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The country sent 600 000 stems
The commemoration of Mother's Day becomes an incentive for exporters of flowers, who estimated that sales this month will be tripled, for increase from 200 thousand to 600 thousand stems.
Obrock, coordinator of the Committee of Ornamental Plants, Foliage and Flowers of the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (Agexport), explained that in the U.S.. UU., Where it is headed for 45 percent of national exports Mother's Day has become one of the most important times for Guatemalan exporters of flowers."According to studies, Americans spend about U.S. $ $ 2.6 billion on flowers, U.S. $ 1.53 billion in gifts and $ $ 68 million in cards. For this occasion, the most popular gift remains of ships and / or cut flowers "Obrock said. The
greater demand is focused on grafting, seedlings, plant-development, rose, roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, birds of paradise, lilies, gladioli, floral arrangements and mosses are the products that have higher demand, especially towards the biggest trading partner, U.S. . UU., Followed by Germany and the Netherlands.
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