It is estimated that in the municipality of Antiguo Cuscatlán, in El Salvador, about 23% of the commercial establishments correspond to companies in the service sector, which are mostly beauty salons, supermarkets and clothing stores.
An analysis of commercial establishments in El Salvador, prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, gives interesting results on the characteristics of companies operating in Antiguo Cuscatlán, a municipality in the department of La Libertad, according to their location and type of activity.
125 companies are engaged in the production and export of ornamental plants, flowers and foliage, generating more than $86 million in revenue in 2014 alone.
Companies in this sector plan expect to close 2015 with an increase of 5% in exports of ornamental plants compared to 2014, although the European market has yet to regain the levels of imports of plants and flowers it had before the crisis that erupted in 2009. Outside the European market, the United States remains the main destination for ornamental flowers and foliage from Guatemala, followed by the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Central America and Asia.
In the last five years imports of cut flowers fell from $850 million to $670 million, while ornamentals increased from $630 million to over $1 billion in the same period.
From a statement issued by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office:
Imports of fresh flowers are becoming fewer and more florists are closing in the United States, leading to more dynamism in the segment of ornamental plants.
Plans are underway in Chicago, USA to open a cargo center for perishable goods which includes flowers, one of the foremost products in the perishable goods category.
From an article by the Costa Rican Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER):
Market development of floriculture in the U.S. has shifted mainly towards determining the capacity of distribution centers.
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