USDA-NASS-NY Floriculture Release July 2007

The USDA NASS
New York Field Office
"Fact Finders for Agriculture"

E-mail: nass-ny@nass.usda.gov
(518) 457-5570

FLORICULTURE

July 2007

VALUE OF NEW YORK FLORICULTURE
PRODUCTION INCREASES

New York floriculture production ranked fifth in the nation for total commercial sales in 2006. Value of sales increased from a year earlier for cut flowers, potted flowering plants, and propagative materials. The overall value of commercial sales increased 3 percent to $207 million. Bedding and garden plants continued to be the highest component of the total value of sales at $109 million. Potted flowering plants were second with a value of sales of $50.3 million, an increase of 1 percent. Propagative materials ranked third at $17.5 million, an increase of 52 percent from 2005.

The number of commercial growers decreased for the fourth consecutive year. During 2006, there were 721 growers. The open ground area used to produce floriculture crops in the state was up 19 percent to 950 acres. Greenhouse space for operators exceeding the $10,000 sales level increased 5 percent to total 26.0 million square feet in 2006. This increase pushed the total covered area (greenhouse plus shade and temporary structures) up to 26.5 million square feet, 5 percent more than 2005.

Additional details are available in the “Floriculture Crops 2006 Summary", released July 26, 2007. It is available on the Internet at www.nass.usda.gov/ny or by calling this office at the number listed above.

FLORICULTURE: Growers and Growing Area, 2002-2006 ¹^/

	2002	2003	2004	2005 2/	2006

Commercial Growers (Number)	896	886	841	771	721

Growing Area: Open Ground (Acres)	1,056	1,058	934	800	950

Cover: Total Greenhouse (1,000 sq. ft.)	23,368	24,154	25,457	24,747	26,004
Shade & Temporary (1,000 sq .ft.)	582	696	708	573	498
Total Covered Area (1,000 sq. ft.)	23,950	24,850	26,165	25,320	26,502

1/ Includes growers with sales of $10,000 or more. 2/ Revised.

FLORICULTURE: Expanded Wholesale Value of Sales by Plant Category, 2002-2006

Plant Category	2006 Rank	2002	2003	2004	2005 1/	2006
		1,000 Dollars
Cut Flowers	9	5,570	4,984	4,716	2,695	2,920
Potted Flowering Plants	3	47,874	43,110	40,214	49,928	50,288
Propagative Materials	6	5,363	8,972	8,244	12,332	17,492
Bedding/Garden Plants	7	99,256	107,510	101,067	110,029	109,102
Total of Reported Crops 2/	6	161,969	168,633	157,699	178,116	185,255
Grower Sales $10,000-$99,999 (Unspecified crops)		24,975	26,311	25,323	22,560	21,321

TOTAL COMMERCIAL SALES 3/	5	186,944	194,944	183,022	200,676	206,576

1/ Revised. 2/ Total includes categories not listed. 3/ 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 is Total Commercial sales less Sales of Total Reported Crops.

FLORICULTURE: Producers, Sales, and Value, by Type of Plant, 2005-2006 ¹^/

Year		Producers Reporting	Quantity sold (Thousands)	Value of Sales ²^/
		Number	Stems	1,000 Dollars
CUT FLOWERS
Alstroemeria	2005	1	161	123
	2006	-	-	-

Gerbera Daisy	2005	2	442	366
	2006	2	391	341

Lilies	2005	5	504	748
	2006	4	149	335

Roses	2005	1	45	33
	2006	-	-	-

			Spikes
Snapdragons	2005	8	221	183
	2006	3/	3/	3/

Tulips	2005	7	1,487	495
	2006	3	4,455	1,328

All Other Cut Flowers	2005	8	-	705
	2006	3/	-	3/

POTTED FLOWERING PLANTS			Pots
African Violets	2005	13	757	1,017
	2006	13	780	1,058

