Market developments international

26 January 2021Royal FloraHolland

This report contains information as known on Tuesday 26 January 17:00. Although

this report has been compiled with the greatest care, the actual situation in a certain

country or region may differ from the situation presented here. No rights can be

derived from this report.

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Flower and plant sales for top 10 export countries Europe

B : Florists

S : Supermarkets

T : Garden centres

: No sale

: Limited sales

: Free sale

Legend

B*S T

B S T

B*S T*

B*S T

B S T

B* S T

B S T

B S T

B S T

Current info on transport in Europe:

https://www.tln.nl/coronavirus-en-

landeninformatie/

B*S T*Scotland

B S T

B S TWales

B S TEngland

B S TNorthern Ireland

In the Netherlands, florists may continue physical sales outside the shop until the

end of the lockdown.

*In Germany, the situation is very different from state to state. See further on page

5.

In Poland, florists in shopping centres must close from 28th December

* In Italy, there are restrictions on florists located in certain shopping centres and

market halls.

In Scotland, the florists on the mainland are closed, but open for outdoor sales.

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Netherlands

Lockdown status

• Entirely locked down. The lockdown will remain in force until 9th February. On Thursday 21st January, the outgoing Cabinet announced that the curfew will

be introduced. This curfew will apply from 21:00 to 04:30 and will be in force from Saturday 23rd January to 04:30 on 10th February. In addition to this, a

household is now only allowed to receive a maximum of one visitor per day.

Sales outlets ornamental plant cultivation

• Florists: Shops remain closed per se, but they may continue physical sales outside the shop until the end of the lockdown (8th February). This does not apply to

shops in shopping centres. Pick-up of products is possible on order.

• Supermarkets: Open

• Garden centres: Closed. Garden centres that derive more than half of their turnover from pet supplies may remain open (provided they have their own entrance).

Important articles/information

• The package of support measures presented yesterday is helping many horticultural businesses through the corona crisis. The government is responding to the

wishes of the business community, with the expansion of the NOW scheme (subsidy for labour costs goes from 80% to 85%) and of the TVL scheme (subsidy

from 50-70% increases to 85%, the ceiling on contribution from 90,000 is now 330,000 per quarter for medium-sized businesses with up to 250 employees). The

crisis organisation praises the Cabinet for making the higher ceiling also possible for horticultural companies, by using a different state aid framework. But the

crisis organisation also makes some very critical comments. Growers and trading companies supplying fresh produce to the hospitality and food service sectors

suffered many millions in losses during the second lockdown period. These new adjustments will not help them. The same applies to the group of approximately

ten horticultural businesses that started up in 2020. The government has announced a support scheme for starters for the first six months of 2021, but they

already suffered losses in 2020. (Source: Hortipoint, 22-01-2020)

• Curfew | Coronavirus COVID-19 | Rijksoverheid.nl (Source: RVO, 23-01-2021)

• The lockdown imposed to reduce the number of corona virus infections will be extended by three weeks. This means that non-essential shops, hairdressers,

gyms, museums and theatres will remain closed until 9th February. (Source: NOS, 12-01-2021)

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Germany Share of Dutch exports (Source: Floridata)

• Flowers: 27%

• Plants: 26%

Lockdown status

• From Wednesday 16th December a complete lock-down has been in place until 15th February (initially 31st January but extended) because of the number of

infections not falling quickly. Schools, kindergartens, shops, restaurants and theatres etc. remain closed. Only essential shops like supermarkets, drugstores,

pharmacies and banks are allowed to stay open. BGI: the opening of sales outlets in ornamental plant cultivation differs per state. An overview is included on the

next slide.

