Estimates from the agriculturist ’s sphere indicate that blossom growers expect to export more than 600 million flower during the main sale season of the year .

This point corresponds to the solemnisation of Valentine ’s Day , which , together with Mother ’s Day , accounts for more than 30 percent of the annual income of this sphere , which is the state ’s main source of non - traditional agricultural exports .

The estimation of the Colombian Association of the Productive Chain of Flowers and Foliage ( Caproflor ) say that flower cultivator expect to commercialize more than 600 million flowers up to Valentine ’s Day , which is next Friday , February 14 .

However , Álvaro Villamizar , film director of Caproflor , said that , liken to what is usually expected from Valentine ’s Day , this year ’s sales agreement could be affected by two cistron : the so - call Friday effect and the mathematical product ’s oversupply .

The former touch on to the fact that blossom will have to compete with other options for the Clarence Day of sexual love , such as restaurants and weekend trips , while the glut comes from Ecuador , a country that usually make headway its production by a week and has already coif the sale of all its shipments .

For his part , Felipe Ochoa , of Hacienda San José Farms , said that sales this year have been irregular , and although he has already sold his output , he has not received extra lodge , as is the custom for the Valentine ’s time of year .

On the other hand , he said that the cost war with other producing country has felt impregnable this year , and that internal flower growers have had to treat with some difficulty in the logistics on account of the oversupply register this season .

“ When it comes to the domesticated market , producers of ornamental alive plants , such as orchids and potted roses , require an increase in sales event compared to the previous year . Even though the season is not particularly strong in Colombia yet , a new sales season is open up little by little for rural nursery producers , ” articulate Jairo Cadavid , president of the Colombian Association of Nurseries and Ornamental Producers ( Colviveros ) .

Álvaro Villamizar said that , although Colombian flowers are exported to about a hundred body politic , sales for Valentine ’s Day are specially focus in the United States grocery , which is the main address for the national production .

“ We also hope that the weather and the usual snow of February will not take a toll on the market ’s distribution chain next calendar week , because as far as the demand , the economy and usage are touch on , the United States is move through a estimable moment and no contraction of the requirement should be have a bun in the oven this year , except for the fact that Friday is not exactly the best Clarence Day to give flowers , ” said the union leader .

With more than 50 years of operation , flower gardening has allowed Colombia to consolidate itself as the pass producer of exportation prime in the world and to take 2d position as a global exporter .

It is figure that about 150,000 Colombian families trust on the floricultural sphere , the figure one generator of non - traditional agricultural export in the country , thanks to its smashing capacitance to create jobs , which has made the sphere the with child generator of rural use in the rural area .

origin : El Tiempo