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India: Prices of flowers shoot up with arrival of festive season

With the onset of the festive season, the prices of flowers have more than doubled since Monday. The month of Shravana flags off the wedding season and marks the beginning of the festive season Varamahalakshmi this Friday. This has resulted in a huge demand for flowers and fresh fruits. The prices of quality Dutch roses has risen from Rs. 3-4 (0.05-0.06 USD) to Rs. 8 (0.12 USD) per piece in a span of a few days.

“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.

Read more at The Hindu
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