Hawaii Poisettias

In cooperation with:

HAWAII
POINSETTIAS

Agricultural Development Division

FREQUENCY: Annual

RELEASED: October 21, 2009

POINSETTIA INVENTORY
DOWN 14 PERCENT FOR 2009

Poinsettia Inventory & Quantity Sold,
State of Hawaii, 2000-2009
Thousands

Holiday inventory of poinsettias for 2009
is estimated at 273,000 pots, down
14 percent from the 2008 inventory
according to USDA, NASS, Hawaii Field
Office. The results are based on the
October 2009 poinsettia grower survey.
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.

500

400

300

200

100

0
2000

2001

2002

2003
Pots set

2004

2005

October inventory

2006

2007

2008

2009

Quantity sold

POINSETTIAS: Fall inventory, State of Hawaii, 2005-2009, with comparisons
Plant inventory October
Year

Pots set

Under
5 inches

5-6 ½
inches

Over
6 ½ inches

Hanging
Baskets

Total

------

438,000
345,000
305,000
319,000
273,000

Pots sold

Number of pots

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

455,000
358,000
312,000
325,000
280,000

115,000
83,000
77,000
64,000
51,000

278,000
225,000
204,000
220,000
200,000

45,000
37,000
24,000
35,000
22,000

360,000
329,000
291,000
293,000
NA

NA = Not available.
-- = Negligible.

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

David Mattice & Sara Kamibayashi
Hawaii County
Naomi Landgraf
Maui County
June Okamura
Honolulu County and Kauai County
NASDA Enumerators

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 2009
inventory of pots in the 5-6 ½ inch category
accounted for the majority of the inventory with
200,000 pots or 73 percent of the total. Pots
under 5 inches comprised of 19 percent or
51,000 pots while those in the over 6 ½ inch
category contributed 8 percent or 22,000 pots.
Pots grown under saran made up 47 percent of
2009 season’s inventory. Pots grown under
glass or glass substitute were 38 percent of the
total and pots grown under open field
conditions were 15 percent of the total.
Red continued to be the most popular color for
the upcoming season and making up 82
percent of the inventory. The remaining 18
percent was divided among white, pink,
marbled, and other.

POINSETTIAS: Percent of pots available for sale
by size, in October, 2005-2009
Year
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

Under
5 inches
26
24
25
20
19

5-6 ½ Over 6 ½ Hanging
inches
inches Baskets
64
10
-65
11
-67
8
-69
11
-73
8
--

Total
100
100
100
100
100

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown
by type of growing area, in October, 2005-2009
Year

Saran

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

48
58
47
44
47

Glass or glass
Substitute
27
21
32
36
38

Open field
25
21
21
20
15

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by color, in October, 2005-2009
Year
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

Red
74
75
84
85
82

White
6
6
4
5
6

Pink
6
6
4
3
5

Marbled
5
3
2
2
2

Other
9
10
6
5
5