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Michigan holds 3rd spot in floriculture sales

Michigan continues to be third in national for wholesale floriculture sales, behind California and Florida.

USDA NASS says reports from the state’s 556 commercial growers estimated a value of just over $409 million for all surveyed wholesale crops in 2015, a decline of almost $5 million from the previous year.

The largest sector of the state’s industry is annual bedding and garden plants which makes up about half of the state’s floriculture sales. Michigan leads the nation in value of sales for 12 floriculture crops.

The value nationally in 2015 of crops was up 4 percent at $4.37 billion. California and Florida account from almost 50 percent of the total value.  North Carolina and Ohio round out the top five states.