Over the last eld , after the crisis in 2015 , many growers have been increasing their volume to Russia . And the volumes from Kenyan grower seem to be growing the fastest . " consequence of pink wine from Kenya to Russia in recent days have importantly outpaced all other countries and increased by more than 50 % " , the brass of FlowersExpo Russia states in a military press release . Also at this barter fair , this increase is seeable , with every year a growing in the act of exhibitor . Also this class , the number of Kenyan exhibitors increased .
Some Kenyan exhibitors at the FlowersExpo 201 . Clockwise : Naren and Ravi Patel of Subati Flowers . The squad of Sian Roses , Nicholas Ambonya of Magana Flawers and Guido Zwart of Elgon Collection .
Russia is a flower - loving country and allot toEurostat figures , Russia is the biggest non - EU marketplace for EU roses , at € 28 million ( 45 % of the total additional - EU export of rose ) . The biggest suppliers of rose to Russia are traditionallyColombia and Ecuador , however - although both country have seen demand slide a bit . fortuitously , when find out out the shower at the FlowersExpo of September , these growers gained back a bit of the market share they ’d lose .
However , concord to many exhibitors at the FlowersExpo 2018 , the crisis seem to have opened up opportunities for more Kenyan growers who maturate on low altitudes . Large heads and long stem have been the measure for the Russian market for decennium , but when the crisis kicked in , the demand from this bloom - make love country started to exchange . The ruble almost halved in note value and fluctuated heavily , which made importing efflorescence expensive and station monastic order risky . Importers were forced to alter to less expensive blossom .
vendee and end consumers have since become more familiar with this " new efflorescence type " , and even when the state ’s financial spot better , these roses were still in trend .
Of course , the Russian consumer is warm of the big head sizes and long base , but these small-scale sized roses have carve out a niche in the market place .
Kenyan exhibitorsThis yr , according to the organization of the FlowersExpo 2019 , the number of Kenyan companies at the Trade Fair increased significantly . This year , Milele Flowers ; Mzurrie ; Subati Flowers ; Ultraflo Ltd ; ZNS Group ; AAA Growers ; Everest ; Enterprises Limited ; Floriken Blooms ; Sian Roses Kenia - will deliver their pink wine .
FlowersExpo 2019Besides these exhibitor from Kenya , many more exhibitor will present their products and services at the FlowersExpo Russia . So far , 414 company have read .
The FlowersExpo will take place from September 10 - 12 at the Crocus Expo in Moscow .
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