The
USDA NASS
New York Field Office
"Fact
Finders for Agriculture"
E-mail:
nass-ny@nass.usda.gov
(518) 457-5570
FLORICULTURE
April 2009
VALUE OF NEW
YORK FLORICULTURE
PRODUCTION DECREASES
New York floriculture production ranked seventh in the nation for total commercial sales in 2008. The overall value of commercial sales for operations with more than $10,000 in sales decreased 3 percent to $202 million. Bedding and garden plants continued to be the highest component of the total value of sales at $107 million. Potted flowering plants were second with a value of sales of $41.6 million, even with previous year. Propagative materials ranked third at $19.5 million, a decrease of 6 percent from 2007.
During 2008, there were 824 growers. The open ground area used to produce floriculture crops in the state was up 11 percent to 1,184 acres. Greenhouse space for operators exceeding the $10,000 sales level decreased 9 percent to total 23.3 million square feet in 2008. This decrease brought the total covered area down to 23.8 million square feet, 9 percent less than 2007.
Additional details are available in the “Floriculture Crops 2008 Summary", released April 23, 2009. 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, 2004-2008 1/
| 2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 2/ |
2008 |
|
| Commercial Growers (Number) |
841 |
771 |
731 |
888 |
824 |
| Growing Area: Open Ground (Acres) |
934 |
800 |
942 |
1,068 |
1,184 |
| Cover: Total Greenhouse (1,000 sq. ft.) |
25,457 |
24,747 |
25,121 |
25,619 |
23,318 |
| Shade & Temporary (1,000 sq .ft.) |
708 |
573 |
507 |
705 |
528 |
| Total Covered Area (1,000 sq. ft.) |
26,165 |
25,320 |
25,628 |
26,324 |
23,846 |
|
1/ Includes growers with sales of $10,000 or more. |
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FLORICULTURE: Expanded Wholesale Value of Sales by Plant Category, 2004-2008
| Plant Category |
2008 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 1/ |
2008 |
| 1,000 Dollars |
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| Cut Flowers |
8 |
4,716 |
2,695 |
2,919 |
4,567 |
3,075 |
| Potted Flowering Plants |
3 |
40,214 |
49,928 |
48,904 |
41,414 |
41,604 |
| Propagative Materials |
7 |
8,244 |
12,332 |
17,351 |
20,719 |
19,528 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants |
8 |
101,067 |
110,029 |
107,548 |
111,806 |
107,426 |
| Total of Reported Crops 2/ |
7 |
157,699 |
178,116 |
181,880 |
181,885 |
175,800 |
| Grower Sales $10,000-$99,999 (Unspecified crops) |
25,323 |
22,560 |
21,585 |
27,171 |
26,262 |
|
| TOTAL COMMERCIAL SALES |
7 |
183,022 |
200,676 |
203,465 |
209,056 |
202,062 |
|
1/ Revised. |
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FLORICULTURE: Producers, Sales, and Value, by Type of Plant, 2007-2008 1/
| Year |
Producers |
Quantity sold |
Value of |
|
| Number |
Stems |
1,000 Dollars |
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| CUT FLOWERS |
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| Gerbera Daisy |
2007 |
1 |
248 |
241 |
| 2008 |
3/ |
3/ |
3/ |
|
| Lilies |
2007 |
5 |
133 |
265 |
| 2008 |
4 |
11 |
22 |
|
| Roses |
2007 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2008 |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Spikes |
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| Snapdragons |
2007 |
3/ |
3/ |
3/ |
| 2008 |
3/ |
3/ |
3/ |
|
| Tulips |
2007 |
5 |
6,321 |
2,048 |
| 2008 |
2 |
4,320 |
1,620 |
|
| All Other Cut Flowers |
2007 |
14 |
- |
1,969 |
| 2008 |
11 |
- |
1,308 |
|
| POTTED FLOWERING PLANTS |
Pots |
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| African Violets |
2007 |
13 |
751 |
1,074 |
| 2008 |
14 |
605 |
835 |
|
| Azaleas |
2007 |
29 |
2,592 |
7,083 |
| 2008 |
24 |
2,442 |
7,142 |
|
| Florist Chrysanthemums |
2007 |
43 |
1,031 |
2,870 |
| 2008 |
39 |
1,009 |
2,909 |
|
| Easter Lily Pots |
2007 |
52 |
538 |
2,206 |
| 2008 |
53 |
429 |
1,853 |
|
| Orchids |
2007 |
8 |
112 |
2,213 |
| 2008 |
10 |
126 |
2,521 |
|
| Poinsettias |
2007 |
86 |
3,035 |
11,896 |
| 2008 |
81 |
2,810 |
11,317 |
|
