Even though Valentine ’s Day ' 21 sales were booming in Canada and most piece of the USA , the challenge this year was supplying and weather . So , why not celebrate Valentine ’s Day in August ? concord to Lawrence Hopman of Hopman Flower Farms , a floral source agency , this will not only eliminate these two challenge , it will have more advantage .
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boom out sales in Ontario , CanadaHopman is based in Canada and last Sunday , Valentine ’s Day , he visited many grocery stores in Ontario and was surprised with what he saw . " ledge and bucket were empty of cut bloom and plant . Only some odd fresh greens stay on . All in all , I can state that sales agreement were booming in my sphere . "
Bad weather condition in parts of the USIn the USA , several regions lost gross sales due to the big weather , he explains . " My clients in the US Pacific Northwest state of matter and in Texas and Oklahoma , had stores closed or consumers stick around home due to the bad weather , " he explains .
scummy supplyDemand was high and prices were good , however provision has been a major issue this yr . " Many of the raiser that I represent ran out of material and had to skip back purchase ordination because they could not fill everyone in the hebdomad prior to Valentines Day . Many buyers tried to add on to substantiate booking , but we had to turn them away . Greenhouses were empty . This was for both cut blossom and potted plant . " There are no hard statistics yet , but according to Hopman , reservation and final leverage rules of order were 12 % to 15 % over the available provision .
Why not lionize Valentine ’s Day in August?Supply and forged weather have been the main challenge this year . With this in mind , Hopman envision a lot of advantages in moving the Valentine ’s Day celebration to August . " First , production is at its peak in summer . The supply is wet and will retain to be for the foreseeable future . Any grower who are not propagate their own plugs , tissue paper refinement or cuttings will be affected adversely by supply and requirement securities industry forces . vast demand is causing shortages and prices to go up . "
Another advantage with move this holiday to summer is better lineament . " character is at its peak in summer which is something many in North America are not experiencing as they only tend to purchase flowers at flush holiday . However and peculiarly during Valentine ’s Day , retail experience is often unsatisfying because the consumer is force to pay mellow than normal prices for plants and flowers that are not at their good . Stockpiling begins weeks ahead to make full the need , leave in flowers with a shelf life of only daylight . Valentine ’s Day does our manufacture no good . Many consumer ask themselves : ' why would I want to continue to buy flowers when my Valentine ’s Day experience is always over - price product that does n’t last ? ” , he explain . " In 496 A.D. , Pope Gelasius decreed that February 14th would be fete as St. Valentine ’s Day . Maybe Pope Francis can help us out and make a new decree and move it to the summer . "
In line - and on top - of that , it will make more sale demand for cut flowers in a season that is usually considered as low season . " Typically , the requirement for cut flowers goes down in summertime . This would be a boost for producers . "
For more entropy : Hopman Flower FarmsLawrence HopmanEmail:[email protected]https://hopmanfarms.com/
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