According to the latest report from the Price and Market Observatory of the Junta de Andalucia, the 2024/25 season saw Andalusian acreage for cut flowers increase by 21% compared to the average of the past four seasons and by 8% compared to 2023/24. However, yields dropped by 20 percent against the average of the past four seasons and by 15% compared to the previous season. As a result, Andalusian cut flower production in 2024/25 fell by 3% and 8% respectively.
Cadiz remains the main producing province, accounting for 59% of the acreage and 69% of Andalusian flower production, with 345 hectares and 372,345,000 units.
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Carnation
Carnation holds the top spot among Andalusian cut flowers. During the 2023 24 season it represented 41% of Andalusian cut flower acreage and 55% of production. In total, in 2023/24 Andalucia produced 59% of all Spanish carnations.
Andalusian carnation acreage in 2023/24 increased by 5% compared to the previous four seasons. Production rose by 18%, although it is worth keeping in mind that the 2019/20 season saw exceptionally low output due to the COVID 19 pandemic.
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The Andalusian cut flower marketing season runs from September to August, with the flow distributed across the different flower types that make up the supply. Marketed production hits its highest volume in February and May.
The 2024/25 season followed the same trend as previous years, though there was a notable bump in October 2024 and June 2025, along with a drop in February and March 2025. In 2024/25 the average price of the flowers analyzed increased by 17% compared to the average of the past four seasons and by 12% compared to the previous season.
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Looking at prices recorded over the past four seasons, the flowers posting the strongest price increases are Anthirrinum at 33%, Solidago at 23% and Paniculata at 19%, followed by Chrysanthemum at 15%, Limonium at 14%, Lilium at 9% and Carnation at 8%.
Compared to the average price of the previous season, the biggest jumps show up in Paniculata at 18% and Anthirrinum at 16%. Carnation, Chrysanthemum, Limonium and Lilium each rose by an average of 11%, and Solidago followed with an 8% increase.
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As for Andalusian exports, the downward trend continues. The main destinations for Andalusian cut flowers remain the Netherlands, followed at a distance by Portugal, France and the United Kingdom.
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Export volume in 2024/25 is 18.1% lower than in 2023/24 and 32.8% below the 2020/21 to 2023/24 average. And while the Netherlands receives 81 percent of the total exported volume, it accounted for only 54% of total export value.
Source: juntadeandalucia.es
