Name: 花卉物流速度大比拼！快到不可思議！ (The Crazy-Fast Logistics of Flower Distribution)
Uploaded: 2026-03-24T21:40:10.000Z
Duration: 5 min 29 s
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Okay, no, that's rice, which I would not feel the need to say in Spanish.

好的，不，那是米飯，我不會覺得需要用西班牙語說這個。

Okay, yes, technically, but not the one I'm talking about.

好的，是的，嚴格來說是，但不是我說的那種。

I'm talking about, like, a bouquet of roses.

我說的是，像是，一束玫瑰花。

但你現在可以放上一朵玫瑰嗎？

This iconic flower symbolizes love, passion, and, for a short time, social-democratic political protest in France during the 1960s and '70s.

這朵標誌性的花象徵著愛、熱情，以及在 1960 和 70 年代，法國短暫的社會民主政治抗議。

Chances are, if you've sent flowers, or had them sent to you, or just seen them around, there was a rose involved.

如果你送過花、收過花，或只是看過花，很有可能裡面就有一朵玫瑰。

They're the most popular cut flower in the world,

它們是世界上最受歡迎的切花，

and there is one country that likes these delicate stems above everybody else.

有一個國家特別喜歡這些精緻的花莖。

Hint: it's the same one where the average person also eats 150 hamburgers per year.

提示：這個國家跟一般人一年吃 150 個漢堡包的國家是同一個。

But this rose didn't grow in this vase, and it didn't grow down this street.

但這朵玫瑰不是在這花瓶裡長大的，也不是在這條街上長大的。

In fact, it didn't even grow at this nearby nursery.

事實上，它甚至不是在附近這間苗圃裡長大的。

It grew here, in the misted highlands of Colombia, which is a long, long way for a fresh flower to travel and still look this good and also not be straight-up dead.

它是在哥倫比亞霧氣繚繞的高地長大的，這對一朵鮮花來說，要長途跋涉來到這裡還能保持這麼好的狀態，而且還沒死透，真是相當不容易。

Back in the '90s, Colombians started exporting all kinds of flowers to the United States to shift their economics away from that other popular export they had.

九零年代，哥倫比亞人開始將各種鮮花出口到美國，以轉變他們經濟上對另一項受歡迎的出口品的依賴。

Thanks to the Andean Trade Preference Act instituted in 1991, Colombia enjoyed eliminated tariffs,

由於1991年實施的《安第斯貿易優惠法案》，哥倫比亞得以免除關稅，

and then this was made official in 2012 with the Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, which essentially eliminated tariffs between the countries.

接著在2012年，《哥倫比亞貿易促進協定》正式確立了這一點，基本上消除了兩國之間的關稅。

imports about 80% of our cut flowers from other countries,

進口的鮮切花約有80%來自其他國家，

and Colombia alone accounts for a ton of that about 60% of the total cut flower market stateside.

而光是哥倫比亞就佔了美國鮮切花市場總量的約60%，貢獻非常大。

So how did this rose end up in this vase just days after it was picked from this greenhouse?

那麼，這朵玫瑰在採摘後幾天內，是如何出現在這個花瓶裡的呢？

But a complex and carefully orchestrated system of cold storage that starts the moment the rose, or any other flower, is harvested.

而是從玫瑰或其他任何花朵被採摘的那一刻起，就啟動了一個複雜且精心策劃的冷鏈儲存系統。

In the first two months of 2026, an estimated 1.3 billion flowers were imported into the United States, just in time for an estimated 98% of husbands and boyfriends to forget to buy them until 5:15 p.m.

在2026年前兩個月，估計有13億朵花被進口到美國，正好趕上估計有98%的老公和男友們，直到下午5點15分才想起要買花。

other popular export countries such as Ecuador and Mexico, historically cut the flowers and then pack them by type so that the bouquets could be arranged in the United States.

其他像厄瓜多和墨西哥這樣的熱門出口國家，過去都是先採摘花朵，然後再按種類包裝，以便在美國組合花束。

But now, to increase efficiency, flowers are actually cut, separated,

但現在為了提高效率，花朵在運送前，其實已經在原產國的工廠裡被採摘、分類，

and assembled into bouquets by factories in their home countries before they travel.

Now, if you and your skin and mouth have ever taken a long-haul flight, you know how dehydrated you get en route to your destination.

好了，如果你和你的皮膚、嘴巴曾經搭過長途飛機，你一定知道在抵達目的地之前，身體有多缺水。

When that applies to you, you're uncomfortable and your breath stinks,

當這種情況發生在你身上時，你會很不舒服，口氣也會變差，

But when it happens to a flower, it ends up looking like this and it can't be sold anymore.

但如果這種情況發生在一朵花身上，它就會變成這樣，而且無法再賣了。

So before hitting the proverbial road, flowers undergo a rehydration process soaking them in a solution of water and liquid conditioner with sugars that keeps their colors vibrant, citric acid to lower their pH level, and

所以在踏上「旅途」之前，花朵會經過一個補水過程，讓它們浸泡在含有糖分（保持顏色鮮豔）、檸檬酸（降低 pH 值）和液體護髮素的水溶液中，

preservatives to prevent bacteria from forming in their water.

This special sauce perks them up before they're packed in tight cardboard boxes,

這種特製的「醬汁」能讓它們在被裝進緊密的紙箱前恢復活力，

and if they're stored at all, it's in a cold storage refrigerator at 35 degrees Fahrenheit.

