Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Why are flowers so expensive?
Did you buy flowers before or on Mother’s Day
last week? Did you find it expensive just for a small bouquet of roses? In
fact, two occasions you are paying much higher prices on flowers are Valentine’s
Day and Mother’s Day. Since the demand for gift flowers surges in many countries
before these celebratory days, costs to put sellable and givable flowers increase
drastically. That’s because gift bouquets are fresh, cut flowers that are grown in the soil
of far-away lands, such as the Netherlands, Columbia, and Kenya and transported
all the way to the florists in your town. No one buys dying or dead flowers or
just buds for a gift. Since not all the cut flowers arrive at florists in sellable
conditions and not all the flowers on the shelves are sold in time, quite a lot
of flowers are discarded on the way or at the shop. Also, imagine how much risk,
effort and cost those flower growers have to take for the peak seasons. Unlike most
other farm produces, flowers must be shipped and transported flawlessly. Furthermore,
popularity of flowers fluctuates like fashion as color, shapes, textures
change. Yes, those peak sales occasions are surely great opportunities, but at a very
high cost and risk for growers, wholesalers and florists.
Enjoy reading the article and learn how to appreciate
how much time, effort and risk are put into the flowers you see at florists.
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