Hawaii Horticulture and Nursery Products

United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service

Hawaii Horticulture and
Nursery Products
Annual Summary 2018
Cooperating with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Pacific Regional Office Hawaii · 300 Ala Moana Blvd Suite 7-118· Honolulu, HI 96850 · 1-(800)-804-9514· Fax 1-(844)-332-7146 · www.nass.usda.gov/hi

Released: October 3, 2019

New Category ‘Food Crops Grown Under Cover’ Added to Horticulture and
Nursery Product Report
The 2018 value of Hawaii’s horticulture and nursery products is estimated at $84.3 million, a 9 percent
increase from the 2017 value of $77.6 million. The increase in total sales was driven by ‘food crops
grown under cover’, which was a new category this year. The largest component of the Hawaii
horticulture and nursery industry, landscape plant materials, contributed 27 percent to the total sales.
Cut flowers totaled $5.49 million, down 12 percent from 2017. Cut and potted orchids were valued at
$13.7 million, down 2 percent from the previous year. Lei flowers were estimated at $1.76 million, 27
percent lower than 2017. Foliage sales increased to $13.0 million, 9 percent above the previous year.
Potted flowering plants were valued at $5.97 million, 44 percent above the previous year. Landscape
plant material was estimated at $23.0 million, up 3 percent from 2017. Bedding and garden plants
wholesale value was at $1.96 million, 21 percent below last year.
Horticulture and Nursery Products: Wholesale Value, State of Hawaii, 2014-2018 1
Commodity
Cut flowers 2
Orchids 3
Lei flowers
Foliage 4
Potted flowering plants
Food crops grown under cover 5
All other nursery products 6
Total
1
2
3
4
5
6

2014

2015

5,398
15,092
2,466
10,887
4,013
30,079
67,935

6,321
14,457
2,393
12,456
4,114
27,658
67,399

2016

2017

2018

6,241
14,048
2,416
12,019
4,152
38,674
77,550

5,491
13,709
1,757
13,047
5,968
8,582
35,708
84,262

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

6,334
14,213
2,573
13,045
3,921
34,457
74,543

Includes only producers having total sales of $10,000 or more with the exception of ‘All Other Nursery Products’.
Cut orchids included in “Orchids” category.
Includes cut and potted orchids.
Includes cut, potted, and unfinished.
2018 is first year published separately. Included in ‘All Other Nursery Products’ in prior years.
Includes bedding/garden plants, plant rentals, landscape plants, propagation materials, sod, trees, and any other nursery products not elsewhere
classified. Also, includes grower sales greater than $999 but less than $10,000, which were not categorized.

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STATE SUMMARY (Continued)

Horticulture & Nursery Products:
Value of Sales, State of Hawaii, 2009 - 2018
$90
$80

$84.3
$77.6

$76.8
$71.1

$69.6

Million Dollars

$70

$70.3

$72.3

$67.4

$67.9

$74.5

$60
$50
$40
$30
$20
$10
$0

Horticulture and Nursery Products:
Top Five Crops, State of Hawaii, 2017-2018 1
Rank
Crop

2017

Value of Sales

2018

--- Number ---

Palms (potted for indoor
or patio use)
Anthuriums, cut
Dendrobiums, potted
Phalaenopsis, potted
Poinsettias
1

Page 2

2017

2018

--- 1,000 dollars ---

1

1

4,607

5,255

3
2
4
-

2
3
4
5

2,892
3,240
1,376
1,228

2,718
2,500
2,237
1,773

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

STATE SUMMARY (Continued)
Horticulture & Nursery Products by Commodity: 2009 & 2018

2018

Other Nursery
Products
9%

Landscape Plant
Material
27%

Food Crops Grown
Under Cover
10%

Cut Flowers
7%

Plant Rentals
4%
Orchids
16%

Bedding & Garden
2%
Potted Flowering
Plants
7%

Foliage
16%

Lei Flowers
2%

2009
Landscape Plant
Material
29%
Other Nursery
Products
6%
Plant Rentals
7%
Cut Flowers
9%

Bedding & Garden
4%

Potted Flowering
Plants
5%

Foliage
16%

Orchids
21%
Lei Flowers
3%

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SELECTED CUT FLOWERS
Horticulture and Nursery Products: State of Hawaii, 2014-2018 1
Farms Having
Sales 2

