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Andy, Your right according to the VBN in the Staalkaart (Vakblad voor de bloemisterij 21A, 2727/05/2005) the sales through the dutch auctions of orchids in 2004 where euro 171.833.000 up by 22.5% compared to 2003. 37.658.000 plants in total up 28%. Top ranking Phalaenopsis sales euro 109.746.000 Current exchange rate being around 1,25 down from 2004 1.30. This year their will be an new increase in sales of about 30% still hard to say how much being september from december the top selling months by unitprice. But the USDA in their june 2005 Floriculture and nursery crops situation and outlook yearbook estimates the sales in the US at $127.608.000 (2004) at wholesale level in potted orchids. Ray is probably right of the $24.691.000 value of US import of live orchidsplants Taiwan is the leading country with a $12.215.000 "share". And if that is the importvalue marketup to wholesale will be around ????? (RAY?) Guess that a commercial orchidgrower needs at least 3 or 4 times the value of this to be able to pay his taxes and expences, you are talking a big share for Taiwanees orchids in the USA. The rapport from the USDA is at: www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/flo/Jun05/FLO2005.pdf The staalkaart is not on the internet but a good old magazine which can be bought at reed business information Den Haag The Netherlands. Around 14 euros has all the information of plants and flowers sold in Holland through the VBN. Regards Martin Boekholt Andy Easton wrote:
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