Hawaii Poinsettias Release

In cooperation with:

HAWAII
POINSETTIAS

Agricultural Development Division

FREQUENCY: Annual

RELEASED: November 13, 2008

2008 SEASON INVENTORY
UP 5 PERCENT

Poinsettia Inventory & Quantity Sold,
State of Hawaii, 1999-2008

Holiday inventory of poinsettias for 2008 is
estimated at 319,000 pots, up 5 percent
from the previous season’s inventory
according to USDA, NASS, Hawaii Field
Office. The results are based on the
October 2008 poinsettia grower survey.

Thousands

Historically,
October
pot
inventory
represents 95 to 98 percent of total pots set
and does not take into account culling for
disease and quality, combining smaller pots
into hanging baskets, and other factors that
may affect the actual amount reaching
markets during the peak holiday season.

200

500
400
300

100
0
1999

2000

2001

2002

Pots set

2003

2004

October inventory

2005

2006

2007

2008

Quantity sold

POINSETTIAS: Fall inventory, State of Hawaii, 2004-2008, with comparisons
Plant inventory October
Year

Pots set

Under
5 inches

5-6 ½
inches

117,000
115,000
83,000
77,000
64,000

227,000
278,000
225,000
204,000
220,000

Over
6 ½ inches

Pots sold

Hanging
Baskets

Total

------

378,000
438,000
345,000
305,000
319,000

Number of pots

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

388,000
455,000
358,000
312,000
325,000

34,000
45,000
37,000
24,000
35,000

327,000
360,000
329,000
315,000
N.A.

NA = Not available.
-- = Negligible.

Mark Hudson
Director
King Whetstone
Deputy Director
Regina Hidano
Agricultural Statistician
Sandy Nakasone
Statistical Assistant

David Mattice
Hawaii County
Naomi Landgraf
Maui County
June Okamura
Honolulu County and Kauai County

1428 South King Street, Honolulu, HI 96814-2512, Telephone: (808) 973-9588, FAX: (808) 973-2909
Internet Web Site: http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Hawaii/index.asp

Survey indications show October 2008
inventory of pots in the 5-6 ½ inch category
accounted for the majority of the inventory with
220,000 pots or 69 percent of the total. Pots
under 5 inches comprised of 20 percent or
64,000 pots while those in the over 6 ½ inch
category contributed 11 percent or 35,000 pots.
Pots grown under saran made up 44 percent of
2008 season’s inventory. Pots grown under
glass or glass substitute were 36 percent of the
total and pots grown under open field
conditions were 20 percent of the total.
Red continued to be the most popular color for
the upcoming season and making up 85
percent of the inventory. The remaining 15
percent was divided among white, other, pink,
and marbled.

POINSETTIAS: Percent of pots available for sale
by size, in October, 2004-2008
Year
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

Under
5 inches
31
26
24
25
20

5-6 ½ Over 6 ½ Hanging
inches
inches Baskets
60
9
-64
10
-65
11
-67
8
-69
11
--

Total
100
100
100
100
100

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown
by type of growing area, in October, 2004-2008
Year

Saran

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

53
48
58
47
44

Glass or glass
Substitute
21
27
21
32
36

Open field
26
25
21
21
20

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by color, in October, 2004-2008
Year
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

Red
73
74
75
84
85

White
2
6
6
4
5

Pink
3
6
6
4
3

Marbled
2
5
3
2
2

Other
20
9
10
6
5