How 1.1 Billion Flowers Are Imported And Inspected In The US For Valentine's Day | Big Business

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Fresh roses have as little as 48 hours to get cut in Colombia, flown to Miami, and inspected by customs for harmful bugs before the flowers wilt. In the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day, the number of flowers imported through Miami triples.
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How 1.1 Billion Flowers Are Imported And Inspected In The US For Valentine's Day | Big Business

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@manrajgill9898 3 года назад

1.1 billion and I’m still single

@ryanhanson937 3 года назад

Felt 😔

@moon.5424 3 года назад

Ouch ✨that hit different

@Aj-ir2hb 3 года назад

let's see how many of us are around here.

@sadiqsubedi7010 3 года назад

Not matter you're single but it's matter if virgin 😺😺😺

@hashimina_ 3 года назад

this comment is the one i felt

@chazzlelabwolf 3 года назад

I bet those planes smell amazing to those airline pilots!

@normalday4306 3 года назад

Plot twist: the pilots is allergic to pollen

@hpdpco6634 3 года назад

Roses only look good. Jasmine smells better but doesn't look as beautiful.

@amandagresser1042 3 года назад

@@hpdpco6634 jjihgh

@harshareddy7857 3 года назад

@Abz lol it's fact

@harshareddy7857 3 года назад

Roses doesn't smell good

@marathecat3590 3 года назад

Employees: beautifully handle and care for flowers Customs: turn flowers upside down and slap them.

@halahala2886 3 года назад

*slap* _yes, more please_

@halibie282 3 года назад

@@elbowsbuns1896 _beg_

@tamara4030 3 года назад

To remove the insects which can become invasive species

@shirinsiraji6587 3 года назад

Lol🤣🤣🤣

@nickc6380 3 года назад

Fun little fact: a big reason they avoid trying to handle the flowers is because the flower believes it’s being pollinated by a bee, so it then believes it can finally die. Same roses, same

@YourMom-vl2sp 3 года назад

And that my friends is why we have Valentine's day. 💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲

@abhinavkunwar7584 3 года назад

Is it really you Mom??

@itsDhiran 3 года назад

This is business

@hemlatanogia 3 года назад

Hi mom! How you doin ? 😂

@maureens4634 3 года назад

Those who are intimidated by a man made holiday have deeper problem

@abhinavkunwar7584 3 года назад

@@hemlatanogia hey sis Can I eat that chocolate that you r hiding 😋 Plz, I m starving🤕

@Thatpinksopretty 3 года назад

A flower's journey is more impressive than mine.

@mii.0738 3 года назад

🙌😂

@healthup2373 3 года назад

Lol Me too 😂😂😂

@priyaooo2 2 года назад

😀😀😀😀😀

@aurorachocolategallery6100 2 года назад

😂😂😂🙌 even in their very short life

@rudykal 3 года назад

"Valentine's Day is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap." Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004

@priyankagarwal4942 3 года назад

Single people's gyan

@eduardochavacano 3 года назад

nice to learn thar

@Zetsuke4 3 года назад

not those who already has a special one :)

@datrashcanman1933 3 года назад

Holiday created to combat the war on drugs. Coca growers were given grants to switch to flowers. Little did they know the cartels just grow flowers and cocaine now.

@jesuslover5968 3 года назад

Holidays are a business which is why I don’t celebrate them

@925franklinguerra 3 года назад

Even though Valentine's Day is commercialized I love how it works and helps other countries like Colombia to be economically stable.

@candice44441 3 года назад

Colombia. Thanks

@FinancialShinanigan 3 года назад

Everyone working there must smell amazing

@01yoto 3 года назад

My mom used to work in a little factory where they made rose oil and rose water and everytime she came home from work I would hug her a bit more than usual cuz she smelled so good. Not too intense, just a nice smell of roses

@crimson7277 3 года назад

@@01yoto your little story is so sweet and expressive i could almost smell the aroma. this comment was honestly beautiful 🥺😭

@alexahadi139 3 года назад

My dad runs a flower shop, we also have a cold room like these guys and the flowers don't really smell much because they're cold.

@aurorachocolategallery6100 2 года назад

🥰🥰

@LeRainbow 3 года назад

Think of that. Flowers grow everywhere yet we have to fly millions of them wasting limited resources so that your loved one can throw them out next week. We humans are so wasteful 😰

@gamigam6420 3 года назад

Helped me help my family we are poor and I want to change our life, fund my transport project in my country please😢😥 or give me alms😞

@KillerQueen-gx4vb 3 года назад

Honestly yes, I agree. Unfortunately many poor Colombians depend on this industry since it doesn’t requiere a college degree. 😞

@mvzv3913 3 года назад

Creates job,

@MaikasCooking 2 года назад

I now grow flowers in my backyard.

