Economia

Report on the Floral Greens Industry
compiled by George Draffan, Endgame.org for The Evergeen State College Labor Center Revised Feb 20, 2006
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...................................................................................................................................2 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW....................................................................................................................................3 INDUSTRY SECTORS / TERMINOLOGY / INDUSTRY CODES ......................................................................................3 UNITED STATES ..................................................................................................................................................4 Floral Industry Overview...............................................................................................................................4 U.S. Exports...................................................................................................................................................7 Major U.S.Corporations................................................................................................................................8 NORTHWEST .......................................................................................................................................................8 Product prices.............................................................................................................................................. 10 WASHINGTON................................................................................................................................................... 11 "Six-Pack" Corporations .............................................................................................................................. 11 Trade restrictions on boughs to and from Europe......................................................................................... 12 FLORIDA ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 CANADA ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 BRITISHCOLUMBIA........................................................................................................................................... 14 NETHERLANDS .................................................................................................................................................. 14GLOBAL............................................................................................................................................................ 15 UN data: 2001 floriculture imports............................................................................................................... 15 Cut flower industry in the mid-1990s ............................................................................................................ 17 Floral greens............................................................................................................................................... 19 Companies ................................................................................................................................................... 19 CHART OF SUPPLY CHAINVALUES........................................................................................................... 21 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FLORAL GREENS (FROM SPREYER 2004) ....................................... 23 WASHINGTON DEPT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES FILES.......................................................................... 32 CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS........................................................................................................................... 36 ISO...