By John Helmer, Moscow The conflict between Romeo’s Montagues and Juliet’s Capulets went deeper than the scent or the name of flowers, and we know it ended badly for the two of them. That’s to say with white lilies, not roses. In the Russian market for cut flowers – until recently, the fastest growing in […]

by Editor - Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
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Comment by GB, London We used to fly the Zimbabwe roses (and some Zambian) to the Dutch auctions; about 100 tonnes a week on Boeing 747s. Ours were cut, trimmed and boxed, and we delivered them to Amsterdam very early in the morning so that they could make the auction at the flower market in […]

by Editor - Friday, July 31st, 2015
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By John Helmer, Moscow The Dutch auction, as it’s called in the wholesale flower trade of Europe, is a clever scheme which simulates competitive bidding while it hides premiums in the prices Dutch growers and traders rig for their flowers. To cut the cost of flowers you have to deadhead the Dutch. And that’s exactly […]

by Editor - Wednesday, July 29th, 2015
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