Form QID 060099-US QID 060099-US Commercial Floriculture Survey - January 2016 - US

COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE SURVEY - January 2016 (for 2015 Production)
								OMB No. 0535-0093 Approval Expires: 1/31/2016 Project Code: 148 QID: 060099-US SMetakey: 2733
									United States Department of Agriculture
									NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
								U.S. Department of Agriculture Room 5030, South Building 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20250-2000 Phone: 1-800-727-9540 Fax: 202-690-2090 Email: [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary
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INTRODUCTION
1. During 2015, which of the following Floriculture crops did this operation PRODUCE and SELL?
201 Cut flowers		205 Foliage plants
202 Potted flowering plants		206 Cut cultivated greens
203 Potted herbaceous perennials		217 Propagative floriculture material and unfinished plants
204 Annual bedding/garden plants		220 None of the above (Please complete Sections 10 and 11 starting on page 11 and return by mail.)
2. Did this operation produce and sell $10,000 or more of these Floriculture crops in 2015? (Include retail and wholesale sales of crops produced or finished by this operation.)
003 1 YES, go to Item 3.	3 NO, continue.
Will this operation produce and sell $10,000 or more of these Floriculture crops in 2016?
450 1 YES, complete Sections 8, 9, and 11 starting on page 9.			3 NO, complete Sections 8, 9, and 11 starting on page 9.
3. Did this operation produce and sell $100,000 or more of these Floriculture crops in 2015?
451 1 YES, please review the instructions below and complete all Sections of the questionnaire.
3 NO, complete Sections 8, 9, and 11 starting on page 9.

INSTRUCTIONS

What to Report…

1. All production grown under glass, fiberglass and other rigid plastic, film plastic, shade cloth, natural shade, other shade, or outdoors.

2. The value of sales before deductions for commissions and transportation are made.

SECTION 1

CUT FLOWERS

1. Did this operation produce and sell any cut flowers during 2015?
401 1 YES, continue. 3 NO, go to SECTION 2.
INCLUDE: – Those for dried flowers.
Cut Flowers	Retail Sales in 2015				Wholesale Sales in 2015
	Number Grown and Sold			Total Value	Number Grown and Sold	Total Value
Alstroemeria	452			453	454	455
	Stems			$	Stems	$
Standard Carnations	006			710	007	008
	Stems			$	Stems	$
Pompon Chrysanthemums	036			715	037	038
	Bunches			$	Bunches	$
Delphinium and Larkspur	456			457	458	459
	Stems			$	Stems	$
Gerbera Daisies	460			461	462	463
	Stems			$	Stems	$
Gladioli	046			716	047	048
	Spikes			$	Spikes	$
Iris	464			465	466	467
	Stems			$	Stems	$
Lilies, All (Asiatic, Oriental, Others)	468			469	470	471
	Stems			$	Stems	$
Lisianthus	472			473	474	475
	Stems			$	Stems	$
Orchids, All (cut only)	476			477	478	479
	Blooms			$	Blooms	$
Roses, All (cut only) (Hybrid Tea, Sweetheart, Spray-types)	480			481	482	483
	Stems			$	Stems	$
Snapdragons	484			485	486	487
	Spikes			$	Spikes	$
Tulips (cut only)	488			489	490	491
	Stems			$	Stems	$
	Percent of Total Quantity Grown and Sold (Cells 493 + 494 = 100%)				Sales in 2015
	Retail		Wholesale		Total Value of Retail Sales		Total Value of Wholesale Sales
All Other Cut Flowers*	493		494		492		053
	%		%		$		$
*A partial list of All Other Cut Flowers includes: Anthurium, Aster, Carnation (miniature), Chrysanthemum (other), Daffodil/Narcissus, Dried Flowers, Freesia, Ginger, Gypsophila, Heather, Leptospermum, Liatris, Limonium, Protea, Statice, Stephanotis, Stock, Sunflower, and Zinnia.

