ISHS Acta Horticulturae 673: IX International Symposium on Flower Bulbs
GLOBALISATION - FLOWER - FLOWER BULBS - BULB FLOWERS |
| Author: | J.C.M. Buschman |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.673.1 |
| Abstract:
On a world-wide basis, cut flowers are sold mainly within three consumer markets, namely the United States, the EU and Japan, with a wholesale value of 955, 6,500 and 3,800 million euro respectively. Each of these markets produces a high percentage of its own cut flowers, but in addition imports a considerable quantity from a number of other – mostly surrounding – countries with suitable climates and low wages. Within this global production, import and use of cut flowers, flowers grown from bulbs – tulips and lilies in particular – occupy a very defined place. For instance, production of tulip takes place in some 15 countries world-wide, with the largest production area in the Netherlands with 10,800 hectares (88%). The next 5 main countries are Japan (300 hectares, 2.5%), France (293 hectares, 2.4%), Poland (200 hectares, 1.6%), Germany (155 hectares, 1.3%) and New Zealand (122 hectares, 1%). The Netherlands produces 4.32 billion tulip bulbs, of which 2.3 billion (53%) are used as the starting material for the cultivation of cut flowers. No fewer than 1.3 billion of these (57%) are grown in the Netherlands as cut flowers. The remainder are exported to countries within the EU (0.63 billion) and outside the EU (0.37 billion). In France a substantial part of the production is controlled by Dutch companies and used in the Netherlands for early planting (November-December). The tulips cultivated in the Southern Hemisphere are scheduled for autumn flowering (October-December) in the Northern Hemisphere and go to the US, the Netherlands, Japan and Canada. The global production of lily bulbs occurs in 10 countries with, once again, the Netherlands with the largest production area with 4,280 hectares (77%), followed by France (401 hectares, 0.8%), Chile (205 hectares, 0.4%), the US (200 hectares, 0.4%), Japan (189 hectares, 0.3%) and New Zealand (110 hectares, 0.2%). The Netherlands produces 2.21 billion lily bulbs, of which 2.11 billion (95%) are used as the starting material for the cultivation of cut flowers. Around 0.41 billion (19%) are grown in the Netherlands as cut flowers. The remainder are exported to countries within the EU (1.0 billion) and outside the EU (0.7 billion). In France the production of lily bulbs is mainly in Dutch hands and the bulbs (Oriental hybrids) are used in the Netherlands for the planting period extending from May to the end of September. Longiflorum hybrids from France can be planted early (from September) and are of good quality. The lily bulbs cultivated in the Southern hemisphere are scheduled for planting from October until the end of January and go to the Netherlands, Japan, the EU, Taiwan, China, US and Canada. | |
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