Final Floriculture Report for 2003
21 de septiembre de 2004
According to the Floriculture Crops 2003 Summary recently released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the wholesale value of domestically produced cut flowers in 2003 was $425 million, virtually unchanged from the year before. Californias value is $306 million, which represents 72% of the total cut flower value in the 36 surveyed states.
According to the Floriculture Crops 2003 Summary recently released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the wholesale value of domestically produced cut flowers in 2003 was $425 million, virtually unchanged from the year before. Californias value is $306 million, which represents 72% of the total cut flower value in the 36 surveyed states.
The top three cut flower categories are lilies at $69.8 million, roses at $51.9 million, and tulips at $29.6 million. The number of cut flower growers, however, declined to 548. The wholesale value of cut cultivated greens for 2003 is $109 million, down 5%. Floridas value, at $83.4 million, represents 77% of the category total. Although Leatherleaf ferns, at $48.7 million, are down 9% from last year, the value of all other cut greens remained unchanged. The complete work is on http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/other/zfc-bb/floran04.pdfSource: PMA Freshline - This Week in Produce, September 15, 2004, www.pma.comLee Mannering, LMannering@pma.com
