REPORTING OFFICE: CHICAGO APR 18 2019 DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS AND IMPORTS OF ORNAMENTAL CROPS FOR APR 17 2019 COMMODITY TOTALS FOLLOW ASTERISKS *STEM COUNT, UNLESS OTHERWISE DESIGNATED. Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal-State Market News Service, USDA Phone: (202) 720-2175 Fax: (202) 720-0011 HX_FV280 IMPORTS THROUGH CHICAGO ADD/SUBTRACT ADD/SUBTRACT STEMS STEMS WEEK ENDING BUNCHES BUNCHES COMMODITY ORIGIN DATE OR BLOOMS OR BLOOMS ----------------------------------- -------- ---------------- ------------ ------------- BIRD OF PARADISE (STRELITZIA) MX 150 ******** **************** ------------ 150 CHAMAEDOREA MX 1,200 ******** **************** ------------ 1,200 GERBERA MX 280 ******** **************** ------------ 280 GLADIOLA MX 2,000 ******** **************** ------------ 2,000 HYPERICUM EC 3,900 ******** **************** ------------ 3,900 LILIES MX 1,340 ******** **************** ------------ 1,340 MISC. GREENS IT 2,400 MX 3,105 TL 416 ******** **************** ------------ 5,921 ORCHID-DENDROBIUM ML 3,520 TL 19,348 ******** **************** ------------ 22,868 ORCHID-OTHERS ML 480 TL 2,544 ******** **************** ------------ 3,024 SNAPDRAGON MX 1,260 ******** **************** ------------ 1,260 TULIPS NL 93,800 ******** **************** ------------ 93,800 OTHERS EC 4,150 FR 20 IS 40 KE 50 MX 350 NL 400 TL 35 ******** **************** ------------ 5,045