Valentine's Day Facts & Figures

Dinner+Flowers+Gifts Valentine's Day Facts &Figures Of the estimated $ 18.6 billion spent, about 34% of Valentine's Day dollars will buy a Romantic meal Lobster, steak and strawberries top the list of foods featured in Valentine's Day advertisements by retail stores. IN ANNUAL SALES Since 2005, tulips & gerbera daisies have outsold roses annually. But when it comes to Valentine's Day #. Roses are still I #2 gerberg daisies More people buy plants and flowers at Christmas and Mother's Day, but Valentine's Day is the #1 holiday for florists and fresh cut flowers. Most women prefer Chocolates over other gifts 會 會 Men spend nearly 2x more 85% of on their sweetie раper Valentines are bought by women for loved ones There are over 290 USDA certified organic operations around the world producing chocolate, candy and other confections. USDA ORGANIC Data Sources: USDA National Retail Federation 2013 Consumer Intentions & Actions Survey National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural Statistics Report, 2011 Economic Research Service's 2012 Food Expenditures Data Series USDA Market News Retail Reports National Organic Program's List of Certified Operations Society of American Florists United States Department of Agriculture Source Photos by: Pulkit Sing, Dave Sutherland, Jesus Rodriguez, Markus Reuter, Lauren Kennedy, Marit & Toomas Hinnosaar 2013 Agricultural Marketing Service #1 tulips #3 roses Dinner+Flowers+Gifts Valentine's Day Facts &Figures Of the estimated $ 18.6 billion spent, about 34% of Valentine's Day dollars will buy a Romantic meal Lobster, steak and strawberries top the list of foods featured in Valentine's Day advertisements by retail stores. IN ANNUAL SALES Since 2005, tulips & gerbera daisies have outsold roses annually. But when it comes to Valentine's Day #. Roses are still I #2 gerberg daisies More people buy plants and flowers at Christmas and Mother's Day, but Valentine's Day is the #1 holiday for florists and fresh cut flowers. Most women prefer Chocolates over other gifts 會 會 Men spend nearly 2x more 85% of on their sweetie раper Valentines are bought by women for loved ones There are over 290 USDA certified organic operations around the world producing chocolate, candy and other confections. USDA ORGANIC Data Sources: USDA National Retail Federation 2013 Consumer Intentions & Actions Survey National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural Statistics Report, 2011 Economic Research Service's 2012 Food Expenditures Data Series USDA Market News Retail Reports National Organic Program's List of Certified Operations Society of American Florists United States Department of Agriculture Source Photos by: Pulkit Sing, Dave Sutherland, Jesus Rodriguez, Markus Reuter, Lauren Kennedy, Marit & Toomas Hinnosaar 2013 Agricultural Marketing Service #1 tulips #3 roses