Proflora 2023 is coming to an end . On this third day , the 300 + exhibitors from 18 countries will again do their good to present their production and services .
How is the vibe ? Positive ! There are challenges , of course , like the potent and fluctuating Mexican peso , political imbalance , increase labor costs , and not to forget splashiness . On top of that , many growers report slower summertime sale this year . as luck would have it , they see an growth in sales again .
Daniela Navarro of Selecta Cut Flowers . They have a new variety of gerberas and a new carnation filler inspire assemblage , mention the Solandis Sweeties solicitation . They both are launched at Proflora .
Hans Glorie of Royal Van Zanten presents their Liber Lilies , which are pollen - detached .
It is clear that the ‘ 2 - twelvemonth covid dreaming ’ has come to an oddment and that sales numbers are back to 2019 levels and this summertime , for several raiser , unfortunately below 2019 level . A reason opt by several exhibitors was that consumers may be spending too much on move out again .
What do we hear more when spill the beans to the exhibitors ? In some regions , growers had to deal with La Niña , so there was a pile of rainfall and less sunlight , therefore deal with botrytis and stay productions . Also , increasingly , more integration is taking property as the larger farm are take over the smaller farms . For some farm , Russia had been an important marketplace , but since the warfare , receiving the money has become a challenge .
The team of Chrysal present their new no - stinger solution .
Clara Malpica and Juan Carlos Gallón of Oboya South America . In Colombia , many of the large blossom growers do not only grow efflorescence , but they also farm blueberries . Oboya now also manufacture clamshells so they can issue the growers for both industries .
The team of Deliflor Americas . Showing the new class they have . Namely Ballhias , Full Fillers and Margriet .
All in all , an exhibitor said that growers need to become smarter , stronger , and more efficient to stay in the business .
Sylvia van Uden and Juan Esteban Ocampo of Weber Vacuum Cooling . They have been improving the cold mountain range of flower in Colombia with vacuum cooling solutions for many years now .
John Vaughan , founding father of Asocolflores and Grupo Andes Farms , with his grandson Nicolas Gerlein . The farm flex 54 years this twelvemonth .
Lambros Assariotakis and Dimitrios Milios of Plastika Kritis at the swap show as exhibitioner for the first time “ We are here to introduce our eminent - quality plastic to Colombia . ”
Pieter Landman ( in the middle ) , together with Ada Van der Wereld and Roos van Leyenhorst of Elite Flower , known as the heavy floral establishment in the world . Pieter , the managing director of concern ontogenesis at the companionship , plan this booth , which includes over 30,000 stems . Ada and Roos helped to realize this design .
