prices, making the Kenyan flower exporters have to consider the way flower exports by sea transport to reduce the rising cost of air, but try and make the quality of Kenya’s flowers lose their aura.
In the main producing areas in Kenya that Visa flowers, flower growers have been plagued by rising freight rates for the exports reached 70 billion shillings in the flower exporting countries, to ensure timely delivery of flowers in Europe, the Americas and Asia clients in the hands of essential. Visa flowers that Mr. JosephKariuki CEO, said: “Group 48 under the existing farms engaged in a variety of horticultural products grown flowers. Flower harvested 48 hours after the hand can reach the end consumer the most ideal, but the use of scheduled maritime transport to reach the target market approach simply unrealistic.
Currently, the Kenya Flower Exporters Association is working actively to seek consultations with the airlines, the air to gain access to a reasonable price, promptly after picking the flowers delivered to the world’s major consumer of flowers. In addition to freight, flights of instability has also restricted the export of Kenyan flowers, such as volcanic eruptions in Iceland in April last year, due to flight cancellations, only three days gave Kenya one billion shillings on the flowers causing economic losses.
Back in 2007, the global conference on climate change, Kenya raised by maritime transport should be appropriate to strengthen the response to the export of flowers, floral requirements for operators of transport channels and more affordable way, maritime transport has become the time to consider alternative .
Kenya Horticultural Crops Council began last year with the Association of Kenya Fresh Produce Exporters, try to take small quantities by sea transport of certain horticultural produce. Involved in this work, a company manager, said: “try for a year, it can be said to some extent successful, but the company still will not dare to promote this approach, unless a very strong grasp of.”
Ms. Kenya Flower Council chief executive JaneNgige have the same considerations, she said: “The Kenya flower has been known for high quality European market, but if the use of shipping to the European market, at least two weeks, fresh flowers, a problem a year of try to show that the carnations in the temperature-controlled transport conditions is no problem, but accounted for 60% of Kenyan flower production of roses, but can not afford such a long shipping time, resulting in decreased quality of flowers. “Thus, sea flowers under special circumstances should be last resort measures.
However, as international crude oil prices continue to rise, so that flower industry have heightened tensions, the marine transport as an important alternative approach. Insiders said: “The sea and air than can save at least 60% of freight costs, effectively cutting the company’s annual operating costs.”
At the same time, maximizing the sea in fresh flower preservation technology products are increasingly being taken seriously, such as using special refrigerated containers, transit strict control of indoor temperature and humidity to ensure that no premature aging and other flowers.
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