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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Live plants and products of floriculture
 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

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

260
240

220

200 182,0 190,2 188,2 186,0

182,9 183,6
180
170,5 164,6 171,0
160 155,2 151,2 148,7 150,2 151,8 154,9 153,7 156,2
1000 hectares

142,3
136,4
140 124,2 120,8
120 110,8
100

80

60

40 40,4 34,4 34,2 33,4 30,2 35,3 34,4 29,8

25,6 28,1
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

30 30,2 France
28,1 27,5,4
Poland
24,9
United
20 20,5
19,8 Kingdom
Hungary
13,8
12,0 Belgium
10
7,6 6,9
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
1.200.000 and cut
foliage
(78,4%)
Thousand euros

1.000.000
Potted
800.000 plants (15%)

600.000
Bulbs and
400.000 corms
254.169 (5%)

200.000
84.515
Conifers and
- 25.599 hardy
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 perennial
plants (1,5%)
Import Value: 1 689 Mio € in 2016 of which 1 325 Mio € cut flowers/foliage
 Source: Eurostat Comext
+0,3% in 2016 versus 2015 compared to 5,3% in 2015 versus 2014 (mainly due to cut
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%)

300.000 Colombi
a (9,2%)
Thousand euros

250.000 Israel
(4,9%
200.000 )
USA (4,9%)
150.000
Costa Rica
(3,4%)
100.000
China
(2,6%)
50.000

Uganda
- (2.8%)
2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Others
(22%)
 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

1.600.000 Cut flowers

and cut foliage
1.400.000 (33,4%)
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

200.000 Conifers and

257.316 hardy perennial
- 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% ).
Source: Eurostat Comext

Global increasing trend in 2016 but less than in 2015

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)

Source: Eurostat
Comext

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 Switzerland
Graph 4.22b Total export by country of destination (21,7%)
Thousand euros

(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

250.000 Turkey (3%)

Japan (3.1%)
200.000

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%

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

400.000

cut foliage

300.000
200.000
thousand euros

100.000

-
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2016
-100.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 1 1
0 0 1 1 1
7 8 0 0
1 2 3
4 5
9

-200.000
-300.000
-400.000
-500.000
-600.000

-700.000

Positive trade balance since 2002. In 2016: +335 Mio€ after +300 Mio€ in 2015

Trade balance is constantly negative on cut flowers/foliage but is stabilized in 2016 Source: Eurostat
Comext

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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 1) Cut flowers

7.000.000
and cut foliage
6.000.000 2) Potted

5.000.000
plants
4.000.000 3.672.830
3.244.291 3) Conifers and
3.000.000
hardy perennial
2.000.000 plants
791.753 4) Bulbs and
1.000.000
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%)

Stability for all with little increase
Source: Eurostat
Comext

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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.,
2.000.000.000 Lilies (from
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
06031400 FRESH

300.000.000
291.315.825 CUT
CHRYSANTHEMU
250.000.000 MS
235.661.803 06031200 FRESH

200.000.000 CUT
CARNATIONS
06031500 FRESH

150.000.000
CUT LILIES
43.215.754 06031300 FRESH
100.000.000

50.000.000 CUT ORCHIDS

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
3.232.896.356 06031200
3.500.000.000
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
794.960.290 06031300
1.000.000.000
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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