The Horticultural Sector

MADE IN HOLLAND

A fertile trading nation

The Dutch horticulture sector is a global trendsetter and the undisputed international
market leader in flowers, plants, bulbs and propagation material and the number three
exporter in nutritional horticulture products. It forms the heart of an international
network for floriculture, bulbs, and decorative trees as well as fruit and vegetables.

Horticulture Gateway

500 MILLION
The Netherlands is CONSUMERS

FLORICULTURE and beyond...

GATEWAY
TO EUROPE 100 km 6 GREENPORTS

ICS ROLE Noord-holland noord

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Duin & bollenstreek

Aalsmeer
Boskoop
Westland-oostland

Venlo

OF THE WORLD'S TRADE OF THE WORLD'S TRADE

IN HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN FLORICULTURAL PRODUCTS

24% IS IN DUTCH HANDS 50% IS IN DUTCH HANDS

DOMINANT GLOBAL SUPPLIER

OF FLOWERS AND FLOWER PRODUCTS

Smart Greenhouses

60 KM2 OF GLASSHOUSES ARE A SOURCE OF PROVIDE POWER TO

THAT ARE HIGH-TECH 10% OF HOLLAND'S POWER SCHOOLS, POOLS
AND ENERGY EFFICIENT BY USING COMBINED & HOUSES IN THE AREA
HEAT & POWER (CHP)

The Netherlands is the world’s...

1 HORTICULTURE 1 PRODUCER 1 FRESH VEGETABLES
NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER

IN GREENHOUSE EXPORTER (IN VALUE) OF

OF ONIONS

1 1 OF SEEDS 1 LARGEST AUCTION OF

NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER

IN VARIETY OF PRODUCER
TREES & SHRUBS FLOWERS AND PLANTS

% of World Trade The m

being ajority
tulips

25% 50% 80%

OF ALL OF ALL OF ALL

PLANTS & SHRUBS FLOWERS BULBS
WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE

Export

IN 2007

4.3 BILLION 4.6 BILLION IN 2008

r years
Fou a row
TULIP BULBS KILOS OF IN 2009 in

PER YEAR VEGETABLES IN 2010

THE WORLD’S
BIGGEST
IN VALUE

THE WORLD'S LARGEST

MARKET VALUE OF
EXPORTER
EXPORTER OF SEEDS
€1.5 BILLION €4.2 BILLION IN 2010 OF FRESH VEGETABLES

For further information regarding this sector: www.hollandtrade.com/horticulture

www.hollandtrade.com is an official website of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands.