 2002 : 4,653 3,884 36,501 45,038 1,370 46,408 3,831 2003 : 4,657 4,191 37,424 46,272 1,569 47,841 3,237 2004 : 4,549 4,616 38,692 47,857 1,353 49,210 4,687 2005 : 4,327 4,614 36,937 45,878 1,183 47,061 4,958 2006 : 4,138 6,055 36,841 47,034 1,161 48,195 3,620 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michigan Agricultural Statistics 2006-2007 Floriculture crops: Wholesale value of sales by category, 2002-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Total : Expanded : : Total : Total : Total : wholesale : wholesale Year : Total : potted : foliage : bedding/ : value of : value of : cut : flowering : for indoor : garden : reported : reported : flowers : plants :or patio use: plants : crops : crops 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dollars : 2002 : 8,299 30,736 3,699 217,773 306,271 326,778 2003 : 8,797 32,400 3,375 230,322 322,980 342,190 2004 : 8,711 32,074 4,152 238,508 365,897 384,655 2005 : 9,240 33,979 4,453 237,125 367,416 385,402 2006 : 6,643 30,750 4,837 238,831 363,158 378,893 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Wholesale value of sales as reported by growers with $100,000 or more in sales of floriculture crops plus a calculated wholesale value of sales for growers with sales below $100,000. The value of sales for growers below the $100,000 level was estimated by multiplying the number of growers in each size group by the midpoint of each dollar range. Michigan Agricultural Statistics 2006-2007 Bedding plants: Producers, quantity sold, price, and value, 2002-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Percent of : : Value of Item : Producers : Quantity : sales at : Wholesale : sales at : : sold : wholesale : price : wholesale -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 flats Percent Dollars 1,000 dollars : Begonias : 2002 : 217 1,008 81 7.13 7,187 2003 : 227 1,026 82 6.66 6,833 2004 : 232 1,114 81 7.12 7,932 2005 : 225 1,350 86 7.18 9,693 2006 : 222 1,080 83 7.55 8,154 Geraniums from cuttings : 2002 : 21 76 33 12.55 954 2003 : 18 57 20 11.37 648 2004 : 16 67 33 15.24 1,021 2005 : 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2006 : 11 183 73 7.91 1,448 Geraniums from seed : 2002 : 47 105 89 10.56 1,109 2003 : 40 83 77 10.86 901 2004 : 32 73 74 11.41 833 2005 : 35 60 83 11.32 679 2006 : 32 51 86 11.55 589 Impatiens : 2002 : 224 2,372 88 7.40 17,553 2003 : 238 2,383 86 6.85 16,324 2004 : 235 2,302 86 7.01 16,137 2005 : 221 2,063 85 7.41 15,287 2006 : 228 2,152 86 7.18 15,451 Marigolds : 2002 : 219 731 90 7.39 5,402 2003 : 231 823 87 6.77 5,572 2004 : 234 814 87 7.08 5,763 2005 : 227 772 84 7.34 5,666 2006 : 229 760 85 7.30 5,548 New Guinea Impatiens : 2002 : 41 103 73 9.89 1,019 2003 : 28 137 80 7.86 1,077 2004 : 21 65 49 10.01 651 2005 : 23 78 84 10.67 832 2006 : 20 70 86 10.23 716 Pansies/Violas : 2002 : 208 821 91 7.34 6,026 2003 : 216 920 91 6.57 6,044 2004 : 218 882 91 6.77 5,971 2005 : 206 804 88 7.03 5,652 2006 : 204 823 87 6.76 5,563 Petunias : 2002 : 252 1,430 87 7.42 10,611 2003 : 252 1,641 85 6.85 11,241 2004 : 256 1,644 86 7.05 11,590 2005 : 248 1,557 85 7.41 11,537 2006 : 242 1,590 86 7.45 11,846 Other flowering and foliar : 2002 : 241 3,768 86 7.45 28,072 2003 : 244 4,403 85 6.85 30,161 2004 : 246 3,917 85 7.26 28,437 2005 : 242 3,673 85 7.67 28,172 2006 : 234 3,984 88 7.57 30,159 Vegetables 2/ : 2002 : 186 585 83 7.12 4,165 2003 : 181 506 78 6.93 3,507 2004 : 186 569 80 7.33 4,171 2005 : 182 630 74 8.16 5,141 2006 : 190 648 73 8.06 5,223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 2/ Does not include vegetable transplants grown for commercial use. Michigan Agricultural Statistics 2006-2007 Hanging baskets: Producers, quantity sold, price, and value, 2002-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Percent of : : Value of Item : Producers : Quantity : sales at : Wholesale : sales at : : sold : wholesale : price : wholesale -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 baskets Percent Dollars 1,000 dollars : Begonias : 2002 : 148 350 83 5.84 2,044 2003 : 165 348 87 5.94 2,067 2004 : 165 394 86 5.78 2,277 2005 : 169 435 86 5.63 2,449 2006 : 166 473 88 5.62 2,658 Geraniums from cuttings : 2002 : 211 546 82 6.79 3,707 2003 : 222 826 84 6.53 5,394 2004 : 212 784 83 6.56 5,143 2005 : 213 717 81 6.69 4,797 2006 : 208 721 81 6.69 4,823 Geraniums from seed : 2002 : 28 53 91 6.54 347 2003 : 27 47 91 6.30 296 2004 : 25 59 95 5.75 339 2005 : 29 68 97 6.19 421 2006 : 21 69 97 5.90 407 Impatiens : 2002 : 180 453 88 5.43 2,460 2003 : 200 496 84 5.28 2,619 2004 : 198 472 82 5.23 2,469 2005 : 200 551 86 5.09 2,805 2006 : 189 648 89 5.30 3,434 Marigolds : 2002 : 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2003 : 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2004 : 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2005 : 3 2 100 4.98 10 2006 : 6 13 100 3.45 45 New Guinea Impatiens : 2002 : 224 766 89 6.83 5,232 2003 : 224 770 87 6.75 5,198 2004 : 221 813 90 6.37 5,179 2005 : 218 804 90 6.22 5,001 2006 : 215 719 91 6.55 4,709 Pansies/Violas : 2002 : 33 51 93 5.54 283 2003 : 36 49 89 5.52 270 2004 : 30 46 86 5.24 241 2005 : 35 85 95 4.80 408 2006 : 38 112 92 4.62 517 Petunias : 2002 : 170 346 87 5.66 1,958 2003 : 196 469 85 5.80 2,720 2004 : 197 517 86 5.25 2,714 2005 : 193 545 83 5.49 2,992 2006 : 188 746 90 5.90 4,401 Other flowering : 2002 : 191 1,595 88 6.22 9,921 2003 : 197 1,780 86 5.91 10,520 2004 : 208 1,968 83 6.10 12,005 2005 : 204 2,098 84 6.05 12,693 2006 : 196 2,173 87 6.29 13,668 Foliage : 2002 : 58 323 95 5.02 1,621 2003 : 61 213 92 4.81 1,025 2004 : 65 430 93 4.42 1,901 2005 : 62 273 91 4.81 1,313 2006 : 68 354 90 4.49 1,589 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Michigan Agricultural Statistics 2006-2007 Potted flowering and annual bedding plants: Producers, quantity sold, price, and value, 2002-2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Quantity sold : : Wholesale price : : :-----------------------------------:Percent of :-----------------------: Value of Item : Producers : Less than : 5 inch : : sales at : Less than : 5 inch : sales at : : 5 inch : pots or : Total : wholesale : 5 inch : pots or : wholesale : : pots : larger : : : pots : larger : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number --------- 1,000 pots --------- Percent ---- Dollars ---- 1,000 dollars : Azaleas : 2002 : 28 1/ 94 94 87 1/ 7.29 685 2003 : 23 1/ 89 89 85 1/ 7.50 