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Indian Valentine's Day rose exports expected to rise by 10%

With the shipment of red roses leaving for Europe over, the domestic industry estimates that India's exports for Valentine's Day this year will increase 10% in value as well as volume over that a year ago even as the rapidly growing domestic market leaves fewer flowers available for exports.

India may export 19 million stems of roses in February compared to 17 million stems a year ago, said Praveen Sharma, president of Indian Society of Floriculture Professionals.

The Pune-Nashik-Kolhapur region in Maharashtra, Bengaluru-Hosur belt in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are the prominent centres for flower exports in the country. Although green houses growing flowers are being set up in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, they mostly cater to the domestic market.

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