In March 2020 , the exportation economic value of horticultural Cartesian product such as flowers , flora , bulbs and nursery products declined by 22 per centum year - on - year . The export of cut flowers drop by 26 percent . The large diminution was take in in horticultural exportation to Italy . This is report by Statistics Netherlands ( CBS ) on the basis of tentative figures .
In January 2020 , the value of horticultural exportation was still 10 percent up comparative to the same calendar month last year . At 3 pct , the class - on - yr increase was already markedly lower in February .
The greater part of the downslope in March was on account statement of cut peak ( -26 percentage ) . exportation of plants and nursery products contracted by 18 percent while flower bulbs and other decorative merchandise dropped by 25 percent .
In 2019 , horticultural exports reached a value of 9.5 billion euro , making gardening the single large industry in Dutch agricultural exports .
The developments present here on the calendar month of March are base on data which CBS received from Customs Administration and from horticultural traders . No estimate have been include to adjust for export data that have not been received .
61 percent contraction for fifth largest export goal ItalyThe top ten destinations of Dutch horticultural export in 2019 blend accounted for a material year - on - year decline in export value over March 2020 . Among these ten countries , the smallest decay was in exports to the United Kingdom ( -13 percent ) , while the largest by far was recorded in exports to Italy ( -61 percent ) . Exports to the United States and Switzerland plummeted as well , both by 33 percentage .
Germany by far the largest market in 2019In 2019 , Germany was by far the bombastic foreign market for horticultural products ( 2.6 billion euro ) , followed by the United Kingdom ( 1.1 billion ) , France ( 1.0 billion ) , Belgium ( 0.5 billion ) and Italy ( 0.4 billion ) . The top ten is completed by Poland , Russia , Switzerland , Sweden and the United States .
Horticultural exports to Germany comprise 43 pct excision flower , 48 percent live plants or tree and 10 percent flower bulbs and other products . Exports to Italy include 52 percent plant life or tree , 31 percentage issue heyday and 17 percentage flower bulbs and other product . As for horticultural exports to the United States , a striking 51 per centum are flower bulbs and other decorative products .
origin : Statistics Netherlands
