Diwali festival is raining money for flower farmers. Flower prices have gone up for two days. A kilo of ball flowers fetched a maximum of Rs. 40 as a plate, and a kilo of Chamanti flowers fetched the highest Rs. Up to 150 have spoken. Button rose per kg Rs. 200 said. In V. Kota, due to the competition between the florists, the prices doubled. A week ago, a 30 kg bag of ball flowers cost Rs. From 50 to one hundred. Chamanti per kg Rs. From 20 to 30.
Button rose per kg Rs. The flower farmers were happy as the price was doubled on Monday as it was only up to 80. Due to the good quality of flowers grown in V. Kota area, there is a good demand in the shrines. Flowers are exported from V. Kota to holy places in Tirupati, Hyderabad, Srisailam, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Madurai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata etc. Diwali season has increased the demand for flowers.
Due to the rains of a week ago, the flower gardens were completely damaged and the yields reduced. Due to the competition among traders for purchases, the prices of flowers have gone up a lot. Traders say that these prices are likely to increase in two days. Two weeks ago due to the lack of proper prices for flowers due to the rains, the farmers took the cut flowers to the market but they were either bought there or thrown on the roadside. Farmers say that today traders are queuing up at the flower gardens to give them the gardens.