• Workers in the transport sectors were previously exempt from coronavirus requirements as part of cross-border goods transport. But according to the new 'Entry

Coronavirus Regulation', this only applies if the employees do not come from a so-called "high risk area (high incidence) or new virus variant area". Otherwise, a

negative Corona test result must be presented at the border. Transport workers from high-risk areas are exempt from the testing requirement (but not from the

registration requirement) if they have been in the area for less than 72 hours before travelling to Germany. In doing so, they must have complied with the

recommended measures. However, this exception does not apply to areas where new virus variants are present. Road transport measures during the corona

crisis | evofenedex (scroll the page to Germany for a complete overview)

• Information on risk areas and how Germany deals with them can be found at: RKI - Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 - Informationen zur Ausweisung internationaler

Risikogebiete durch das Auswärtige Amt, BMG und BMI

Sales outlets ornamental plant cultivation

• Florists: See next page for overview

• Supermarkets: Open

• Garden centres: See next page for overview

Important articles/information

• 26th January 2021: https://www.rvo.nl/onderwerpen/internationaal-ondernemen/landenoverzicht/duitsland/veelgestelde-vragen-over-het-coronavirus-

duitsland#:~:text=Overview%20German%20States%20and%20corona%20measures%20,Coronavirus%20in%20Bremen%202012%20more%20rows%20 . An

overview of the measures can be found here for federal and state level.

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Germany Overview of opening points of sale for flowers and plantsStatus as of 26th January 2021

State Wholesale Florists Pick up purchasesHome delivery of

purchases Garden centresNurseries with their

own private sales CemeteriesHardware

stores Supermarkets

Bayern

Berlin

Brandenburg

Hamburg

Hessen

NRW

Rhineland-Palatinate

Saxony

Schleswig-Holstein

Thuringia

Lower Saxony

Saarland

Mecklenburg-Western

Pomerania

Bremen

Baden - Württemberg

Saxony-Anhalt

open closedSelf-producing sites

are allowed to openBusiness access possible

Special pass (exemption)

United KingdomShare of Dutch exports (Source: Floridata)

• Flowers: 16%

• Plants: 10%

Lockdown status

• England: National Lockdown for all of England from 6th January to at least mid-February.

• Wales: New Lockdown from 20th December. All of Wales is on alert level 4 (to be reviewed on 29th January)

• Scotland: Country divided into 5 security levels. From 5th January, mainland Scotland goes from level 4 to a temporary lockdown (at least until mid-February; to

be reviewed on 2nd February). Some islands remain at level 3.

• Northern Ireland: New lockdown from 26th December to 5th March (to be reviewed on 18th February)

Sales outlets ornamental plant cultivation

• Florists:

• England: Closed

• Wales: Closed

• Scotland: Closed to mainland Scotland

• Northern Ireland: Closed

• Supermarkets:

• England: Open

• Wales: Open, but cannot sell products from which shops are closed. So also no flowers and plants.

• Scotland: Open

• Northern Ireland: Open

• Garden centres:

• England: Open

• Wales: Closed

• Scotland: Closed to mainland Scotland

• Northern Ireland: Closed (no click & collect allowed)

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United Kingdom (continued)

Important articles/information

• Lockdown measures in Northern Ireland have been extended until 5th March (to be reviewed on 18th February). However, Ministers have been advised that the

measures will remain in place until the Easter holidays (Source: Telegraph.co.uk, 26 January).

• The British government has extended the legislation on lockdown measures, allowing councils in England to keep pubs, restaurants, shops and public spaces

closed until July 17th. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that the government could not consider relaxing the lockdown restrictions now that the number

of new daily infections of the coronavirus is still very high. He also first wants to be sure that the vaccination programme is working (Source: Leeuwarder Courant,

24 January).

• From Tuesday 19th January, lorry drivers who travel by ferry from the UK to the Netherlands will be obliged to undergo a rapid test. The rapid test is mandatory

for all drivers who travel by ferry from the UK to the Netherlands and also if they transport to Ireland. For transport from other countries NO rapid test is required

(Source: tln.nl, 22 January).

• As of Saturday, there will be a flight ban for passenger transport for those countries outside Schengen in which (potentially) dangerous variants of the virus are

most prevalent. These countries are: the United Kingdom, South Africa, Cabo Verde and all South American countries. This flight ban applies until the

mandatory quarantine for travellers has been legally regulated. There is no definite end date attached to the flight ban. There are a number of exceptions to the

flight ban, including freight transport (Source: BP News, 25 January).

