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FLORICULTURE
Released: May 2001
New York floriculture production
ranked sixth in the nation for total commercial sales in 2000. Value of
sales increased from a year earlier for cut flowers, potted flowering plants
and total foliage for indoor or patio use. The overall value of commercial
sales increased 8 percent to $175.1 million. Bedding and garden plants
continued to be the highest component of the total value of sales decreasing
$2.8 million from 1999 to $94.7 million. Potted flowering plants were second
with a value of sales of $37.2 million, an increase of $3.0 million. Cut
flowers ranked third at $6.0 million, an increase of 19 percent.
The number of commercial
growers decreased for the third consecutive year. During 2000, there were
760 growers. The area used to produce floriculture crops in the state was
down approximately 13 percent. Greenhouse space increased 3.7 million square
feet from 1999 to total 26.2 million square feet in 2000. This increase
pulled the total covered area (greenhouse plus shade and temporary structures)
up to 26.8 million square feet, 17 percent more than 1999.
FLORICULTURE: Growers
and Growing Area, 1996-2000 1/
|
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 2/ |
2000 |
| Commercial Growers (Number) |
569 |
897 |
802 |
771 |
760 |
| Growing Area: Open
Ground (Acres) |
410 |
779 |
1,344 |
1,028 |
897 |
| Cover: Total
Greenhouse (1,000 sq. ft.) |
19,301 |
22,635 |
22,744 |
22,504 |
26,225 |
| Shade & Temporary (1,000
sq .ft.) |
511 |
394 |
439 |
464 |
526 |
| Total Covered Area (1,000
sq. ft.) |
19,812 |
23,029 |
23,183 |
22,968 |
26,751 |
1/ Includes
growers with sales of $10,000 or more.
2/ Revised. |
FLORICULTURE:
Expanded Wholesale Value of Sales by Plant Category, 1996-2000
| Plant Category |
2000
Rank 1/ |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 2/ |
2000 |
|
|
1,000
Dollars |
| Cut Flowers |
10 |
6,837 |
6,125 |
6,408 |
5,018 |
5,993 |
| Potted Flowering Plants |
5 |
24,234 |
37,106 |
35,010 |
34,147 |
37,173 |
| Total Foliage for Indoor or Patio
Use |
11 |
1,636 |
1,919 |
2,185 |
2,257 |
3,443 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants |
6 |
60,294 |
76,962 |
93,397 |
97,528 |
94,711 |
| Total of Reported Crops 3/ |
6 |
93,008 |
122,114 |
137,010 |
138,950 |
152,932 |
| Grower Sales $10,000-$99,999 (Unspecified
crops) |
3 |
15,615 |
25,380 |
21,810 |
23,955 |
22,140 |
| TOTAL COMMERCIAL SALES 4/ |
6 |
108,623 |
147,494 |
158,820 |
162,905 |
175,072 |
1/ Rank among
all states.
2/ Revised.
3/ Total includes categories
not listed.
4/ 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 mid-point
of each dollar value range. |
FLORICULTURE:Producers,
Sales, and Value,
by Type of Plant, 1999-2000 1/
|
Year |
Producers
reporting |
Quantity
sold
(Thousands) |
Value of
sales 2/ |
|
|
Number |
Spikes |
1,000 Dollars |
| CUT FLOWERS |
| Gladioli |
1999 |
9 |
92 |
21 |
|
2000 |
10 |
97 |
18 |
| Snapdragons3/ |
2000 |
8 |
738 |
686 |
| Other Cut Flowers |
1999 |
23 |
N/A |
2,641 |
|
2000 |
16 |
N/A |
2,089 |
| FLOWERING POTTED PLANTS |
|
|
Pots |
|
| African Violets |
1999 |
16 |
1,645 |
1,623 |
|
2000 |
20 |
1,841 |
1,900 |
| Azaleas, Finished Florist |
1999 |
36 |
1,879 |
5,521 |
|
2000 |
36 |
1,948 |
6,126 |
| Chrysanthemums, Florist |
1999 |
51 |
996 |
1,926 |
| (Excluding Hardy/Garden
Mums) |
2000 |
64 |
1,554 |
2,646 |
| Lilies, Easter |
1999 |
73 |
707 |
2,404 |
|
2000 |
79 |
708 |
2,386 |
| Orchids |
1999 |
11 |
121 |
1,323 |
|
2000 |
12 |
140 |
1,513 |
| Poinsettias |
1999 |
127 |
3,396 |
10,767 |
|
2000 |
129 |
4,288 |
12,918 |
| Roses, Florist 3/ |
2000 |
12 |
329 |
750 |
| Spring Flowering Bulbs3/ |
2000 |
60 |
771 |
2,145 |
| Other Potted Flowering
