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The Colombian flowers have an outstanding place within the preferences of the international consumer by their high quality, colorful, beauty, size and variety. In effect, with these qualities and in only 35 years of activity, the sector managed to become the international scope as the second exporter at world-wide level with the participation of 14% in the total commerce, after Holland that counts on a participation of 56%.
The main exported species is clavel (standard and miniature), followed by the rose, with more of 60% of the exported total. Lately a diversification with than 50 species has been observed more exported, receiving importance alstroemeria, crisantemo pompom and the gerbera, among others.
The florícolas exports of Colombia, based on information provided by ASCOLFLORES, began in 1965 with a USS20.000 return, but in the 2004 this number it reached the USS580 million. The United States is the main market of destiny of the Colombian flowers, demanding in 84% of the total of their florícolas exports, which is translated in USS472 million and 141,700 tons in aerial transport. The third part corresponds to roses (USS148 million). The second buyer of Colombian flowers is the European Union with a 9.8% of participation in its sales, is to say to USS57 million, where the preferences incline by clavel (USS34 million). * www.fundacionchile.cl
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