China News Service Kunming, February 25th (Du Xiaoxiao) The largest fresh-cut flower trading market in Asia, Kunming Dounan Flower Exchange, resumed fresh-cut flower counterparty trading on the 24th. The reporter saw in the city at 9 pm on the 24th that some sellers Began to enter the market to sell flowers. Buyers checked the spot of fresh cut flowers in the market, negotiated prices face-to-face with the sellers, and completed transactions on the spot.
"During the epidemic, I stayed at home and wanted to buy flowers very early." Citizen Ms. Lou told reporters that when she saw the news that the flower market was open, she drove a car to buy flowers after dinner.
The picture shows the resumption of fresh-cut flower counterparties in Dounan flower trading market. Photo by Liu Ranyang
It is understood that the Dounan Flower Trading Market has two main trading methods: counterparty trading and electronic auction trading. Among them, due to the characteristics of "on-site, spot, and current price" of counterparty transactions, its transaction volume has a relatively high proportion in the entire market.
In Dounan Flower Market, counterparty transactions include more than 100 major categories and more than 1,600 fresh-cut flower varieties. In addition to mainstream transaction varieties, new, strange, special, and seasonally-grown flower varieties are more economically profitable using counterparty transactions.
With the gradual resumption of work and production in all parts of China, flower consumption will gradually recover, flower shops will begin to operate, and logistics will gradually resume. The main flower producing areas classified as low-risk epidemics are also closed, and it is no longer difficult for flower farmers to transport flowers. The flower trade will drive a further recovery of the flower industry.
The picture shows the resumption of fresh-cut flower counterparties in Dounan flower trading market. Photo by Liu Ranyang
"Today is the first day of resuming counterparty transactions. Many people have not yet returned. Buyers and sellers are much less than usual." Florist Liuliu said that high-grade flowers in the market are still tight, and the flower market should be very Fast recovery, and flower prices will even increase slightly compared to the same period of previous years.
Earlier, the Dounan Flower Trading Market resumed the electronic auction of fresh-cut flowers on February 10. In addition to the counterparty trading area, Dounan Flower Trading Market will gradually resume the opening of the Kunming Potted Flower Seedlings Market and Dounan Bonsai Flower Ecological Garden from February 24.
It is reported that the Dounan Flower Trading Market is known as the "market vane" and "price barometer" of Chinese flowers. Fresh cut flowers are sold here to more than 50 countries and regions such as Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam. In 2019, the volume of fresh cut flowers in Dounan Flower Market reached 9.231 billion sticks. (Finish)