What is the current situation of professional companies producing ornamental pineapples abroad?

There are currently three largest ornamental pineapple professional companies in the world - CORN.BAK B.V. in the Netherlands, EXOTIC PLANT B.V. in Belgium and DEROOSE PLANT B.V. Delux Plant Company), they dominate the world's ornamental pineapple breeding and seedling supply, producing tens of millions of seedlings and millions of finished products annually. The following is a brief introduction to the EXOTIC PLANT company, from which we can see their scale and strength.

EXOTIC PLANT, abbreviated as EP, was founded in Belgium in 1909. It has been specialized in ornamental pineapple production and export business for more than 90 years. It has developed from the original family business into a first-class ornamental pineapple seed marketed in the world today. supplier. EP Company's production base is about 18,000 square meters, and its annual production capacity of ornamental pineapple seedlings exceeds 25 million, of which about 60 are meriste seedlings and 40 are substantive seedlings. EP Company exports a large number of seeds, of which about 30% are sold to Asia, 50% to the Netherlands and Europe, and 20% to the Americas.

The emergence of new varieties requires a systematic breeding program. The methods are divided into traditional pollination hybridization or the use of the latest tissue culture technology. EP Company can produce about 350 hybrids a year, but only two or three of them can be selected and enter the main market. They continuously inspect and screen during the production of seedlings to ensure that each seedling is free from virus infection and eliminate possible mutant strains to avoid losses to consumers.