@quittrynabemeyouredoingaba6852 2 года назад

Exactly what he said... "Thats business...thats money" If you think about it on the other end, look at how many workers get to feed their families 🥰 from the flower farms/harvesters, transport/airport, US feds, florists/stores/delivery workers. Thats a lot of mouths fed on valentine's day ❤🌹🌹🌹

@hellothere9318 3 года назад

Thank you Columbia for sharing your country's beauty with the world 💛🇺🇸

@candice44441 3 года назад

Thanks. It is spelled Colombia not Columbia though.

@theviking9390 2 года назад

Thank you :3, greetings from Colombia :D

@linnh940 3 года назад

I work at a flower shop for over 3 years now and i love that with valentine my boss gets really cool and special roses :) love roses

@honeyb.981 2 года назад

For those wondering how amazing it smells to work with flowers, I worked in a flower shop for several months, and I could only smell the flowers when I first got into work, but after a couple minutes I got used to the smell and couldn't really smell it anymore unless I got super up close to the flower. You also have to remember that working with flowers means that you are working with a lot of green waste, such as stems that are being cut off of flowers or extra leaves that are being stripped, and that stuff STINKS. It decomposes really fast, and dealing with those trash cans at work are a nightmare.

@rawbacon 2 года назад

Don't spoil the fantasy.

@ByRonnita Год назад

I’ve worked with flowers as well until I open my own successful business. This is her experience . I constantly smell the flowers and not sure what she means about the greens/leaves being smelly. I do agree the trash deposits are not the best to empty.

@amierabson7727 Год назад

Lol yes totally agree I work at a florist and everyone walks past says how amazing it smells but after an hour or so you don’t notice it!

@KibbitUpIt 3 года назад

Please look for local flowers or other alternatives. They might cost a bit more but they cost less in resources to ship flowers from another country to your state.

@owlivdejong5086 3 года назад

Yeah, try to source local grown options. I'm not sure I can ever buy cut flowers again after seeing the resources they take.

@raccoontickler7744 3 года назад

@@owlivdejong5086 who cares? It's not like you're gonna eat them

@menta3001 3 года назад

Why not support Colombian flowers? Do they not eat?

@owlivdejong5086 3 года назад

@@menta3001 Nothing against Colombia, very much against the resources like jet fuel, truck fuel, and energy for refrigeration comsumption.

@raccoontickler7744 3 года назад

@@owlivdejong5086 you mean it's bad for the planet?

@ashutoshsrivastava5026 3 года назад

MR BEAST in 2021: Surprising my girlfriend with 1 billion roses

@lunalovelife6957 3 года назад

Didnt he do that in her house already

@ashutoshsrivastava5026 3 года назад

@@lunalovelife6957 He did 100,000

@blacksheep1069 3 года назад

Flower just good to look but it's wasting money..every day after..all gone

@kzlandscaper4423 3 года назад

I'm a former florist, working at the green house during valentines and mother's Day was intense. We did a week of over time and the last two days before Valentine's and mother's Day we would rock 16 hr days. Even going to auction was cut throat, people would get super heated and hundreds of thousands of dollars would be spent per hour.

@brankenflowery8416 2 года назад

I’m starting my own flower farm. I plan on being a farmer florist.

@johngarcia5084 3 года назад

HAPPY VALENTINES EVERYONE! I know you're single, atleast you wont break the bank!😂

@KREEZY. 3 года назад

STFU BABY

@dinithi_kaveesha 3 года назад

😂

@Eagle00pr 3 года назад

Everyday we learn something new. It makes you appreciate more the chain of people involved behind these flowers 💐

@deepakrajan1035 3 года назад

Singles will carry a rose inside their heart.

