With the winter in place, flower farmers and traders in Jessore are registering growing sales as the demand for flowers rises amid an upward trend in various ceremonies, mainly wedding functions.
Roses, gladioli, tuberoses, gerbera, marigolds, cosmos, daisy gypsies, dahlias, and chrysanthemums flood local flower markets. Traders supply these flowers to different parts of the country, including the largest flower markets in Dhaka's Shahbagh, Chittagong, Khulna, Barisal, and Rajshahi.
Flower producers and business people in Jhikargachha upazila's Gadkhali union are targeting at least Tk100 crore in sales this season. According to them, this is also subject to a safe and normal political atmosphere, who cultivated flowers on around 1,500 hectares of land.
The sale of flowers since late October has not brought them much profit, as they were forced to pay double the usual shipment fees over the period due to continued blockades and hartals. Stakeholders say Jessore alone supplies 74% of the countrywide demand, with nearly 6,000 farmers cultivating flowers.
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