Research Outline

North and South America Horticulture Industry

Goals

To understand the size of the horticulture industry in the North and South America in order to understand the potential value of a company in the industry.

Early Findings

  • The last official census by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the horticulture industry in the US was for the year 2014,
  • Based on data provided by the USDA, the market size of the US horticulture industry was $13.79 billion as of 2014.
  • The total number of horticulture businesses in the US was 23,221 in 2014, according to the USDA. The USDA defines a horticulture farm business "as any place that grew and sold $10,000 or more of horticultural specialty products during the census year."
  • The number of horticulture businesses in the US with $2.5 million in revenue or more is 968.
  • The number of horticulture businesses in the US with between $1 million and $2.49 million in revenue is 1,344.
  • The number of horticulture businesses in the US with between $500,000 and $999,999 in revenue is 1,582.
  • The number of horticulture businesses in the US with between $250,000 and $499,999 in revenue is 2,098.
  • The number of horticulture businesses in the US with between $100,000 and $249,999 in revenue is 3,729.
  • The number of horticulture businesses in the US with between $50,000 and $99,999 in revenue is 3,709.
  • The number of horticulture businesses in the US with between $40,000 and $49,999 in revenue is 1,334.
  • The number of horticulture businesses in the US with between $25,000 and $39,999 in revenue is 2,796.
  • The number of horticulture businesses in the US with between $20,000 and $24,999 in revenue is 1,458.
  • The number of horticulture businesses in the US with between $10,000 and $19,999 in revenue is 4,203.