USDA-NASS-NY April 2008 NY Floriculture Releases

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

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

FLORICULTURE
April 2008

VALUE OF NEW YORK FLORICULTURE
PRODUCTION DECREASES

New York floriculture production ranked sixth in the nation for total commercial sales in 2007. The overall value of commercial sales for operations with more than $10,000 in sales decreased 2 percent to $199 million. Bedding and garden plants continued to be the highest component of the total value of sales at $110 million. Potted flowering plants were second with a value of sales of $41.1 million, a decrease of 16 percent. Propagative materials ranked third at $18.3 million, an increase of 6 percent from 2006.

The number of commercial growers decreased for the fifth consecutive year. During 2007, there were 698 growers. The open ground area used to produce floriculture crops in the state was down 11 percent to 838 acres. Greenhouse space for operators exceeding the $10,000 sales level decreased 4 percent to total 24.2 million square feet in 2007. This decrease brought the total covered area (offset by an increase in shade and temporary structures) down to 24.8 million square feet, 3 percent less than 2006.

Additional details are available in the “Floriculture Crops 2007 Summary", released April 24, 2008. It is available on the Internet at www.nass.usda.gov or by calling this office at the number listed above.

FLORICULTURE: Growers and Growing Area, 2003-2007 ¹^/

	2003	2004	2005	2006 ²^/	2007

Commercial Growers (Number)	886	841	771	731	698

Growing Area: Open Ground (Acres)	1,058	934	800	942	838

Cover: Total Greenhouse (1,000 sq. ft.)	24,154	25,457	24,747	25,121	24,235
Shade & Temporary (1,000 sq.ft.)	696	708	573	507	613
Total Covered Area (1,000 sq. ft.)	24,850	26,165	25,320	25,628	24,848

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

FLORICULTURE: Expanded Wholesale Value of Sales by Plant Category, 2003-2007

Plant Category	2007 Rank	2003	2004	2005	2006 ¹^/	2007
		1,000 Dollars
Cut Flowers	8	4,984	4,716	2,695	2,919	4,167
Potted Flowering Plants	3	43,110	40,214	49,928	48,904	41,149
Propagative Materials	7	8,972	8,244	12,332	17,351	18,313
Bedding/Garden Plants	7	107,510	101,067	110,029	107,548	110,175
Total of Reported Crops ²^/	7	168,633	157,699	178,116	181,880	177,137
Grower Sales $10,000-$99,999 (Unspecified crops)		26,311	25,323	22,560	21,585	21,891

TOTAL COMMERCIAL SALES	6	194,944	183,022	200,676	203,465	199,028

1/ Revised. 2/ Total includes categories not listed.

FLORICULTURE: Producers, Sales, and Value, by Type of Plant, 2006-2007 ¹^/

Year		Producers Reporting	Quantity sold (Thousands)	Value of Sales ²^/
		Number	Stems	1,000 Dollars
CUT FLOWERS
Gerbera Daisy	2006	1	389	339
	2007	1	248	241

Lilies	2006	4	149	335
	2007	5	133	265

Roses	2006	-	-	-
	2007	-	-	-

			Spikes
Snapdragons	2006	3/	3/	3/
	2007	3/	3/	3/

Tulips	2006	3	4,455	1,328
	2007	5	6,321	2,048

All Other Cut Flowers	2006	3/	-	3/
	2007	13	-	1,569

POTTED FLOWERING PLANTS			Pots
African Violets	2006	3/	3/	3/
	2007	11	195	398

Azaleas	2006	29	3,215	8,709
	2007	29	2,592	7,083

Florist Chrysanthemums	2006	50	2,043	4,915
	2007	40	1,018	2,844

Easter Lily Pots	2006	51	413	1,673
	2007	50	526	2,158

Orchids	2006	12	109	2,137
	2007	8	112	2,213

Poinsettias	2006	89	2,945	11,393
	2007	84	3,334	12,665

Potted Florist Roses	2006	3/	3/	3/
	2007	3/	3/	3/

Spring Flowering Bulbs	2006	47	301	1,468
	2007	48	511	2,028

Other Potted Flowering Plants	2006	63	5,491	16,852
	2007	57	3,594	10,942

FLATS, BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS			Flats
Begonia	2006	147	289	2,237
	2007	132	271	2,073

Geranium, Cuttings	2006	8	28	329
	2007	7	34	399

Geranium, Seedlings	2006	22	17	175
	2007	24	21	192

New Guinea Impatiens	2006	16	33	354
	2007	14	27	342

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

Other Impatiens	2006	154	1,379	10,715
	2007	151	1,396	10,805

Marigold	2006	152	291	2,325
	2007	142	260	2,122

Pansy/Viola	2006	156	459	3,401
	2007	147	471	3,344

Petunias	2006	156	494	3,932
	2007	147	492	3,847

Vegetable Bedding Plants	2006	135	319	2,211
	2007	130	302	2,413

All Other Foliar Plants	2006	136	1,035	7,763
	2007	128	859	6,606

HANGING BASKETS			Number
Begonia	2006	83	152	1,138
	2007	81	142	1,036

Geranium, Cuttings	2006	108	345	2,450
	2007	117	383	2,685

Geranium, Seedlings	2006	3/	3/	3/
	2007	3/	3/	3/

New Guinea Impatiens	2006	105	556	3,786
	2007	105	529	3,592

Other Impatiens	2006	101	226	1,071
	2007	100	204	967

Pansy/Viola	2006	19	24	156
	2007	17	10	68

Petunia	2006	119	256	1,697
	2007	116	255	1,675

Other Flowering and Foliar	2006	111	640	4,742
	2007	119	599	4,720

POTTED BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS			Pots
Begonia	2006	96	514	868
	2007	88	439	738

Geraniums, cuttings	2006	170	3,667	7,354
	2007	163	3,318	7,097

Geraniums, seedlings	2006	36	1,532	1,383
	2007	32	1,488	1,765

New Guinea Impatiens	2006	154	1,930	3,825
	2007	152	2,492	5,269

FLORICULTURE: Producers, Sales, and Value, by Type of Plant, 2006-2007 ¹^/ (Continued)

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

Other Impatients	2006	70	490	791
	2007	65	499	831

Marigold	2006	34	131	179
	2007	40	114	141

Pansy/Viola	2006	55	822	1,339
	2007	60	813	1,395

Petunia	2006	83	812	2,205
	2007	85	731	1,980

Vegetable Type Plants	2006	58	1,318	1,920
	2007	73	1,442	2,182

Other Flowering and Foliar	2006	120	5,695	12,339
	2007	125	5,822	13,153

PERENNIALS
Hardy Chrysanthemums	2006	141	2,678	7,222
	2007	133	3,249	8,237

Hostas	2006	100	208	1,158
	2007	96	187	1,054

Other Herbaceous Perennials	2006	137	4,165	18,412
	2007	134	4,727	19,344

PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
Potted Flowering Plants	2006	-	-	3/
	2007	-	-	431

Annual Bedding/Garden Plants	2006	-	-	15,099
	2007	-	-	15,532

Herbaceous Perennials	2006	-	-	1,864
	2007	-	-	1,646

1/ 2006 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.