Turkish flowers are used extensively by European consumers during the Christmas geological period which set off on December 24th . This year Turkish growers have export 70 million root of slashed flowers for Christmas full stop to various European countries . Most of the exportation were made from the city of Antalya , the center of cut bloom product in the state . The top cut flower varieties exported by Turkish agriculturalist were carnations , ranunculus , gerbera and green fillers for deletion - peak posy .
Speaking to the imperativeness , Turkish Ornamental Plants and Cut Flowers Exporters Association Chairman Ismail Yilmaz notice : “ Our grower have started with shipments from the first week of December and most of the shipments were via trucks . The recent order do nearer to Christmas Day were institutionalize through air freight . Our growers were able to export around 70 million stems of bloom this Christmas season and they pull in approximately 7 million USD for their products . We have sent flowers principally to the Netherlands , United Kingdom , and Germany . Russia was also another crucial export name and address outside of Europe for our products .
Our categorisation in Turkey is getting more diversify every year but gillyflower is still the most exported variety for our growers . Our cultivator note that carnations are the product where we have the most competitive vantage in the global grocery and our growers have established a impregnable marketplace position in this diverseness . Almost 90 % of our exports are currently carnations . Due to climate condition , our competitive position for other assortment is not substantial .
A spike has also been observed in the domestic need during this season , however the domesticated need continue considerably smaller than the demand from export marketplace . In Turkey , approximately 30.000 are directly employed in the floriculture industry whereas around 300.000 people also realise their living indirectly through the floriculture industry . The production region for floriculture products in Turkey is close to 5.000 hectares .
Another bestow welfare of the floriculture manufacture is its contribution to the work of woman . Almost 65 % of the people working in the floriculture industry are women . ”
Employees at Flash Tarim , one of the most significant raiser and exporter in Turkey , were also extremely engaged during this period . Bilgesu Candir , a managing director at the company , noted : “ After exportation are complete , we worked very intemperately to render mix bouquets to the supermarkets in the domesticated market . Despite the economical ceding back , the sales number at the retail merchant indicate a 40 % increment in revenue in floriculture products compared to the old year . Turkish consumer are especially concerned in ruscus aculeatus , also known as Butcher ’s ling , during the Christmas and New Year ’s Eve full point . ”
Source : Hurriyet / CNN Turk
