Onderzoek naar de gevolgen van hoge energieprijzen in de glastuinbouw in de periode medio 2021 tot en met het eerste kwartaal van 2023

This study reveals the direct and indirect effects of the large increases in energy prices between mid-2021 and the first quarter of 2023 on greenhouse horticulture in the Netherlands. There was a slight increase in the number of bankruptcies and of non-bankruptcy business closures during 2022, but bankruptcies were not widespread. Costs have risen sharply but so have selling prices, and many businesses have brought in new measures such as temporary modifications to their cultivation practices as well as more permanent investments in energy saving practices. High energy prices have had a particularly negative impact on income in the ornamentals sector.