In august, a new president will be elected and some growers seem to rather wait till the elections are over. Even though, the situation is stable at the moment, some still have the unrest that arose after the elections of 10 years ago in their minds. "We now only have to bridge a couple of months and you will never know what will happen afterwards, so we rather play it safe", says a grower.
Another point that might prevent the growers from expanding is the amount of water reserve they have. This year, the raining season was delayed and was shorter than usual, which resulted in a water scarcity at several locations. So, if they decide to expand they need to have enough water. Therefore, these growers in the areas that was hit by the drought are currently calculating the possibilities.
IFTEX
Today is the last day of the IFTEX. Also this year, FloralDaily was present to make a photo report of the show.
On Monday, June 12, this report will be published but we already give you a sneak peek below:
Exhibition floor.
Bruno Etavard of French rose breeding company Meilland.
Brigitte Verlinden and Frans Diedens of Yalkoneh Flowers. They grow hypericum flowers in Ethiopia.
Richard McGonnel of WAC international.
Farah Shamji of AAA Growers. At the show, their roses from their newest Kenyan farm, called Belissima are taking a center stage.
The team of Turkish greenhouse plastic film manufacturer Vatan.