US EditionValentine Flower Imports Increase at Miami Airport, Despite Tariffs and Higher Costs, Officials Say
Miami International Airport processes about 990 million fresh-cut flower stems before Valentine’s Day, despite tariffs and higher costs affecting prices, officials said.
- In Miami, Avianca Cargo, the largest flower importer, is transporting about 19,000 tons of flowers on 320 full cargo flights, with CEO Diogo Elias saying, `We fly flowers for the whole year, but Valentine’s is special`.
- Tariffs on Colombia and Ecuador combined with wage changes are adding dollars to bouquets, Christine Boldt said; customers buying flowers will likely see an increase in price this year.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection agricultural specialists will process about 990 million stems before Feb. 14, inspecting for pests and turning them over to the USDA, officials said.
- Around 90% of U.S. fresh-cut Valentine's flowers pass through Miami, which received about 400,000 tons last year, with flowers remaining one of MIA's largest imports, said Ralph Cutié.
- Later this month more than a quarter of the season's flowers will have been shipped, a 6% increase over last year, as carriers run more than twice as many flights compared to normal.
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Valentine flower imports increase at Miami airport, despite tariffs and higher costs, officials say
The magic behind millions of romantic Valentines Day bouquets happens in a cargo warehouse at a South Florida airport. U.S.
Valentine flower imports increase at Miami airport, despite tariffs and higher costs
Winged babies shooting heart-shaped arrows might get most of the credit on Valentine’s Day, but the real magic behind millions of romantic bouquets happens in a cargo warehouse at a South Florida airport. Agricultural specialists at Miami International Airport will process about 990 million stems of cut flowers in the weeks before Feb. 14, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Around 90% of the fresh cut flowers being sold for Valenti…
Flower imports rose 6% annually for Valentine's Day to a record 100,000 tons at Miami International Airport (MIA), which handles 91% of all flower imports to the United States, after "surviving" tariffs, local authorities indicated Friday. Flowers are the largest foreign product arriving at MIA, which also reported its sixth consecutive annual record for imported merchandise, following a 13.6% growth in 2015, when it processed 3.5 million tons o…
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