Demand for tulips has severely dropped as flower shops around the globe have shut down because of the outbreak, consumers have gone into lockdown and celebrations have been canceled.
Demand for tulips has severely dropped as flower shops around the globe have shut down because of the outbreak, consumers have gone into lockdown and celebrations have been canceled.
Usually, the period from March through May — including the weeks in which International Women’s Day, Easter and Mother’s Day fall — is the Dutch flower industry’s time to rake it in. It pulls in $7.6 billion, with an average of $30 million in flowers sold daily.
Fred van Tol, manager of international sales for the largest cooperation of flower producers in the Netherlands, estimates that about 400 million flowers, including 140 million tulip stems, were destroyed over the past month.
Usually, the period from March through May — including the weeks in which International Women’s Day, Easter and Mother’s Day fall — is the Dutch flower industry’s time to rake it in. It pulls in $7.6 billion, with an average of $30 million in flowers sold daily.
Fred van Tol, manager of international sales for the largest cooperation of flower producers in the Netherlands, estimates that about 400 million flowers, including 140 million tulip stems, were destroyed over the past month.
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