India: Prices of flowers shoot up with arrival of festive season
“This is the beginning of the wedding season … we send them (Dutch roses) across the country for decorative purposes. This demand is what pushes the prices northwards,” said Jayaprakash Rao, general secretary, The South India Floriculture Association.
Meanwhile, the price of Kanakambara has shot up from Rs. 1,000 (15 USD) a fortnight ago to Rs. 2,000 (30 USD) per kg. An arm-length of strung flowers is retailing at Rs. 100 (1.50 USD). “Every flower costs 100 per cent higher now … prices could increase further by Thursday evening and Friday morning,” said S. Srinivas, a wholesale flower vendor and member of the City Market Flower Vendors’ Association.
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