@claudiaionescu1661 3 года назад

ROMÂNIA /😍😍😍 2021 - 💪🍀💝 🍀 🕊️🙌

@sonnensammlerin4927 2 года назад

This is a nice thought 😊

@deepakrajan1035 2 года назад

@@sonnensammlerin4927 😀👍

@TomTom_. 3 года назад

Oh I never knew this! I just thought they buy some flowers and put them into the store. Thank you for giving comparisons and showing examples 😄

@johanna2059 3 года назад

😅😂🤣

@abhro5424 3 года назад

1:38 Those are the sounds of breakup

@drownedinnostalgia3433 3 года назад

What if for every cut rose, a couple breaks up

@hunterhussain809 3 года назад

They are using planes for flower transportation. Meanwhile in my contry oxygen cylinders can't get delivered in time

@truechampoftrance 3 года назад

Tip: Buy chocolates, cakes, and flowers 1-2 days after holidays such as Christmas and Valentines and you usually can get 40-70% off the price. I learned about it when I was single. Hope this info helps some of you out there. Stay Safe errbody.

@miriamring7024 3 года назад

I presume you also were socks with holes in them!!!! What a cheap as*!!!

@nondescriptpersonality8305 3 года назад

@@miriamring7024 there's a difference between getting a discount and getting a used product

@nottodaylilbaldhead 3 года назад

All those flowers and I didn’t get one. I’m straight Grinching next Valentine’s Day.

@chrisaguilera1564 3 года назад

Are they sure there aren't any little poppy seeds hitching a ride?

@YourMom-vl2sp 3 года назад

Wrong plant from Columbia. 😜

@cerebrumexcrement 3 года назад

dude. those officers are so thorough when they do inspections 😳

@carolinaponton3346 3 года назад

@@YourMom-vl2sp is Colombia not Columbia

@RealDudetteLucy 3 года назад

@@YourMom-vl2sp learn to spell

@mirellawentz4688 3 года назад

If they only were more careful with letting illegals come into this country... Seems they take better care of the flowers

@silverrose7554 3 года назад

Thank you I got my valentines 🌹 they were pink with daisy! I feel ❤️ loved . Thank you .

@jesuslover5968 3 года назад

I remember working at UPS and coming in an hour early before the sort for those valentines flowers ahhh good times

@emelyhernandez1624 3 года назад

No wonder the flowers at the store be looking all beat up

@googleuser-one 3 года назад

Those flowers are then bid on so if florists get a cheaper batch, you got the beat up withered batch. To get the best, buy from a florist you do business with regularly, pick flowers in person or go to a high end florist who caters to the affluent-they always get the best flowers because they're willing to pay higher wholesale prices(yes it will be more expensive for you but you get the best flowers that last the longest). Those mass online retailers will just send you dead flowers at their cheapest cost-take your money, smile and run.

@eduardochavacano 3 года назад

gone is the romance. That was just disgusting.

@KhanMann66 3 года назад

@@eduardochavacano That’s business for ya.

@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1 3 года назад

That this industry exists and is so centered around the US and the developed world goes to show what a life of luxury many of us live in.

@eduardochavacano 3 года назад

exactly. But looking at how they risk too much to bring those flowers in is just Dumb.

@suemebanhme 3 года назад

@@eduardochavacano this is actual privilege. Imagine needing the perfect flower longth and flower that comes from a foreign 2nd/3rd world country instead of just picking whatever from ur country

@201hastings Год назад

@@suemebanhme yeah screw the economies of the countries we support by purchasing from them. The audacity

@merrivideo 3 года назад

This is how the environmental footprint of roses looks like.

@cecilyerker 3 года назад

It’s a huge industry which means millions of jobs for all these people to support themselves and their families. It’s incredibly impressive.

@Mariet31 3 года назад

Now I see why roses are the most popular, they are less risky to carry plagues... yet they are more expensive than most flowers.... because they are imported. It makes sense now how they became the symbol of Valentine's day.

@miriamring7024 3 года назад

You need to know one of the reasons their grown in Colombia is because they can be grown year round e there near the equarter

@7381366 3 года назад

Lol why wait till Valentine’s Day to show your love to a loved one ?

@MarcoRiosPita 3 года назад

Distance is a major factor for perishable products such as flowers and tulips... understanding the logistic process is key... congrats for this video, is great!

@victoriawilliams2786 3 года назад

The best smelling flights ever! ⚘🌹🥀🌺💐🌷🌻🙏😷🤘😎

@GeorgeMorgan6600 10 месяцев назад

@Hello there; how are you doing this blessed day?

@brucewayne5488 3 года назад

Amazing work behind the scenes

@bellevi4295 3 года назад

Delicately hand-picked, aggressively hand-slapped flowers. 🌷

@brokenwizards9122 3 года назад

1:55 “socially distanced workers” Lol. Why even say that? You know it’s a lie.

@kevinjati7953 3 года назад

@Business Insider yo, you're not business insider. Stop lying

@oxyglass 3 года назад

its trendy and lets people know what team they are on.

