Flowers Canada Growers reports on 2012 Canadian floriculture statistics

Flowers Canada Growers has released a report outlining data on the 2012 Canadian floriculture sector.

The largest expense for floriculture producers in Canada remains the Gross Yearly Payroll, representing 31% of their total expenses. Plants for Growing Material is their next biggest expense at 20%.The total expenses for Canadian greenhouse floriculture producers in 2012 were $1.05 billion.

Ontario represented almost 50% of the expenses nationally, with the total expenses for Ontario being $509 million. Over the past year, Canadian floriculture producers saw a decrease of almost $17 million in expenses. This may be in part due to the decreasing number of greenhouse floriculture operations, the report states.

In 2012, Canada exported $295 million of Ornamental horticulture products, a decrease of $3 million from 2011, while Canadian companies imported approximately $389 million, an increase of $26 million. The trade balance for Ornamental Horticulture in 2012 saw a $93 million loss.

Top trading partner for Canada remained the United States importing almost 99% of Canada’s exports, while 45% of Canada’s total imports come from the U.S.

Read the full report here.