1 SECTION 2

POTTED FLOWERING PLANTS FOR INDOOR OR PATIO USE

1. Did this operation finish and sell any potted flowering plants or potted flowering bulbs for indoor or patio use during 2015?
	402 1 YES, continue. 3 NO, go to SECTION 3.
	EXCLUDE: – Plants intended for landscape use. – Finished plants purchased from others and resold. – Sales as bulbs. – Hardy/garden mums to be reported in Section 3. – Bedding plants, geraniums, potted blooming annuals, or flowering hanging baskets to be reported in Section 4. – Caladium to be reported in Section 4.
Potted Flowering Plants		Type of Container		Retail Sales in 2015		Wholesale Sales in 2015
				Number Sold	Total Value	Number Sold	Total Value
African Violets		Pots less than 5”		056	720	058	060
					$		$
		Pots 5” or more		057	721	059	235
					$		$
Azaleas, finished florist (Showing color)		Pots less than 5”		070	726	072	074
					$		$
		Pots 5” or more		071	727	073	237
					$		$
Chrysanthemums, florist (Exclude hardy/garden mums to be reported in Section 3.)		Pots less than 5”		063	722	065	067
					$		$
		Pots 5” or more		064	723	066	236
					$		$
Lilies, Easter		Pots less than 5”		077	730	079	081
					$		$
		Pots 5” or more		078	731	080	238
					$		$
Orchids, All (potted)		Pots less than 5”		701	732	703	705
					$		$
		Pots 5” or more		702	733	704	706
					$		$
Poinsettias		Pots less than 5”	091		734	093	095
					$		$
		Pots 5” or more	092		735	094	240
					$		$
Roses, florist (potted)		Pots less than 5”	561		562	563	564
					$		$
		Pots 5” or more	565		566	567	568
					$		$
Spring Flowering Bulbs (Plants grown from bulbs including Tulips, Hyacinths, Daffodils/Narcissus, Other Lilies, etc.)		Pots less than 5”	569		570	571	572
					$		$
		Pots 5” or more	573		574	575	576
					$		$
All Other Potted Flowering Plants* (Exclude potted blooming annuals to be reported in Section 4.)		Pots less than 5”	083		736	085	102
					$		$
		Pots 5” or more	084		737	101	241
					$		$
*A partial list of All Other Potted Flowering Plants includes: Anthurium (potted), Begonia, Carnations (potted), Christmas cherry, Christmas pepper, Cyclamen, Exacum, Gardenia, Gloxinia, Hibiscus (potted), Hydrangea, Kalanchoe, Primula, Regal Pelargonium, and Zygocactus.

2 SECTION 3

POTTED HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS

1. Did this operation finish and sell any potted hardy/garden Chrysanthemums, Hostas, or Other Potted Herbaceous perennials during 2015?
	403 1 YES, continue. 3 NO, go to SECTION 4.
	INCLUDE: – Field and container grown plants. EXCLUDE: – Cuttings, liners, plug seedlings, bare root herbaceous perennials, prefinished plants or tissue cultured plantlets to be reported in Section 7.
Potted Herbaceous Perennials		Type of Container	Retail Sales in 2015			Wholesale Sales in 2015
			Number Sold	Total Value		Number Sold	Total Value
Chrysanthemums, hardy/garden		Pots less than 5”	800		801 $	802	803 $
		Pots 5” or more	804		805 $	806	807 $
Hostas		Less than 1 gal.	808		809 $	810	811 $
		1 gal. up to 2 gal.	812		813 $	814	815 $
		2 gal. or larger	816		817 $	818	819 $
All Other Potted Herbaceous Perennials*		Less than 1 gal.	832		833 $	834	835 $
		1 gal. up to 2 gal.	836		837 $	838	839 $
		2 gal. or larger	840		841 $	842	843 $
* A partial list of All Other Potted Herbaceous Perennials includes: Astilbe, Bleeding heart, Columbine, Coral bell, Coreopsis, Daylily, Dianthus, Fern (hardy/garden), Iris, Peony, Phlox, Purple coneflower, Rudbeckia, Salvia (perennial), Sedum, and Veronica.

