Floriculture and Environmental Horticulture Situation and Outlook Report

摘要

Grower cash receipts for U.S. floriculture and environmental horticulture crops,211u001eas estimated by USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS), reached $12.1 billion in 211u001e1998, up 2 percent from the previous year. The value of production has grown an 211u001eaverage $440 million a year since 1991 when grower receipts were $9.0 billion. 211u001eCash receipts for products from the environmental horticulture sector rose from 211u001e$5.8 billion in 1991 to $7.7 billion last year. This category includes trees, 211u001eoutdoor plants, bulbs, turfgrass, and ground covers except bedding and garden 211u001eplants. Cash receipts for some categories of the floriculture sector also posted 211u001esubstantial gains, particulary bedding and garden plants, which jumped from $1.2 211u001ebillion in 1991 to $2.1 billion in 1998.