CUNDINAMARCA, Colombia — Buying flowers on Valentine's Day is a classic gesture of love. But the beauty of these bouquets comes at a cost. In Colombia, high in the Andes Mountains, a delicate ...
They traveled thousands of miles — roses from Colombia ... to spend $2.9 billion on flowers this Valentine’s Day alone, a record-breaking sum according to the National Retail Federation.
The agency says the operations target national security threats ... the U.S. had imported $1.14 billion worth of cut flowers from Colombia, more than it brought in for all of 2023, according ...