The season of festivals and poojas has started in the Telugu states. Flowers are in great demand for the coming season.
Due to high demand during the Shravana masam, the price of all varieties of flowers has jumped 200 to 400 per cent in the city’s wholesale markets. In retail markets the rise is almost 800 per cent.
The dip in the output from Telangana and the decrease in supplies from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra and increased demand due to the festival season upped prices .
The price of jasmines was Rs 100 per kg from June till last week in city markets. This reached Rs 300 per kg in wholesale markets due to Shravanam. The prices are between Rs 400 and Rs 500 per kg in retail markets.
Flower prices have jumped from Rs 100 per kg to Rs 400 per kg in wholesale markets and Rs 600 in retail. The prices of roses have risen from Rs 50 per kg to Rs 100 per kg. Except Marie Gold, the prices of all remaining flowers including loose and cut have increased.
City markets are getting jasmines from Mylavaram and Vijayawada in AP, loose flowers like roses and cut flowers including gerbera and carnations from Hosur in Tamil Nadu, Crossandra, Marie Gold and roses from Chikballapur in Karnataka, firecrackers, jasmine and other loose flowers from Maharashtra.
Flower wholesalers’ association leaders said the increased rates would be constant for three months. “The price will come down from December. As flower cultivation has decreased in TS the prices are increasing year after year,” they said.