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FranceShare in Dutch exports (Source: Floridata):

• Flowers: 13%

• Plants: 13%

Lockdown status• End of lockdown in 3 stages:

• Stage 1: From 29th November 2020 shops may again be open until 9pm, subject to distance rules (max. 1 person per 8m2); home delivery/delivery allowed• Stage 2: On 15th December end of lockdown with curfew maintained, provided the goals are achieved.• Stage 3: nnb

Sales outlets ornamental plant cultivation• Florists: Open from 28th November• Supermarkets: Open *)• Garden centres: Open from 28th November

*) Flowers and plants are not explicitly mentioned in the relaxation measures. We assume that the restrictions for this will also cease from 28th November.

Important articles/information

• Since 15th December, inter-regional travel has been allowed, but a curfew applies from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. throughout the metropolitan area. From 2nd January, 15

regions will have an extended curfew from 18:00 to 06:00. These regions are: Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardennes, Doubs, Jura, Marne, Haute-Marne,

Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Nièvre, Haute-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, Vosges, Territoire de Belfort and Moselle. Excursions and trips without the appropriate

certificates are therefore prohibited during the curfew under penalty of a fine of €135 and a maximum of €3,750 in the event of a repeat offence. On 29th

December, the Defence Council decided to maintain special vigilance in about twenty regions where the infection rate among the general population (or among

those over 65) is over 200. (Source: https://www.gouvernement.fr/info-coronavirus)

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France

Important articles/information (continued)

• Launch of FraisEtLocal.fr platform for fresh and local produce, plants and flowers: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food, in collaboration with the Chambers of Agriculture, announced on Tuesday 12th January 2021 the opening of the "Fresh and Local" platform, which makes it easy to identify the producers of thenetworks partners and their points of sale close to home. This platform now has more than 8,000 farms and direct sales outlets across France and in overseasterritories, provided by the first two partner platforms: "Bienvenue à la Ferme" www.bienvenue-a -la-ferme.com, the agricultural education networkhttp://www.laventureduvivant.fr/ and the network of the French Association of Professional Urban Agriculture (AFAUP). (Source: JAF-info 13-12-2021)

• Looking back on disastrous year for wedding industry - According to ASSOCEM, by 2020 only 28% of weddings could take place. One of the sectors most affected by COVID is the wedding and small events industry. For all the professionals working in these professions (wedding planners, caterers, room decorators, DJs....), the past year has been disastrous and many of them risk filing for bankruptcy. According to ASSOCEM, in 2020, only 28% of weddings and small events could take place. The others were postponed or even cancelled in 16% of the cases. While a third epidemic wave already threatens the beginning of the year2021, the association of wedding planners, wedding designers and ceremonial officials in France unveils an infographic and shares its analysis of the situation of a hard-hit sector that had a difficult last quarter that weakened the income of wedding professionals. Last September, ASSOCEM hoped that 42% of weddings andsmall events would be able to take place by the end of 2020. But the last quarter worsened the situation for professionals in the sector, who were already hit hard by the first lockdown and the ban on meetings during the summer. The second lockdown, although more flexible than the previous one, sounded the death knell for all private events, resulting in alarming figures:

▪ Less than 30% of marriages could take place in 2020;▪ 55% were carried forward to 2021 or later;▪ 16% were outright cancelled

(Source: JAF-info 13-01-2021)

France

Important articles/information (continued)

• Franck Poncet President of Emova Group: "If we exclude periods of confinement, the market is doing quite well. It is a very resilient market". The Governmentannounced on Thursday new measures to combat the spread of the pandemic, including an early curfew of 6pm across the country. A possibility that worriesflorists like Franck Poncet, chairman of the board of Emova group, owner of Monceau Fleurs. If refinancing is ruled out in the short term, the Cabinet couldannounce on Thursday new measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Among the avenues mentioned: an extension of the curfew to 6 p.m. throughoutthe country, and no longer just in the eastern regions. This hypothesis raises concerns from Franck Poncet, chairman of the board of Emova groupe, owner of Monceau Fleurs. "We are afraid of the 6 p.m. curfew because it will mechanically reduce the opening hours of our businesses. Often flowers are bought at the last minute, when you run out of work or transport," he said Wednesday in La France Bouge on Europe 1.

