The supply chain behind your Valentine’s Day bouquet

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This week, millions of fresh-cut flowers are arriving in the U.S., mostly from South America. Imports account for more than 80% of flowers sold here, and it’s a $2 billion industry. We’ll draw back the curtain on the supply chain for those dozen red roses for your sweetheart. Also: the latest consumer price index reading, tensions in the B Corps world and the foreign aid freeze’s impact on U.S. farmers.