In March , the Rural Culture Association of Japan issue a book called Agricultural Technology System , Flower Edition . Nobu Kaishita of Chrysal Japan Limited write an article in the record book titled Global floral trends and the strategy of Japan . This clause focuses on the spheric floral trend , both internationally and in Japan specifically . It was publish in Japanese and has recently been translated into English by him . The consummate translation can be foundhere , and below is a sum-up .
The importation value of cut flowers in Japan has increase more than 1.5 times in the last ten years , reach JPY44.9 billion in 2019 on a Japan arriver basis to reach a market ploughshare of 18 % . However , looking at the number of emasculated flowers , the part of imported cut flower will be even mellow , 28 % , compared to about 4.8 billion stems , which is the core of 3.48 billion stems of domestic cut flowers and 1.34 billion stems of import cut flowers in 2019 .
In the yesteryear , specially Thailand and the Netherlands accounted for more than 50 % of Japan ’s flower imports . But in late years , imports have shifted mostly to other countries such as Malaysia for spray chrysanthemum , Colombia for Dianthus caryophyllus , Kenya for roses , and Japan ’s neighboring countries like India and China . Cut heyday imports are presently increasing .
theatrical role of trimmed flower importThere are several reasons why flowers are imported into Japan . Firstly , to supply new varieties and rare flowers . second , to cater the market during the off - season of domestic yield and high demand menstruum , and finally , the grocery store requires a stable supply of flowers of a certain quality at a comparatively low price class - round supply .
There are three major categories , but the bloom import for Buddhism bouquets and household use is increasing from the Highlands of Scotland on the equator at aggregate retail merchant as the stably supply of every hebdomad . As a result , 70 % of importee were antecedently concentrated in the five months from August to December , but they have been propagate in each month . In 2019 , the import shares of spray chrysanthemum , carnation , and rose were 52 % , 64 % , and 21 % , severally .
The import position by multifariousness in 2019 is 341 million stem of chrysanthemum , in the main by spray chrysanthemum as 199 million stems from Malaysia ( 4 % by ship ) and 97 million stems from Vietnam ( 84 % by ship ) , and 53 million stems of mainly disbud chrysanthemum from China ( 99 % by ship ) . Carnations are 361 million fore , 249 million stems from Colombia ( 5 % by ship ) , 75 million stems from China ( 77 % by ship ) , and 29 million stems from Ecuador , chiefly by refrigerated ocean container taking about one month from Ecuador . ( 72 % by ship ) .
There are 53 million stems of roses import , 22 million stems from Kenya , and 11 million stems from Ethiopia , which are the two major exporters to Japan , and except for 2.6 million stems from South Korea by ocean containers , all are shipped by air .
Read the complete report here .
