With the start of the schlumbergera season upon us , need for the little sized ace is lag behind . " For the 9 cm , the monetary value on the clock are over 20 percent down in the mouth in Mary Leontyne Price compare to the usual damage during this time of the class " , says Torben Ryg , sales manager at Rosa Danica . This Danish potted rose grower supplies European countries with 9 centimetre and 12 cm genus Schlumbergera from October till Christmas .
9 cm - more of a discount rate productIn late long time , Torben has seen demand for the 9 centimeter genus Schlumbergera decrease . Last year , they already decide to put few ( about a third ) schlumbergeras on the mart . " The requirement is decrease and on top of that , it is becoming more and more of a discount rate product . The market - particularly retailers - require a high identification number for low price . We can not offer them for these cost because of the effort we put in the cultivation mental process to accomplish our desired tone . "
9 cm - low auction sale pricesRosa Danica supplies around 20 percent of their 9 cm schlumbergeras to the FloraHolland vendue clock in the Netherlands . accord to Ryg , the prices are lower equate to the usual price during this sentence of the yr . " Last twelvemonth was n’t a great yr either , but 2016 was a more average class . At that time , the prices were around 90 cents or high-pitched , now it remain around 70 cents , which is over 20 percent low . "
Is it the weather?Over the last couple of month it has been quite warm for the prison term of year in Rosa Danica ’s independent grocery store for schlumbergera , namely Scandinavia and Germany . The genus Schlumbergera is a typical Christmas plant , also acknowledge as Christmas Cactus . So has the weather been too warm to think about Christmas ? Ryg hopes that ’s the only reason , but he has his dubiousness . " I would wish that the weather was the single cause of the step-down in demand for the 9 cms , but when looking at the 12 centimeter that we deal directly , these are doing well . The demand and prices , also on the auction clock , are fine for this time of the yr . " Also when expect other exporter about their Christmas sales , Ryg listen dissimilar experience . " Some say the Christmas sales are median , others say they are below mean and so on . "
However , in universal , the weather condition conditions do act upon the buyers ' behavior . " When revising the year , we have seen that the foreign live and cold temperatures made it difficult to predict the demand . "
For more informationRosa DanicaTorben RygEmail:[email protected]www.rosa - danica.dk
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