REPORTING OFFICE:  CHICAGO   APR 24 2024                                                        
DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS AND IMPORTS OF ORNAMENTAL CROPS FOR APR 23 2024                              
                                                                                                
COMMODITY TOTALS FOLLOW ASTERISKS                                                               
                                                                                                
*STEM COUNT, UNLESS OTHERWISE DESIGNATED.                                                       
                                                                                                

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IMPORTS THROUGH CHICAGO                                                                         
                                                                            ADD/SUBTRACT        
                                             ADD/SUBTRACT            STEMS         STEMS        
                                             WEEK ENDING           BUNCHES       BUNCHES        
COMMODITY                           ORIGIN   DATE                OR BLOOMS     OR BLOOMS        
----------------------------------- -------- ---------------- ------------ -------------        
ANTHURIUM                           BL                                  58                      
                                    NL                                 428                      
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                                                                       486                      
                                                                                                
CALLA (ZANTEDESCHIA)                NL                               1,630                      
                                    PO                                  20                      
                                    SP                                 200                      
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                                                                     1,850                      
                                                                                                
CARNATIONS                          CB                                  40                      
                                    IT                                  90                      
                                    NL                                 130                      
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                                                                       260                      
                                                                                                
CARNATIONS, MINIATURE               CB                                 200                      
                                    KE                                  20                      
                                    SP                                  50                      
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                                                                       270                      
                                                                                                
DELPHINIUM                          IT                                  40                      
                                    KE                                 320                      
                                    NL                                 100                      
                                    ZI                                  10                      
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                                                                       470                      
                                                                                                
FREESIA                             NL                               1,550                      
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                                                                     1,550                      
                                                                                                
GERBERA                             IT                                  20                      
                                    NL                               1,660                      
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                                                                     1,680                      
                                                                                                
GYPSOPHILA                          ET                                  25                      
                                    KE                                  50                      
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                                                                        75                      
                                                                                                
HYDRANGEA                           NL                                 180                      
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                                                                       180                      
                                                                                                
HYPERICUM                           ET                                 150                      
                                    KE                                  90                      
                                    ******** **************** ------------                      
                                                                       240                      
                                                                                                
LILIES                              NL                                 330                      
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                                                                       330                      
                                                                                                
LISIANTHUS (EUSTOMA)                IS                                  80                      
                                    KE                                  25                      
                                    NL                                 870                      
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                                                                       975                      
                                                                                                
MISC. GREENS                        AU                                  30                      
                                    CB                                  50                      
                                    CQ                               1,250                      
                                    CR                                  15                      
                                    FR                                   5                      
                                    GU                                  15                      
                                    IQ                              65,250                      
                                    IS                                 150                      
                                    IT                                 205                      
                                    NL                                 580                      
                                    PO                                 155                      
                                    SF                                  50                      
                                    SL                                  20                      
                                    SP                                 290                      
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                                                                    68,065                      
                                                                                                
ORCHID-DENDROBIUM                   TL                                  30                      
                                    ******** **************** ------------                      
                                                                        30                      
                                                                                                
ORCHID-OTHERS                       NL                                 460                      
                                    TL                                  30                      
                                    ******** **************** ------------                      
                                                                       490                      
                                                                                                
ROSES                               CB                                  12                      
                                    EC                                  92                      
                                    ET                                 720                      
                                    GM                                 180                      
                                    IQ                              28,800                      
                                    KE                                 742                      
                                    NL                                 240                      
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                                                                    30,786                      
                                                                                                
STATICE (LIMONIUM)                  ET                                 150                      
                                    KE                                 275                      
                                    NL                                 125                      
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                                                                       550                      
                                                                                                
TULIPS                              BL                                  50                      
                                    IT                                 220                      
                                    NL                             256,860                      
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                                                                   257,130                      
                                                                                                
OTHERS                              CB                                 475                      
                                    EC                                   9                      
                                    ET                                 490                      
                                    FR                                 460                      
                                    GM                                 210                      
                                    IE                                 100                      
                                    IQ                             296,750                      
                                    IS                               1,375                      
                                    IT                               1,680                      
                                    JA                                 500                      
                                    KE                               1,990                      
                                    NL                              27,502                      
                                    PO                                 250                      
                                    SF                                 130                      
                                    SP                                 896                      
                                    TZ                                 720                      
                                    ZI                                 240                      
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                                                                   333,777