It is May 20 today , or in curt 520 , and in Chinese , when pronouncing these numbers racket it sound like ' I love you . ' Several years ago , Chinese eCommerce set out to work this date to push online sales . And as it is a holiday to celebrate love , bloom can not miss out . It has become an crucial solar day for the floral manufacture with external export companies taking advantage of this day .
arise in the Chinese marketAlso the Dutch exportation is benefiting . For Dutch flower exporter Holex , for example , the export to China has been growing for about 4 to 5 years now , despite the ontogenesis of the local production . fit in to Robin van de Vos and Ella Li , part of the Taiwanese Sales team of Holex , the local product is really local : the grower from the countryside cater the flowers for the mass in the province . " In the orotund cities , however , the demand for imported bloom is high . "
TulipsSpecially for this Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , Holex primarily institutionalise tulips . " The tulip yield season in China is more or less finished , that ’s why . But not only the tulip is a popular product , there is a in effect demand for flower across the board , but for other eccentric of slashed flower , particularly pink wine , the bulk is directly embark from Africa and South America . "
COVID-19 disrupting the trade?As in many rural area , COVID-19 has severely impacted the demand for and sales of flowers in China . However , unlike in many other country , trade was able to continue . While cargo from Kenya was and still is very expensive , the price of cargo to China did not increase that significantly . " There is enough cargo blank space as a hatful of merchandise are being export from China to Europe . " The outside transport of passengers , however , has n’t pick up yet . Therefore , Van de Vos , who usually mans the office in China , is still in the Netherlands .
Third Valentine ’s Day520 can be seen as the third Valentine ’s Day of the country , next to the Chinese Valentine ’s Day ( July 7 on the Formosan calendar ) that falls on Tuesday August 25 this yr , and Western Valentine ’s Day ( February 14 ) .
rootage picture : LinkedIn Wancheng Li , CEO Yutong Global efflorescence purchase company . ( bring down his page for more pictures )
For more informationHolexRobin van de VosEmail:[email protected]www.holex.com
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