Your Top Predictions for the Greenhouse Industry in 2026

Greenhouse Grower’s recent State of the Industry survey wasn’t just about what happened in 2025. We also wanted to know where you felt the industry was headed in the coming year.

Keep reading for some of our favorite responses to the question “What is your top prediction for the greenhouse industry in 2026?”

• With the current economy it seems like sales may be flat for 2026, although we are being optimistic as always.
• Continuous improvements!
• More natives and more sustainable practices.
• We will contract as an industry for the next several years.
• Everything relates to weather. Nice weather means great sales, bad weather means &@$(%& sales.
• I do believe multifunctional robots will start finding their way into our industry. Single use automation will soon be obsolete.
• Great year, further consolidation
• More e-commerce
• Certain types of formally popular plants will continue to decline.
• Upbeat for us!
• Sales to landscape contractors will increase.
• Vegetables/edibles will be very popular due to the economy
• It will be a struggle with this President’s economy to stay even
• I hope it will be a good year for all greenhouse growers!
• Probably more consolidation of operations
• Hopefully an increase in vegetable plants. We need to better market to the consumer.
• Anticipation of outside influences, team discussions and well thought-out options and actions.
• Struggles with supply costs, i.e. effect of tariffs
• Continued downward trend due to increased electric and heating costs
• Home gardens/container gardens will increase but with more information available; people will be growing more of their own. Beautiful spaces, whether in or out, will still be a priority but will be created more by repurposing and bartering.