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FTA boosts Colombian flower sales to U.S.

Valentine’s Day is the biggest market for the flower industry of Colombia and according to the Colombian embassy sales have grown because of the implementation of the U.S./Colombia Free Trade Agreement.

The South American country exports 500 million flowers to the U.S. each year and Colombian flower exports make up 76 percent of all flowers sold in the U.S., according to the Association of Colombian Flower Exporters.

Flowers they export during the Valentine’s Day season make up about 12 percent of Colombia’s annual sales in that sector.

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