Flight cancellations, bans on public gatherings worldwide meant much of the flowers were thrown out.
“The loss is huge,” said Michel van Schie of FloraHolland, the world’s dominant flower clearing auction. In all, 35% of global flower and plant exports, worth €6.2 billion a year, pass through the Netherlands, mostly from Dutch growers but also from African and Latin American farms. Several Dutch tulip growers have started initiatives to get rid of extra stock, organising drive-by sales at cut-rate prices, or arranging to send flowers to hospitals to cheer healthcare workers and patients. But those are local solutions, and 85% of Dutch flowers, notably tulips, are exported.
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