| Potted Florist Roses |
2007 |
15 |
37 |
818 |
| 2008 |
17 |
18 |
167 |
|
| Spring Flowering Bulbs |
2007 |
51 |
543 |
2,125 |
| 2008 |
56 |
649 |
2,211 |
|
| Other Potted Flowering Plants |
2007 |
62 |
3,651 |
11,129 |
| 2008 |
51 |
4,214 |
12,649 |
|
| FLATS, BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS |
Flats |
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| Begonia |
2007 |
138 |
214 |
1,631 |
| 2008 |
126 |
222 |
1,725 |
|
| Geranium, Cuttings |
2007 |
8 |
35 |
298 |
| 2008 |
6 |
34 |
141 |
|
| Geranium, Seedlings |
2007 |
27 |
43 |
614 |
| 2008 |
21 |
43 |
593 |
|
| New Guinea Impatiens |
2007 |
15 |
27 |
342 |
| 2008 |
13 |
16 |
190 |
|
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FLORICULTURE: Producers, Sales, and Value, by Type of Plant, 2007-2008 1/ (Continued)
Year |
Producers |
Quantity sold |
Value of |
|
| Number |
Flats |
1,000 Dollars |
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| Other Impatiens |
2007 |
156 |
1,277 |
10,063 |
| 2008 |
138 |
1,339 |
10,498 |
|
| Marigold |
2007 |
147 |
282 |
2,366 |
| 2008 |
133 |
299 |
2,473 |
|
| Pansy/Viola |
2007 |
151 |
450 |
3,191 |
| 2008 |
137 |
372 |
2,701 |
|
| Petunias |
2007 |
152 |
534 |
4,304 |
| 2008 |
138 |
586 |
4,565 |
|
| Vegetable Bedding Plants |
2007 |
137 |
324 |
2,586 |
| 2008 |
121 |
275 |
2,241 |
|
| All Other Foliar Plants |
2007 |
136 |
986 |
7,720 |
| 2008 |
123 |
911 |
7,078 |
|
| HANGING BASKETS |
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| Begonia |
2007 |
83 |
68 |
625 |
| 2008 |
71 |
50 |
560 |
|
| Geranium, Cuttings |
2007 |
123 |
337 |
2,507 |
| 2008 |
112 |
318 |
2,344 |
|
| Geranium, Seedlings |
2007 |
9 |
6 |
47 |
| 2008 |
10 |
49 |
391 |
|
| New Guinea Impatiens |
2007 |
111 |
439 |
3,104 |
| 2008 |
108 |
425 |
3,081 |
|
| Other Impatiens |
2007 |
107 |
228 |
1,101 |
| 2008 |
98 |
205 |
1,002 |
|
| Pansy/Viola |
2007 |
18 |
17 |
128 |
| 2008 |
14 |
25 |
171 |
|
| Petunia |
2007 |
123 |
333 |
2,594 |
| 2008 |
107 |
319 |
2,539 |
|
| Other Flowering and Foliar |
2007 |
124 |
654 |
5,265 |
| 2008 |
108 |
663 |
5,271 |
|
| POTTED BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS |
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| Begonia |
2007 |
94 |
559 |
1,063 |
| 2008 |
95 |
568 |
1,134 |
|
| Geraniums, cuttings |
2007 |
172 |
3,398 |
7,370 |
| 2008 |
155 |
3,113 |
6,846 |
|
| Geraniums, seedlings |
2007 |
33 |
1,013 |
1,310 |
| 2008 |
34 |
1,404 |
1,796 |
|
| New Guinea Impatiens |
2007 |
160 |
2,497 |
5,448 |
| 2008 |
149 |
2,224 |
4,954 |
|
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FLORICULTURE: Producers, Sales, and Value, by Type of Plant, 2007-2008 1/ (Continued)
| Year |
Producers |
Quantity sold |
Value of |
|
| Number |
Pots |
1,000 Dollars |
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| Other Impatiens |
2007 |
70 |
598 |
1,098 |
| 2008 |
68 |
610 |
1,094 |
|
| Marigold |
2007 |
44 |
164 |
248 |
| 2008 |
41 |
206 |
316 |
|
| Pansy/Viola |
2007 |
61 |
818 |
1,416 |
| 2008 |
58 |
792 |
1,455 |
|
| Petunia |
2007 |
90 |
748 |
1,974 |
| 2008 |
83 |
851 |
2,264 |
|
| Vegetable Type Plants |
2007 |
77 |
1,508 |
2,363 |
| 2008 |
76 |
1,614 |
2,505 |
|
| Other Flowering and Foliar |
2007 |
130 |
5,903 |
12,991 |
| 2008 |
116 |
5,453 |
11,788 |
|
| PERENNIALS |
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| Hardy Chrysanthemums |
2007 |
137 |
2,825 |
7,067 |
| 2008 |
141 |
3,599 |
8,724 |
|
| Hostas |
2007 |
101 |
195 |
1,119 |
| 2008 |
99 |
187 |
811 |
|
| Other Herbaceous Perennials |
2007 |
141 |
4,827 |
19,853 |
| 2008 |
127 |
3,920 |
16,175 |
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| PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL |
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| Potted Flowering Plants |
2007 |
- |
- |
471 |
| 2008 |
- |
- |
138 |
|
| Annual Bedding/Garden Plants |
2007 |
- |
- |
17,796 |
| 2008 |
- |
- |
17,213 |
|
| Herbaceous Perennials |
2007 |
- |
- |
1,748 |
| 2008 |
- |
- |
1,671 |
|
| 1/ 2007Revised. |
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