@user-uj1lv5hf7p 3 года назад

@@mariadolores4685 lol I think he deleted the comment

@eduardochavacano 3 года назад

Exactly!

@pencileraser101 3 года назад

What do you mean?

@zvuho 3 года назад

Want to show love? do the laundry, play with your child. keep the house in order and clean

@FunKouri 3 года назад

Best comment

@blobster91 3 года назад

👏🏻

@delphine5260 3 года назад

Only if it isn't just the wife doing the housework...

@gravitas7583 3 года назад

Touché

@renurathod3603 3 года назад

exactly , फूलों को देने से अगर प्यार का इजहार हो जाता तो बाकी के काम करने की जरूरत नहीं,चोंचले है

@raksharaila8596 3 года назад

Just imagine the smell of the circumstance if this companies 🤗

@johanna2059 3 года назад

Say what?

@kelly-ro8pd 3 года назад

"they shake it gently," man: *starts spanking the flowers*

@olufisayoo.2213 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😂

@shaneintegra 3 года назад

I found it strange the cameraman said "It's an airport" ... Alright?

@FOODANDTRAVELDESTINATIONS 3 года назад

Happy Valentine's Day!

@animeclips8968 3 года назад

Happy hearts day everyone❤️🌹

@worldview730 Месяц назад

Beautiful operational system like a flower

@hobbyperson18 3 года назад

He said shake shake but I see slap slap 🤣🤣

@miriamring7024 3 года назад

Knock of any hidden bugs!!

@hms267 3 года назад

I love flowers. It would be beautiful working with them.

@naninaani4658 Год назад

Thank you

@healthylife2119 3 года назад

2:50 secs "Thats business, thats money." 😊💰💴💵💶💷💸💳💱💲

@eee-mn3pj 3 года назад

Wow I love flowers ~~~

@Lovesick_-lv2wv 3 года назад

I will never understand the concept of giving flowers during Valentine's. I mean its lifespan is short, price tag is hefty, and in a couple of days, it will end up in the trash. Total bullshit! Leave the flowers alone! Let them live!

@BlackMamba-lt8oe 3 года назад

It's for quick fcks

@jesuslover5968 3 года назад

Yup

@themilliondollarbaby 3 года назад

Lol i remember when I was a kid and I bought flowers for my mom on Mother Day. She was so mad at the fact that I wasted money on something useless when I could have spent it something else instead. Well, I ended up not having allowance for the month lol.

@Lovesick_-lv2wv 3 года назад

@@themilliondollarbaby My thoughts exactly! Flowers are useless as a present. They're only good to look at for a couple of days. Better to give something that would lasts and remind them of you.

@MrEagle2704-OFFICIAL 3 года назад

Flower bulbs are also nice to give as a present

@chansaicommerce1721 3 года назад

AMAZING

@amandahirschfeld7382 3 года назад

Wow how amazing.

@lisaaini7670 3 года назад

You guys busy with your lover but I busy with my birthday!

@LeroyBrown 3 года назад

What I learned, When visiting Columbia, book your flight out of Miami in February.

@moni12326 3 года назад

It's Colombia, not Columbia.

@LeroyBrown 3 года назад

@@moni12326 I'm not worried about spelling. My spellchecker disagreed with you though

@leftear99 3 года назад

@@LeroyBrown your spell checker is fine, but it's not smart enough to know that there are two different spellings used in two different circumstances. The South American country is spelled Colombia. The river/outdoor gear manufacturer/city in South Carolina/university is spelled Columbia.

@LeroyBrown 3 года назад

@@leftear99 AI doesn't really exist yet. There isn't a system capable of providing it with enough data, that isn't also being used for a more sinister purpose which hijacks the code magicians purpose in creating it in the first place.

@nicolashomez 3 года назад

That's right, it's cheap

@alparslankorkmaz2964 3 года назад

Nice video.

@ponglookchinpla 11 месяцев назад

สวัสดีครับ ดอกไม้สวยมาก

@alimfuzzy 3 года назад

Looks like a job for Vechain 🌹♥️🚀

@familycookingchannel7122 3 года назад

Amazing 🌹🌹

@nethli 3 года назад

Those bugs need visa to get in US

@t0n0k0 3 года назад

Gathumbi great job🙂

@Sammers987Man 3 года назад

ah yes, I love colombian flower.

