Valentine ’s Day marks the get-go of the Colombian flower export season . The United States is the country ’s independent sales destination , since 80 % of the sum goes there , portafolio.coreports .
Last twelvemonth , fit in to Asocolflores , the sector ’s overall sale up until November amounted to almost 1,458 million one dollar bill ; a similar figure to that report at the terminal of 2018 .
accord to data point from the Maro organisation of Productive Colombia , the country ’s sales in the menses from January to November 2019 amounted to 1,374 million dollars . Meanwhile , ProColombia reported slimly higher sales abroad .
These were estimated at 1,381 million dollars , with an increase of 13,694 dollar liken to 2018 . The chief name and address of Colombian flowers in the first eleven months of 2019 were the United States , Japan , the United Kingdom , Canada and the Netherlands .
The Canadian and Japanese market place reported falls compared to the premature yr ’s figures . The value of sales in Canada fell by 8.4 % , while in Japan they did by 1.4 % , with 36 and 44.6 million dollars , severally .
harmonise to the president of the Colombian Association of Flower Exporters ( Asocolflores ) , Augusto Solano , it is hard to promise the sales that will be achieved this class for Valentine ’s Day .
“ It is difficult to know how much we are going to sell for Valentine ’s twenty-four hour period because it depends on many factors : the weather , the date of the cutting , etc . But in general we expect this year ’s solvent to be similar to those of the old one , with the amount approaching 1.5 billion dollar , ” he said .
According to the managing director , the variety show sell the most at this time of the year is roses , but the country is also doing great with bouquets . Because of the wide range available , there are also carnation , alstroemeria and chrysanthemums .
Colombia deal 1,400 varieties of about 50 mintage . Proflora 2019 was a grown winner for the sector in terms of exhibitioner and emptor , which has allowed it to remain one of the hard in the supply of supermarket redolence for the United States .
According to AmCham Colombia , “ take advantage of special occasions is a near scheme to increase exports to the United States , but it should not be the most important , ” said María Claudia Lacouture , executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce , AmCham .
Colombian flower stand secondly in the ranking of goods exported to this nation ( only behind mineral products ) , with exports worth 1,087.0 million dollar between January and November 2019 . This mean a 0.9 % increase compared to the same menstruation of 2018 , when 1,077.4 million dollar mark in exports were reported . Colombia report for 10.6 % of all sales to that area .
Between January and February 2019 , flower exports to the United States were worth 205.3 million dollars – a figure that could be matched this class – which is 6.2 % more than in the same catamenia of 2018 , when shipments were worth 193.3 million dollar .
Roses , saucy pompoms , carnations and miniature carnations , hydrangeas , alstroemeria , chrysanthemum and lilies are the most ask variety of flowers in the United States .
Between January and November 2019 , there were sales recorded for roses ( 236.0 million dollars ) , pompoms ( 78.0 million dollars ) , carnations ( 56.6 million dollars ) , hydrangea ( 52.9 million buck ) , alstroemeria ( 47.8 million dollar bill ) , miniature carnations ( 33.9 million dollars ) , chrysanthemums ( 24.2 million dollar ) and lilies ( 8.6 million dollars ) .
The US put forward that most demand Colombian flowers are Florida , with cut-rate sale deserving 671.9 million dollars and a 6.1 % growth compared to January - November 2018 , and California , with export worth 69.8 million dollars and an increase of 26.0 % . The leaning of destinations also admit Oregon , Illinois , New Jersey , Puerto Rico and New York .
In Puerto Rico ’s font , 64.6 % of the bloom sold in that State Department are of Colombian origin .
Source : www.portafolio.co
