Shops in Dangwa, Manila, the country’s main source of wholesale flowers, are expected to increase the prices of flowers as All Saints’ Day approaches, with Filipinos demanding more flowers while supplies were affected by recent typhoons that hit the country.
Ela-Mar Flower Shop manager Alvin Esteban and Joji’s Flower Shop owner Jinky Berdin told The STAR that many farmers were affected by typhoons, resulting in the wholesale price of flowers declining.
Esteban explained that the prices of flowers and flower arrangements will depend on the supply from Baguio City, where flower plantations were destroyed.
“We are just starting to recover (after the COVID-19 pandemic), but recently, the flowers (prices) went up after flower plantations (in Baguio City) were destroyed,” he said, noting that ready-made flower arrangements are currently sold for as low as P100 to P400.
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