Miami international airport, Valentine's Day and flowers

90% of US Valentine’s Day flowers go through Miami. Here’s how it works.
The Miami airport received more than 3 million tons of cargo last year, with flowers accounting for nearly 400,000 tons, worth more than $1.6 billion.
Miami airport receiving so many Valentine's Day flowers it may set shipping record
Miami International Airport is projecting a record-setting flower haul this Valentine's season, with an estimated 1,500 tons of cut flowers coming through every day between Jan. 1 and the end of February.
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Thousands of airport workers play a pivotal role in whether romantics across the United States enjoy the next few days. The country’s top two sources of fresh-cut flowers are Colombia and Ecuador. MIA receives 91% of all flowers that are imported by air.
Nearly a billion flowers inspected in Miami ahead of Valentine’s Day
Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Customs and Border Protection specialists at Miami-Dade International Airport have painstakingly inspected about 940 million flower stems. Thousands of tons of roses, chrysanthemums and carnations are imported,
940 million flowers are traveling through Miami for Valentine's Day
Around 90% of the fresh cut flowers being sold for Valentine’s Day in the United States come through Miami, while the other 10% pass through Los Angeles.
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