Dutch flower auctions

Kenya was the largest foreign supplier to flower auctions held by FloraHolland, a co-operative which sells 98% of the plants and flowers auctioned in the Netherlands. The country is the worlds largest exporter of flowers and plants, with around 60% of the global market. Imports made up less than 15% of what was sold through Dutch flower auctions. But of what was imported, exactly half came from Kenya and Ethiopia. Israel supplied 13.2% of what the co-operative imported. The top export markets were all in Europe. Germany was the single biggest foreign destination for FloraHollands plants and flowers last year, buying 28.9% of what it sent abroad. Britain and France bought slightly less between them than Germany did.