Live plants and products of floriculture

sector in the EU
Vincent LARIVIERE
European Commission
DG Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI)
Unit G2 - Wine, spirits, and horticultural products
Committee Brussels – 12 December 2017
 Structure of the presentation

1. Production

2. Land area

3. Trade

This statistical document has been prepared by Unit G2 of DG AGRI, in order to stimulate
discussion at the Civil Dialogue Group. It is a mere working document. The European
Commission does not accept any responsibility in respect of the exactness of given data.

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 1. PRODUCTION

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 Production in the World

Graph 1.4 Production: share of value by Country/Area in 2016

Others
16%
Kenya
2%
Ecuador
2% EU
Canada 31%
3%
Colombia
3%

Brazil
5%
China
USA 19%
Japan 12%
8%

Source: AIPH (International Association of Horticultural Producers)/Union Fleurs (International Floricultural Trade Association )

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 Value of production in the EU
(evolution)

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 Value of the production of
plants and flowers

Plants and flowers = ornamental plants and flowers + nursery plants + Christmas trees and plantations.

Source: Eurostat, Economic Accounts for Agriculture

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 2. LAND AREA

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 Land area in the EU

Graph 2.1 Land area of flowers, ornamental plants and nursery plants in the EU UE-28
UE-15 (OMS)
UE-13 (NMS)
260

240

220
190,2 188,2
200 182,0 186,0
182,9 183,6
180 170,5 164,6 171,0
154,9
1000 hectares

160 155,2 150,2 151,8 153,7 156,2

151,2 148,7
142,3
136,4
140 124,2 120,8
120 110,8

100

80

60
40,4 33,4 35,3 34,4
40 34,4 34,2 30,2
25,6 28,1 29,8
19,8
20

0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Source: EUROSTAT

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 Land area in the EU

Graph 2.2 Land area of flowers, ornamental plants and nursery plants in the EU
60

50,4
50 Netherlands
45,8
43,7 43,8
Germany

40 Spain

Italy
1000 hectares

France
30 30,2
28,1 27,5
27,4 Poland
24,9
United
20 20,5 19,8 Kingdom
Hungary

13,8 Belgium
12,0
10 6,9
7,6 Others
6,6

0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NB: contains estimated data
Source: EUROSTAT, AGRI G2 Estimates

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 Land area

Land use - Flowers and ornamental plants

(excluding nurseries)
35
Netherlands

30
France

25 Germany
Thousand hectares

20 Spain

Italy
15

Poland
10

United Kingdom
5
Bulgaria

0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Source: EUROSTAT (apro_acs_a); contains estimated data

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 Land area

Land use - Nurseries

30

Italy

25
Germany

20
Spain
Thousand hectares

Netherlands
15
France

10 Poland

Hungary
5

United Kingdom

0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Source: EUROSTAT (apro_acs_a); contains estimated data

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 3. TRADE

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 Imports into EU of live plants and
products of floriculture (value)

Graph. 4.15 Imports of live plants and products of floriculture

(thousand euros) 1.689.506
TOTAL
1.600.000

1.400.000 1.325.222
Cut flowers
and cut foliage
1.200.000
(78,4%)
Thousand euros

1.000.000 Potted plants

(15%)
800.000

Bulbs and
600.000
corms (5%)

400.000
254.169 Conifers and
200.000 hardy
84.515 perennial
plants (1,5%)
- 25.599
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Import Value: 1 689 Mio € in 2016 of which 1 325 Mio € cut flowers/foliage
 +0,3% in 2016 versus 2015 compared to 5,3% in 2015 versus 2014 (mainly due to cut Source: Eurostat Comext
flowers/foliage imports: +5.3% )
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 Imports by country of origin (value)

Graph 4.16 Total import by country of origin

(in thousand euros)
Kenya
450.000 (27,5%)
Ethiopia
400.000 (11,1%)
Ecuador
350.000 (11,1%)
Colombia
300.000 (9,2%)
Israel
Thousand euros

250.000
(4,9%)
USA (4,9%)
200.000
Costa Rica
(3,4%)
150.000
China
(2,6%)
100.000
Uganda
(2.8%)
50.000
Others
(22%)
-
2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Long term growth of imports from Kenya, Equador and Ethiopia (mainly cut flowers)
Source: Eurostat Comext
 Declining : China, Costa Rica
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 EU Exports of live plants and products of
floriculture (value)

Graph. 4.21a Exports Extra-EU of live plants and products of floriculture

(thousand euros)
2.200.000
2.025.486 TOTAL
2.000.000

1.800.000
Cut flowers and
1.600.000
cut foliage
(33,4%)
1.400.000
Thousand euros

1.200.000 Potted plants

(27,3%)
1.000.000

800.000 677.114 Bulbs and

600.000 552.066 corms (26,6%)
538.990
400.000
Conifers and
200.000 hardy perennial
257.316
plants (12,7%)
-
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Export value in 2016: 2 025 Mio€ (+2,1% but less than in 2015 +5,1% ).
 Global increasing trend in 2016 but less than in 2015 Source: Eurostat Comext

 Increasing trend in 2016 for all except cut flowers at the same level that in 2015
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 EU Exports by country of destination (value)

Switzerland
Graph 4.22b Total export by country of destination (21,7%)
(in thousand euros, % = share in 2016)
500.000
Russian
Federation
(18,5%)
450.000 United States
(12,3%)
400.000
Norway (7,7%)
350.000
China (5,7%)
300.000
Thousand euros

