Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Products

United States Department of Agriculture

Hawaii Floriculture and
Nursery Products
Annual Summary
October 5, 2017
In Cooperation with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Hawaii Field Office · 300 Ala Moana Blvd Suite 7-118· Honolulu, HI 96850 · 1-(800)-804-9514 · www.nass.usda.gov

FLORICULTURE AND NURSERY PRODUCTS VALUE HIGHEST SINCE 2009
NATION

The 2016 preliminary value of Hawaii’s
AL floriculture and nursery products is estimated at $74.5 million,
the highest value since 2009, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Pacific
AGRICU
Region, Hawaii Field Office. Increase in
sales was driven by landscape plant material and other nursery
LTURAL
products
STATIST
ICS

Cut flowers totaled $6.33 million, up slightly from 2015. Cut and potted orchids were valued at
SERV
$14.2 million, 2 percent below the previous year. Lei flowers pegged at $2.57 million, 8 percent higher
than 2015. Foliage sales rose to $13.0 million, 5 percent more than the previous year. Potted flowering
plants were valued at $3.92 million, 5 percent below the previous year.
Landscape plant material was estimated at $23.1 million, up 51 percent from 2015. Plant rentals
decreased 12 percent from 2015, totaling $2.81 million. Bedding and garden plants wholesale value
was at $2.54 million, 7 percent above last year.
Floriculture and Nursery Products: Wholesale value, State of Hawaii, 2012-2016 1
2012

2013

Commodity
Cut flowers 2
Orchids 3
Lei flowers
Foliage 4
Potted flowering plants
All other nursery products
Unspecified sales 6
Total
1
2
3
4
5

6

2014

2015

2016

6,321
14,457
2,393
12,456
4,114
26,358
1,300
67,399

6,334
14,213
2,573
13,045
3,921
32,957
1,500
74,543

----------1,000 dollars----------

5

6,934
14,751
2,377
10,608
2,990
31,290
1,350
70,300

7,116
14,689
3,003
10,357
4,231
31,496
1,400
72,292

5,398
15,092
2,466
10,887
4,013
28,779
1,300
67,935

Includes only producers having total sales of $10,000 or more with the exception of the Unspecified sales category.
Cut orchids included in “Orchids” category.
Includes cut and potted orchids and dendrobium seedlings. Beginning 2010, excludes dendrobium seedlings.
Includes cut, potted, and unfinished.
Includes bedding/garden plants, plant rentals, landscape plants, propagation materials, sod, trees, and any other nursery products not elsewhere
classified. Beginning 2010, includes dendrobium seedlings.
Includes grower sales greater than $999 but less than $10,000 which were not categorized.

STATE SUMMARY (Continued)
Floriculture and Nursery Products:
Value of Sales, State of Hawaii, 2007-2016

$120.0
$100.0

$108.7
$94.7
$76.8

Million Dollars

$80.0

$71.1

$74.5

$72.3
$69.6

$70.3

$67.9

$60.0
$40.0
$20.0
$0.0

Floriculture and Nursery Products:
Top five crops, State of Hawaii, 2015-2016 1
Value of
production

Rank
Crop

2015

2016

Number

Palms (potted for indoor
or patio use)
Dendrobium, potted
Anthurium, cut
Phalaenopsis, potted
Dendrobium, cut
1

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2015

2016

1,000 dollars

1

1

5,550

5,737

2
3
4
5

2
3
4
5

3,502
2,638
2,034
1,224

3,280
2,743
2,097
1,375

Only publishable crops for both years are ranked in the table.

$67.4

STATE SUMMARY (Continued)
Floriculture & Nursery Products by Commodity: 2007 & 2016

2016

Landscape
Plant Material
31%

Other Nursery
Products
6%
Unspecified
Sales
2%

Plant Rentals
4%

Cut Flowers
9%

Bedding &
Garden
3%
Potted
Flowering
Plants
5%

Orchids
19%
Foliage
18%

Lei Flowers
3%

2007
Landscape Plant
Material
25%
Other Nursery
Products
4%

Plant Rentals
6%

Unspecified Sales
2%

Bedding & Garden
3%
Potted Flowering
Plants
6%

Cut Flowers
11%

Foliage
19%

Orchids
20%
Lei Flowers
4%

SELECTED CUT FLOWERS
Floriculture and Nursery Products: State of Hawaii, 2012-2016 1
Farms having
sales 2

Quantity
sold

Value of
sales

Number

1,000

-----1,000 dollars-----

48
50
45
38
38

4,332
5,119
3,388
2,912
2,942

3,470
3,539
2,472
2,638
2,743

25
20
14
17
13

144
63
108
137
39

99
47
81
149
38

41
44
38
40
37

336
330
181
279
176

239
212
119
186
139

Ginger, red - stems
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

55
57
47
44
41

888
680
592
644
472

527
404
386
429
316

Gingers, other - stems
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

15
20
20
22
21

84

82

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Heliconias - stems
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

53
55
45
46
42

552
492
469
467
570

Crop and year
CUT FLOWERS
Anthuriums - stems
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Birds of Paradise - stems
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Ginger, pink - stems
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

See footnotes at end of table.