3 SECTION 4

ANNUAL BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS

1. Did this operation finish and sell any annual bedding/garden plants during 2015?
404 1 YES, continue 3 NO, go to SECTION 5.
INCLUDE: – Annual bedding/garden plants finished and sold by this operation not used in commercial vegetable and strawberry production. EXCLUDE: – Finished bedding/garden plants purchased from others and resold. – Transplants used in commercial vegetable and strawberry production. – Foliage plants to be reported in Section 5. – Plugs and propagative material to be reported in Section 7. – Prefinished plants sold to others for finishing to be reported in Section 7.
2. Report flat size used if NOT 10” x 20” to 11” x 22”			880 ____ ____•___ ___		inches X		881 ____ ____•___ ___		inches
REPORT AS: – FLATS when using a common insert (for example: 606, 1204, 1206, 1801, 1803, etc.) – POTS if produced as separate units, including pots produced in shuttle trays, carrier flats, or flats of individual pots. – POTS containers of annuals and mixed annuals such as color bowls, strawberry jars, or combination planters.
Annual Bedding/Garden Plants	Type of Container	Retail Sales in 2015				Wholesale Sales in 2015
		Number Sold		Total Value		Number Sold		Total Value
Begonias	Flats	577		578 $		579		580 $
	Pots less than 5”	581		582 $		583		584 $
	Pots 5” or more	585		586 $		587		588 $
	Hanging baskets	589		590 $		591		592 $
Geraniums from vegetative cuttings	Flats	910		911 $		912		913 $
	Pots less than 5”	140		762 $		142		144 $
	Pots 5” or more	141		763 $		143		243 $
	Hanging baskets	914		915 $		916		917 $
Geraniums from seeds and plug seedlings	Flats	844		845 $		846		847 $
	Pots less than 5”	147		764 $		149		151 $
	Pots 5” or more	148		765 $		150		244 $
	Hanging baskets	848		849 $		850		851 $
New Guinea Impatiens	Flats	637		741 $		638		639 $
	Pots less than 5”	680		766 $		682		684 $
	Pots 5” or more	681		767 $		683		685 $
	Hanging baskets	659		747 $		660		661 $

4 SECTION 4

ANNUAL BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS (continued)

Annual Bedding/Garden Plants	Type of Container	Retail sales in 2015		Wholesale Sales in 2015
		Number Sold	Total Value	Number Sold	Total Value
Impatiens, other	Flats	632	742 $	633	634 $
	Pots less than 5”	672	768 $	674	676 $
	Pots 5” or more	673	769 $	675	677 $
	Hanging baskets	655	748 $	656	657 $
Marigolds	Flats	852	853 $	854	855 $
	Pots less than 5”	856	857 $	858	859 $
	Pots 5” or more	860	861 $	862	863 $
	Hanging baskets	864	865 $	866	867 $
Pansies/Violas	Flats	868	869 $	870	871 $
	Pots less than 5”	872	873 $	874	875 $
	Pots 5” or more	876	877 $	878	879 $
	Hanging baskets	884	885 $	886	887 $
Petunias	Flats	642	743 $	643	644 $
	Pots less than 5”	688	770 $	690	692 $
	Pots 5” or more	689	771 $	691	693 $
	Hanging baskets	663	749 $	664	665 $
All Other Flowering and Foliar Plants1/	Flats	123	744 $	124	125 $
	Pots less than 5”	154	772 $	156	158 $
	Pots 5” or more	155	773 $	157	245 $
	Hanging baskets	104	750 $	105	106 $
Vegetable Type Bedding Plants for home use 2/ (Exclude transplants for commercial production)	Flats	128	745 $	129	130 $
	Pots less than 5”	161	774 $	163	165 $
	Pots 5” or more	162	775 $	164	246 $
1/ A partial list of All Other Flowering/Foliar Plants includes: Ageratum, Alyssum (sweet), Caladium, Celosia, Coleus, Combination planter/color bowl, Dusty Miller, Fuchsia, Gazania, Nicotiana, Portulaca, Salvia (annual), Snapdragon, Verbena, Vinca, and Zinnia. 2/ Vegetable Type Bedding Plants include: Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Other Crucifers, Herbs (culinary), Pepper (sweet & hot), Tomato and others.

