It ’s Women ’s Day ! For many agriculturalist , this is one of the most important holidays after Valentine ’s Day . It is largely celebrate in Russia and Eastern Europe , where men give a prissy bouquet of peak to almost every woman in his life . And this twelvemonth , red roses were in high demand and prices were mellow . We talk to several growers all over the world and overall , they seem to be quenched .
The Rhizkaya market yesterday . On the right wing , tulips in cold-blooded storage at one of the wholesaler . Photos in this article were kindly partake with us byLejla Begovic , marketing handler atDeliflor Chrysanten . Together with two Dutch chrysanthemum cultivator she visited dissimilar jobber , hard currency & carry store and a routine of florists in the Moscow region . " The mood was very positive , on Tuesdays and Wed it was very crowded everywhere and I expect it was fussy yesterday as well . The quality , at least of the chrysanthemums , was adept . All Russian buyers with whom I talk were positive about the course of the week . Last year I was pay a sojourn as well and I cogitate sales were much well this twelvemonth as compared to last yr . "
KenyaOut of Kenya , reactions are mostly positive . Guido Zwart , salesmanager at rose farmElgon Collectionis live up to with the product , calibre and sales .
Valentine ’s Day and Women ’s Day are both important for us , but Women ’s Day is more interesting since the focus is not only on red rosebush . Besides , the Valentines period is comparatively myopic compared to the Women ’s Day menstruation . The demand for Women ’s Day was high-pitched , although the ( pre ) orders came in by and by than common this year ; we expect this had to do with the very long flow of low prices and gamey availability on the market place / vendue during the last two quarters of 2018 . "
For Elgon , the rosiness for Women ’s Day mainly go to Russia and Ukraine . The last corner for the 8th of March supplies left their farm on Tuesday the 5th of March and were delivered to their customer on Thursday Nox , the 7th of March .
Dutch heyday arranger Peter van der Sluis get to redolence in European style . On the right : a bouquet made with the chrysanthemum Etrusko White .
Also forFarah SamjiofKenyan arise farmAAA Growers , Women ’s Day was really good . “ We did not even that much as many other growers and we now benefit from it . On top of that , we notice a high demand from Germany and Eastern Europe , countries that we furnish to directly for Women ’s Day . Red did very well and particularly the big head sizes that we produce and supply to the clock received good damage ; well above 1 euro a stem . ”
And that flushing is the narration of Valentine ’s Day , confirmsPeter ViljoenofSunland Roses . " Many growers endeavor to increase their yield for Valentine ’s Day . in particular violent needs to be sold and in the past , we also crimson our crop . However , we mark that the effects were negative . We acquire from it and decided to not flush the crop anymore and we can see the benefit . The gross sales are like the good old day again and for the first time I point out a deficit in supply . If you were in production , you were smiling . significant is that your crop is in balance . As before long as you start flushing the crop for a particular holiday , there will be a natural boot afterwards on a non - holiday and then the market is flooded again . "
Ingeneral , the growers are slaked with the quality . " It is hot and dry , which makes the cultivation of the pink wine challenge ; the head sizing reduce a bit and it ’s a challenge to keep thrip out of the greenhouse " , saysIvan FreemanofUhuru Flowers . This rose cultivator is also quenched about Women ’s Day , but just like Sunland , he ’s been attempt to keep his production stable for years .
Another challenge growers in Kenya are deal with are the high prices for plant food . " There is no famine anymore , but the price are very high " , says Freeman .
well quality disbud chrysanthemum at a middleman , and on the right a bouquet with chrysanthemum Magnum .
EthiopiaMartijn Bouwmanof BSI , who imports flowers from various Ethiopian cultivator to the Netherlands , is also proud of with the result . " Prices were good than look . Production was not spectacular , because the nights in Ethiopia have been relatively cold . They ’re only starting to get lovesome now . A number of raiser did attempt to produce more flowers for Valentine ’s Day , but they can not increase production as much as their Kenyan counterparts . Kenyan growers who ' even ' the crop with Valentine ’s Day flood the market back then . As a result their production is grim these days and the Ethiopians net . Although growers generally still put more emphasis on Valentine ’s Day , International Women ’s Day is becoming progressively important . ““Because of these development , in particular bolshie is sold well " , Martijn concludes . " Stems were sold at the auction sale for about twice the normal price . Also , prices were quite a mo higher as compare to Valentine ’s Day . ”
ColombiaColombian growerDavid QuesadaofInverpalmasprimarily supplies carnations for Women ’s Day . " The atmospheric condition has been especially strange this class . After Valentine ’s Day , Women ’s Day is one of the most significant vacation to us . Although in terms of volumes , Mother ’s Day in the US is . The need was not extremely in high spirits , but since production was not really gamy I think the market demand the intersection . The price were okay , not as good as Valentine ’s Day , but not spoiled . " For roses , their biggest market is the US , however , for clove pink and minis Canada , UK , most of Europe , Russia , South Korea , Japan and Spain are important to them .
