"the 2008 Taiwan International Orchid Show, in southwestern Tainan County... The fifth annual show fair runs until March 17... and is expected to draw up 300,000 visitors -- including over 2,000 overseas buyers. ... orchids now account for over 50 percent of Taiwan's total flower exports.
In 2007, the country's export orders secured at the Taiwan International Orchid Show totaled NT$1.5 billion, up from NT$1 billion in 2006, and NT$800 million in 2005. According to the Taiwan Orchid Plantation, orders received at the exhibition this year could surpass NT$2 billion. "Taiwan is very good at creating new varieties," said Peter Faber, export manager at Van der Hoeven Greenhouse Builders Bv., adding that growers must place a further emphasis on mass production in future. The horticultural firm from the Netherlands is taking part in the exhibition in company with growers from the United States, Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines. "In the future, we need to keep developing a better variety of orchids through collaboration with technological institutes and universities," said Richard Yu, business development manager at Formosa Horticulture Group." URL: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2008/03/09/146245/Int'l-orchid.htm photo : [caption : " "Formosa Lady Debby" presented... by the Formosa Horticulture Group is a variety of... phalaenopsis, grown in Tainan County." http://www.chinapost.com.tw/news_images/20080309/p14a.jpg photo : [caption : "Wendy Lee, from Charm Sun Phalaenopsis Biotech Co.... presents a variety of orchids specially grown for the Dutch market, during 2008 Taiwan International Orchid Show held in Tainan County. According to Lee, the Dutch prefer smaller-sized orchids that are easy to care for; while Americans on the other hand favor butterfly orchids with larger petals in vivid colors, such as carnation red."] http://www.chinapost.com.tw/news_images/20080309/p14b.jpg *************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