如果有儲存，也只是放在攝氏 1.7 度的冷藏庫裡。

Most often, though, they're immediately transported in cold storage trucks to a cargo plane that, much like any one on the eastern seaboard around spring break, is bound for Miami well, 88% of the time anyway.

但大多數時候，它們會直接用冷藏貨車運往貨機，就像春假期間東海岸的任何一架飛機一樣，88% 的情況下都會飛往邁阿密。

An estimated 1,700 cargo flights left Bogotá alone to supply one Valentine's Day, importing more than 150 million bouquets to the United States.

據估計，僅是從波哥大起飛的貨機就有 1,700 架，為了一個情人節進口了超過 1.5 億束花束到美國。

Once planes land in Miami, the cut flowers go through U.S.

飛機抵達邁阿密後，這些切花會經過美國

customs and border protection, where men with little magnifying glasses inspect them for pests and invasive bugs,

海關和邊境保護局的檢查，檢查人員會用小型的放大鏡仔細檢查，確保沒有病蟲害和入侵性昆蟲，

and if they clear that inspection, they're off on a quintessential American road trip in refrigerated reefer trucks.

如果通過了檢查，它們就會踏上典型的美國公路之旅，搭乘冷藏貨櫃車。

More than 30 companies orchestrate these trips, distributing flowers across the country lightning-fast so they're still looking alive by the time they get to you, despite being, you know, long dead.

有超過 30 家公司安排這些運送，閃電般地將花朵配送到全國各地， so they're still looking alive by the time they get to you, despite being, you know, long dead.

First, there's wholesale handoffs to large commercial floral companies, including online behemoths that fill those orders in a "forgot your birthday" pinch and resell them.

首先，大型商業花卉公司會進行批發交接，包括那些在「忘了你生日」的緊急時刻填補訂單並轉售的線上巨頭。

Then there are grocery and drug stores think King Soopers, Walmart, Costco which account for roughly 40% of the market and essentially act as the middlemen getting bouquets to customers.

再來是超市和藥妝店，像是 King Soopers、Walmart、Costco，它們佔了市場約 40%，基本上扮演著將花束送到顧客手中的中間人角色。

And finally, there's distribution to smaller, more locally-based floral shops that can deliver on their own or be contracted for same-day delivery.

最後，則是配送給規模較小、在地經營的花店，這些花店可以自行配送，或簽約提供當日送達服務。

This is the way the Floral Freight Express works in North America, built on economies of scale through several severely efficient checkpoints and distribution networks.

這就是北美地區的 Floral Freight Express 的運作模式，透過數個極有效率的檢查點和配送網絡，建立規模經濟。

In Europe, another primary importer of flowers, it works similarly in receiving flowers grown in Africa and then sent throughout the northern countries.

在歐洲，另一個主要的鮮花進口國，運作方式也類似，接收來自非洲種植的花卉，然後運送到北歐國家。

So flowers you smell in the afternoon in Denmark might have been picked that morning in Ethiopia.

所以，你在丹麥下午聞到的花，可能是在衣索比亞當天早上才採摘的。

You know what else happens in just one day?

你知道還有什麼一天內可以完成的嗎？

One of my favorite new shows on Nebula, Day Pass, featuring fellow creator Jason from Not Just Bikes.

我最喜歡的 Nebula 新節目之一，Day Pass，由 Not Just Bikes 的創作者 Jason 主持。

In this new series, Jason explores unassuming cities through the lens of public transportation, like in his debut episode where he hops aboard a few rides and not.

在這個新系列中，Jason 透過大眾運輸的視角探索不起眼的城市，就像他在首播集裡搭乘幾趟車一樣，而且。

Jason is just one of several hundred creators on this video's sponsor, Nebula, and

Jason 是這個影片贊助商 Nebula 上數百位創作者之一，而

your subscriptions go directly towards funding fun projects and original content like Day Pass.

你們的訂閱會直接用於支持像 Day Pass 這樣有趣的專案和原創內容。

And right now, for just $300, you can get a lifetime pass to Nebula content.

而且現在，只要 300 美元，你就可以獲得 Nebula 內容的終身通行證。

Since we're on the topic of days, that equals less than $1 per day over the year.

既然我們在哈拉，這等於一年下來每天不到 1 美元。

But we're not talking about a year we're talking about lifetime.

但我們說的不是一年，我們說的是終身。

That $300 investment gives you thoughtful content from Nebula for the rest of your life,

這 300 美元的投資，讓你終身都能看到 Nebula 的優質內容，

and it also continues to help creators like Jason and myself develop what I think is pretty great material.

而且也能持續幫助像 Jason 和我這樣的創作者，發展出我認為很棒的內容。

But you can see it for yourself: with my link, you can get $200 off a Nebula lifetime plan, making it just $300 for lifetime access to Nebula, or get 50% off an annual plan, bringing its cost down to just $30 a year at nebula.tv/hai.

但你可以親自看看：透過我的連結，你可以現折 200 美元購買 Nebula 的終身方案，終身只要 300 美元，或是年繳方案享 50% 折扣，一年只要 30 美元，網址是 nebula.tv/hai。

When you subscribe, you can feel good knowing that your payment goes directly towards your favorite creators and their best projects.

當你訂閱時，你會覺得很棒，因為你的付款會直接支持你喜愛的創作者和他們最棒的專案。