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dreamingwell t1_jczseg2 wrote
Tulip Mania lives!
Labda81 t1_jczuqrg wrote
The Netherlands is the second largest exporter of agricultural products when expressed in monetary value
VecroLP t1_jd01s6r wrote
G E K O L O N I S E E R D
PmMeYourBestComment t1_jd0aypd wrote
Which is absurd for the size of the country… which is also why it’s currently a massive emission problem and political problem
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LetMeUseMyEmailFfs t1_jd1vai3 wrote
Do note that most of what the Netherlands exports is imported, not produced.
shanksta1 t1_jd1y76h wrote
yeah they're like a flower hub, importing from everywhere then sell (technically export) to the rest of Europe
if you counted imports theyd be at an enormous deficit I'd bet
PmMeYourBestComment t1_jd1zozi wrote
Most gets produced locally. Also check “glashart”. It’s an area full of greenhouses, which produces a lot of things year-round.
Here’s the data. 7 billion in export, 1 billion in import. https://www.vgb.nl/over-de-sector/
PmMeYourBestComment t1_jd1zyn3 wrote
Only 1/7th is imported vs what is exported https://www.vgb.nl/over-de-sector/
dopeydeveloper t1_jd20ute wrote
I think about this alot when people compare Bitcoin to the alleged Tulip bubble. The Netherlands actually won big time, over many many generations through early adoption .
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.
PmMeYourBestComment t1_jd3g8sd wrote
Naaldwijk area. Massive area full of greenhouses.
WeakLiberal t1_jd7zp8t wrote
89% of Colombia's flowers are grown in:
- Atlantico ($836,000).
- DC Bogota ($696 million)
- the surrounding department of Cundinamarca ($560.3 million)
- the departments of Antioquia ($285.2 million)
- Risaralda ($1.2 million)
RobinWheeliams OP t1_jczo4hg wrote
Source: https://oec.world/en/profile/hs/cut-flowers
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