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•California produces 60 percent of American roses, but the vast number sold on Valentine's Day in the United States are imported, mostly from South America. Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered within a three-day time period.
•73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.
•Men buy most of the millions of boxes of candy and bouquets of flowers given on Valentine's Day.