Floral logistics shifted fast at the 2026 Valentine’s peak, with charters reaching 45% of capacity at Bogotá and Quito. Here is what buyers should ask before 2027.
How Air Cargo Capacity Shapes What Flowers Cost You
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Market Wrap Up as Freight Rates Rise and Mum Import Rules Ease
Air cargo spot rates climb as Ecuador prepares for the Nov. 9 chrysanthemum import transition. What mass-market floral teams should verify on freight, paperwork and receiving.
Market Wrap Up: Freight Costs Rise as Flower Trading Gets More Precise
Air cargo rates and new grower and wholesaler case studies put delivered cost, product specifications and order visibility in focus for mass-market floral teams.
Valentine’s Flower Imports: How the Miami Pipeline Works and When to Set Your Order Dates
Valentine’s flower imports squeeze a year of rose volume into a few weeks. Here is how the Miami pipeline works and when grocery buyers should lock orders.
Floral Cold Chain Checklist: 12 Checks From Farm Truck to Store Cooler
Use this floral cold chain checklist to find where temperature slips between the farm truck, the cross-dock and the store cooler, and what to ask carriers.
Market Wrap Up: Winter Flowers Arrive as Holiday Shoppers Seek Value
Winter flowers enter the Dutch marketplace as U.S. holiday shoppers watch their budgets. Fresh signals for seasonal orders, auction workflows and freight checks.
Sourcing Flowers from Colombia: A Buyer’s Guide to Volume, Risk and the 12.5% Tariff
Sourcing flowers from Colombia now means weighing a 12.5% U.S. tariff, higher wages and a stronger peso against the origin’s unmatched volume.
Grocery Floral Shrink: Where the 9% Goes and How to Cut It
Grocery floral shrink averages 9% of sales, so every point you recover is worth about $990 a year in an average department.
Market Wrap Up: Softer Flower Prices Meet Higher Freight Costs
Softer Dutch flower prices, higher airfreight costs and a cautious holiday outlook put landed margin in focus for mass-market floral buyers.
Flower Care and Handling at Scale: A Buyer’s Guide to Coolers, Hydration and Ethylene
This guide to flower care and handling covers cooler temperatures, hydration, sanitation and ethylene control for volume floral programs.
Market Wrap Up: Chrysanthemum Rules Shift as Dutch Flower Trade Recovers
New chrysanthemum import rules take effect Nov. 9 as Dutch summer trading narrows the export decline. This week’s wrap up examines freight costs, workforce preparation and the checks floral buyers need next.
Rising Freight Costs Put More Pressure on the Global Flower Supply Chain
Rising airfreight rates, fuel costs and logistics disruptions are adding pressure to flower growers, importers, wholesalers and florists worldwide.
