The world-wide demand for flowers is low at the moment , also for the hydrangeas get in Colombia . But permit ’s take a look at the exportation figure of 2019 of this harvest . How was the requirement , the value and what were the most important exportation country ? Catalina Arango ofFlores Del Este , one of the large exporter and the largest individual farm hydrangea growers with a mart portion of 2.91 % , shared the statistic from January – December , print byAsocolflores , with us . Something that immediately strikes the care is that the exports ( on both mass and economic value ) are down , for the first clock time in 4 years .
Exports minify in volume and valueIn the period from January till May , 2019 , already adecrease was noticed in bulk and valueand the movement continued the rest of the class . When face at the period from January to December 2019 , Colombian hydrangeas export decreased by over 4 percent . The value was 72 million USD – which is 4.2 % lower compare to the same period last twelvemonth and 19,532 short ton , which is 4.1 % lower compared to the same period last yr .
For first time in 4 year export decreasingThe cut hydrangea is the fifth most important export blossom of Colombia in terms of note value and the 2nd in terms of production area . For several year , both export in volume and note value is increase and now , for the first time figures are down . Arango : “ For the first time in 4 year export are decreasing - hydrangeas have a duty lieu in Colombia since 2015 " .
Hydrangea fields atFlores Del Este .
potential reasonsThe understanding for the decrease still seems to be a ‘ mystery ’ to Arango as their farm did quite well last class , with the 2019 sale being interchangeable to that of 2018 . Last yr , we ’ve already highlight some possible reason for this decreasein an article , containing opinion of several members of the industriousness . modification of blossom trends , bad phytosanitary conditions in many diminished farms in Colombia , excess of offers in hydrangea as consequence of the increased number of new hydrangea hectares in Colombia , lowest prices in 20 years selling hydrangea , big logistics , and wedding receive smaller in the US , were among the several reasons mentioned .
US by far the most authoritative export marketWhen going back to the numbers , we still see that the US is still by far the main marketplace with 81.3 % of the full intensity of make hydrangeas being ship to the market place from January to December 2019 . Other crucial export markets for the Colombian hydrangea are Canada ( 3.8 % ) , Korea ( 2.6 % ) , the Netherlands ( 2.3 % ) , Japan ( 1.9 % ) UK ( 1.4 % ) , UAE and China ( 0.8 % ) , Spain ( 0.6 % ) , Italy ( 0.8 percent ) , and other countries ( 3.7 % ) .
Flores Del Este ’s market place are more spread across the globe . They deal to 22 countries and their independent markets are United States ( only 34 % ) , Japan , The Netherlands , UAE , Taiwan , UK , South Korea , Canada , China , Kuwait , Italy and Spain .
Hydrangeas develop at Flores Del Este
Overall , export Colombian flowers increasedInteresting to mark is that last year from January to December , all Colombian flower exportation increase by 1.1 % in dollar and 0.4 in tons compared the same period in 2018 .
COVID 19As COVID-19 is heavily affecting the floral industry worldwide , the Colombian hydrangea exportation are also hit intemperately . “ For Flores Del Este , from April 1 - 8 , 2020 , we ’ve ascertain a lessening in sales of 90 percentage liken to last year . It is a sturdy situation for all growers and it will change the total land area of many crops , so let ’s see what will happen with the hydrangea and which growers can keep their heads above urine . ”
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