increase grower trust and consumer demand for greenlife resulted in the cut-rate sale of around 1.9 billion plant last year , accord to the latest Nursery Industry Statistics 2017 - 18 survey report .
Funded by Hort Innovation and conduct by Nursery and Garden Industry Association ( NGIA ) , Down To Earth Research and ACIL Allen , the report valuate data from more than 290 nursery growers across Australia .
NGIA Chief Executive Officer Peter Vaughan said the total economic value of the nursery industry grew by approximately five per centime to $ 2.4 billion from 2015 - 16 to 2017 - 18 .
“ This is a very positive result for the manufacture and muse widespread sentiment that interest in , and demand for , greenlife continue to raise here in Australia , ” Mr Vaughan said .
“ Importantly , more than 80 per cent of growers surveyed tell they were optimistic about the future of their industry and foresee that product demand would increase over the next five age .
“ Business investment was also up this year , with six out of ten growers investing in infrastructure , new engineering or education and preparation , ” he said .
Mr Vaughan said the survey found that the nursery diligence employed more or less 25,000 hoi polloi across 1,651 production businesses .
“ exchangeable to the premature sketch , businesses with a turnover greater than $ 2 million represent 21 per cent of the industry , but accounted for 72 per cent of full national turnover , ” he allege .
“ However , it also found that a number of micro businesses had know increase ontogenesis in the retiring year , enable them to move into the next turnover bracket .
“ While a large percentage of national turnover rate is generated by larger businesses , it ’s great to see smaller family owned and manoeuvre businesses diversifying their operation and dilate , ” he said .
Mr Vaughan said the decision to incorporate key greenlife customers such as landscape business concern and autonomous retailer in the 2017 - 18 survey had helped to validate the findings .
“ Now in its 2nd twelvemonth , the survey continue to go from strong suit to strength . Grower participation was up 32 per cent providing a more exact snap of the supply Ernst Boris Chain , ” he tell .
“ The event corroborate the important role that the greenhouse industry plays in greening and cool down our community , as well as its contribution to the nation ’s broader food , fibre and leaf industries .
“ The next whole step of the project is to unloosen a new and improved business benchmarking shaft , which enable cultivator to measure their financial public presentation and inform next decision - making , ” he said .
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