2012 Export Value Of Dutch Flora Is Highest Ever
January 17, 2013 | 1 min to read
The tally for the whole of 2012 is officially in and flower exporters in The Netherlands can indeed look back on a good year: the export value of Dutch flowers and plants has climbed to a never-before-seen total of 5.4 billion euros.
That 5.4 billion euro total represents a 3% improvement over last year’s aggregate export value, the Dutch Agricultural Wholesale Board / Flowers and Plants reports. The organization bases itself on definitive export statistics for the flower trade, and its analysis is considered highly authoritative.
Trade was particularly strong in the first half of 2012, while the last six months of the year registered a slow but steady slump. The December month especially proved to be very disappointing, with traders facing a 13% drop in turnover. That partly has to do with the month counting three trade days less than in 2011, however.
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