J. van Doesburg, Chairman of the Flower Council of Holland, explains, in the past farmers knew little of the market; traders specializing in sales had wide contacts and abundant information and could often claim that supply exceeded demand to depress prices and farm incomes. Farmers, however, had no alternative.
荷蘭花卉協會理事長杜斯柏格解釋，以往花農專事生產，對市場行情較隔閡；而負責經銷的大盤商，因接觸面廣、資訊豐富，知道供需情況，常會藉口供過於求而打壓行情，致使花農的所得減少，甚或入不敷出；但是花農卻又不能不依賴大盤的經銷。