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MidAmerica St. Louis Airport plans to add a second cargo flight from South America by the end of the year, Director Tim Cantwell said Wednesday.

A year ago this month, the St. Clair County airport welcomed its first intercontinental air cargo flight with the arrivals of tons of fresh flowers from Bogotá, Colombia, through Miami-based Teqflor International Logistics. Read the rest of this entry »

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The gears are in motion to create a cooperative transportation system for California’s cut flowers, a plan that growers see as a potential savior for competing in the global marketplace.

The aim is to become more efficient by reducing the number of trucks on the road and ensuring trucks are filled to capacity, said Tom French, a consultant hired by the California Cut Flower Commission. He has been charged with developing a new logistics model, which he hopes to have ready by the end of this month. Read the rest of this entry »

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Empresarios y el Gobierno Nacional comenzaron las gestiones para impulsar en el Congreso de Estados Unidos la extensión hasta el año 2011 de la Ley de Preferencias Arancelarias Andinas y de Erradicación de Drogas, Atpdea. Read the rest of this entry »

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“Just as fragrance, wine, and chocolate have become part of everyday life, flowers can reach that status too, but we, as an industry, have not communicated regularly with a consistent message over an extended period of time.”
Christine Boldt - The Association of Floral Importers of Florida (AFIF)

At a time when purchases are only a click away and global delivery services have a foothold in every corner of the planet, flowers are no longer that perishable commodity they have long thought to be. Ticker lifts off the leaf to explore the undergrowth of an exciting industry. Read the rest of this entry »