Flower growers in Vinh City are struggling to "save" their capital.
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to unfavorable weather conditions, the flowers and ornamental plants supplied to the Tet market this year in the flower and ornamental plant villages of Vinh City are not as beautiful, causing prices to plummet. Flower growers are worried about not being able to recoup their investment in planting for this year's Tet market.
In Nghi Lien commune's flower and ornamental plant village (Vinh City), the atmosphere is quite bustling these days, with traders and people from Vinh City and surrounding areas coming to buy flowers for Tet (Lunar New Year).
Although the quantity of flowers supplied to the market in Nghi Lien commune's ornamental flower village is quite large, growers are unhappy because the selling price has plummeted due to the flowers not being as beautiful as expected.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Nga, a flower grower in Nghi Lien, said: "If traders or people buying chrysanthemums wholesale at the garden choose the flowers themselves, they can only sell them for 3,500 VND per plant, whereas at this time last year, the price of a chrysanthemum plant was 5,000 VND."
Ms. