Taiwan International Orchid Show to officially open on the 6th

According to reportsorchidsbucked the trend with export growth; last year Taiwan's exportedorchidsreached 86.8 million USD, and of thoseorchidsPhalaenopsis accounted for 63.87 million USD; the year before, the export value of all orchids was 80.85 million USD, of which Phalaenopsis was 52.23 million USD; compared with the year before, last year orchid exports grew 7.4%, and Phalaenopsis grew 22.3%. To ensure the sustainable development of Taiwan's orchid industry, from March 6 to 15, the 2010 Taiwan International Orchid Show will display more than 3,000 species of orchids at the Taiwan Orchid Biotechnology Park in Houbi Township, Tainan County. In response to the brilliant achievements of Taiwan's orchid development overseas, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store, the largest chain-scale department store in Taiwan, as its recent women's merchandise sales period kicked off, also purchased a large batch of 6,000 to 7,000 white orchids to decorate its stores across Taiwan. Shin Kong Mitsukoshi manager Zhou Baowen pointed out that these flowers come from Niu Ji Farm, the largest orchid farm for domestic sales in Taiwan, and using these beautiful Phalaenopsis to decorate each store not only creates a fashionable sense of space, but also responds to the vigorous development of Taiwan's domestically produced flowers.