The U.S. floral industry is experiencing disruptions in fresh product from Ecuador because protesters in and near the country’s capital of Quito are blocking roads and reportedly vandalizing... Read more
When the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) expired at the end of 2020, American companies – including many in the floral industry — lost access to a trade preferences program that... Read more
Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno has moved the government out of Quito amid violent protests that have also disrupted the floral industry supply chain. Benito Jaramillo, president of Vallefl... Read more
The House of Representatives voted February 14 to reauthorize the (GSP) through December 31, 2020, paving the way for an end to duties on flowers coming into the U.S. from Ecuador. The vote... Read more
Flowers entering the United States from Ecuador are now subject to import tariffs after a U.S. trade program granting duty-free status to Ecuadorian flowers expired at midnight December 31.... Read more
Adverse weather in Colombia and Ecuador in March affected production for some growers — leaving industry members hopeful that sunny conditions in recent days will help keep production on tra... Read more