5 SECTION 5

FOLIAGE PLANTS FOR INDOOR OR PATIO USE (Pots and Baskets)

1. Did this operation finish and sell any potted foliage plants or foliage hanging baskets for indoor or patio use during 2015?
405 1 YES, continue. 3 NO, go to SECTION 6.
	INCLUDE: – Only those plants FINISHED for indoor or patio use and not intended for landscape use. – Plants that have flowers which are secondary compared with foliage features. – Ivy, cacti, ferns, palms, and succulents, etc., as well as indoor/patio shrubs, trees and vines FINISHED by you. EXCLUDE: – UNFINISHED plants sold to others for further “growing on” to be reported in Section 7.
Foliage Plants*		Retail Sales in 2015		Wholesale Sales in 2015
		Number Grown and Sold	Total Value	Number Grown and Sold	Total Value
Hanging Baskets		108	780	109	110
		Baskets	$	Baskets	$
Potted Plants		Percent of Total Quantity Grown and Sold (Cells 920 + 963 = 100%)		Sales in 2015
		Retail	Wholesale	Total Value of Retail Sales	Total Value of Wholesale Sales
		920	963	225	115
		%	%	$	$
*A partial list of Foliage Plants includes: Aglaonema, Aloe Vera, Cacti, Dieffenbachia, Dracaena, Epipremnum (Pothos), tropical Ferns (potted), Ficus, Hedera (ivy), Philodendron, Schefflera (Brassaia), Spathiphyllum, succulents, and Syngonium (Nephthytis).

6 SECTION 6

CUT CULTIVATED GREENS

1. Did this operation produce and sell any cut cultivated greens during 2015?
406 1 YES, continue. 3 NO, go to SECTION 7.
	INCLUDE: – Those grown and sold for export.
Cut Cultivated Greens		Retail Sales in 2015			Wholesale Sales in 2015
		Number Grown and Sold	Total Value		Number Grown and Sold		Total Value
Leatherleaf Ferns		175	781		176		177
		Bunches	$		Bunches		$
All Other Cut Cultivated Greens*		Percent of Total Quantity Grown and Sold (Cells 923 + 924 = 100%)			Sales in 2015
		Retail		Wholesale	Total Value of Retail Sales	Total Value of Wholesale Sales
		923		924	907	182
		%		%	$	$
*A partial list of All Other Cut Cultivated Greens includes: Asparagus fern, Coniferous evergreens, Cordyline/Ti, Eucalyptus, Hedera/Ivy, Holly, Huckleberry/Salal, Myrtle, Oregon/Sword Ferns, Pittosporum, and Podocarpus.

7 SECTION 7

PROPAGATIVE FLORICULTURE MATERIAL, BAREROOT AND UNFINISHED PLANTS

1. Did this operation produce and sell any propagative floriculture material or unfinished plants during 2015?
	417 1 YES, continue. 3 NO, go to SECTION 8.
	INCLUDE: – Bareroot perennials, cuttings, liners, plug seedlings, prefinished plants, or tissue cultured plantlets. – Plants sold to other growers for FURTHER GROWING–ON. EXCLUDE: – FINISHED plants sold to others to be reported in Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. – Seeds, bulbs, tubers, rhizomes, or corms.
2. What were the total values of sales of propagative (unfinished) materials by category in 2015?
a. Cut flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		901 $	d. Herbaceous perennials . . .	904 $
b. Potted flowering plants . . . . . . . .		902 $	e. Foliage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	905 $
c. Annual bedding/garden plants . . .		903 $	f. Cut cultivated greens . . . . . .	906 $

