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Miami airport receiving so many Valentine's Day flowers it may set shipping record
Miami International Airport is projecting a record-setting flower haul this Valentine's season, with an estimated 1,500 tons ...
90% of US Valentine’s Day flowers go through Miami. Here’s how it works.
The Miami airport received more than 3 million tons of cargo last year, with flowers accounting for nearly 400,000 tons, ...
Roses are red, violets are blue, 940 million flowers are traveling (through Miami) to you
Roses, carnations, pompons, hydrangeas, chrysanthemums and gypsophila arrive on hundreds of flights, mostly from Colombia and ...
Will these flowers end up with your valentine? See what just arrived at Miami’s airport
Thousands of airport workers play a pivotal role in whether romantics across the United States enjoy the next few days. The country’s top two sources of fresh-cut flowers are Colombia and Ecuador. MIA ...
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Miami International: Driving the U.S. Flower Industry
The majority of the flower imports coming into MIA hail from South America, specifically Colombia and Ecuador, being imported ...
Nearly a billion flowers inspected in Miami ahead of Valentine’s Day
Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Customs and Border Protection specialists at Miami-Dade International Airport have painstakingly inspected about 940 million flower stems. Thousands of tons of roses, ...
Where do Valentine’s Day roses come from?
From farms in South America, through customs, distribution centers and, eventually, to your home, roses travel thousands of ...
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Roses are red, violets are blue, 940 million flowers are traveling (through Miami) to you
In the run up to Feb. 14, agricultural specialists at Miami International Airport have processed about 940 million stems of cut flowers, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Will these flowers end up with your valentine? See what just arrived at Miami’s airport
Miami is the U.S. capital of flower power, where cargo planes fly in the colorful goods that may make up your sweetheart’s bouquet. Thousands of airport workers play a pivotal role in whether ...