Quantity
Sold

Value of
Sales

----- Number -----

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

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

45
38
38
40
36

3,388
2,912
2,942
3,185
2,828

2,472
2,638
2,743
2,892
2,718

14
17
13
13
15

108
137
39
40
42

81
149
38
46
54

38
40
37
36
29

181
279
176
181
131

119
186
139
158
107

Ginger, red - stems
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

47
44
41
42
34

592
644
472
492
384

386
429
316
345
289

Gingers, other - stems
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

20
22
21
23
20

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Heliconias - stems
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

45
46
42
39
37

469
467
570
622
335

Crop and Year
CUT FLOWERS
Anthuriums - stems
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Birds of Paradise - stems
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Ginger, pink - stems
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

See footnotes at end of table.

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354
494
650
720
489
Continued

SELECTED CUT FLOWERS & ORCHIDS
Horticulture & Nursery Products: State of Hawaii, 2014-2018 1 -- (Continued)
Crop and Year

Farms Having
Sales 2

Quantity
Sold

Value of
Sales

----- Number -----

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

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

Proteas - stems
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

27
23
20
21
17

879
703
634
969
774

844
1,030
1,075
1,070
829

Other cut flowers - stems
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

35
38
32
25
37

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1,143
1,395
1,373
1,010
1,005

ORCHIDS
Cymbidiums, cut - stems
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

7
6
4
6
7

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Dendrobiums, cut - stems
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

27
23
25
21
18

2,544
2,136
2,052
1,848
1,260

1,428
1,224
1,375
1,248
1,124

14
8
10
9
11

216
216
180
204
168

286
284
244
276
252

13
11
15
10
9

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

347
482
591
580
340
Continued

Oncidiinae, cut - stems
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Other cut orchids - stems
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
See footnotes at end of table.

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ORCHIDS
Horticulture and Nursery Products: State of Hawaii, 2014-2018 1 -- (Continued)
Crop and Year
Dendrobiums, potted
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Phalaenopsis, potted
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Other potted orchids
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

Farms Having
Sales 2

Quantity
Sold

Value of
Sales

----- Number -----

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

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

49
51
51
46
46

586
624
576
558
432

3,554
3,502
3,280
3,240
2,500

23
28
25
23
23

243
218
237
134
257

2,012
2,034
2,097
1,376
2,237

63
63
56
55
51

934
902
909
898
837

7,196
6,931
6,626
7,328
7,256
Continued

See footnotes at end of table.

Continued

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LEI FLOWERS & INDIVIDUAL BLOOMS
Horticulture and Nursery Products: State of Hawaii, 2014-2018 1 -- (Continued)
Crop and Year

LEI/INDIVIDUAL BLOOMS
Dendrobiums – blooms
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Plumerias – blooms
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Other lei/individual - blooms
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
See footnotes at end of table.

Farms Having
Sales 2

Quantity
Sold

Value of
Sales

----- Number -----

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

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

16
16
13
11
11

5,941
3,577
4,285
3,515
3,546

240
258
252
136
157

12
11
12
10
9

12,131
6,931
7,810
7,994
7,234

441
398
393
463
331

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1,786
1,737
1,928
1,817
1,268
Continued

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FOLIAGE
Horticulture and Nursery Products: State of Hawaii 2014-2018 1 -- (Continued)
Crop and Year

Farms Having
Sales 2

Quantity
Sold

Value of
Sales

----- Number -----

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

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

FOLIAGE
Dracaena, potted
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

24
22
22
22
28

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

3

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

25
30
20
22
39

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

4,704
5,550
5,737
4,607
5,255

Hanging baskets, potted
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

8
10
10
7
8

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

90
86
95
61
221

36
28
24
32
40

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

4,804
5,546
5,758
6,028
5,676

33
34
34
30
33

1,575
2,751
2,716
2,038
2,328

150
242
247
189
393

42
40
37
37
36

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

3
3
3
3

Palms, potted

Other potted foliage
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Ti leaves, cut – leaves
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Other cut greens
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
See footnotes at end of table.

