An Oakland California flower market, January 2017.

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The Dutch flower market is the biggest in the world, amounting to $4B billion in exports in 2020. The main imports are from Kenya and Ethiopia. Over the years, the Dutch flower industry has developed a highly organized and sophisticated way of growing flowers. Together with the heavy subsidies it receives from the government, making it competitive compared to other countries.
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