GG Expenditures Survey

Greenhouse Grower wants to understand better how your expenditures in different categories compare to other growers across the country and in what categories expenditure costs are up due to inflation, supply chain, and other factors.

This 26-question survey is entirely multiple-choice and should take 5 to 10 minutes to complete. All answers are anonymous. However, we do ask for the name of your operation, only to weed out any duplicates we have from several people at the same growing operation filling out the survey. All company names will be kept private and will not be shared with a third party. All other answers will be shared in aggregate form.

Look for the survey results in the 2023 January issue of Greenhouse Grower and online at GreenhouseGrower.com

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* 1. What size is your operation under cover?

Mega (10 million square feet or larger)

Super (6 million to 9,999,999 square feet

Extra Large (1 million to 5,999,999 square feet)

Large (500,000 to 999,999 square feet)

Medium (100,000 to 499,999 square feet)

Small (Less than 100,000 square feet)

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* 2. What is the name of your operation? (Company names will not be shared in the survey or with a third-party.)

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* 3. Where are you located?

Northeast U.S.

Mideast U.S.

Midwest U.S.

Southeast U.S.

Southwest U.S.

Western U.S.

Northwest U.S.

Outside the U.S.

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* 4. What crops do you grow?

Ornamentals, floriculture crops, vegetable transplants for retail

Vegetables: fresh market, fully mature produce

Cannabis or hemp

Combination of the above

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* 5. What were your average expenditures for transportation (e.g., freight, drivers, trucks, etc.) in 2022?

More than $10 million

$5,000,001 to $10 million

$2,500,001 to $5,000,000

$1,000,001 to $2,500,000

$500,001 to $1,000,000

$250,000 to $500,000

$100,001 to $250,000

$100,000 or less

Not applicable

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* 6. How do you expect your 2023 expenditures for transportation (e.g., freight, drivers, trucks, etc.) to compare to your 2022 expenditures?

Increase 11% or more

Increase 6% to 10%

Increase 1% to 5%

Stay the same

Decrease 1% to 5%

Decrease 6% to 10%

Decrease 11% or more

Not applicable

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* 7. What were your average expenditures for labor in 2022?

More than $50 million

$30,000,001 to $50,000,000

$20,000,001 to $30,000,000

$10,000,001 to $20,000,000

$5,000,001 to $10,000,000

$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

$500,000 or less

Not applicable

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* 8. How do you expect your 2023 expenditures for labor to compare to your 2022 expenditures?

Increase 11% or more

Increase 6% to 10%

Increase 1% to 5%

Stay the same

Decrease 1% to 5%

Decrease 6% to 10%

Decrease 11% or more

Not applicable

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* 9. What were your average expenditures for crop protection (e.g., biocontrols/biostimulants, insecticides, miticides, herbicides, fungicides, animal repellents, etc.) in 2022?

More than $10 million

$5,000,001 to $10 million

$2,500,001 to $5,000,000

$1,000,001 to $2,500,000

$500,001 to $1,000,000

$250,000 to $500,000

$100,001 to $250,000

$100,000 or less

Not applicable

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* 10. How do you expect your 2023 expenditures for crop protection to compare to your 2022 expenditures?

Increase 11% or more

Increase 6% to 10%

Increase 1% to 5%

Stay the same

Decrease 1% to 5%

Decrease 6% to 10%

Decrease 11% or more

Not applicable

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* 11. What were your average expenditures for crop nutrition/fertilizers (e.g., controlled-release, liquid, granular, organic, water-soluble, etc.) in 2022?

More than $10 million

$5,000,001 to $10 million

$2,500,001 to $5,000,000

$1,000,001 to $2,500,000

$500,001 to $1,000,000

$250,000 to $500,000

$100,001 to $250,000

$100,000 or less

Not applicable

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* 12. How do you expect your 2023 expenditures for crop nutrition/fertilizers to compare to your 2022 expenditures?

Increase 11% or more

Increase 6% to 10%

Increase 1% to 5%

Stay the same

Decrease 1% to 5%

Decrease 6% to 10%

Decrease 11% or more

Not applicable

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* 13. What were your average expenditures for automation (e.g., transplanters, conveyors, mixing/blending equipment, seeders, hanging basket systems, robotics, shipping automation, pot and tray fillers, harvesting equipment, etc.) in 2022?

More than $10 million

$5,000,001 to $10 million

$2,500,001 to $5,000,000

$1,000,001 to $2,500,000

$500,001 to $1,000,000

$250,000 to $500,000

$100,001 to $250,000

$100,000 or less

Not applicable

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* 14. How do you expect your 2023 expenditures for automation to compare to your 2022 expenditures?

