Netherlands: what recovery for the flower market?

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Tulips of all colors, sold at the flower market. @ Flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Jonny Longrigg

By: Aabla Jounaïdi Follow

The images went around the world in March 2020. Millions of flowers destroyed in the largest flower auction market, that of Aalsmeer, near Amsterdam.

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The Netherlands, a world floriculture hub, suffered the full brunt of the economic shock created by the coronavirus pandemic. Planes nailed to the ground, global demand at half mast, the profession had to appeal to the government to avoid collapse. The State has deployed a massive aid plan for one of the first agricultural sectors in the country. But what producers and distributors expect above all is a resumption of trade.

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