Number of cut flower companies in the Netherlands 2007-2022

The number of companies responsible for cut flowers in the Netherlands decreased by half during the last decade and a half. The biggest decrease was seen in 2010, when there were 228 less flower growing companies than the year before. In 2022, there were around 920 flower growing companies in the Netherlands, less than half of the number of companies in 2007. That said, it is a higher figure compared to the past four years. Contrary to what this statistic suggests, the revenue of flower sales actually increased even when the number of companies decreased. Market consolidation The decrease of the amount of flower growing companies in the Netherlands should be regarded in the context of market consolidation. While more than half of the growers officially closed their businesses, the other half more than doubled in size. This points to a trend of merging and upscaling in the flower growing industry. Since 2009, the average physical size of the glasshouses used by flower growing companies increased from roughly 1.5 hectares of glass to two hectares in more recent years. The decrease in the number of growers was not uncommon when looking at the agricultural sector in its entirety. For instance, the number of greenhouse horticulture farms in the Netherlands also nearly halved since 2007.

在过去十五年间，荷兰负责种植切花的公司数量减半。其中，2010年的降幅最为显著，当年花卉种植公司的数量比前一年减少了228家。至2022年，荷兰的花卉种植公司数量约为920家，仅为2007年公司数量的一半左右。然而，这一数字相较于过去四年有所上升。尽管统计数据似乎暗示了相反的情况，但即使公司数量减少，花卉销售的收益实际上却有所增加。市场整合荷兰花卉种植公司数量的减少应置于市场整合的背景下进行考量。尽管超过一半的种植者正式关闭了业务，但另一半的规模却翻了一番以上。这表明花卉种植行业正呈现出合并和规模化的趋势。自2009年以来，花卉种植公司使用的温室平均面积从大约1.5公顷的玻璃面积增加到近年来的两公顷。从整个农业部门来看，种植者数量的减少并不罕见。例如，自2007年以来，荷兰的温室园艺农场数量也几乎减半。