Azaleas	2005	33	3,003	7,882
	2006	30	3,231	8,789

Florist Chrysanthemums	2005	54	1,974	4,659
	2006	52	2,105	5,094

Easter Lily Pots	2005	61	610	2,391
	2006	53	506	1,986

Orchids	2005	11	273	3,484
	2006	12	116	2,216

Poinsettias	2005	103	3,187	12,149
	2006	92	3,350	12,488

Potted Florist Roses	2005	14	11	41
	2006	14	34	237

Spring Flowering Bulbs	2005	53	632	1,825
	2006	48	401	1,566

Other Potted Flowering Plants	2005	67	5,563	16,480
	2006	67	5,517	16,854

FLATS, BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS			Flats
Begonia	2005	148	366	2,844
	2006	150	348	2,704

Geranium, Cuttings	2005	9	40	392
	2006	10	42	427

Geranium, Seedlings	2005	18	30	302
	2006	22	17	175

FLORICULTURE: Producers, Sales, and Value, by Type of Plant, 2005-2006 ¹^/ (Continued)

Year		Producers Reporting	Quantity sold (Thousands)	Value of Sales ²^/
		Number	Flats	1,000 Dollars

New Guinea Impatiens	2005	14	27	349
	2006	16	32	343

Other Impatiens	2005	160	1,366	10,368
	2006	155	1,377	10,617

Marigold	2005	159	372	2,876
	2006	155	325	2,633

Pansy/Viola	2005	157	454	3,360
	2006	157	485	3,691

Petunias	2005	167	530	4,155
	2006	160	520	4,196

Vegetable Bedding Plants	2005	138	266	2,147
	2006	136	327	2,318

All Other Foliar Plants	2005	148	980	7,722
	2006	138	909	7,145

HANGING BASKETS			Number
Begonia	2005	98	172	1,302
	2006	86	167	1,273

Foliage	2005	43	60	458
	2006	48	140	1,319

Geranium, Cuttings	2005	119	366	2,599
	2006	110	368	2,602

Geranium, Seedlings	2005	9	19	105
	2006	7	9	48

New Guinea Impatiens	2005	111	565	3,842
	2006	108	597	4,024

Other Impatiens	2005	101	222	1,159
	2006	104	240	1,171

Pansy/Viola	2005	15	23	141
	2006	20	34	212

Petunia	2005	131	266	1,788
	2006	122	287	1,880

Other Flowering and Foliar	2005	129	548	4,132
	2006	110	552	4,267

POTTED BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS			Pots
Begonia	2005	104	654	989
	2006	102	667	1,032

Foliage Potted Plants	2005	31	-	2,674
	2006	31	-	4,134

Geraniums, cuttings	2005	182	4,294	8,389
	2006	173	3,737	7,497

FLORICULTURE: Producers, Sales, and Value, by Type of Plant, 2005-2006 ¹^/ (Continued)

Year		Producers Reporting	Quantity sold (Thousands)	Value of Sales ²^/
		Number	Pots	1,000 Dollars

Geraniums, seedlings	2005	41	1,544	1,494
	2006	38	1,720	1,561

New Guinea Impatiens	2005	161	1,984	3,807
	2006	156	1,977	3,871

Other Impatiens	2005	67	456	794
	2006	70	514	849

Marigold	2005	40	178	221
	2006	37	190	237

Pansy/Viola	2005	52	944	1,386
	2006	55	948	1,491

Petunia	2005	86	916	2,486
	2006	85	843	2,250

Vegetable Type Plants	2005	61	1,322	1,865
	2006	61	1,360	1,986

Other Flowering and Foliar	2005	129	5,609	11,688
	2006	119	5,462	11,602

PERENNIALS
Hardy Chrysanthemums	2005	144	3,385	8,476
	2006	141	2,847	7,303

Hostas	2005	102	395	1,843
	2006	100	208	1,164

Other Herbaceous Perennials	2005	145	4,425	17,004
	2006	139	4,234	18,533

PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
Potted Flowering Plants	2005	-	-	1,541
	2006	-	-	385

Annual Bedding/Garden Plants	2005	-	-	7,415
	2006	-	-	15,228

Herbaceous Perennials	2005	-	-	3,342
	2006	-	-	1,864

1/ 2005 Revised. 2/ Equivalent wholesale value of all crops except potted foliage plants. For potted foliage, value is based on net value of sales 3/ Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.