Luckily our sector is come in out of this crisis leaner , more effective , and supplying an American grocery that has learned to appreciate and demand flowers at a high level than ever before , explains Aviram Krell of Plantec Ecuador , a representative of over 5 rose stock breeder in Latin America with their alkali in Quito , Ecuador . to boot they and their growers have seen a mart that is shy out from sr. red varieties and is look for new alternatives . " The Explorer multifariousness has already established itself as the premium red rose in Ecuador and we have very high hopes for the new(er ) motley Fortune , as we expect the number of planted roses to double in 2021 . "
Aviram Krell in Plantec ’s saleroom holding an open " Explorer " rose
High prices for ExplorerExplorer is a red rose salmagundi of Dutch breeder Interplant Roses and according to Krell , the Ecuadorian and Colombian Explorer have the best violent rose cost in many European countries as well as Russia and gamy end supermarket in the US .
High hope for FortuneIn add-on to the success of Explorer , the variety Fortune , bred by German rose stock breeder Kordes Roses , has more than 20 hectares being planted in anticipation of this forthcoming Valentines , and at Plantec , they gestate that Fortune roses are going to create a set of buzz in the retail market . " Fortune roses have become famous here in Ecuador due to their vase life which on a regular basis reaches 3 hebdomad in a normal room temperature ambience . We are excited to see how the motley behaves after being sent through ocean freight . We expect that a variety that last so long in a vase will not be affect by the continuance of the ocean freight . "
Krell is expecting to see the amount of Fortune rosiness being plant in the class 2021 to at least double the amount of money already being grown in Ecuador . " In Colombia Fortune roses are still relatively few in number but with several guild already being make for after Valentines , we can ask the Colombian market place that prioritizes productivity to speedily embrace this new violent originate . "
2020 at PlantecAt Plantec they have had a very eventful and at times difficult year , explains Krell . " We along with everyone in the efflorescence industry were forced to make hard decisiveness , but as luck would have it with the blessing of hindsight , we are comfortable that the decisions we made were the correct ones . One of the most controversial decision we made was ironically not to make drastic variety in our rose excerption program and our marketing department . For the last thirty years , the companionship has always had a strict insurance policy that even in times of crisis both our selection programme and the marketing department should never be trim down , or downsize . We have maintained this policy through the many crises that we have been through . We work so severely to keep this insurance policy because we know that our selection programme is our future , and not only the company ’s but by bearing in mind the position we have as one of Ecuador ’s most prominent young variety introducers , we also are closely intertwine with the country ’s future in this industry . "
As difficult as this year has been , one of our proudest moments was , consort to Krell , their our end of the year celebration . " We took the time to talk with all the unlike department separately and with social distancing to individually take account all the unlike employees that made the past year better . We took prison term to make certain everyone knew how much their hard employment mattered and we ended the Friday with vacation basket for everyone . "
For more entropy : Plantec EcuadorAviram KrellEmail:[email protected]www.plantecuador.com
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