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Miami Keeps the Perishables Flowing Into North America

Miami International Airport (MIA) is the main gateway for perishables into the US and accounted for more than 64 per cent of all air imports last year.

In 2016, the Florida hub’s perishable imports grew from 809,952 tonnes in 2015 to 846,787 tonnes in 2016 (4.5 per cent increase) as perishables continue to be very strong at MIA.

He explains: “Our strongest perishable trade lane by far is with the Latin American and Caribbean region. And, most of this is comes in the form of imports from the South (primarily Central and South America).

“Some of our largest trade partners for perishables in terms of volume from this region are: Colombia (flowers); Chile (fish and crustaceans); Peru (vegetables and roots); and Ecuador (flowers).” Read article

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