250.000 Turkey (3%)

200.000
Japan (3.1%)
150.000
Canada (2,1%)
100.000

50.000 Ukraine (1,8%)

-
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Mexico (1,6%)

 Main partners: CH : 21,7% (+8%/2015) and Russia : 18,5% (-8%/2015)

 Total exports value increased in 2016 but not all the destinations : +12% USA; +8% CH and Turquey, but
Russia -8% and Ukraine -11% Source: Eurostat Comext

 Value of exports of cut flowers increased by 25% to USA, but deacresed by -38% to Ukraine , -13% to
Russia and -31% to China
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 EU TRADE BALANCE (value)

Graph 4.14 Trade balance of live plants and products of floriculture

(in thousand euros)

600.000
500.000
Cut flowers and
400.000 cut foliage
300.000
200.000 Potted plants
thousand euros

100.000
-
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Conifers and
-100.000
hardy perennial
-200.000 plants
-300.000 Bulbs and corms
-400.000
-500.000
-600.000 TOTAL
-700.000

 Positive trade balance since 2002. In 2016: +335 Mio€ after +300 Mio€ in 2015 Source: Eurostat Comext
 Trade balance is constantly negative on cut flowers/foliage but is stabilized in 2016
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 Trade between the MS (Intra EU28)
Evolution 2005 – 2016

GRAPH 5.1 Export Intra EU28 by category (value in 1000€)

9.000.000 Total
8.333.762
8.000.000

7.000.000 1) Cut flowers

and cut foliage
6.000.000

5.000.000 2) Potted
plants
4.000.000 3.672.830

3.000.000 3.244.291 3) Conifers and

hardy perennial
2.000.000 plants

1.000.000 791.753
4) Bulbs and
624.887 corms
-
2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Total value in 2016:8 333 Mio€ in 2016 / 7 943 Mio € in 2015 (+5%) ; cut flowers 3
672 Mio € (+8%); potted plants 3 244 Mio € (+5%)
Source: Eurostat Comext
 Stability for all with little increase
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 Trade between the MS (Intra EU28)
Evolution 2005 – 2016 Main exporters

GRAPH 5.1.a Export IntraEU28 by NL and other MS together

value in thousand euros
6.000.000

5.000.000
Netherlands
(67,1%)

4.000.000
Thousand euros

3.000.000
EU28 less
NL (32,9%)

2.000.000

1.000.000

-
2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Source: Eurostat Comext

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 Trade between the MS (Intra EU28)
Evolution 2005 - 2016 Main exporters
GRAPH 5.1.b Export Intra EU28 by Member States (main)
value in thousand euros - excepted NL representing 67,1%

800.000

Germany
700.000
(8,4%)
Italy (6,6%)
600.000

Belgium
500.000
(5,6%)
Thousand euros

Denmark
400.000 (4,5%)
Spain (2,7%)
300.000

Poland
200.000 (0,9%)
France
100.000 (0,9%)

-
2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Source: Eurostat Comext

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 Trade between the MS (Intra EU28)
Evolution 2006 - 2016 Main importers

GRAPH 5.2 Import Intra EU28 from Member States (main)

value in thousand euros
8.000.000
Germany
(29,7%)
7.000.000

Utd.
6.000.000 Kingdom
(12,7%)
France
5.000.000
(13%)
Thousand euros

4.000.000 Netherlands
(6,2%)

3.000.000 Italy (5,6%)

2.000.000
Austria (4%)

1.000.000
Total
-
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Source: Eurostat Comext

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 TRADE of CUT FLOWERS (trends)

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 EU Import of some cut flowers
(CN-code 0603) Evolution 2009 - 2016

Graph 6.1. Import of cut flowers only from third countries (number of pieces)

6.000.000.000
5.593.591.629

5.000.000.000
06031100
FRESH CUT
ROSES

4.000.000.000
06031200
FRESH CUT
CARNATIONS
3.000.000.000
Fresh cut
Orchids,
Chrysanth.,
Lilies (from
2.000.000.000 2011), Gladioli

1.000.000.000
902.620.188

156.996.408
-
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Source: Eurostat Comext

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 EU Export of some cut flowers
(CN-code 0603) Evolution 2008 - 2016

Graph 6.2 Export of cut flowers to third countries (number of pieces)

400.000.000

06031100 FRESH
350.000.000 CUT ROSES

300.000.000 06031400 FRESH

291.315.825 CUT
CHRYSANTHEMU
250.000.000 MS

235.661.803 06031200 FRESH

200.000.000 CUT
CARNATIONS

150.000.000 06031500 FRESH

CUT LILIES

100.000.000

06031300 FRESH
43.215.754 CUT ORCHIDS
50.000.000

16.687.979
- 5.271.501
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Source: Eurostat Comext

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 Export intra EU28 of some cut flowers
(CN-code 0603) Evolution 2009 - 2016

Graph 6.3 Export of cut flowers inside EU28 (number of pieces)

4.500.000.000
06031100
FRESH CUT
4.000.000.000 ROSES

3.500.000.000 06031200
3.232.896.356
FRESH CUT
CARNATIONS
3.000.000.000

06031400
2.500.000.000 FRESH CUT
CHRYSANTH
EMUMS
2.000.000.000
06031500
FRESH CUT
1.500.000.000 LILIES

1.000.000.000 794.960.290 06031300

FRESH CUT
659 780 051 ORCHIDS
500.000.000
207.208.927
- 33.048.998
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Source: Eurostat Comext

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 Thank you for your attention

e-mail: vincent.lariviere@ec.europa.eu

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