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Largest exporter of christmas trees9/23/2023 ![]() ![]() Christmas trees produced in Quebec are sent across the world to decorate households in countries such as Panama, Bermuda, Barbados, Curaçao, Aruba and the United Arab Emirates.ġ Reference : 2020 balance sheet provided b the ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ). The United States of America (U.S.) is the largest importer of Québec grown christmas trees: 98% of trees grown in Quebec are exported to the U.S., mainly on the east coast to New York, Massachusetts and North Carolina. According to statistics gathered in 2020, Quebec exported 1 771 944 trees for a total value of 56,2 million dollars, representing 71% of the value for all Canadian Christmas tree exports, 14% less than in 2019 (2 053 111 trees).įurthermore, in 2020 the number of trees sold within Canada is estimated at 800 000 trees, this generated a profit of roughly 16 million dollars in the province of Quebec. Combined, these businesses cover a total of 8 538 hectares and 51% of that land is located in the Eastern townships. In 2020, 266 Christmas tree farms were registered with the MAPAQ (ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec). Wu has already been asked by foreign clients to lower her prices.The province of Quebec is the main producer of Christmas trees in Canada, Quebec accounts for over 71% of all exported Christmas trees. "Some people think the devaluation of the yuan is good news for labor-intensive exporters like us, but our clients respond quickly to the currency change," she said. ![]() With numbers like these, it is hardly surprising that Wu Yijia, general manager of Yiwu Qijia Garment Co, fails to share Zhu's optimism Last month, China's exports dropped 8.9 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the General Administration of Customs. Her upbeat mood follows the decision by the People's Bank of China, or central bank, to depreciate the yuan against the US dollar on Aug 11 to combat falling exports and slowing growth. But at least we are getting some good news now." ![]() The maritime province is the second largest exporter of Christmas trees. "Sales dropped 25 percent in the first half, compared with the same period in 2014. One province looking to further benefit from the Christmas tree industry is Nova Scotia. So far, Zhu has added two extra orders, worth around 100,000 yuan ($15,625), and has more pending. But since the yuan has depreciated, there are opportunities to increase sales." "Some clients came up with prices that were between 1 percent and 2 percent lower than we could accept. "The external economic markets have not been stable in recent years," she said. In 2022, China was the leading exporting country of Christmas decorations globally, with exports of such articles amounting to over 9.7 billion U.S. ![]() But now that the yuan has fallen by about 2 percent against the United States dollar, Zhu has been quick to exploit the business opportunities. With a total export value of 10.9 billion in 2021, China’s Christmas industry dwarfs those of second and third ranked Cambodia and the Netherlands. The Christmas tree manufacturing sector has become labor-intensive and profit margins are around 5 percent. "We would usually finish receiving orders from foreign clients by the end of July, but due to devaluation of the yuan, I'm hoping to persuade clients I turned down before because of costs to put in orders," she said. But this year, August has been an incredibly busy month. Normally, she wraps up her overseas sales by July. Zhu Zhixiang sells artificial Christmas trees in Yiwu, Zhejiang province. A sales person sorts and arranges decorative Christmas trees for exports in Yiwu, Zhejiang province. ![]()
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