“ The Israeli Ruscus may be an old - fashioned foliage , but it is in great need during the high season like Valentine ’s Day and Mother ’s Day . However , when the summertime begins , need drops , and particularly this summer , demand is very slow . After the pandemic , it seems that the market is back to pre - covid time . ” This is explained by Felipe Saldarriaga , chief executive officer of Green Bouquet , a Colombian grower of Israeli Ruscus . Over the last years , they increase production importantly but decided to hold off and see how the market will develop in 2024 and 2025 . “ It has been a tough summertime , combined with the ostentatiousness , increase cost , and unstable , it is good to wait , and we discover that more agriculturalist are doing that . ”
Felipe Saldarriaga at Proflora 2023 in Bogota , Colombia .
Ruscus , a popular foliageAccording to Saldarriaga , Israeli Ruscus is a popular foliage . “ When we started in 2005 , the grocery expect for other greens and more novelties , but in the close , the Israeli Ruscus was and is a inviolable foliage which bouquet manufacturing business always have in their recipes for high time of year . ” The need increase and boosted particularly during the pandemic , enable them to maturate in acreage . “ We increased in production , and presently , we have a total production area of 10 hectares distributed over 3 farms , becoming one of the large producers of this product . But still , for the high seasons , it is out of the question to meet the requirement . ” They embark their product to many parts of the mankind , include Australia , Asia , Canada , the USA , Qatar , and the United Arab Emirates . “
ChallengesFortunately , expectations for 2024 are mellow , but there are several challenges agriculturalist are deal out with . “ At the moment , in Colombia , our biggest challenge is to keep the toll of production controlled . After the pandemic and the big inflation worldwide , the cost of production increased more than 30 % , so our allowance has dropped almost 15 % or more , we depend on big volume to keep our margin safe . So , our Mary Leontyne Price scheme is another challenge . “ Many farms that are growing green have their toll measure during all yr , we have to endeavor to get good monetary value on high time of year and focus on the big volumes during the high season . “ At the same sentence , we are working on improving sea transferral and dealing with mentally ill political relation and other variables that push for more toll .
expect and stay in business“At the here and now , our only object lens is to be current , remain in business organization , and wait for skilful clock time , the floral industry can be so sensible for uncontrollable movements that some variable star are out of reaching for us , such as currentness prices , etc . I think the flower industry is a sensible job , you have to be careful about what your strategy is and what you would like to execute in the long term . This business exact so much investment , so you have to have a scheme for the tenacious condition for certain , the growing business is laborious , you are in a continuous engagement with the weather , the use of pesticide is restricted even on a non - edible product , certification are very expensive , and demanding , etc . At the death is a beautiful business that will last always in a world full of deficiency of spirit between humans , prime will always give you a breath of peace and reconciliation . ”
For more data : Felipe SaldarriagaGreen BouquetEmail:[email protected]www.greenbouquet.co
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