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We ship in lots of perishable agricultural products that in terms of value per weight or value per container are much cheaper than flowers, they are in the same
by PeterisP 5y ago
We ship in lots of perishable agricultural products that in terms of value per weight or value per container are much cheaper than flowers, they are in the same ballpark as fruit and berries.
I recall some UK study claiming that even purely in terms of carbon footprint it's more effective to fly in greens from south rather than heat up greenhouses to grow them locally during winter.
- lathyrus_long 5y agoYeah, though with some interesting exceptions like Dutch orchid greenhouses. Foreign countries with cheap labor and suitable climates have a big natural advantage, but intensive scientific agriculture (to make best use of the expensive greenhouse space) and automation can apparently overcome that in some cases.