Latin American nations Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador are three of the major suppliers of flowers in the United States. As a matter of fact, around 500 million cut Colombian flowers were delivered to the U.S. market on Tuesday, Feb. 9.
Since the flower demands are increasing as Valentine's Day looms, a total of 30 flights are scheduled daily to meet with the affluent flower market industry in the United States. According to Latin Correspondent, flowers are shipped in boxes for freshness from Bogota's El Dorado airport and Rionegro, a city close to Medellin.
In addition, up to 300 roses or 600 flowers are shipped per box daily, depending on the variety. These flowers are then sent to Miami, Florida, where more than 150 companies are involved in import of distribution of the delivered flowers. After the flowers are repackaged, they are shipped across the nation.
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