CBP inspects millions of cut flowers for Valentine’s Day
February 8, 2017
As Valentine’s Day quickly approaches U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is “diligently” inspecting shipments of imported cut flowers to prevent the spread of insects or pests that may damage national and local agriculture, the ...
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Flower sales drop, but still in demand for Valentine’s
February 13, 2015
With Valentine’s Day less than 24 hours away, millions of people will say, “I love you” with flowers. Last year, Puerto Ricans spent about $6 million on blooms from Colombia, one of the world’s largest ...
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LMM airport among nation’s top 10 in cut flower volume
February 25, 2014
The Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina remains among the top 10 airports nationwide in terms of the volume of imported flowers that U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspects, the agency said Monday.
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