Love in Bloom: Miami Airport's Floral Frenzy on Valentine's Day
On Valentine's Day, Miami International Airport emerges as a crucial nexus for the U.S. floral industry, channeling 90% of the nation’s imported fresh cut flowers—totaling around 48,000 tons—across approximately 300 flights.
This year, Avianca Cargo delivered 460 million flowers from South America, roses and carnations from Bogota; pompons, hydrangeas, and chrysanthemums from Medellin; and roses, carnations, and gypsophila from Quito.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s diligent inspections play an indispensable role in safeguarding these imports from pests and diseases, with specialists meticulously processing over 832 million stems, inspecting 75,000 cut flower sample boxes, and intercepting 1,100 plant pests, illustrating the extensive efforts undertaken to preserve the floral industry’s integrity and safety.
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Mother's Day weekend is behind us. The coolers have been emptied, the orders fulfilled, and the dust has settled, but for smart wholesale buyers, the real work starts right now.
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Every Mother's Day leaves a data trail. Which varieties moved fastest? What ran out before Sunday? What sat longer than expected? That intelligence is a sourcing roadmap for the rest of your season, if you know how to read it.
Here's what the 2026 Mother's Day cycle revealed, and how to turn those lessons into smarter buying decisions heading into summer.
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