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Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.

In A.D. 496, Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honor St. Valentine.
Through the centuries, the Christian holiday became a time to exchange
love messages, and St. Valentine became the patron saint of lovers.

If you plan to give your Valentine chocolates, there is a high probability they
were produced in California.  The state leads the nation in the number of such
establishments with 128.

And if you plan to give flowers, there is a very high probability that the flowers
are from California. The state is the leading producer of flowers, accounting for
about three-quarters of the total dollar amount sold in wholesale markets nationally.

And, while California does not have a city with the romantic name of Valentine
like both Texas and Nebraska have, it does have a city with a similar theme, the
city of Roseville.

California and Valentine's Day go hand in hand, economically speaking.

I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.