suspended the production of energy-intensive products for this winter season. A few suppliers of potted plants have ended their entire operations. On the customer side, a slight reluctance to buy is noticeable [...] Esser and Cees Hoekstra, Managing Directors of Veiling Rhein-Maas. Developments at cut flowers and potted plants The market situation for cut flowers in July was characterised by two weeks of very high [...] demand was satisfactory throughout and pleasantly stable even during the summer holidays. Regarding potted plants, a restrained customer demand for outdoor products was noticeable in September at the auction