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PmMeYourBestComment t1_jd0aypd wrote

Reply to comment by Labda81 in [OC] Happy spring to everyone in the northern hemisphere! Do you know which are the leading cut flower exporters? by RobinWheeliams

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.

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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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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

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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/

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