Plants |
1999 |
74 |
4,139 |
8,846 |
| (Excluding
blooming annuals) |
2000 |
74 |
2,697 |
6,789 |
| BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS |
|
|
Flats |
|
| Flats |
|
|
|
|
| Begonias 3/ |
2000 |
117 |
334 |
2,505 |
| Geraniums (cuttings)4/ |
2000 |
21 |
97 |
863 |
| Geraniums (seeds, plugs)4/ |
2000 |
19 |
48 |
452 |
| Impatiens, I. wallerana |
1999 |
164 |
879 |
5,977 |
|
2000 |
172 |
885 |
6,682 |
| Impatiens, New Guinea |
1999 |
35 |
612 |
4,645 |
|
2000 |
21 |
84 |
646 |
| Marigold 3/ |
2000 |
124 |
242 |
1,948 |
| Pansy/Viola 3/ |
2000 |
128 |
216 |
1,700 |
| Petunias |
1999 |
163 |
417 |
2,886 |
|
2000 |
172 |
387 |
2,883 |
FLORICULTURE: Producers,
Sales, and Value,
by Type of Plant, 1999-2000 1/(Continued)
|
Year |
Producers
reporting |
Quantity
sold
(Thousands) |
Value of
sales 2/ |
|
|
Number |
Flats |
1,000
Dollars |
| BEDDING/GARDEN
PLANTS (Continued) |
| Other Flowering and Foliar
Type |
1999 |
179 |
2,567 |
17,712 |
|
2000 |
168 |
1,611 |
12,083 |
| Vegetable Type |
1999 |
152 |
659 |
4,567 |
|
2000 |
158 |
502 |
3,800 |
| Pots |
|
|
Pots |
|
| Begonias 3/ |
2000 |
63 |
506 |
670 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Geraniums - Cuttings |
1999 |
173 |
5,296 |
8,845 |
|
2000 |
181 |
5,353 |
8,540 |
| Geraniums - Seed |
1999 |
40 |
3,241 |
2,771 |
|
2000 |
39 |
2,829 |
2,372 |
| Impatiens, I. wallerana |
1999 |
53 |
759 |
989 |
|
2000 |
46 |
440 |
543 |
| Impatiens, New Guinea |
1999 |
160 |
2,516 |
3,931 |
|
2000 |
165 |
2,864 |
4,688 |
| Marigold 3/ |
2000 |
26 |
92 |
109 |
| Pansy/Viola 3/ |
2000 |
29 |
779 |
649 |
| Petunias |
1999 |
76 |
563 |
985 |
|
2000 |
68 |
304 |
504 |
| Other Flowering &
Foliar Type |
1999 |
168 |
10,709 |
19,450 |
|
2000 |
110 |
5,807 |
10,152 |
| Vegetable Type |
1999 |
58 |
1,065 |
1,363 |
|
2000 |
54 |
871 |
1,088 |
| Hanging Baskets |
|
|
Baskets |
|
| Begonia 3/ |
2000 |
71 |
168 |
806 |
| Geranium (cuttings) |
2000 |
132 |
337 |
2,507 |
| Geranium (seeds, plugs) |
2000 |
9 |
16 |
149 |
| Impatiens, I. wallerana |
1999 |
135 |
234 |
1,182 |
|
2000 |
120 |
256 |
1,267 |
| Impatiens, New Guinea |
1999
|
141 |
387 |
2,438 |
|
2000 |
128 |
398 |
2,531 |
| Marigold 3/ |
2000 |
5/ |
5/ |
5/ |
| Pansy/Viola 3/ |
2000 |
12 |
23 |
138 |
| Petunias |
1999 |
163 |
158 |
978 |
|
2000 |
143 |
251 |
1,074 |
| Other Flowering and Foliar
Type |
1999 |
195 |
937 |
6,746 |
|
2000 |
141 |
524 |
3,506 |
FLORICULTURE: Producers,
Sales, and Value,
by Type of Plant, 1999-2000 1/
(Continued)
|
Year |
Producers
reporting |
Quantity
sold
(Thousands) |
Value of
sales 2/ |
|
|
Number |
Baskets |
1,000 Dollars |
| FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOR INDOOR OR PATIO USE |
| Foliage Hanging Baskets |
1999 |
44 |
351 |
1,415 |
|
2000 |
49 |
269 |
1,202 |
|
|
|
Pots |
|
| Potted Foliage |
1999 |
30 |
NA |
5/ |
| |
2000 |
39 |
NA |
2,241 |
| HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS,
POTTED |
| Hardy/Garden Chrysanthemums |
1999 |
155 |
4,841 |
8,142 |
|
2000 |
136 |
3,295 |
5,107 |
| Hostas 3/ |
2000 |
80 |
263 |
1,122 |
| Other Herbaceous Perennials
3/ |
2000 |
101 |
4,762 |
13,623 |
| PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL |
| Potted Flowering Plants |
2000 |
NA |
NA |
1,784 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants |
2000 |
NA |
NA |
9,647 |
N/A - Not available.
1/ 1999 Revised.
2/ Equivalent
wholesale value of all crops except potted foliage plants.
For potted foliage, value is based on net value of sales.
3/ Data series
began in 2000; 1999 data not available.
4/ Data series
new in 2000; 1999 and earlier published as "All Geraniums".
5/ Not published
to avoid disclosing individual operations. |
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