This Valentine Day rose prices to be firmThis Valentine's Day, you may have to pay 15% more for roses as the pandemic has disrupted flower production, leading to significant price ...
09 Feb, 2021, 11.25 AM IST
Wilting in Covid fire! Flower market, bourse look for shadeThings were not the same when IFAB, India’s only flower exchange, resumed trading last week – after being in lockdown for nearly 45 days. T...
12 May, 2020, 05.26 PM IST
Colder winter helps increase Valentine's Day rose exports from Pune, BangaloreThe production window of the Valentine Day flush is from 25th January till 12th February.
12 Feb, 2019, 10.32 PM IST
Vegetable prices up due to heatwave, tomato may cost Rs 50/kgPrices of food articles, which have a 14 per cent weight in the wholesale price index, rose 4.23 per cent in April and vegetable prices ros...
19 May, 2016, 10.39 AM IST
Indian Valentine's Day rose exports expected to rise by 10%While 55% of roses exported from India are sent overseas through Bengaluru airport, 45% exports take place from Mumbai airport.
12 Feb, 2016, 12.39 PM IST
Warmer than normal winters worry Indian rose exportersRose exporters are worried that a warmer winter this year may lead to early maturing of flowers including the most sought-after varieties.
21 Jan, 2016, 03.39 PM IST
Corporates evince keen interest in cultivation as 90% of demand is now met via importsAccording to growers, the fact that local flowers are fresh and better in quality help them fetch better price than the imported flowers.
25 Dec, 2015, 03.30 AM IST
Rose export market gives good returns to growers ahead of Valentine’s DayAccording to statistics with Agricultural and Process Food Export Development Authority, flower exports are growing at over 15 per cent per...
22 Jan, 2014, 05.27 AM IST
Flower prices nearly double as demand rises in wedding season, generating turnover of over a croreDue to wedding demand, the retail prices of cut flowers like roses and gerbera have increased by up to Rs 5 a stem.
05 Dec, 2012, 04.35 AM IST
- Floriculture industry to cross Rs 8,000 crore by 2015
The floriculture industry in India is poised at about Rs 3,700 crore, with just 0.61 per cent share in the global floriculture sector.
08 Feb, 2012, 03.10 PM IST
Talegaon rose farmers dictate price terms to tradersRose growers from Talegaon near Pune, the largest hub of rose cultivation in the country, are now waking up to the benefits of collective a...
26 Dec, 2011, 09.07 AM IST
- Flower growers smile as prices stay high
All agricultural commodities delivered good returns in 2010 but the year was exceptionally good for flower growers.
27 May, 2011, 01.37 AM IST
- Rose prices witness a rise, expected to go up further
Roses are now selling at thrice the price last year and the upcoming Valentine’s Day is expected to see them costlier by a further 25%.
05 Jan, 2011, 01.38 AM IST
- Valentine’s Day: Demand for roses in US, Europe up by 25%
The enterprising Pune farmers will be happy this Valentine’s Day as the demand for their roses in the US and the Europe markets has increas...
03 Feb, 2010, 04.50 PM IST
- Interest waiver for floriculture
As the countdown for the state elections to be held four months later has begun, here comes one more waiver from the ‘welfare state’ of Mah...
30 Jun, 2009, 05.39 PM IST
- Global slump hurts rose exports real bad
Being at the top of the pyramid of non-essential commodities, flowers are the first to face the brunt of cost-cutting measures in the wake ...
10 Feb, 2009, 01.15 AM IST
- Realty-struck floriculture hubs withering away
Faced with shortage of labour and lured by booming real-estate prices, floriculturists have opted to sell their land to developers and move...
04 Sep, 2008, 04.49 AM IST