As part of its on-going support for Latin America ’s floriculture sector , Federal Express Corporation expected to channelise 2.7 million pounding of tonic flowers from Colombia and Ecuador to North America for Mother ’s Day , one of the interfering seasons of the year .
" At FedEx , we are deeply proud to be a strategic ally for the floriculture sphere . We ’re not just transporting flush — we ’re carry the difficult work of thousands of prime growers , the gift of regional exporters , and the exhilaration of millions of consumers celebrating such a special social function , " said Eduardo Garrido , senior managing director of Allium tricoccum and customs for FedEx Colombia and Ecuador .
According to data point from the Ministry of Agriculture , Colombia ’s floriculture sector shut down 2024 with significant growth , reaching US$ 2.358 billion in exports and a 12 % increase in the volume transported liken to the premature year . This sector not only contributes 15 % of the agricultural GDP but also generates more than 200,000 job .
Eduardo Garrido , seniormanager oframps andcustoms for FedEx Colombia and Ecuador
Ecuador reached a historic record in 2024 by exporting flowers worth US$ 1.016 billion , representing a 2.9 % increase compare to 2023 . This milestone set flowers as Ecuador ’s sixth - largest non - petroleum export product . According to information from Expoflores , the United States remain the top destination for Ecuadorian bloom export , absorbing about 34 % of global exports .
The company has also beef up its value proposition with the recent addition of a unmediated flying from Quito to Miami , optimize transportation times . In late years , FedEx has improved its melodic phrase consignment hub at Miami International Airport , the large cold chain of mountains substructure in the FedEx global internet , through which more than 90 % of breeze - enthral flowers enter the United States . These efforts serve maintain the freshness and lineament of the flowers throughout the expatriation cognitive process .
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