The Live Ahmedabad
  • Home
  • Ahd City
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Crime
  • Health
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Featured

The Live Ahmedabad

  • Home
  • Ahd City
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Crime
  • Health
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Featured
Ahmedabad BusinessGujarat

Price of roses rises to Rs 800 per kg, many farmers skip it this season

by TLAteam November 9, 2021November 9, 2021
written by TLAteam November 9, 2021November 9, 2021
Price of roses rises to Rs 800 per kg, many farmers skip it this season

The bright pink desi roses, which are used for nearly all holidays and pujas, are conspicuously absent from most flower marketplaces in cities, while the price of roses has reached Rs 800 per kg in major cities. Farmers in Charotar, where roses blossom abundantly, continue to rue a series of losses caused by the Covid-19 epidemic and, more recently, by the extended, irregular monsoon.

Business News

According to Ghanshyam Chauhan of Rel village in Anand district, rose farmers have suffered crop losses as a result of the region’s high rainfall in October. “Just as farmers were escaping from the cycle of losses that began with the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, with events cancelled due to the pandemic, the weather this year affected yield.” “Fields that would normally yield 50 kgs of roses during Diwali have yielded only one kg this season,” Chauhan says.

The majority of farmers in Rel village, which has approximately 50 bighas of rose farms, have been unable to cover their expenses.

Farmers claimed that flower sales had been continuous for two months during the holy month of Shravan as well as Navratras, with prices reaching Rs 200 per kg. Following that, prices in major cities rose to Rs 1,000 per kg.

Traders in Vadodara’s flower market are saving roses for garlands, which are valued per piece up to Rs 100. Marigold garlands with roses in between sell for up to Rs 50 per piece. While marigold costs Rs 50 per kg, roses can cost up to Rs 500 per kg.

“Customers pick up a variety of loose flowers along with garlands that generally have marigold and roses, but this time we are unable to supply loose roses because they are excessively expensive,” a dealer adds. Prices in Vadodara range from Rs 400 to Rs 500 per kg, whereas in locations such as Ahmedabad and North Gujarat, prices can range from Rs 800 to Rs 1,000 per kilo.

Baroda village in Matar taluka of Kheda district, around 40 km from Rel village in Anand, has over 400 bighas of rose farms. However, this year has been a setback for farmers, with many skipping the rose season this monsoon. Kanu Rathod, a typical rose farmer, has sown castor seeds instead.

“Some of the village’s rose farmers have decided to skip a year or two after experiencing huge losses owing to the Covid-19 lockdown,” Rathod explains. The second wave that arrived this year, as well as the warning of a possible third wave to coincide with the holiday season, had us worried… This year, several of us did not plant roses during the monsoon…”

According to farmers, roses must be plucked at night and carried to the market early in the morning. “Roses die quickly. They lose value if they are not plucked at night and transported to the market by 4 a.m… Because the prices are so expensive, most buyers do not buy roses, and traders also buy in small quantities,” he adds.

0 comment
previous post
Businesses start reopening in Ahmedabad to mark Labh Pancham
next post
In India, over 33 million children are malnourished. Maharashtra, Bihar, and Gujarat are at the top of the list.

You may also like

Driving to Mumbai from Gujarat? Expect Major Delays...

July 11, 2025

Surat Tragedy: Three Family Members Die of Suffocation...

July 11, 2025

No Rules, Just Profits: RERA’s Inaction Lets Builders...

July 11, 2025

Post-Gambhira Tragedy, Fresh Fears Over Mumatpura Flyover’s Safety

July 11, 2025

Low Interest in BSc at Gujarat University, Fewest...

July 11, 2025

Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Orders Citywide Bridge Inspection After...

July 11, 2025

No Official Data on Unsafe Bridges in Gujarat;...

July 11, 2025

Ami Modi Elected First Woman President of AGSCD

July 10, 2025

GLS University Holds Orientation for First-Year B.Com Students

July 10, 2025

Classes Begin at GU Without Minor Subject List;...

July 10, 2025

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

Business News

Recent Posts

  • AMTS Bus Crashes into Streetlight Near Jamalpur Bridge; Driver Injured

    July 13, 2025
  • Exotic Parrots Worth ₹17 Lakh Recovered in Ahmedabad; Accused Stole Them to Fund Wedding

    July 13, 2025
  • Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Key Revelations from AAIB’s Preliminary Report

    July 13, 2025
  • Amazon Challenges Blinkit, Zepto with Launch of 10-Minute Delivery Service

    July 12, 2025
  • Bengaluru Man Flees Hyatt Hotel Without Paying ₹82,000 Bill; Police Launch Manhunt

    July 12, 2025
November 2021
MTWTFSS
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930 
« Oct Dec »
The Live Ahmedabad
Footer Logo
  • Home
  • Ahd City
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Crime
  • Health
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Featured
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Advertise with Us
  • Work With Us
  • Contact Us

© 2021 - The Live Ahmedabad. All Rights Reserved.