USA MIAMI VALENTINE DAY FLOWERS

Miami International Airport welcomes final flower imports before Valentine’s Day

epa10451327 A US Customs and Border Protection officer inspects possible bugs in the flowers arrived from South America at the Avianca Cargo Warehouse in the Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, USA, 06 February 2023. According to the authorities, in January leading up to Valentine’s Day in 2022, Miami International Airport (MIA) received 42,659 tons of flowers valued at 208.4 million US dollar, for an increase of 34 percent in weight and 27 percent in value over January 2021. This year's Valentine’s Day flower season, which runs from January 1 to February 15, is projected to be equally busy. MIA receives 89 percent of all flowers imported to the U.S., primarily from South America, for a total of 327,881 tons valued at over 1.5 billion US dollar annually. EPA/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH

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