• "The more we reduce our working hours and reduce our buying opportunities, the more impact it has. But what is not sold, is not recovered," he continued. (Source: JAF-info 15-01-2021)

• Prime Minister Jean Castex held a press conference on 14th January 2021, a week before the originally scheduled date, to take stock of the situation in the fightagainst Covid-19.

• The Main points:• Situation still worrying but under control• Very tight border measures also within Europe• The 6 p.m. curfew extends to the whole Country from Saturday and for at least 15 days.• Shops: encouragement to open on Sundays and during lunch breaks• No school closures• Accelerating the vaccination campaign• New economic measures - Evolution of the Solidarity Fund - PGE (Source: JAF-info 15-01-2021)

Italy Share of Dutch exports (Source: Floridata)

• Flowers: 4%

• Plants: 7%

Lockdown status• See latest official rules in Article *).

Sales outlets ornamental plant cultivation• Florists: Open except for those located in shopping centres and market halls where there are closures on Saturdays and Sundays and public holidays. • Supermarket: Open • Garden centre: Open

Important articles/information

• *) Throughout Italy, the general rules are to keep one metre apart and to wear a face mask, both in enclosed spaces - such as a supermarket, a restaurant (until

you are seated at a table) and on public transport - and outside when you are among people (you don't have to do this, however, when exercising or when you

are guaranteed to be alone, for example in a deserted forest or on an otherwise empty beach). There is a curfew that starts at 10pm (and lasts until 5am).

The regions in Italy are colour coded: red (high risk), orange (medium risk), yellow (low risk) and white (low risk), with different rules for each colour.

From Sunday 24th January, code red will apply for the region of Sicily and for the province of Bolzano (Trentino-Alto Adige). For Tuscany, Campania, Molise and

Basilicata and the province of Trento (Trentino-Alto Adige) code yellow applies. All other regions are code orange. Via Covidzone.info you can see per day which

region has which code.

When a region is red, there is a lockdown; you can only go out with a valid reason. All non-essential shops are closed, as are restaurants and bars (delivery is

allowed).

If a region is orange, bars and restaurants are closed (delivery is allowed). It is not allowed to travel between municipalities without a necessary reason (work,

study, medical reasons).

All general measures and the curfew also apply in the yellow regions. Bars and restaurants in these yellow regions may remain open until 18:00. From that

moment on, it is no longer permitted to eat or drink on the street, but you can still have food delivered. From Monday 18th January onwards, museums in yellow

and white zones will be allowed to open their doors on weekdays.

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Italy

Important articles/information (continued)

• A new zone has been created, the zona bianca (white zone), for regions that have less than fifty infections per hundred thousand inhabitants for at least three

weeks. If a region is white, the curfew is lifted and all museums, theatres, cinemas and gyms are allowed to open. However, it remains compulsory to wear a

mouth mask inside and outside and to keep a one-metre distance.

An up-to-date detailed overview of all corona cases in Italy, both by region and by province, can be found at https://lab.gedidigital.it/gedi-visual/2020/coronavirus-

i-contagi-in-italia. (Source: https://ciaotutti.nl, 24-01-2021)

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PolandShare of Dutch exports (Source: Floridata)

• Flowers: 4%

• Plants: 5%.

