2005 Wholesale Value of Floriculture Crops Increased 1 Percent

All Value of Production: The 2005 wholesale value of floriculture crops is up 1 percent from the revised
2004 valuation. The total crop value at wholesale for all growers with $10,000 or more in sales is estimated
at $5.36 billion for 2005, compared with $5.28 billion for 2004. California is again the leading State with
crops valued at $1.02 billion, down 3 percent from the previous year. Florida, the next largest producer, is
up 10 percent from 2004 to $976 million in wholesale value. These two States account for 37 percent of the
36-State total value. For 2005, the top 5 States are California, Florida, Michigan, Texas, and New York
which account for $2.86 billion or 53 percent of the total value.

Number of Growers: The number of growers for 2005, at 10,563, is down 7 percent compared with the
revised 2004 count of 11,385. The number of growers with sales of $100,000 or more dropped 4 percent to
4,412 for 2005 from 4,612 in 2004. The number of growers in all size-categories decreased from the
previous year.

Growing Area: Total covered area for floriculture crop production was 916 million square feet, 3 percent
less than the revised 2004 figure. Greenhouse space for 2005, at 550 million square feet, is down less than
1 percent from 2004. This accounts for 60 percent of the total covered area. Area covered by film plastic
structures is virtually unchanged at 393 million square feet. Area under fiberglass and other rigid plastic
covers is up less than 1 percent for the year, while glass greenhouse area is down 4 percent compared to the
previous year. Shade and temporary cover constitute the remaining 366 million square feet of covered area,
down 7 percent from 2004. Open ground usage totaled 41,350 acres, virtually unchanged from the revised
2004 total.

Full report in PDF format: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/other/zfc-bb/floran06.pdf