523
417
354
494
650
Continued

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SELECTED CUT FLOWERS & ORCHIDS
Floriculture & Nursery Products: State of Hawaii, 2012-2016 1 -- (Continued)
Farms having
sales 2

Quantity
sold

Value of
sales

Number

1,000

-----1,000 dollars-----

Proteas - stems
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

31
28
27
23
20

1,069
807
879
703
634

930
796
844
1,030
1,075

Other cut flowers - stems
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

36
40
35
38
32

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1,064
1,701
1,143
1,395
1,373

9
7
7
6
4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3
3

3
3

33
28
27
23
25

2,472
2,460
2,544
2,136
2,052

1,691
1,564
1,428
1,224
1,375

20
15
14
8
10

324
264
216
216
180

402
337
286
284
244

14
15
13
11
15

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

454
462
347
482
591
Continued

Crop and year

ORCHIDS
Cymbidiums, cut - stems
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Dendrobiums, cut - stems
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Oncidiinae, cut - stems
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Other cut orchids - stems
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
See footnotes at end of table.

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ORCHIDS
Floriculture and Nursery Products: State of Hawaii, 2012-2016 1 -- (Continued)
Crop and year
Dendrobiums, potted
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Phalaenopsis, potted
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Other potted orchids
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

Farms having
sales 2

Quantity
sold

Value of
sales

Number

1,000

-----1,000 dollars-----

59
58
49
51
51

598
549
586
624
576

3,422
3,270
3,554
3,502
3,280

26
27
23
28
25

176
221
243
218
237

1,344
1,653
2,012
2,034
2,097

79
70
63
63
56

1,044
1,007
934
902
909

See footnotes at end of table.

Continued

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7,439
7,403
7,196
6,931
6,626
Continued

FOLIAGE
Floriculture and Nursery Products: State of Hawaii 2012-2016 1 -- (Continued)
Farms having
sales 2

Quantity
sold

Value of
sales

Number

1,000

-----1,000 dollars-----

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

26
26
24
22
22

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

2,833

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

30
27
25
30
20

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

4,383
4,688
4,704
5,550
5,737

Hanging baskets, potted
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

8
8
8
10
10

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

72
76
90
86
95

21
20
36
28
24

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

2,349
4,392
4,804
5,546
5,758

46
37
33
34
34

2,591
1,642
1,575
2,751
2,716

44
37
42
40
37

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

Crop and year
FOLIAGE
Dracaena, potted

3
3
3
3

Palms, potted

Other potted foliage
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Ti leaves, cut – leaves
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

254
155
150
242
247

Other cut greens
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
See footnotes at end of table.

718
1,046
1,138
1,032
1,209
Continued

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LEI FLOWERS & INDIVIDUAL BLOOMS
Floriculture and Nursery Products: State of Hawaii, 2012-2016 1 -- (Continued)
Crop and year

LEI/INDIVIDUAL BLOOMS
Dendrobiums – blooms
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Plumerias - blooms
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Other lei/individual - blooms
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
See footnotes at end of table.

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Farms having
sales 2

Quantity
sold

Value of
sales

Number

1,000

-----1,000 dollars-----

18
16
16
16
13

4,970
4,628
5,941
3,577
4,285

197
179
240
258
252

10
9
12
11
12

6,850
7,483
12,131
3

286
367

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

6,931
7,810

441
398
393
1,894
2,457
1,786
1,737
1,928
Continued

POTTED FLOWERING & BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS
Floriculture and Nursery Products: State of Hawaii, 2012-2016 1 – (Continued)
Crop and year

Farms having
sales 2

Quantity
sold

Value of
sales

Number

1,000

-----1,000 dollars-----

POTTED FLOWERING PLANTS
Anthuriums
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

18
19
14
16
17

35
97
93
110
96

267
710
671
852
683

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

7
11
9
10
9

10

85

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

18
19
18
17
16

249
226
221
222
214

1,260
1,189
1,145
1,151
1,109

Other potted flowering plants
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

27
30
24
24
21

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1,377
2,331
2,196
2,111
2,129

9
10
10
9
10
10

110
60
39
40
46

191
157
104
105
114

7
8
4
5
6

244
217
190
194
194

153
165
118
120
121

Bromeliads

Poinsettias

POTTED BEDDING/GARDEN
Impatiens, New Guinea
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Impatiens, other
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Other bedding/garden
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
See footnotes at end of table.