Increase 11% or more

Increase 6% to 10%

Increase 1% to 5%

Stay the same

Decrease 1% to 5%

Decrease 6% to 10%

Decrease 11% or more

Not applicable

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* 15. What were your average expenditures for growing media (e.g., custom soil mixes, perlite, sand, vermiculite, peat, wood fiber mixes, premixes, etc.) in 2022?

More than $10 million

$5,000,001 to $10 million

$2,500,001 to $5,000,000

$1,000,001 to $2,500,000

$500,001 to $1,000,000

$250,000 to $500,000

$100,001 to $250,000

$100,000 or less

Not applicable

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* 16. How do you expect your 2023 expenditures for growing media to compare to your 2022 expenditures?

Increase 11% or more

Increase 6% to 10%

Increase 1% to 5%

Stay the same

Decrease 1% to 5%

Decrease 6% to 10%

Decrease 11% or more

Not applicable

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* 17. What were your average expenditures for containers (e.g., pots, trays, liners, flats, plug trays, hanging baskets, decorative patio containers, sleeves, wraps, etc.) in 2022?

More than $10 million

$5,000,001 to $10 million

$2,500,001 to $5,000,000

$1,000,001 to $2,500,000

$500,001 to $1,000,000

$250,000 to $500,000

$100,001 to $250,000

$100,000 or less

Not applicable

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* 18. How do you expect your 2023 expenditures for containers to compare to your 2022 expenditures?

Increase 11% or more

Increase 6% to 10%

Increase 1% to 5%

Stay the same

Decrease 1% to 5%

Decrease 6% to 10%

Decrease 11% or more

Not applicable

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* 19. What were your average expenditures for seeds/propagation/live goods (e.g., annuals, perennials, blooming potted, shrubs, foliage/tropicals, grasses, vegetables, greenhouse produce/hydroponics, etc.) in 2022?

More than $10 million

$5,000,001 to $10 million

$2,500,001 to $5,000,000

$1,000,001 to $2,500,000

$500,001 to $1,000,000

$250,000 to $500,000

$100,001 to $250,000

$100,000 or less

Not applicable

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* 20. How do you expect your 2023 expenditures for seeds/propagation/live goods to compare to your 2022 expenditures?

Increase 11% or more

Increase 6% to 10%

Increase 1% to 5%

Stay the same

Decrease 1% to 5%

Decrease 6% to 10%

Decrease 11% or more

Not applicable

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* 21. What were your average expenditures for irrigation/water management (e.g., automated dosing systems, booms, drip irrigation, ebb and flow systems, flood floors, flood benches, fogging/misting equipment, irrigation controls and systems, water filtration, water disinfection, etc.) in 2022?

More than $10 million

$5,000,001 to $10 million

$2,500,001 to $5,000,000

$1,000,001 to $2,500,000

$500,001 to $1,000,000

$250,000 to $500,000

$100,001 to $250,000

$100,000 or less

Not applicable

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* 22. How do you expect your 2023 expenditures for irrigation/water management to compare to your 2022 expenditures?

Increase 11% or more

Increase 6% to 10%

Increase 1% to 5%

Stay the same

Decrease 1% to 5%

Decrease 6% to 10%

Decrease 11% or more

Not applicable

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* 23. What were your average expenditures for environmental controls (e.g., environmental climate controls, cooling systems, fans, heating systems, ventilation equipment, lighting systems, etc.) in 2022?

More than $10 million

$5,000,001 to $10 million

$2,500,001 to $5,000,000

$1,000,001 to $2,500,000

$500,001 to $1,000,000

$250,000 to $500,000

$100,001 to $250,000

$100,000 or less

Not applicable

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* 24. How do you expect your 2023 expenditures for environmental controls to compare to your 2022 expenditures?

Increase 11% or more

Increase 6% to 10%

Increase 1% to 5%

Stay the same

Decrease 1% to 5%

Decrease 6% to 10%

Decrease 11% or more

Not applicable

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* 25. What were your average expenditures for greenhouse structures (e.g., retrofits, new construction, greenhouse coatings and sealants, greenhouse coverings, shadecloth, greenhouse curtains, shading systems, etc.) in 2022?

More than $10 million

$5,000,001 to $10 million

$2,500,001 to $5,000,000

$1,000,001 to $2,500,000

$500,001 to $1,000,000

$250,000 to $500,000

$100,001 to $250,000

$100,000 or less

Not applicable

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* 26. How do you expect your 2023 expenditures for greenhouse structures to compare to your 2022 expenditures?

Increase 11% or more

Increase 6% to 10%

Increase 1% to 5%

Stay the same

Decrease 1% to 5%

Decrease 6% to 10%

Decrease 11% or more

Not applicable

Thank you for completing the expenditures survey. We appreciate your input. Look for the survey results in the January 2023 issue of Greenhouse Grower and online at GreenhouseGrower.com.