ISHS Acta Horticulturae 135: VII Symposium on Horticultural Economics, XXI IHC
IMPACT OF FLOWER IMPORTS ON DOMESTIC PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES |
| Author: | E. Järvesoo |
| Abstract:
In the last decade, cut flower imports have been a major factor in shaping the development of the U.S. floricultural industry. Primary changes can be summarized as follows. 1) Imports mainly from tropical Latin American countries have captured large shares of major cut flower markets by 1981: carnations, 59%; pompon chrysanthemums, 55%; standard chrysanthemums, 20%; and roses, 15%. 2) Imports have significantly increased available cut flower supplies and have depressed carnation and chrysanthemum producer prices one-third or more below the general price level. 3) Consequent low producer prices have brought about drastic declines in carnation and chrysanthemum production, particularly within the northeastern industrialized states, but also in California. | |
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