Floridata/VGB half-yearly figures confirm sluggish performance

Added on 20 July 2022

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Floridata/VGB half-yearly figures confirm sluggish performance

ZOETERMEER, Netherlands: Shipments of Dutch flowers and plants abroad had a difficult first half to the year, according to new figures released by the Dutch Association of Wholesalers in Floricultural Products (VGB) and market analyst Floridata.

The latest figures confirmed the sputtering exports of Dutch flowers and plant in the first half of the year, according to VGB director Matthijs Mesken, who said they showed that the industry was struggling to maintain exports in a very sluggish economy.

Overall export revenues remained steady with Dutch global flower and plant exports worth a record 4.1 billion to the Dutch economy, but showing a meager growth of 1 per cent.

In terms of total value of exports, cut flowers fared better than plants. After two years of postponed and cancelled weddings and events, this segment of the industry is now rebounding. In the first six months of 2022, flower exports continued to grow, rising 3 per cent to 2.5 billion. By contrast, the export of plants contracted by 3 per cent to 1.6 billion.