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Exports of vegetables, flowers, seeds and bulbs, 1965–2005

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Exports of vegetables, flowers, seeds and bulbs,    1965–2005

This graph shows the value of exports of vegetables, cut flowers, seeds and bulbs between 1965 and 2005. Dollar values have been adjusted for inflation to 2005 levels. These exports form a significant and increasing component of New Zealand's horticultural trade. Although there has been a small export trade in vegetables from New Zealand since the 1800s, modern export markets have only been developed since the mid-1980s.

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Source: Fresh facts: New Zealand horticulture, (2007): 3

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Maggy Wassilieff, Market gardens and production nurseries – Contribution to the economy, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/19997/exports-of-vegetables-flowers-seeds-and-bulbs-1965-2005 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.