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    Valentine’s Day Roses Hit Unexpected Snag: Trade Boom

    Top flower exporter scrambled to line up cargo planes to ensure beautiful blooms would be available at florists around the world

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    NAIROBI, Kenya—A logistical logjam with global airborne trade threatened to scupper the most profitable—and romantic—time of the year for one of the world’s top rose exporters: Kenya.

    In recent months, the accelerating global economic recovery, a boon for blooms, has diverted cargo aircraft to more-profitable routes in Europe, the U.S. and Asia, and away from less-profitable ones in Africa.

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