The COVID-19 pandemic didn't stop the flower industry in Oregon and Washington from blossoming last year.

Commercial floriculture producers in the two states saw their crop values increase signifcantly in 2020, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Receipts grew by over $20 million for growers in Washington and $6 million in Oregon, NASS reported.

Here are the latest figures, according to the agency's Olympia, Wash., office.

Oregon

The total crop value at wholesale for all growers with $10,000 or more in sales is estimated at $140 million for 2020, compared with $134 million for 2019.

The number of producers for 2020, at 259, was up from the 2019 count of 216.

Total covered area for floriculture crop production was 23.1 million square feet, down 19 percent from 2019.

Greenhouse space for 2020, at 18.7 million square feet, was down 22 percent from 2019.

Open ground totaled 2,649 acres, down 76 percent from the 2019 total.

Washington

The total crop value at wholesale for all growers with $10,000 or more in sales is estimated at $115 million for 2020, compared with $94.4 million in 2019, according to NASS.

The number of producers for 2020, at 279, rose from the 2019 count of 197.

Total covered area for floriculture crop production was 13.2 million square feet in 2020, up slightly from the previous year.

Open ground in 2020 totaled 2,936 acres, down 35 percent from the previous year.