Needle work

摘要

Predicting markets 10 years in the future is the key to profitable christmas tree growing. The christmas tree market is tricky at the best of times. You have only a month at the most to sell products that take up to 10 years to grow. If you get yournumbers wrong, you're left with a lot of recycled paper on your hands and a business facing southwards. It is crucial therefore to identify current and future market trends and be aware of competition in order to plant the right volume of the right kindof species at the right time. According to Christmas Tree Growers of Western Europe chairman Tony Richardson, around 55 million Christmas trees are sold in Europe each year.