18
17
18
18
15

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

2,199
2,658
2,422
2,153
2,303
Continued

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OTHER NURSERY PRODUCTS
Floriculture and Nursery Products: State of Hawaii, 2012-2016 1 -- (Continued)
Crop and year

PLANT RENTALS
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

Farms having
sales 2

Quantity
sold

Value of
sales

Number

1,000

-----1,000 dollars-----

38
40
44
33
35

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

4,728
3,876
4,164
3,193
2,813

134
165
113
129
167

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

21,096
20,084
18,569
15,240
23,064

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

2,923
4,556
3,402
5,548
4,541

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1,350
1,400
1,300
1,300
1,500

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

70,300
72,292
67,935
67,399
74,543

LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIAL 4
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
OTHER NURSERY PRODUCTS 5
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
UNSPECIFIED SALES 6
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
TOTAL 7
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA = Not available.
1
Includes only producers having total sales of $10,000 or more with the exception of the Unspecified sales category.
2
Number of farms having sales during that year; “Total” is unduplicated count.
3
Data not shown separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations but combined and included with “Other” category in each section.
4
Includes broadleaf and coniferous evergreens, deciduous and flower trees, palms, and citrus, fruit and nut trees, and sod. Does not include palms or
potted foliage for indoor or patio use, bedding and garden plants, propagative floriculture material, and items which are included in published categories.
5
Includes other flowers or nursery products not elsewhere classified.
6
Includes grower sales greater than $999 but less than $10,000 which were not categorized.
7
Totals may not add due to rounding.

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10

DENDROBIUM ORCHIDS
DENDROBIUM ORCHID SALES

DOWN 2 PERCENT
In 2016, Dendrobium
orchid sales were
valued
at
$4.9
million, 2 percent
lower than 2015.
Potted in bud/bloom
contributed
$3.3
million, decreasing 6 percent from last
year. Cut flowers registered $1.4 million in
sales, 12 percent higher than the previous
year. Sales of individual blossoms
decreased 2 percent to $252,000.

Dendrobium Value of Sales:
State of Hawaii
2006-2016

Million Dollars

$12.0
$10.0

Individual flowers

$8.0

Potted Bud/Bloom

$6.0

Cut Flower

$4.0
$2.0
$0.0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Dendrobium Orchids: Sales and value, State of Hawaii, 2012-2016 1
Individual blossoms
Year

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
1
2

Cut flowers

Potted in bud/bloom

Number
sold

Value

Number
sold

Value

Number
sold

Value

Million
blooms

1,000
dollars

1,000
stems

1,000
dollars

1,000
pots

1,000
dollars

5.0
4.6
5.9
3.6
4.3

197
179
240
258
252

2,472
2,460
2,544
2,136
2,052

1,691
1,564
1,428
1,224
1,375

598
549
586
624
576

3,422
3,270
3,554
3,502
3,280

Total value 2
1,000 dollars

5,310
5,013
5,222
4,984
4,907

Includes only producers with total sales of $10,000 or more.
Data not shown separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

Dendrobium Orchids (Potted in bud/bloom and cut flowers): Number of farms and production
area, State of Hawaii, 2012-2016 1
Farms
Year

Cut flowers

Potted
in bud/bloom

----------------------- Number -----------------------

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
1

33
28
27
23
25

59
58
49
51
51

Cut flowers

Production area
Potted
in bud/bloom

Total

------------------------------- 1,000 square feet --------------------------

2,432
2,307
1,959
1,419
1,519

2,058
1,535
1,522
1,277
1,291

4,491
3,842
3,481
2,696
2,810

Includes only producers with $10,000 or more in total sales.

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FARM NUMBERS & AREA SUMMARY

Floriculture and Nursery Products: Number of farms and growing area, 2012-2016
Farms
Year
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
1

Number

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

Glass or glass substitute structure.

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Greenhouse1

Artificial shade

--------------- 1,000 square feet ---------------

1,748
1,419
1,794
1,770
1,822

19,987
19,873
21,332
19,505
19,061

Open field

Total area

--------------- Acres ---------------

2,488
2,126
2,089
1,793
1,785

2,987
2,615
2,620
2,281
2,264