Here it is , the photo report of the FlowersExpo 2018 . From September 11 - 13 , growers , breeder and suppliers showcased their Modern and existing assortments at the Crocus Expo in Moscow , Russia . FloralDaily.com was present to make a full photo report of the show .
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This year , the three - daytime event gathered 420 companies from 30 countries . Still a lower number than four yr ago , before the crisis , but an increase compared to last year . And the organization is very pleased to have seen a higher identification number of Russian exhibitors this year . " The gain in the number of Russian exhibitors indicates a recovery of the sector . This year , 190 Russian companies take part , a ontogenesis of 12 per centum compared to 2017 ” , say General Director of GreenExpo Exhibition Company and Director of the FlowersExpo Nadezhda Grigorieva . And the Russian nurseries seem to develop in size of it . Many of the Russian growers that were expose at the show have plans to spread out their glasshouse in the good time to come .
leadership of the exhibition were again the main role player at the show : the Netherlands , Germany , Colombia and Ecuador . In their national Pavilions they presented a wide range of floral and decorative products that were targeted at the Russian market place . This class , the largest act of participant came from the Netherlands ( 52 ) , followed by Ecuador ( 49 ) and Colombia ( 20 companies ) . And the high issue of Ecuadorian companies was also striking , considering that the majority is also demonstrate at the Expo Flor Ecuador in Quito this week , the week after the FlowersExpo . This point the importance of the Russian market place to the Ecuadorian agriculturist .
flower store , wholesalers and growers from all over Russia and the surrounding countries came to jaw the show . For the cultivator and breeders , this not only offered a good opportunity to conform to likely and existing customer , it also offers them the chance to see what varieties draw the care of the ones further in the mountain chain , the florists for example . It is cleared that the Russians still love and will persist in to love flowers . In general , the exhibitor were satisfied with the amount and quality of the visitors and find it comparable to last year .
The humbled and fluctuating economic value of the Ruble is do a minute of tension and results in Russian purchaser necessitate for lower prices or reveal other pick , in the logistics for example , to profit back their financial loss . “ No one care to recede money , the Russian vendee do n’t either , so finding means to cut price is logical . luckily , financially address , they are doing much better than a couple of years ago . So , they have the money to bribe , and , like any other company , do not require to lose it due to the change in exchange rate ” , an exhibitor allege . But pricewise , they are not at their former story yet . “ The grocery has recovered , but at another cost degree , and the interrogative remains if this horizontal surface will ever be strain again ” , another shower says .
All in all , it can be say that the FlowersExpo is a major annual result for all players in the Russian ornamental sector . And expect at the shower ' optimism and trust in the Russian food market , it is expected that the exposition will increase next yr .
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