MIAMI Ornamental Shipping Point Prices as of 19-OCT-2017                       
                                                                               
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                      
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                       
                                                                               
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MH_FV221                                                                       
SALES F.O.B. SOUTH   FLORIDA                                                   
DUTY PAID.    PACKING CHARGES INCLUDED.                                        
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REPORT  ISSUED ON  MONDAY  AND  THURSDAY                                       
                                                                               

IMPORTS THROUGH MIAMI    
                                                      
                                                                               
---ALSTROEMERIA: SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Mostly    
Colombia. bunched 10s Sup Sel Fall Pack 4.00 Sel Fall Pack  3.50 Sup Sel       
Assorted Colors 2.70-2.90 Sel Assorted Colors 2.25-2.50 Fcy Assorted Colors    
1.75-2.05                                                                      
---ASTER: SUPPLY VERY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER. Mostly    
Colombia and Ecuador. per bunch purple 2.35-3.00 white 2.35-3.00 Assorted      
2.35-3.00                                                                      
---CALLA (ZANTEDESCHIA): SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET STANDARD TYPE   
HIGHER; MINIATURE TYPE LOWER. per stem Standard Type White Varieties 80cm      
.95-1.00 Miniature Type Assorted Colors 50cm .80-.85 White Varieties 50cm      
.80-.85                                                                        
---CARNATIONS: SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Mostly      
Colombia. per stem Sel fall pack .23-.24 Fcy fall pack .20-.23 Std fall pack   
few .21 Sel orange .23-.25 Fcy orange .22-.24 Sel pink .20-.24 Fcy pink .20-.23
Std pink few .18 Sel red .22-.24 Fcy red .20-.23 Std red few .18 Sel white few,
.30 Fcy white few, .28 Sel Assorted Colors .20-.24 mostly .20-.23 Novelty,     
.20-.23 Fcy Assorted Colors .19-.22 mostly .19-.21 Novelty, .20-.22 Std        
Assorted Colors .17-.20 mostly .17-.19 Novelty, few .18                        
---CARNATIONS, MINIATURE: SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET PINK AND YELLOW
HIGHER; WHITE LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. Mostly Colombia. per bunch fall pack 
2.20-2.30 pink 1.85-2.35 red 1.95-2.30 white 1.95-2.40 yellow 2.20-2.45        
Assorted Colors 1.85-2.45 Novelty 1.90-2.35                                    
---CHRYSANTHEMUMS: SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET ASSORTED AND WHITE    
SLIGHTLY LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. Mostly Colombia. bunched 10s Disbud Spider
Purple, few 3.23 assorted colors 2.95-3.50 bronze 3.50-3.85 white 3.25-3.65    
yellow 3.25-3.65                                                               
---GERBERA: SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER. Mostly       
Colombia and Costa Rica. per stem Large .40-.45                                
---GYPSOPHILA: SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET XLENCE ABOUT STEADY;      
OTHERS SLIGHTLY LOWER. Mostly Colombia and Costa Rica. per bunch Million Stars 
2.95-3.95 Xlence 2.95-4.30; Merablea few 3.15 New Love few, 3.90               
---HYDRANGEA: SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET WHITE  HIGHER; OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY. Mostly Colombia. per stem Various Varieties Assorted Colors .75-.80    
Blue .75-.85 White .75-.82 mostly .75-.80 Mini Green .60-.69                   
---LIATRIS: SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET 90 CM LOWER; 80 CM SLIGHTLY  
LOWER; OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. Mostly Colombia. bunched 10s 90cm 3.40-5.20 mostly 
3.40-5.00 80cm 2.95-3.85 70cm few, 2.60                                        
---POMPONS: SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Mostly         
Colombia. per bunch Asrtd Cushion-Daisy-Novelty Assorted Colors 1.65-2.00      
mostly 1.65-1.95 fall pack 1.65-1.83 Button Type Assorted Colors few 1.95      
Cushion Type Assorted Colors 1.70-2.00 mostly 1.70-1.95 bronze 1.65-1.83 white 
1.65-1.95 Daisy Type Assorted Colors 1.65-1.95 bronze 1.65-1.83 white 1.65-1.93
Novelty Type fall pack 1.65-1.83 Assorted Colors 1.75-1.95                     
---ROSE, HYBRID TEA: SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET 40 CM ASSORTED      
SLIGHTLY HIGHER; 50-60 CM SLIGHTLY LOWER; FREEDOMS ABOUT STEADY. Mostly        
Colombia. per stem Assorted Colors 60cm .35-.44 Ecuador .60 50cm .34-.38       
Ecuador .50 40cm .25-.30 Red Varieties Freedom 70cm .45-.50 60cm .40-.50 50cm  
.30-.45 40cm .25-.31                                                           
---ROSE, SPRAY TYPE: SUPPLY VERY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE.  Mostly Colombia and  
Ecuador. per stem Assorted Colors 50cm .38-.57 40cm .30-.49 Red Varieties 50cm 
.50-.56 40cm few, .35 Pink Varieties 50cm .38-.67 40cm .30-.49 Yellow Varieties
50cm few, .52 40cm .35-.49                                                     
---SNAPDRAGON: SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET HIGHER. Mostly Colombia.  
bunched 10s 70cm 3.70-4.03 mostly 3.70-4.00                                    
---SOLIDAGO: SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER. Mostly      
Colombia and Ecuador. per bunch 2.05-3.00                                      
---STATICE (LIMONIUM): SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET MAINE AND MISTY   
BLUE HIGHER; OTHERS SLIGHTLY LOWER. Mostly Colombia and Ecuador. per bunch     
Sinuata Assorted Colors few, 2.50 Purple 2.35-3.33 mostly 2.35-3.30 Limonium   
Hybrids Maine Blue 3.45-4.61 Misty Blue 2.95-4.52 mostly 2.95-4.50 Misty White 
2.95-3.95