2010 Floriculture Crops Summary, released by USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, reports the 2010 wholesale value of floriculture crops is up 3% from the revised 2009 valuation. The total crop value at wholesale for the 15-state program for all growers with $10,000 or more in sales is estimated at $4.1 billion for 2010, compared with $4 billion for 2009.
California continues to be the leading state with crops valued at $1 billion, up 8% from the 2009 value. Florida, the next largest producer is down 1% from the prior year to $810 million in wholesale value. These two states account for 44 percent of the 15-state total value. For 2010, the top 5 states are California, Florida, Michigan, Texas and North Carolina, which account for $2.75 billion, or 66% of the 15-state total value.
The number of producers (6,126) for 2010 is down 7% in the 15 states compared with the revised 2009 count of 6,561. The number of producers with sales of $100,000 or more dropped 7% to 2,706 for 2010 from 2,918 in 2009.
In the 15-state program, total covered area for floriculture crop production was 725 million sq. ft. However, these data are not comparable with the 2009 revised area of 807 million sq. ft. because the 2009 data were collected in conjunction with the Census of Horticultural Specialties and included area used for production of nursery crops as well as floriculture crops.
The wholesale value of bedding and garden plants, which include herbaceous perennials, at $1.9 billion, is up 4% from 2009. This is the largest contributor to value of sales and represents 48% of the wholesale value of all the reported crops.
California, Michigan, Texas, North Carolina and Ohio, the top five states in this category, account for 57% of the total 15-state bedding and garden value. The number of growers producing annual bedding and garden plants is 1,666, down 8% from 2009.
Pictured: 2010 Floriculture Crops Summary, released by USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, reports the number of producers (6,126) for 2010 is down 7% in the 15 states compared with the revised 2009 count of 6,561.