Michael LoBue by: Michael LoBue, CEO It seems to happen around every flower holiday – flowers are weaponized by protectionists and they drag out the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA)…
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Valentine’ s 2018 update
Ok things are in full swing however, there are some issues out there. Weather is the biggest issue. As predicted the crops were bit late due to weather and…
Read MoreValentine’s Day 2018
Here is your Valentine’s Day reality check. Speaking with Importers it seems that pre-books are down slightly from years past signaling that wholesale buyers assume there will be ample product…
Read MoreTPIE 2018 Fort Lauderdale review
I took a trip to the TPIE show, Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition, on Wednesday and it looks to me like the Plant business is doing just fine. I did not…
Read MoreA Prince & Prince Market Report
Release Date: January 18th, 2018 PRINCE & PRINCE FORECAST 44 MILLION U.S. HOUSEHOLDS TO MAKE FLORAL PURCHASES FOR VALENTINE’S DAY 2018 Note: This P&P consumer floral research…
Read MoreFlower Farm Champion
Our Flowers Our Farmers About CCFC Industry Field Notes Field Notes CCFC Names ‘2017 Flower Farm Champion’ Wednesday, November 29, 2017 | by Christina Litchfield 46 Safeway’s Crystal Hedgpeth Honored for Blue Bucket…
Read MoreFloral transport and elogs. Why you should care.
What is an elog and why should you care? I have written before about this requirement that has affected all truckers starting on December 17th 2017. Simply put the elog…
Read MoreCold out there!
The cold weather has affected floral transport but the wheels keep on moving. Speaking with some of the carriers it seems the biggest issue is the unusual cold and icy…
Read MoreEcuadorean flowers duty increase
Flowers from Ecuador cost more to import in 2018 due to the GSP expiration. For those who are not aware GSP or General System of Preferences is how exporting countries…
Read MoreVideo Contest
This link will take you to the AFE 10 video finalist. These are really well done and hard to pick just one. Check it out! http://contest.endowment.org/
Read MoreCal Flowers: Board Election Results & New Officers
Board Election Results & New Officers Thanks to those 69 Floral Members who cast ballots in the recent board election voting – we easily met the 65-vote quorum threshold to…
Read MoreFlowers of Colombia part 2
J Schwanke does a great job of promotion the Flowers of Colombia. https://ubloom.com/blog/2017/12/17/flowers-colombia-ubloom-new-varieties-exhibit-proflora-2017/
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Read More2017 Year end review
I did some follow up on Thanksgiving and it appears that this, once profitable holiday day, is now only a speed bump on the floral holiday path. From most accounts…
Read MoreFloraculture International latest issue
http://www.floraculture.eu/digital-magazine/fci-november-december-2017/
Read MoreHELP US SPREAD THE MESSAGE!
HELP US SPREAD THE MESSAGE! Did you know that studies show flowers have health benefits, including improving emotional health and boosting seniors’ well-being? The team at the International…
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