At present, Yunnan Province is trying a new flower transportation mode "water transportation", which can transport high-quality flowers to customers intact after a long journey.
Workers in the auction market of Yuxi Yatai Flower Industry Co., Ltd. put the packaged roses vertically in a box with a plastic bucket and send them to Guangzhou in three or four hours by car. worker
Experts explained that in the past, flowers were just randomly stacked in cartons for transportation. If the transportation distance is long, some flowers will dehydrate and wither when they arrive at the destination, and "water transportation" can maintain the original quality of flowers.
The number of flights affected by SARS decreased, and a large number of flowers were destroyed because they could not be delivered in time. Yuxi Yatai Flower Industry Co., Ltd. advanced the implementation time of "water transportation" from 10 to May, which aroused great interest from many flower merchants. "The first batch of carnations and lilies transported by' water transport' has arrived in Thailand, and the number has reached 2 million."
The insiders believe that "water transport" is an upgrade of transportation mode. The loss of flowers is reduced, they can be sold without secondary packaging, the cost is 40% lower than the original, and the "water-containing" fresh-keeping time is short, which ensures the quality of flowers, enhances the market competitiveness and increases the income of flower farmers. For example, the local transaction price of carnations is only 56 cents. When I arrived in Thailand, the price of flowers rose to 90 cents per branch, and the flower shop commissioned by the company could settle to 80 cents per branch.
This kind of "water transportation" is the first time in China, and Yuxi Asia-Pacific Flower Industry Co., Ltd. has applied for a patent and promoted it to the outside world.