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LetMeUseMyEmailFfs t1_jd1vai3 wrote

Reply to comment by PmMeYourBestComment in [OC] Happy spring to everyone in the northern hemisphere! Do you know which are the leading cut flower exporters? by RobinWheeliams

Do note that most of what the Netherlands exports is imported, not produced.

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PmMeYourBestComment t1_jd1zyn3 wrote

Only 1/7th is imported vs what is exported https://www.vgb.nl/over-de-sector/

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Hapankaali t1_jd2leot wrote

Note that this is comparing the export and import market values. You can add value economically without adding bulk agricultural goods. So the true import/export ratio of tonnes of flowers is probably somewhere in between 1/7 and 1.

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