It ’s a wrap . The FlowersExpo 2019 ended yesterday and the exhibitor and visitor are on their way back home . Judging by what we heard on the show floor , it was once again a busy show with a good number of visitors . FloralDaily was also at the show to make a photo report card , which we will publish on Monday , September 16 . But if you were n’t there , what have you overlook ?
What ’s hot and what ’s not?First of all , Russia is a heyday - loving country , and every year , this is understandably visible at the show . Visitors are eager to discover new varieties and loads of pictures were taken . It gives exhibitors a good impression of what ’s spicy and not , and in turn what varieties they should bear on with on this grocery store .
So , what are the trend ? When looking at the phone number , the rose is the number one bloom with red , followed by bloodless , as chief colour . When bet at what is draw in the visitors ' attention , we see that novelties are doing very well . And again , there was a lot of interest in the garden get up or garden shaped rose - with and without fragrance . Also , as we discussed in ourarticleyesterday , short stems are doing better as well - but whether this is a matter of finance or mode , no one knows .
Challenging marketEven with the big potential , it is a ambitious marketplace to manoeuvre in at the here and now . The volumes and prices regarding export flowers to Russia increase after the crisis , but are not at their former level yet , particularly from South America - it is more or less in the middle . And comparing to last class , not much has changed , the position remain quite unchanging . Some were able-bodied to increase their sales a moment .
For the Dutch exporter , however , exports of flowers and flora increased compared to last yr ( +25 % ) , tell Agricultural Counselor Meeuwes Brouwer . And the Dutch exhibitors confirmed this trend .
Local production increasingAlso at the exhibition trading floor , some flower exporters share their concern regarding the increasing competition from the local yield , as it is suppose to have increased over the last year , like we explained in our previousarticle .
Receiving paymentsReceiving payment out of Russia , however , is a challenge for many fellowship that export to this country . At the FlowersExpo in Russia , it was the talk of town among the South American efflorescence exporting companies .
It is a political game the Russian importers and flower exporting ship’s company are trap in . Many Russian banks are under US sanctions and therefore can not get the money out of the country . " Clients need to give , but transferring the money is a challenge and might take a long time " , is an often listen quote .
So , it is something that is beyond their control , but they ’re trying to fancy out room and channels to channelize the money . To spread over themselves , many exporter now work with pre - payments and start transport the prime when they received the payment . At the show , some importer are so willing to pay that they fare with cash . However , no high-pitched amounts are allowed by the border security measures at the airport .
Even though it have doing occupation with Russia more challenging , blossom exporter are eager to stay on the market . " It is such a enceinte market and we can not lease our customers down . "
Photo ReportThe squad of FloralDaily.com was present at the show to make a picture report of the outcome . This news report will be published on Monday , September 16 , but below a prevue .
Gleb Demin and Damien Cabaret of Meilland presenting their baseball swing roses as well as their latest pile rise introduction Zepeti Meibenbino ( picture on the booth ’s bulwark ) . In June , during the FlowerTrials , they ’ve usher in this variety in the Netherlands at MNP Flowers and are now showing it at the FlowersExpo for the first metre .
Santiago Luzuriaga of BellaRosa and Rose Connection . This Ecuadorian rise grower brought around 20 new varieties to the show . Besides standard roses , they are also eager to increase the exports of tinted and preserved rose .
Adries Cohu of Soparco , one of the few non - local plastic container maker exhibiting at the show . Due to the taxis and the increase of local manufacturers , it becomes challenging to grow in this marketplace as a alien party , he explains .
Elena Terskaya and Julia Wolfschmidt of Wolfschmidt with Jeroen de Kuijer of Brandkamp . In Russia , Wolfschidt is the representative company for Brandkamp , Benary , PAC and Kientzler .
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