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The Netherlands' Huge Flower Sector Wilts As Coronavirus Hurts Business

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Netherlands' Huge Flower Sector Wilts As Coronavirus Hurts Business

Flowers are being destroyed at the flower auction in Aalsmeer, Netherlands, on March 16, 2020. The Dutch horticultural sector is sounding the alarm about the effects of the coronavirus crisis. Due to the loss of demand, the auctions are struggling with low prices and the need to destroy the flowers.Lex Van Lieshout/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

Flowers are being destroyed at the flower auction in Aalsmeer, Netherlands, on March 16, 2020. The Dutch horticultural sector is sounding the alarm about the effects of the coronavirus crisis. Due to the loss of demand, the auctions are struggling with low prices and the need to destroy the flowers.Spring is usually the busiest time of year at the Aalsmeer Flower Auction in the Netherlands, the world's blossom trade capital.Now most of these flowers are being composted.

 

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Nearby villages in Bengaluru supply in large to Netherlands flower trade. Roses, Orchids, Lilly, Daffodils were a blooming trade until a fortnight ago.

You’d think there would be a large increase in funeral wreaths though

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I’ve been to that factory where it all takes place. Amazing.

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