Fewer points in forecast: Sales OK in '08 for most grower-retailers, but the prices were still a little too low

摘要

While the strength of poinsettia sales varied across the country this past season, the consensus among growers is that they will be planting fewer plants this year. Production across Canada has been declining over the past few years. Over the past decade, the industry peaked in 2002, before dropping into single digits in 2005. Atlantic Gardens in Nova Scotia, for example, reports that poinsettia sales for them have been down for the past two years due largely to the loss of one major wholesale account. "We sold out what we grew this year," she says, "but we may not grow any next year unless we can find more wholesale customers to make it profitable."