I recieve complimentary issues of Flower Tech which is geared towards the production and marketing of ornamentals world wide the latest issue has a cover story on Taiwan Phals http://www.agriworld.nl/public/file/pdf/20060928-06-08_flt9_4.pdf
There is also a brief editorial from the editor Anabel Evans; to quote "Who isn't jealous of the Phalaenopsis as a pot plant? At the Dutch auctions turnover increased 30.9% to reach 144 million Euros on just over 29 million plants with an average price of 4.90 Euros up from 4.61 a year earlier. Compare this to the average for all other pot plants at 1.29 Euros" Edited for brevity but you get the picture Paul LeBlanc _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