8 SECTION 8

AREA USED FOR PRODUCTION

INSTRUCTIONS: Report greenhouse, other covered space, and outdoor land area used for the production of floriculture crops grown by this operation in 2015. [This is your operation area without counting crop turns.] INCLUDE: – Area for production of cut flowers, flowering and foliage plants, annual bedding/garden plants, herbaceous perennials, cultivated florist greens, and propagative floriculture material. – Aisles, walkways and other production areas. EXCLUDE: – Non-floricultural production areas, such as fruit, vegetable, sod farms and tree and/or shrub nurseries. – Non-agricultural production areas, such as roads, and parking areas. – Production areas used exclusively to produce commercial vegetables or strawberries. NOTE: The roof covering (glazing) determines the greenhouse classification. For example, a greenhouse with a glass roof having film polyethylene insulation and fiberglass sides would be considered a glass greenhouse.
1. Of the total area used for floriculture production in 2015, how much was in:
								Square Feet
a. Glass greenhouses? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								247
b. Rigid plastic greenhouses (acrylics, polycarbonates, fiberglass and other rigid plastics)? . .								184
c. Film plastic greenhouses (single or multi-layer poly)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								185
d. Shade houses (slat, saran, and other covers)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								186
				Square Feet				Acres (Nearest Tenth)
e. Open ground (including natural shade)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				882			OR	187 ._____

9 SECTION 9

GROSS VALUE OF SALES AND NUMBER OF HIRED WORKERS

1. What was the total gross value of sales for the reported floriculture crops in 2015?
	(Check sales group.)
	0 to 999 dollars	. . . . . . . . . . . . .	99	□
	1,000 to 9,999 dollars	. . . . . . . . . . . . .	1	□
	10,000 to 19,999 dollars	. . . . . . . . . . . . .	2	□
	20,000 to 24,999 dollars	. . . . . . . . . . . . .	3	□
	25,000 to 39,999 dollars	. . . . . . . . . . . . .	4	□			OFFICE USE
	40,000 to 49,999 dollars	. . . . . . . . . . . . .	5	□			899
	50,000 to 99,999 dollars	. . . . . . . . . . . . .	6	□
	100,000 to 249,999 dollars	. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7	□
	250,000 to 499,999 dollars	. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	8	□
	500,000 to 999,999 dollars	. . . . . . . . . . . . .	9	□
	1,000,000 dollars or more	. . . . . . . . . . . . .	10	□
2. What was the largest number of workers on the payroll on any one day in 2015?
	INCLUDE: – Full-time, part-time workers, hired managers, and PAID family members. EXCLUDE: – Workers employed only for the retail operation, those working as landscapers, and non-paid family members.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					None		Workers
								898

10 SECTION 10

CHANGE IN OPERATOR

		Complete this section only if this operation did NOT produce any commercial floriculture products in 2015 (Item 1 on the front page is checked “None”).
1. Has this operation been sold, rented, or turned over to someone else? 950 1 YES, continue. 3 NO					1a. Will this operation produce any cut flowers, potted flowering plants, potted foliage plants, flowering or foliage hanging baskets, bedding plants (annual and perennial), cut cultivated florist greens, propagative material or unfinished plants during 2016? 953 1 YES 2 DON’T KNOW 3 NO [Regardless of answer to above, write a note to explain the situation, then go to SECTION 11, ITEM 3.] ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________
2. Please provide the following information for the operation that has taken over, then go to SECTION 11, ITEM 3.
a. What is the name and address of the new operation?
Operation Name:
Address:
Operator Name:
Address:

11 SECTION 11

CONCLUSION

1. Are you involved in any additional floriculture or greenhouse operations in this State?
951 1 YES, please list name and address of operation(s) in this State:
1a. Did you include the production from the additional operation(s) in this report? 955 1 YES 3 NO
3 NO, continue.
2. Does this operation operate any floriculture farms or greenhouses in any other State(s)?
952 1 YES, please list name and address of operation(s) in other State(s):
2a. Did you include the production from the additional operation(s) in this report? 956 1 YES 3 NO
3 NO, continue.
3. Survey Results: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to www.nass.usda.gov/results/
Would you rather have a brief summary sent to you at a later date?					1 YES 3 NO		099
4. Counties of Operation:
Thank You.
Comments:

Respondent Name:

9911

9910 MM DD YYYY

Phone:

Date: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

OFFICE USE

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Change

Office Use for POID

1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-R – Est 6-Inac – Est 7-Off Hold – Est 8-Known Zero

9901

1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Oth

9902

1-Mail 2-Tel 3-Face-to-Face 4-CATI 5-Web 6-e-mail 7-Fax 8-CAPI 19-Other

9903

098

100

785

921

789 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

Optional Use

407

408

9906

9916

S/E Name