@LoveAileen 3 года назад

Before the cargo delivery they were handled with caution and a lot of care. Then on customs inspection, whatever.🤣 can they do their job with a little bit caution? Now i know why all our orders are broken.😅

@renzpaulzorilla9970 3 года назад

These people are also frontliners. ❤

@esarts6744 3 года назад

It beautiful to see the flower at downtown LA but the business hasn’t been the same for flower shop since 08 and when big companies like Walmart sells flower bouquets for less. small business can’t compete with that in SoCal

@Siddhartha_Tripathi 3 года назад

6:19 "NOT ME"

@xiqikxx8967 3 года назад

I always let my partners know that I don’t want flowers because flowers don’t last ....I wouldn’t mind one rose but I’d feel bad when I have to throw it away once the flowers die

@miriamring7024 3 года назад

If God wanted to make flowers last longer,He would have made them artificial!!!

@kitrivers979 Год назад

You can dry it😃

@leahmontes2985 2 года назад

Nice.

@vartushteravetisyan4981 3 года назад

💞💞💞🙏🙏GOD BLESSED ALL OF YOU.🙏🙏🙏 💞💞💞

@andrenewcomb3708 2 года назад

These are golden times. Flowers and salad in winter.

@Amitdas-gk2it 3 года назад

Nice 👍

@BeautifulKampuchea 3 года назад

It is great.

@dycryptthis5445 3 года назад

Omg. That's how they wontoned the flowers. Thank you you tube posters.

@manishabera2899 3 года назад

This is crazy 🤪

@juliusbakker4415 3 года назад

Wow cool

@krishnaksingh2928 2 года назад

Nice

@Indiakkariii 3 года назад

Just imagine the smell of that place❤🌹🌹🌻🌼

@Daniellasanche 3 года назад

Flowers last much longer than 48 hrs from cutting. When we receive at a flower shop, they are usually there in 1 week, and last another 2 weeks. The flowers are "put to sleep" and packed with ice.

@mikimiki3774 3 года назад

Kakvo lijepo cvijece neka vam je sretan posao

@the_engineer8309 3 года назад

Imagine the fresh flower smell all around in The factory where people are working

@dorjiphalam 3 года назад

I see an open market. If I win a mega million. I will build a green house for roses.

@calforrai 3 года назад

No dont plant trees, we need more flowers.

@noondaovang4088 3 года назад

I just want to go there and pick flowers!!!

@rashazeinabkp 2 года назад

Sooper

@hunter21331 3 года назад

Wow thats crazy

@namenamr4794 3 года назад

Superrrr

@marlenealvarez888 3 года назад

It sucks my birthday falls May 8 near Mother’s Day lol I still buy roses for myself! And my sister Feb 17 so she gets discounted roses lol 😂

@shikinsaerah 3 года назад

Heaven 😍

@Zetsuke4 3 года назад

flowers binge in one day

@JIP-sf6ui 3 года назад

Can you do also for ornamental plants or tropical plants doing import

@kabulkajate771 3 года назад

When that flower arrive in my home from some one . I'll think oh custom Haas been kicking them all😢😢

@nikitamehta1796 3 года назад

I get 0 rose still watching 😂😂gotta be sure of the chain of products 😌

@_perryperry 3 года назад

sanaol nalang talaga

@aurorachocolategallery6100 2 года назад

Be a flower is very is impressionate, even on theirs short lifes, the flowers has a big and beatiful journey, look at their beuty, theirs smell, and how are representative in life of distints persons, they just came to the world to be a flower, but that's not simple at all.

@cfvanguard9034 3 года назад

I know so many people say that giving flowers on Valentine's day is a waste of material but I mean come on. Flowers are a sign of love they don't last long yet the memories of your crush giving you flowers is gonna linger in your mind until you grow old. If flowers can make good memories, then wouldn't it be best to enjoy those memories and cherish them instead of saying that the flowers just get thrown away? I never had a partner and yet I can understand that. Step your game up millennials

@teaandbushes 3 года назад

It’s overused. It has no meaning anymore other than we are together.

@donaldlyons180 3 года назад

Valentines Day is nothing more than a money grab

@Azknowledgethirsty 3 года назад

Look, your birthday is nothing special, nor is your anniversary, they're completely subjective, however humans lose easily the sense of time, that's why we love rituals And when everyone does similar things, we are more fulfilled with the activity since they are reinforced from society, and where thete is a social will, there is a monetization to be had Look, you may be angry that we are losing the true way of celebrating Saint valentines day, originally you had to pick the flowers yourself, however there is way more than a moneu grab which is mainly a secondary effect of the massivity of the holiday