With over ten varieties of Raffine , nine mixture of Solomio and all three of Star , Global Bouquet is the largest supplier of the Sparkz serial publication of stock breeder HilverdaKooij . Steve Rosenbluth and Juan Pablo Montoya of Global Bouquet differentiate us about their determination to raise them .
Steve : “ We are based in Colombia for 35 years now . Next to carnations and mini clove pink , which are our main crops , we grow Raffine , Star and Solomio on 10 ha . It all start seven long time ago , when Dutch stock breeder HilverdaKooij premise these diverseness and asked us if we would help oneself quiz them . Testing novel varieties is always a bit of risk as you do n’t know what the demand is going to be . We were one of the few growers that determine to take that risk . The reception of our clients was very estimable . ”
Juan Pablo : “ It usually takes a few years to grow the demand , and we see the demand is increasing . supermarket like to come up with new products to hike up sales event . We offer them in three way : in interracial redolence for supermarkets , in consumer cluster for supermarket and wholesaler , and also in bulk for importer and other bouquet Godhead . ”
Juan Pablo Montoya , Annelie Olsson and Steve Rosenbluth at the PMA Fresh Summit 2018 in Orlando ( FL ) , USA
Testing novel varietiesHaving a farsighted family relationship with HilverdaKooij , regularly new varieties can be found in the greenhouses of Global Bouquet . “ Sometimes a variety does n’t react the way the stock breeder expects , that ’s why they wish to test them in our farms , to see how they play in the local climate and with the fertilizer we utilise to make them bloom the best . ”
Connecting vendee and breederGlobal Bouquet also see the adroitness of this Dutch breeder once in a while , to take care for new varieties . Sometimes they are go with by their clients . Steve : “ In the time to come , I think we will get the buyers more and more involved with the breeders . Then , they have intercourse on the dot what ’s coming up and what they can sell . ” And Global Bouquet is already connect the buyer and breeder . “ For example , when a client says that he ’d like to have 100,000 stems a calendar week of a certain variety , I plant a bed for them with a name tag stating the name of the client . Within six months , they get on the nose what they have ask for . Both the buyer and the grower benefit from consistency . ”
ChallengesEven though Colombia is known for the perfect arise conditions ( altitude , temperature and timber of the soil and amount of sunshine ) to originate dianthus , there are also some challenge growers have to deal with . Juan Pablo : “ When develop dianthus or carnations for many years , fusarium can modernise in the primer . To work out that trouble , growers switch to hydroponics . Other than cultivation , we also have difficulty finding worker , and transportation can be a challenge as well . The capacity in peak period can be a trouble , so we seek to diversify in conveyance method . ”
prepare for Valentine ’s DayCurrently , the fellowship is busy preparing for Valentine ’s Day . Steve : “ We plan calendar month in advance to permit things run as smooth as possible . There is a lot of body of work that call for to be done in just a few week . Fortunately , supermarket understand these hectic times and most Order are in on time . Every year we intend we know everything , but we continue to learn from unexampled challenges each time . So that is why we make a backup strategy to be get up for any office , for instance , what to do if it will be bamboozle and if there are trucking delays during that week . ”
For more entropy : Steve RosenbluthGlobal Bouquet LLC8400 NW 33rd St. Suite 405Doral FL . 33122 + 1 ( 305 ) 733 - 2013Email:[email protected]www . GlobalBouquet.net
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