July was a month of ups and downs. Various markets around the world drew up the balance of the first six months of 2020. In this overview, we take another look at how the situation was half a year ago in the Netherlands, Russia, South America, and others. Ethiopia also made headlines, where the murder of an activist led to civil unrest - unfortunately, the news has become very topical again with the current troubles in the African country.
Intrinsa: their new brand for sustainable innovations in breeding
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Introducing next generation varieties with unique traits. That is one of the main aims Dümmen Orange tries to achieve with their new breeding Technology Center (BTC). It was…
brings total area within Hasfarm Holdings Group to 227ha
Vietnam: Dalat Hasfarm's 14ha expansion on schedule
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Spectacular figures and prices on the FloraHolland clocks
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SeaNews
"Flower imports to Russia slightly down in Q1 2020"
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Plantec on how growers are handling the present, preparing for the future
South American growers bounce back from pandemic woes
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M&A activity remains high in floriculture market amidst COVID-19 pandemic
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A. Murawska
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NFU
UK government rules out financial support for ornamentals
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Ethiopian farms shut down amid unrest following murder
Since Tuesday farms in Ethiopia have been closed due to the chaos in the country that arose after the murder of singer and activist Hachalu Hundessa, Monday…
Unrest in Ethiopia keeps flowers grounded
NL: "Flower prices will be high on Monday"
Unrest in Ethiopia is keeping flowers grounded since last Tuesday. On top of that, supply out of Kenya is lower due to the weather. In turn, it is expected…
NL: Rose prices are high, but not as spectacular as expected
Due to the decrease in supply as a result of the unrest in Ethiopia and the bad weather in Kenya, a significant increase in rose prices was expected for today.…
Guido Vollebregt, Royal FloraHolland:
"Supply Ethiopian roses back to a normal level"
Yesterday already, a large portion of roses came from Ethiopia and today the supply out of this country is about back to a normal level, says Guido Vollebregt,…
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In memoriam Harry Kloppenburg
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