Not much to say except that the Flower Market is HOT! Not because the demand is soo great but the lack of flowers due to transport is creating a very…
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Mothers Day 2018 forecast
Greetings to all and I hope this message finds you well. The basic outlook for the holiday is good! However, the weather in both Colombia and Ecuador has remained wet…
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Truckers to the rescue!
DETROIT, Mich. (KXAN) – When a man threatened to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge onto a major interstate in Detroit, Michigan early Tuesday morning, authorities quickly worked to…
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Wffsa makes changes to FDC
WF&FSA learn more Changes Are in Store for the Floral Distribution Conference Molly Alton Mullins, WF&FSA Executive Vice President Each year hundreds of wholesale florists and floral suppliers attend FDC, WF&FSA’s…
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Read MoreHydrangeas big and bigger
Colombia: Small hydrangea producers struggle to survive The production of hydrangeas in Colombia has been booming over the last years. They are mainly produced in the Eastern part of Antioquia…
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Smoked Hydrangea wins Noviflora NEW Award
Smoked Hydrangea wins Noviflora NEW Award During the Sneak Preview Noviflora House Show ‘Floral Escape’ was the third time awarded the Noviflora NEW Award; a reward for the best novelty….
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Flowersandcents.com goes to Chicago for World Floral Expo
The Expo season begins this year with a return to Chicago for this fun show. I look forward to seeing who The good folks at HPP have assembled for us…
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Randy Oberer of Oberer’s Flowers in Ohio dies suddenly!
Randy was a very active member of this site for many years and was always willing to share his data with others. This is when death is tragic. Funeral arrangements…
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IPM essen news
“OUTSTANDINGLY POSITIVE MOOD” AT THE WORLD’S LEADING FAIR FOR HORTICULTURE, IPM ESSEN 2018 Attention Focused on Sales Concepts Oriented to Consumers and Trends From January 23 to 26, IPM ESSEN…
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Let’s Stop Weaponizing Flowers for Political Reasons
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…
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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…
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TPIE 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…
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A 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…
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Flower 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…
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Floral 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…
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Cold 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…
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Ecuadorean 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…
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Video 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/
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