Retail packet seeds

摘要

Five years ago, for every 100 packets of seed sold, 60 were flower seeds and 40 vegetable seeds. Since then, sales figures have been turned on their heads. Today we are talking 30 packets of flower seeds to 70 packets of vegetable seeds. Not that flower seeds have declined. Flower seed sales have remained fairly static and could even be marginally up this year. It is the vegetable sales that represent a genuine volume increase. It is all down to GYO—grow your own. And the trend continues. Although final returns are still to be calculated, the major companies are reporting sales similar to or better than 2010.