It is estimated that Mauritius now supplies about 5 million stems per year. A small amount production of good quality Anthurium also enters from Malaysia. According to wholesale market statistics, red is the most popular color for anthurium imported into Japan, followed by pink and white. Between May and December 1994, an average of 5,877 stems of imported red anthurium were traded at the Ota wholesale market outside of Tokyo, compared with 2,003 pink and 217 white. Opportunities for exports to Hong Kong of all tropical flowers is expected to rise though the year 2000 as the many planned hotels and the new airport are built.
Opportunities exist mainly at the very best quality level.
Consistent, year-round delivery in small quantities is important. Exact figures on Singapore's imports of anthurium are not available. They sell to the 1,000 retailers in Singapore, but also export both temperate and tropical flowers to Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Dubai, etc. They import from Malaysia, Colombia, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Ecuador, and other countries. Anthurium culture in Hawaii.