FloraHolland – The increase of 2% of the export value of flowers and plants from the Netherlands to € 5.2 billion achieved last year by 5% fewer wholesalers. This was published by the Wholesale Horticultural Products HBAG Flowers and Plants in Aalsmeer. “The scale that is taking shape for years, set by'' concludes HBAG.
In 2008 there were still 857 active exporters, over 801 in 2009, and 765 in 2010. The number shrank last year by -5% to 724. This is a decrease of -16% in 3 years, while the turnover value increased. “Scale is an obvious trend'' says Tom Bijleveld of HBAG Flowers and Plants. The average annual turnover per exporter was € 7.2 million, while it was just € 6.2 in 2008.
Fourty companies, just 5.5% of the total number of exporters, are responsible for 50% of the export turnover in 2011. The number of export companies with a turnover above € 40 million increased from 24 to 28 in the last four years. “The mix of large and small companies is a strong point of the Dutch wholesale'' said Tom Bijleveld, “So all market segments, from discounters to specialty in the highest segment, enjoy optimum service'', he explains. Of the 724 active exporters, still 541 were companies with annual business turnover of less than € 5 million.
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