CCTV News: my country is the largest flower producer in the world and an important flower trading country in the world. The latest data from the China Flower Association shows that in the first two months of this year, my country's overseas flower trade continued to grow, with exports of US$103 million from January to February, an increase of 11.5% year-on-year.

At the 27th China International Flower and Horticulture Exhibition that concluded on April 12, thousands of new flower and horticulture products were released in large numbers.

At the exhibition, the reporter saw that many characteristic exhibition groups in Yunnan, Guangdong, Shandong and other provinces have brought their own varieties, with strange flowers and plants colorful and beautiful.

About 700 brand companies from nearly 30 countries and regions including the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Israel, Sweden, the United Kingdom, France participated in the exhibition. Chinese flowers are highly favored by foreign exhibitors.

Yunnan's "flower economy" grows all the way

7 of every 10 freshly cut flowers in China come from Yunnan. Yunnan is not only one of the three major flower production areas in the world, but also the largest flower trading distribution center in Asia. How has the local flower export transactions been in place since this year?

Ear April, the speed of "new flowers" has accelerated, and the number of inquiries received by flower trader Miao Tingting has increased significantly. In order to ensure that the customer's message is responded to the first time, the alarm clocks in different time zones were set on her computer in turn.

Miao Tingting told reporters that in recent years, the production capacity of overseas traditional flower production areas has declined due to weather, while Yunnan flower planting mainly relies on facility agriculture, and the output is relatively stable. In recent years, scientific and technological research and development has accelerated the launch of new varieties, and the cultivation technology is becoming more and more mature. Yunnan flowers in the international market are improving year by year.

In a flower trading company in Kunming, the reporter saw that workers were working overtime to secondaryly package carnations that had just been purchased centrally.

South Korean flower buyer Lin Zhongrui has increased his purchase of Chinese flowers this year. He also has the same idea as his buyer Alimu. In his opinion, the quality of fresh cut flowers in Yunnan, China has improved significantly in recent years and is very popular in overseas markets.

According to Kunming Customs statistics, in the first two months of this year, Yunnan exported 190 million yuan of fresh cut flowers, an increase of 52.3% year-on-year, setting a record high in the same period. The annual export value of fresh cut flowers has ranked first in the country for six consecutive years.

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Ear April, carnations usher in the best picking period. In the flower planting base in Yao'an, Chuxiong, more than 800,000 carnations of different varieties and colors are blooming one after another. The reporter saw that the carnations that had just been picked were immediately packed into bundles, with at least more than 30,000 carnations and 300 bundles per day, and were shipped to the flower trading market in Kunming for auction.

In addition to carnations, roses, roses, stars, and grass flowers are also the most important, becoming the "top" trading in the flower market today.

In this logistics base in Kunming, Yunnan, workers are stepping up finalizing the packing of bundles of flowers that are about to be shipped. These 750 boxes of flowers will set off for Russia after pre-cooling the cold storage to about 2 degrees Celsius.

Since last year, Russia and Kazakhstan have shown great evidence for fresh cut flowers in China. Buyer Rafa, who is from Kazakhstan, told reporters that in recent years, his imports of flowers from China have increased significantly, and the speed from orders to arrival is also very fast.

A reporter saw at Kunming Changshui Airport that 5 tons of flowers were preparing to take the morning flight to Dubai. The airport customs has specially opened a green channel to ensure that flowers are checked and left immediately.