LATAM Cargo close Valentine ’s Day season with positive figure , increasing by 16 % the transportation of flowers from Colombia and Ecuador , compared to the Valentine ’s time of year in the former year , exporting a total of 17,910 tons of this product .
The high requirement for flowers trip by the celebration of this day , prompted the LATAM Group ’s cargo whole to duplicate the usual frequency of flight from these countries , thus more than double the numeral of tons of flower transported regularly to the North American market .
To prepare for the growing demand that occurs during this time of year , LATAM Cargo focused its efforts on put up the zephyr mental ability and oftenness needed by its clients , complement with fresh frigid storage facilities to maintain the ideal temperature required for the flowers to attain their finish in optimum consideration . Along with this , the company increased its staffing in Miami , the independent comer post for these flowers , to ensure an spry and convenient delivery for its customer .
" In 2022 , we increased our fleet to 16 freighter aircraft , in gain to increasing our cold storage capacitance in Colombia , which this season let us to beef up our fling and thus provide greater transportation mental ability for this Valentine ’s Day . These resolution are a reflection of our feat and collaborative study with our customers to create robust solutions that let us to remain sustain the growth of the flower industry in Colombia and Ecuador , " state LATAM Cargo ’s International Commercial Director for South America , Claudio Torres .
More than 300 take - offs from Quito , Bogota , and Medellin took place during the Valentine ’s Day season , from January 18th to February 8th , to transport the most representative flower from these countries to North America , Europe , and Oceania .
Valentine ’s Day and Mother ’s sidereal day are the peak periods for flower export from Colombia and Ecuador . For this intellect , every year , LATAM Cargo flex its cause to meet the high requirement that brings this key season for the job .
In the typesetter’s case of Colombia , roses , carnation , and chrysanthemums were the main flowers enchant this year from the departments of Antioquia and Cundinamarca . The identification number of tons transported of this product grew by 11 % compared to Valentine ’s Day last year , a positive consequence for the company regard the heavy rains that affected the production of the flower sphere in the country .
On Ecuador ’s side , the number of frequency spring up by 50 % this season , compared to last twelvemonth ’s Valentine ’s , which permit exporting more than 7,000 tons of bloom , from which 80 % were roses , followed by gypsophilas , to be channelise to the master orbicular markets .
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