667 2004 : 24 1/ 93 93 87 1/ 7.82 727 2005 : 20 1/ 68 68 87 1/ 7.60 517 2006 : 22 1/ 78 78 89 1/ 7.23 564 Begonias : 2002 : 72 459 54 513 80 1.08 3.60 690 2003 : 87 563 145 708 90 1.51 2.55 1,220 2004 : 96 637 213 850 88 1.05 2.48 1,197 2005 : 92 545 119 664 89 1.11 3.40 1,010 2006 : 93 433 86 519 84 1.07 4.23 827 Chrysanthemums, florist : 2002 : 37 104 511 615 97 1.69 3.00 1,709 2003 : 31 49 465 514 98 1.62 2.61 1,293 2004 : 32 35 204 239 75 1.64 3.99 871 2005 : 24 28 262 290 89 1.71 5.99 1,617 2006 : 28 38 143 181 81 1.54 4.24 665 Chrysanthemums, hardy garden : 2002 : 127 227 3,611 3,838 94 1.29 1.69 6,395 2003 : 124 370 4,461 4,831 94 1.69 1.70 8,209 2004 : 134 929 4,746 5,675 95 1.50 2.02 10,980 2005 : 144 558 5,114 5,672 95 1.00 2.09 11,246 2006 : 138 613 5,008 5,621 94 1.06 2.22 11,768 Easter Lilies : 2002 : 48 146 1,282 1,428 97 2.75 3.52 4,914 2003 : 43 1/ 1,296 1,296 97 1/ 3.58 4,633 2004 : 38 91 1,290 1,381 97 1.72 3.66 4,878 2005 : 39 1/ 1,267 1,267 98 1/ 3.62 4,580 2006 : 43 1/ 1,170 1,170 97 1/ 3.88 4,543 Geraniums from cuttings : 2002 : 215 4,152 1,211 5,363 77 1.40 2.47 8,804 2003 : 223 3,574 1,333 4,907 69 1.73 3.30 10,582 2004 : 231 3,739 1,448 5,187 70 1.74 3.60 11,719 2005 : 212 3,644 1,263 4,907 69 1.79 4.10 11,701 2006 : 223 3,120 1,212 4,332 65 1.83 4.18 10,776 Geraniums from seed : 2002 : 98 16,156 10 16,166 98 0.81 3.46 13,121 2003 : 111 13,528 1/ 13,528 97 0.85 1/ 11,472 2004 : 109 16,726 1/ 16,726 98 0.81 1/ 13,565 2005 : 100 15,792 79 15,871 98 0.78 4.89 12,704 2006 : 103 19,597 53 19,650 99 0.78 3.70 15,482 Impatiens : 2002 : 46 309 123 432 95 0.96 1.85 524 2003 : 52 408 176 584 96 1.41 1.98 924 2004 : 63 732 353 1,085 94 0.91 2.03 1,383 2005 : 69 554 111 665 95 0.84 3.10 809 2006 : 58 506 112 618 94 0.79 4.35 887 Marigolds : 2002 : 14 71 22 93 98 0.84 1.93 102 2003 : 19 59 60 119 97 0.77 1.63 143 2004 : 28 113 171 284 98 0.85 1.84 411 2005 : 24 113 82 195 97 0.76 1.63 220 2006 : 16 1/ 182 182 97 1/ 2.04 372 New Guinea Impatiens : 2002 : 174 3,535 230 3,765 95 1.23 3.27 5,100 2003 : 179 3,845 357 4,202 92 1.28 3.90 6,314 2004 : 199 3,642 343 3,985 94 1.27 3.64 5,874 2005 : 182 4,255 532 4,787 95 1.25 2.94 6,883 2006 : 183 4,052 287 4,339 93 1.24 4.53 6,325 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Michigan Agricultural Statistics 2006-2007 Potted flowering and annual bedding plants: Producers, quantity sold, price, and value, 2002-2006 (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Quantity sold : : Wholesale price : : :-----------------------------------:Percent of :-----------------------: Value of Item : Producers : Less than : 5 inch : : sales at : Less than : 5 inch : sales at : : 5 inch : pots or : Total : wholesale : 5 inch : pots or : wholesale : : pots : larger : : : pots : larger : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number --------- 1,000 pots --------- Percent ---- Dollars ---- 1,000 dollars : Pansies/Violas : 2002 : 31 576 141 717 98 0.68 2.59 757 2003 : 45 220 417 637 97 0.82 1.97 1,002 2004 : 50 873 235 1,108 98 0.46 2.17 912 2005 : 59 901 313 1,214 98 0.44 2.82 1,279 2006 : 46 1,682 1/ 1,682 98 1.10 1/ 1,845 Petunias : 2002 : 62 461 312 773 94 0.85 2.44 1,153 2003 : 76 619 803 1,422 