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June’s Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures from the Garden Centre Association (GCA) are out today showing once again catering and food sales at the top but there are other positives too.

At the end of August 2024 the third autumn edition of PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt will be offering visitors an overview and insight into the market for garden plants, making it The place to Be for suppliers and everyone else involved in the green sector.

At Plantion's General Members' Meeting last night, Chairman René Willemsen announced that the executive board and supervisory board together with André van Kruijssen have agreed that André will remain associated with Plantion for a longer period.

The Import Promotion Desk (IPD) is inviting European importers to a buyer's trip to Ecuador from 7 to 12 October. The range of South American cut flower farms includes roses, carnations, hydrangeas and proteas. All companies in the IPD programme were visited in advance by IPD experts and evaluated...

With 762 exhibitors (655 in 2023, +15%), 204 delegations of international buyers (150 in 2023, +27%), 50,000 square meters of exhibition space (45,000 in 2023, +10%), 25,000 attendees (23,000 in 2023, +8%), 114 accredited foreign purchasing groups (85 in 2023, +26%) from 45 countries and 4...

HARD landscaping topped the sales table in the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report for January 2024 with hardy plants, seeds and bulbs also doing well (February 2024). Figures recorded by GCA member garden centres last month show a good start to the new year with just...

The overall market for flowers and ornamental plants in Germany shrank again in 2023, by just under 4% to around 8.6 billion euros (at retail prices). This is just below the pre-coronavirus level. According to estimates by Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft mbH (AMI), almost all market segments...

The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures for October reveal a ‘strong food theme’ at member garden centres (2023). Eight of the GCA’s 13 categories saw an uplift during the month, as recorded by member centres, and the figures also revealed a positive year-to-date...

Satisfaction for the increase in Italian horticultural productions and theirattractiveness in the world. This is how the sector is preparing for the nextedition of Myplant, the great international fair in February 2024 in the pavilions of Fiera Milano-Rho.

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), in association with Union Fleurs, the International Flower Trade Association, announces the 71st version of International Statistics Flowers and Plants 2023.

September’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures have just been released and they show it was a ‘good month’ for members with an already ‘strong’ start to Christmas sales (2023). The BoT saw an uplift in nearly all the GCA’s 13 categories recorded at member garden...

In one month, the International Floriculture Trade Fair (IFTF) will start in Amsterdam: The Import Promotion Desk (IPD) will be present with 16 producers of cut flowers from Colombia, Ecuador and Kenya at the three-day fair from 8 to 10 November. A major focal point will be carnations from...

Over the past 20 years, the ornamental horticulture industry in the Republic of Korea has been in decline. Korean industry professionals offered their insights into why this is at the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH)’s Horticultural Industry Conference, held on 19...

Plantion introduced a new concept on the first day of its autumn trade fair (20 and 21 September 2023). Plantion Shop & Go is an inspiring ‘store’ that gives green professionals access to an extra-wide range. It is possible to buy from Plantion Shop & Go in the physical store in the Plantion...

The CHA has announced the exhibitors who have signed up as they prepare for one of the best UK pavilions to date for IPM, Essen, Germany 23-26 January 2024.

The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) August Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures have revealed an ‘excellent month’ with members seeing an uplift in 11 of the 13 categories recorded by the organisation (2023) in Great Britain.

The Dutch horticultural sector is undergoing a dynamic transition. Sustainability is a theme that impacts everyone in the sector and compels action. Legislation and regulations, Green Deals and agreements are defining the route, while sector goals – such as energy neutrality by 2040 – are...

Myplant & Garden, the most important professional, international trade fair for horticulture, garden and landscape shares and comments on the latest official data on horticulture production in Italy in 2022 (source: Istat-Italian National Institute of Statistics).

Roses, alstromeria, hypericum, kangaroo paws and many other summer flowers - Kenya has a great variety of flowers to offer. Although the country has long been a producer of cut flowers, it is generally only the big farms that have made a name for themselves. The German Import Promotion Desk (IPD)...

A new multipurpose hall was officially opened at Plantion yesterday evening. According to the executive board, the hall enables Plantion to offer customers more and improved facilities. The opening followed the General Membership Meeting, during which members were briefed on the course of...