Lockdown status

• Entirely locked down until 31st January

Sales outlets ornamental plant cultivation

• Florists: Partial, only open outside shopping centres

• Supermarkets: Open

• Garden centres: Open

Important articles/information

• If the government decides to ease some restrictions from 1st February, the first thing that will happen is that shops and shopping centres will reopen. The

decision on whether to ease restrictions or extend them will be taken this week and will depend, among other things, on statistics on infections and deaths and

the epidemiological situation across Europe, which is currently difficult. (Source: Warsaw Business Journal, 25-01-2021 'Retail stores and shopping centres will

be defrosted first': Ministry of Development (wbj.pl))

• On 5th January, the Polish Parliament extended the list of companies that can apply for financial support in connection with the pandemic. Therefore, florists are

also included in the financial shield. The applicant company must record a decrease in turnover of at least 30% in the period between April and December 2020

compared to the same period in 2019 or from October to December 2020 also compared to the same period in 2019.(Source: Agroberichten, 15-01-2021)

• The difficult situation in Europe regarding COVID-19 and the still large number of people in hospitals in Poland make it necessary to extend the existing pandemic

restrictions until 31st January. On 18th January, pupils in groups 1 to 3 of primary school will return to schools under strict sanitary conditions (Source: Gov.pl, 11-

01-2021)

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Belgium Share of Dutch exports (Source: Floridata)

• Flowers: 3%

• Plants: 6%.

Lockdown status• Discontinued, but continuation of preventive rules until 1st March (*)

Sales outlets ornamental plant cultivation• Florists: Open• Supermarkets: Open• Garden centres: Open

Important articles/information

• (*) Businesses and associations offering goods or services to consumers and which are allowed to remain open to the public carry out their activities in

accordance with the applicable sector protocol. This contains a number of rules such as:

• A distance of 1.5 m between each person is guaranteed;

• Consumers are admitted for a maximum of 30 minutes, but the visit may last longer if the company or association works exclusively by appointment;

• One consumer customer is admitted per 10m2 of floor space accessible to the public.

(Source and more info at: https://www.info-coronavirus.be/nl/faq/)

• Good operating results for Euroauction despite coronary year: The Brussels Euroauction, where flowers and plants are auctioned for the Belgian market, closes 2020 with a slight drop in turnover. Because the physical auction was closed for eight weeks this spring and Belgian flower shops were closed for weeks, this is a big boost. "After the first lockdown, we had a very good year", summarises Sim Echelpoels, the commercial manager. Thanks to digitalisation and savings, the profit is even higher. (Source: Vilt.be,14-01-2021)

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Belgium

Important articles/information• 20210118 Belgian online supermarket Hopr starts up operations this quarter. Due to the corona crisis, the project of Limburg entrepreneur Stijn Martens was

delayed, but now everything is ready, he tells Gondola. Martens now tells Gondola that his project will start this quarter. In which city that will be, he is keeping it a secret for the time being, but there is a good chance it will be in Hasselt or Leuven. Those are the cities that have already been mentioned. Stijn Martens was previously active as online marketing manager at Brussels Airlines and marketing director at telecom provider Mobile Viking. He sees many opportunities for an online supermarket in our country. "Belgians are ready for free home delivery of online groceries," he said in an interview with Gondola. He wants to make the difference with free deliveries, while classic supermarkets ask for money below a certain amount. Hopr also wants to work with next day delivery. Due to the corona crisis, online grocery shopping has gained popularity, making the project even more attractive. "There are already 2,500 people who have signed up," reports Stijn Martens. "And that without any marketing budget." (Source: www.gondola.be, 15-01-2021)

• Nine out of ten Flemish farmers and horticulturalists have experienced at least one negative impact due to the corona crisis. Half of them are also taking activemeasures to cope with the crisis. This is shown by a survey among Flemish farmers conducted in September 2020. 59% of the farmers and horticulturalists say that the economic situation in the six months before September was (much) worse than normal, while 32% speak of a normal situation. The months after September are mainly estimated to be just as bad or even worse. Respondents largely blame this bad economic situation at least in part on the corona crisis. 88% of the farmers and horticulturalists indicate that they experienced at least one negative impact as a result of the corona crisis. Companies are plagued by sales problems (50%), higher prices for their input products (38%), lower prices for their output products (31%), payment problems (15%) and labour problems (16%). The impact on the mental health (21%) of the farmers is also considerable. To cope with the crisis, 52% of farmers are taking actions. The main action is postponing investments (31%), but also adapting production (16%) and saving on labour (10%) are common. As is often the case in the agricultural and horticultural sector, the difference between subsectors and individual companies is large. The results are based on 448 completed surveys. The farmers are members of the Agricultural Monitoring Network (LMN) of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, an accounting network that forms a representative sample of Flemish agriculture and horticulture. (Source: BPN, 26-01-2021)

