Four billion bulbs exported
Wednesday 19 March 2008
The Netherlands exported four billion plant bulbs last year, 5% more than in 2006, said national statistics office CBS.
Of those, almost one billion went to the US. Half the exported bulbs were tulips and 25% were gladioli.
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I am back in the US for now and each time I see a beautiful bunch of tulips for sale, my heart longs to be back in the Netherlands. Now if only I saw them in abundance like I do in Holland, then it would just be perfect!
By Lonna Brown | March 25, 2008 6:22 PM