The weather was quite strange , Quesada excuse . " Well , we know the roses need sunlight and even though it did not rain a bunch at the farm , it has been sunny in the morning , then overcast around noon , then again sunny in the afternoon . " Another challenge is logistics . " I mean logistics is incessantly part of the challenge , not just because of the airspace but because we need to be ready for the unexpected . "
efflorescence workshop in Kievskaya in Moscow opened 24 minute
Jorge Ortegaof rose farmMatina Flowersdid not have any prospect for this season . " The Russian market place is still very grim and we therefore did not programme any extra production for Women ’s Day . " Valentine ’s daytime stay on their most authoritative solar day . " Even when the Russian market place was at its best , Valentine ’s Day will always be the most important Clarence Shepard Day Jr. for rose raiser . Now , the demand is high in recollective stems ( 70 + cm ) , which is the smallest portion of the output ( about 40 % ) . The demand for short prow was low , probably due to the surfeit in Ecuador and Colombia . toll were also gamey for the long stem and humble for the short stems . Women ’s Day is still focused on Russia and ex - Soviet Union body politic , and 90 percent of our products go to Russia for Women ’s Day .
" The principal challenge this year was to excuse to customers why we do n’t have as much extra product as they were expecting . The explanation is simple : Women ’s Day has become an ' opened market vacation ' , this mean that customer are look until the last moment to put the orders , which is a peril for us , if you tot to this to the low prices it name it so much more profitable for us to ready the farms only only for Valentine ’s Day . "
Pablo BazziniofLa Plazoleta , who grows several summertime and focal flowers and are quite known for their brand Perfection , is happy to see that Russians are now not only seeing Colombia as a rose or carnation grower , but more as a one - stop workshop for all sort of smorgasbord . The master harvest of Plazoleta is the alstroemeria . " We felt an gain in requirement for this product , but we also received several big order of limonium . On top of that , we get more orders from many other Russian city , other than Moscow , that have verbatim importers . "
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Santiago Luzuriaga , General Director ofBellaRosaandRose Connectiontells us that the rose prices were 5 % high than last twelvemonth . Also the prices for Valentine ’s Day were higher this year , compared to last year . However , the balance between supply and need was better with Women ’s Day . " On Valentine ’s Day the supply was high-pitched than the demand , there were a portion of flush in the market . On the other hand , on Women ’s Day the demand was gamey . " And this is probably the effect of the unfavourable weather weather condition . " The weather was favorable in the first weeks of this twelvemonth , which father a well harvest time for Valentine ’s Day , however they varied unfavorably for Women ’s Day . "
AlsoXavier BeltranofFlorecal , who only supplies a small portion of his flowers to Russia , hear from his fellow growers that there were not that many roses on the market . " Due to the weather , the rose were ready too too soon , about 5 days . He also heard that there was a high-pitched demand for violent rose multifariousness Explorer . "
static pricingBesides roses , Chysanthemums is an crucial product for Women ’s 24-hour interval too . " Last class the trade was more hectic”,Danny van Uffelenof Dutch chrysanthemum growerUffelen Chrysantentells us . “ Sales start off smashing , but prices seriously kick the bucket down in week 8 . This twelvemonth , sales agreement leveled out over the course of the last weeks , and that ’s better for all : growers , exporters , and wholesalers . Besides we noticed more requirement , not only from Russia but also from countries like Poland and the Baltic States , with orders being grade up to a few twenty-four hour period before . finally , trustfulness in in effect sales event is high , as our customers are already ordering heyday for the 24-hour interval after , once the ledge are empty . ”
RussiaAlso the Russian grower have been busy . " Over 3 million flowers will be turn in for sales event by greenhouses in the Moscow neighborhood before March 8”,reportedthe Minister for Agriculture and Food , Mr. Andrey Razin .
The emergency service of Moscow also have a flowered surprisal for the women of the urban center
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