92 1.49 1.99 2,520 2004 : 98 1,113 1,240 2,353 92 1.25 2.46 4,442 2005 : 91 1,142 1,325 2,467 93 0.89 2.70 4,594 2006 : 93 1,153 1,089 2,242 90 1.34 2.95 4,758 Poinsettias : 2002 : 93 915 2,847 3,762 90 1.60 4.12 13,194 2003 : 84 958 2,770 3,728 90 1.65 4.21 13,242 2004 : 86 841 2,696 3,537 93 1.83 4.18 12,808 2005 : 86 656 2,485 3,141 91 1.89 4.15 11,553 2006 : 81 540 2,311 2,851 91 1.99 4.52 11,520 Roses, florist : 2002 : 10 87 1/ 87 95 3.59 1/ 312 2003 : 9 1/ 64 64 94 1/ 3.61 231 2004 : 6 79 1/ 79 96 3.20 1/ 253 2005 : 13 1/ 54 54 88 1/ 3.86 209 2006 : 18 77 1/ 77 93 3.87 1/ 298 Flowering bulbs : 2002 : 49 666 1,467 2,133 99 1.52 3.29 5,839 2003 : 40 901 1,398 2,299 99 2.07 3.32 6,506 2004 : 41 751 1,531 2,282 98 1.46 3.21 6,011 2005 : 40 6,921 1/ 6,921 100 1.25 1/ 8,679 2006 : 44 653 1,395 2,048 99 1.40 3.56 5,880 Other flowering plants : 2002 : 60 977 455 1,432 87 1.58 4.31 3,505 2003 : 54 1,554 801 2,355 89 1.18 3.87 4,934 2004 : 58 1,500 468 1,968 84 1.80 4.21 4,670 2005 : 47 1,124 411 1,535 84 1.46 4.18 3,359 2006 : 55 992 563 1,555 70 1.31 4.67 3,929 Other flowering and foliar type: bedding plants : 2002 : 125 10,294 2,805 13,099 95 1.07 3.12 19,766 2003 : 137 12,733 4,296 17,029 92 1.38 3.10 30,889 2004 : 147 16,780 3,068 19,848 91 1.01 3.21 26,796 2005 : 137 12,738 3,216 15,954 89 1.17 3.26 25,388 2006 : 149 15,057 3,341 18,398 89 1.15 3.56 29,210 Vegetable type 2/ : 2002 : 73 1,066 164 1,230 93 0.69 2.16 1,090 2003 : 91 1,241 206 1,447 85 0.79 2.10 1,413 2004 : 93 3,129 343 3,472 94 0.54 1.97 2,365 2005 : 96 5,448 267 5,715 98 0.59 2.66 3,925 2006 : 90 2,999 392 3,391 94 0.53 3.65 3,020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pot sizes have been combined into category with greatest production to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 2/ Does not include vegetable transplants grown for commercial use. Michigan Agricultural Statistics 2006-2007 Herbaceous perennials: Producers, quantity sold, price, and value, 2002-2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Quantity sold : : Wholesale price : : :-----------------------------------------------:Percent of :-----------------------------------: Value of Item : Producers : Less than : 1 to 2 : 2 gallon : : sales at : Less than : 1 to 2 : 2 gallon :All sales at : : 1 gallon : gallon :and larger : Total : wholesale : 1 gallon : gallon :and larger : wholesale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number --------------- 1,000 pots --------------- percent ---------- Dollars --------- 1,000 dollars : Hosta : 2002 : 115 936 907 47 1,890 92 2.50 3.68 6.22 5,970 2003 : 126 825 1,020 69 1,914 90 2.49 3.64 5.85 6,171 2004 : 124 676 711 94 1,481 88 2.01 3.58 5.26 4,399 2005 : 121 431 605 112 1,148 86 1.53 3.38 6.37 3,418 2006 : 114 448 554 69 1,071 85 1.66 3.30 7.08 3,060 Other : 2002 : 142 22,281 6,382 302 28,965 95 1.00 3.43 6.83 46,234 2003 : 153 15,220 5,377 356 20,953 92 1.11 3.53 6.12 38,054 2004 : 147 9,780 6,824 741 17,345 90 1.40 3.42 6.15 41,587 2005 : 147 13,964 5,916 306 20,186 92 1.09 3.54 9.11 38,951 2006 : 142 8,158 6,660 307 15,125 88 0.97 3.16 7.11 31,142 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michigan Agricultural Statistics 2006-2007