Miami International Airport has become a key hub for flower imports in the lead-up to Valentine's Day, with agricultural specialists processing nearly 940 million stems of cut flowers. The majority of these flowers arrive from Colombia and Ecuador, with Avianca Cargo being the largest importer. Miami's flower trade is worth over $1.6 billion annually, making it one of the airport's largest imports.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says agricultural specialists at Miami International Airport have processed about 940 million stems of cut flowers.
In the run up to Feb. 14, agricultural specialists at Miami International Airport have processed about 940 million stems of cut flowers, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Around 90% of the fresh cut flowers being sold for Roses, carnations, pompons, hydrangeas, chrysanthemums and gypsophila arrive on hundreds of flights, mostly from Colombia and Ecuador, to Miami on their journey to florists and supermarkets across the U.S. and Canada.
Flowers continue to make up one of the airport's largest imports, Miami-Dade chief operation officer Jimmy Morales said. The airport received more than 3 million tons of cargo last year, with flowers accounting for nearly 400,000 tons, worth more than $1.6 billion.
FLOWER IMPORTS MIAMI AIRPORT VALENTINES DAY TRADE AGRICULTURE
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