埃塞俄比亚开辟新航班推动鲜花出口 挑战拉美花卉市场主导地位
埃塞俄比亚蓬勃发展的花卉产业正将目光投向美国市场，试图打破拉美国家在玫瑰和其他花卉领域的市场主导地位。据埃塞俄比亚航空公司拉美地区经理吉鲁姆·阿贝贝透露，该公司正在评估开通至迈阿密、洛杉矶或纽约的货运航线的可行性。
Ethiopia's thriving flower industry is setting its sights on the U.S. market, aiming to break Latin American countries' dominance in roses and other flowers. According to Ethiopian Airlines' Latin America regional manager Girum Abebe, the company is evaluating the feasibility of launching cargo routes to Miami, Los Angeles or New York.
目前，埃塞俄比亚主要通过客机腹舱运输鲜切花。这个东非国家凭借其独特的热带高海拔气候条件——全年充足光照、昼夜温差大——在过去20年迅速崛起为全球花卉市场的重要参与者。
Currently, Ethiopia mainly transports fresh-cut flowers via aircraft belly compartments. This East African country has rapidly emerged as an important player in the global flower market over the past 20 years, thanks to its unique tropical high-altitude climate conditions - year-round abundant sunlight and significant day-night temperature differences.
"10-15年前，埃塞俄比亚还没有出口过一支玫瑰，"阿贝贝表示，"但现在我们已在世界市场上赢得了一席之地。北美一直是花卉产品的进口重地，我们希望参与其中。"
"10-15 years ago, Ethiopia hadn't exported a single rose," Abebe said, "but now we've secured our place in the world market. North America has always been a major importer of floral products, and we want to be part of it."
根据荷兰合作银行的数据，埃塞俄比亚已成为非洲第二大花卉生产国（仅次于肯尼亚），全球第四大生产国。目前该国约80%的花卉产品先空运到荷兰，再从那里出口到世界各地。
According to Rabobank data, Ethiopia has become Africa's second-largest flower producer (after Kenya) and the world's fourth-largest producer. Currently, about 80% of the country's flower products are first airlifted to the Netherlands before being exported worldwide.
荷兰合作银行花卉分析师辛迪·范·里基斯维克指出："埃塞俄比亚的优势在于劳动力成本比肯尼亚更低，气候条件更好，产出的花朵也更大。"由于欧洲市场增长停滞，开拓跨大西洋市场对埃塞俄比亚花卉产业至关重要。
Rabobank floral analyst Cindy van Rijswick noted: "Ethiopia's advantages lie in lower labor costs than Kenya, better climate conditions, and larger flowers produced." With stagnant growth in the European market, expanding into the transatlantic market is crucial for Ethiopia's flower industry.
埃塞俄比亚政府制定了雄心勃勃的计划，目标是将花卉年出口收入从目前的2.8亿美元提升至10亿美元以上。为此，政府计划新增6100公顷花卉种植用地，并提供税收减免和国家贷款等支持政策。
The Ethiopian government has set an ambitious plan to increase annual flower export revenue from the current $280 million to over $1 billion. To achieve this, the government plans to add 6,100 hectares of flower cultivation land and provide support policies such as tax breaks and state loans.
作为非洲最大的航空公司，埃塞俄比亚航空在花卉运输中扮演着关键角色。该公司最近在迪拜航展上订购了4架波音777F货机，并计划开通布宜诺斯艾利斯新航线，进一步拓展其全球货运网络。
As Africa's largest airline, Ethiopian Airlines plays a key role in flower transportation. The company recently ordered four Boeing 777F freighters at the Dubai Airshow and plans to launch a new route to Buenos Aires, further expanding its global cargo network.