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1,138
1,032
1,209
1,134
1,503
Continued

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POTTED FLOWERING & BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS
Horticulture and Nursery Products: State of Hawaii, 2014-2018 1 – (Continued)
Crop and Year

Farms Having
Sales 2

Quantity
Sold

Value of
Sales

----- Number -----

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

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

POTTED FLOWERING PLANTS
Anthuriums
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

14
16
17
15
22

93
110
96
97
170

671
852
683
690
1,276

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

9
10
9
9
12

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

18
17
16
16
19

221
222
214
230
341

1,145
1,151
1,109
1,228
1,773

Other potted flowering plants
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

24
24
21
19
25

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

2,196
2,111
2,129
2,234
2,919

10
10
10
9
9

39
40
46
49
52

104
105
114
130
197

4
5
6
4
6

190
194
194
94
122

118
120
121
70
124

18
18
15
13
19

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

Bromeliads

Poinsettias

POTTED BEDDING/GARDEN
Impatiens, New Guinea
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Impatiens, other
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Other bedding/garden
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
See footnotes at end of table.

2,422
2,153
2,303
2,284
1,636
Continued

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OTHER HORTICULTURE & NURSERY PRODUCTS
Horticulture and Nursery Products: State of Hawaii, 2014-2018 1 -- (Continued)
Crop and Year

PLANT RENTALS
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

Farms Having
Sales 2

Quantity
Sold

Value of
Sales

----- Number -----

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

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

44
33
35
30
27

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

4,164
3,193
2,813
3,440
3,261

113
129
167
135
128

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

18,569
15,240
23,064
22,354
22,985

32

NA

8,582

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

4,702
6,848
6,041
10,396
7,505

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

67,935
67,399
74,543
77,550
84,262

LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIAL 4
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
FOOD CROPS GROWN UNDER COVER 5
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
OTHER NURSERY PRODUCTS 6
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
TOTAL 7
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

NA = Not available.
1
Includes only producers having total sales of $10,000 or more with the exception of ‘Other Nursery Products’.
2
Number of farms having sales during that year.
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
2018 is first year published separately. Included in ‘Other Nursery Products’ in prior years.
6
Includes other flowers or nursery products not elsewhere classified. Also, 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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DENDROBIUM ORCHIDS
DENDROBIUM ORCHID SALES DOWN 18 PERCENT
In 2018, Dendrobium orchid sales were valued at $3.8 million, 18 percent lower
than 2017. Potted in bud/bloom contributed $2.5 million, down 23 percent from
last year. Cut flowers registered $1.1 million in sales, 10 percent lower than the
previous year. Sales of individual blossoms increased 15 percent to $157,000.
Dendrobium Orchids: Sales and Value, State of Hawaii, 2014-2018 1
Individual Blossoms
Year

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
1
2

Cut Flowers

Potted in Bud/Bloom
Total Value 2

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

1,000
dollars

586
624
576
558
432

3,554
3,502
3,280
3,240
2,500

5,222
4,984
4,907
4,625
3,782

5.9
3.6
4.3
3.5
3.5

240
258
252
136
157

2,544
2,136
2,052
1,848
1,260

1,428
1,224
1,375
1,248
1,124

Includes only producers with total sales of $10,000 or more.
Totals may not add due to rounding.

Dendrobium Value of Sales:
(2009 - 2018)

$8
$7

Million Dollars

$6
$5
$4
$3
$2
$1
$0
2009

2010

2011

2012

Individual Flower

2013

2014

2015

Cut Flower

2016

2017

2018

Potted Bud/Bloom

Dendrobium Orchids (Potted in Bud/Bloom and Cut Flowers): Number of Farms and
Production Area, State of Hawaii, 2014-2018 1
Farms
Year

Cut Flowers

Potted
in Bud/Bloom

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

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
1
2

27
23
25
21
18

49
51
51
46
46

Cut Flowers

Production Area 2
Potted
in Bud/Bloom

Total

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

2,299
1,423
1,519
2,097
1,680

1,627
1,351
1,300
1,146
1,309

3,926
2,774
2,819
3,243
2,989

Includes only producers with $10,000 or more in total sales.
Production area revised for years 2014 to 2017.

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FARM NUMBERS & AREA SUMMARY
Horticulture and Nursery Products: Number of farms and growing area, 2014-2018 1
Greenhouse 2
Year
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
1
2

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

1,794
1,770
1,822
1,817
2,121

Includes producers with total sales of $1,000 or more.
Glass or glass substitute structure.

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Artificial Shade
21,332
19,505
19,061
17,617
17,149

Open Field

Total Area

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

2,089
1,793
1,785
2,300
2,116

2,620
2,281
2,264
2,746
2,558