Aalsmeer Flower Auction
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Nerve Center
- Grade Level: Junior High (7-9)-Adult
- Subjects: Design, Technology
- Produced By: Exploration Production Inc.
- Year: 2012
- Country: Canada
- Language: English
- Running Time: 46m
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Equivalent in size to the kingdom of Monaco, nearly half of the blooms that make up the 40 billion dollar a year flower industry will be bought and sold at the Aalsmeer Flower Auction. Located southwest of Amsterdam, every day highly perishable imports arrive from around the globe, only to be shipped out less than 24 hours later. In the lead up to Valentine's Day, this logistics hub will be stretched to its very limit as thousands of people work tirelessly to receive, care for and distribute almost 50% more flora than usual (including more than 100 million roses!)