Turnover: 10 million EUR (2023)

Country: France

Flower grower in Anjou

News

Ernest Turc, the ultimate French flower bulb designer 11/09/2024

  • Based in Loire-Authion (Maine-et-Loire), near Angers, France, Ernest Turc is the only producer of flower bulbs in France
  • Ernest Turc also produces vegetable and flower seeds
  • The ambition is to produce a million of these bulbs within three years, and 4 million in the following years.
  • The SME has sales of 10 million euros, 65% of which are in flowers, with up to 85 employees in high season.
  • The company grows dahlias, agapanthus, irises, hyacinths and cannas, with a growing proportion of organic produce, on 300 hectares in Anjou and Brittany.
  • Garden centers, DIY and food stores account for 80% of the company's sales

Ernest Turc relaunches narcissus production in Brittany 08/03/2024

  • 85% of the world's narcissus bulb production is based in England.
  • Ernest Turc plans to produce one million narcissus bulbs in three years, and four million in the following years.
  • The company, taken over in 2022, has a team of 50 employees.
  • in 2022, France imported 300 million euros worth of cut flowers and just over 100 million euros worth of bulbs.
  • Ernest Turc owns 300 hectares of cultivated land in Maine-et-Loire and Brittany.
  • The company's annual production is 18 million bulbs, mainly sold to supermarkets and specialized garden centers.
  • The company generates sales of 10 million euros.

Studies mentioning this company

The Flowers and Florists Market - France

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  • L'agitateur floral
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  • Hectar
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