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RussiaShare of Dutch exports (Source: Floridata)

• Flowers: 4%

• Plants: 2%

Lockdown status

• A partial lockdown for Saint Petersburg. Restrictions also apply to Moscow.

Sales outlets ornamental plant cultivation

• Florists: Open

• Supermarkets: Open

• Garden centres: Open

Important articles/information

• Moscow's museums, exhibitions, libraries and cultural centres have reopened to visitors, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced. New regulations also allow

cinemas, theatres and concert halls to fill up to 50% of the seats. However, work is still done remotely: 30% of employees are mandated to work from home, while

Moscow residents over 65 and people with chronic health problems are advised to stay at home and not go out. Restrictions also apply to restaurants, clubs,

bars, karaoke places and similar businesses. (Source: Moscow times, 22-01-2021)

• Moscow has extended restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus until 21st January, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced on Thursday. Urban universities

and colleges and additional educational institutions will provide distance learning and gyms will remain closed. All schoolchildren in Moscow can return to school

on Monday 18th January (Source: Moscow times, 14-01-2021)

• Museums in St Petersburg and the Leningrad Zoo will reopen on Monday after being ordered to close for 12 days during the New Year holiday due to increasing

coronavirus infections. Exhibitions and concerts, as well as tourist bus tours, will also be allowed to resume. (Source: Moscow times, 12-01-2021)

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SwitzerlandShare of Dutch exports (Source: Floridata)

• Flowers: 3%

• Plants: 4%

Lockdown status

• The Federal Council has extended the COVID-19 measures, which were decided in December, until the end of February.

• On 18th January, the national measures were further strengthened:

• Shops/markets selling non-essential products are closed; 'Click & Collect' is possible.

• Garden centres and florists are included in shops which sell essential products.

• The measure that shops, petrol station shops and kiosks must remain closed after 7 p.m. and on Sundays has been abolished.

• Cantons may take additional measures where necessary.

Sales outlets ornamental plant cultivation

• Florists: Open

• Supermarkets: Open

• Garden centres: Open

Important articles/information

• For current measures in Switzerland see: https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/de/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-

epidemien/novel-cov/massnahmen-des-bundes.html#-402269208

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SwedenShare of Dutch exports (Source: Floridata)

• Flowers: 2%

• Plants: 4%

Lockdown status

• No nationwide lockdown as in NL and DE in terms of shop closure, but stricter measures between 24th December and 24th January. Mouth masks are

recommended. Regions can take extra measures if there is a large increase in infections. Nationwide, secondary and higher schools are closed until 24th

January, as well as all public places but also theatres etc. Working from home is the norm.

• Shops are open, but it is not recommended to visit them for leisure and only for essential shopping. Some regions restrict visits to shopping centres around the

holidays. Post-Christmas sales are discouraged (urgent appeal to shopkeepers).

• The transport of goods continues to be permitted and no additional form is required. The decree Förordning (2020:1258) om tillfälligt inreseförbud vid resor från

Danmark, Norge eller Förenade kungariket till Sverige Svensk författningssamling 2020:1258 t.o.m. SFS 2021:33 - Riksdagen published by the Swedish

government states that the transport sector is completely exempted from all measures during this pandemic. Recently, some Dutch transporters were sent back

to Denmark after Swedish enforcers did not correctly apply this decree. This misunderstanding was addressed the same evening by the sector organisations,

allowing the transport to resume the following day. Liveblog: coronavirus - Transport en Logistiek Nederland (Source: TLN. 22-01-2021)

