"China’s economic growth not reflected in flower imports"

We should not have to tell you that China is a country with a lot of potential . The acquire thriftiness results in an increase in using up and therefore has opened up opportunities for blossom exporter from abroad . Ecuadorian and Colombian flower growers , for example , have been capitalizing on the potential for several days now . Even though the export from these countries to China increased , according to some it is not what they expected . " In import of flowers , it is not mull how the country is mature " , " Our roses are too expensive " , and " the local production is improving " , is what we heard from some Ecuadorian and Colombian flower raiser at the Hortiflorexpo IPM Shanghai last month .

Luis Cadavid at the Horiflorexpo IPM Shanghai .

Lots of potential on paper"On report , the country has a portion of potential for the flower imports , however it is not what we all expected " , says Luis Cadavid ofFlowers House Group . This Ecuadorian prove agriculturalist started to export his flower to China five years ago and over the years , he has not seen the need increasing as many hoped for . " The imported roses are too expensive when equate them with those of the local grown - for the importer our rosiness are about 50 - 60 USD cents , the local Cartesian product is about 25 USD cent . " accord to Cadavid , the Chinese like calibre products , but seem to favor price over character . " The quality of the local product is far from that of Ecuador , but it is becoming , and price - quality wise it is OK . Flowers are n’t a introductory necessity and it seems that they are not used to westerly damage yet . "

Jorge Ortega and Camila Silva at the Hortiflorexpo IPM Shanghai .

Growth not reflected in peak importsAlso Colombian cultivator Jorge Ortega ofMatina Flowersexpresses his business . " In imports of prime , it is not reflected how the rural area is grow " , he says . Two year ago , they initiate export to this land and they thought they would soon send 30 percent of their production to this state . But that is not the case , it is still under 10 percent . It ’s all more challenging than await . " First of all , they increased and amend their local production . On top of that , they are still unfamiliar with the inhuman strand and we are still dealing with a language roadblock - only 20 per centum of the importers speak English . " harmonise to Ortega , if one desire to compete in this market , you need to find something they can not produce - but they grow almost everything - so you take to have patience and someone who surmount the Formosan language . " It is challenging , but I will keep investing in this market . "

Colombian marquee on the left the Asocolflores pavillion ( hosting 16 export Colombian companies ) and FlorEcuador pavilion ( host 12 export Ecuadorian company ) on the right at the Hortiflorexpo IPM Shanghai .

Ecuador : China ’s leading blossom supplierEven though China is not among the top 5 export markets of Ecuadorian cultivator in 2018 , it is now China ’s leading prime provider ( surpassing Thailand as head provider in 2017 ) . However , the exports from Ecuador to China are still relatively new .

An significant ground for the increase focus on the Chinese grocery store is said to be the crisis in Russia , which is historically address the main terminus of the Ecuadorian efflorescence . Due to the crisis in this country , many agriculturalist started to look for other markets to pass around the risk . Due to the growing saving and the numeral of people in China , many visualise the chance to start exporting to this country .

So , in 2014 , the imports started to increase significantly - from 1 million USD economic value of rose imports and they have steady increase to 3.8 million USD in 2018 . " Over the last 2 geezerhood , the demand for roses and in particular gypsophilas increased hugely " , Santiago Yánez , Chief Commercial Officer ( in charge ) of Ecuador in Shanghai told the Produce report ( clickherefor the article ) . In the future tense , he expects the volumes of the Ecuadorian prime exported to China to increase further . “ ProEcuador , Expoflores , and all the other individual companies are working together for the development of our flower exports to China . "

Santiago Jara of ProEcuador in front of the ProEcuador pavillion at the Hortiflorexpo IPM Shanghai , host 8 Ecuadorian heyday exporter .

Colombia : slowlybut steady increasingAlso for Colombia , Russia has been and still is a crowing export market place and due to the crisis , many also bulge to explore other market place , including China . Their exportation to China started to increase about two years ago and at the Hortiflorexpo IPM , they put extra emphasis on show the diversity of flower varieties that are being grown in Colombia . For the third sentence , they were attending this outcome as they are eager to grow in this market place . However , harmonise to Augusto Solano Mejía , president of the Colombian Association of Flower Exporters ( Asocolflores ) it will take a little more time because of the challenges of doing business in this country , he toldAgronet .