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{"claimId":"china_share_2025","topic":"supplier_countries","period":"2025","metric":"China share of imports","value":21.5,"unit":"percent","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"FloralDaily / Energyprom","sourceUrl":"https://www.floraldaily.com/article/9816427/kazakhstan-reduces-flower-imports-as-ecuador-s-share-declines/","notes":"China's market share rose from 8% to 21.5%."}
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