Sales outlets ornamental plant cultivation

• Florists: Open

• Supermarkets: Open

• Garden centres: Open

Important articles/information

• 26th January 2021: https://www.rvo.nl/onderwerpen/internationaal-ondernemen/landenoverzicht/zweden/veelgestelde-vragen-over-het-coronavirus-zweden:, with

an overview of measures that apply

• 26th January 2021: https://www.krisinformation.se/en/hazards-and-risks/disasters-and-incidents/2020/official-information-on-the-new-coronavirus , official website

in English with corona measures and news per region and country

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AustriaShare of Dutch exports (Source: Floridata)

• Flowers: 2%

• Plants: 3%

Lockdown status

• The lockdown has been extended to 7th February 2021.

• Current measures:

• Supermarkets, pharmacies, etc. will remain open between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.

• Click & Collect is available in all shops (pick up between 6.00 and 19.00).

• Staying at home/inside the house' applies throughout the day (exceptions are allowed, e.g. when caring for people who need support, basic needs, individual

sports, walking).

Sales outlets ornamental plant cultivation

• Florists: Closed

• Supermarkets: Open, between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.

• Garden centres: Closed

Important articles

• For current measures in Austria see: https://www.sozialministerium.at/Informationen-zum-Coronavirus/Coronavirus---Aktuelle-Ma%C3%9Fnahmen.html

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KenyaShare of Dutch imports (Source: UN Comtrade)

• Flowers: about 27%

Lockdown status

• The nationwide curfew has been extended up to 12th March 2021. The curfew bars the movement of all persons from 10:00 a.m. to 4 a.m. daily. Movement is

only allowed to persons with special passes working in essential services. Fresh cut flowers are considered an essential product therefore the transporting of

fresh produce is allowed. Wearing of a face mask remains mandatory for all persons and failure to comply will attract a fine of Ksh.20,000 (approx. €148).

Impact of staff deployment

• -

Road transport

• -

Air transport

• -

Important articles/information

• The Government of Kenyan Ministry of Health https://www.health.go.ke/home/

• Speeches by the President of Kenya https://www.president.go.ke/briefing-room/

EthiopiaShare of Dutch imports (Source: UN Comtrade)

• Flowers: about 7%

• Plants: about 1%

Lockdown status

• All passengers arriving into the country are required to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate, dated within the previous 120 hours (5 days). Only RT

2PCR tests will be accepted. You may need to demonstrate you have such a test certificate before boarding your flight.

• Passengers transiting through Bole International Airport are not required to present a negative COVID-19 test. The maximum transit time is 72 hours.

Passengers with a layover of 8 hours or more may be directed to an airport hotel to wait for their connecting flight.

• Mandatory self-isolation has now been withdrawn countrywide except for Tigray regional state which is implementing additional COVID-19 containment

measures. All arrivals (including travellers from other parts of Ethiopia) are required to complete a 24-48 hour quarantine, during which time a COVID test will be

arranged.

• Wearing of face masks is mandatory in all public places across the country.

• No cases of COVID-19 have been detected at flower farms

Impact of staff deployment

• -

Road transport

• -

Air transport

• Cargo capacity on the National carrier Ethiopian Airlines is currently stable.

Important articles/information

• Ethiopian airlines travel updates: https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/aa/travel-updates/updates-on-covid-19(coronavirus)

• Foreign travel advice https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ethiopia/coronavirus

IsraelShare of Dutch imports (Source: UN Comtrade)

• Flowers: approximately 0.4%

• Plants: approximately 0.6%

Lockdown status

• Israel extends its lockdown until Sunday, 31st January

• Israel currently leads the world in vaccinating its population

Impact of staff deployment

• -

Road transport

• -

Air transport

• Israel bans all incoming and outgoing international flights until 31st January. Cargo flights will be allowed.

Important articles/information

• Israel to shut country for a week amid COVID -19 mutation fears (nypost.com) (Bron: New York Post, 25 jan 2021)

• Health Ministry recommends extending lockdown, as daily deaths hit new high | The Times of Israel (Bron: The Times of Israel, 26 jan 2021)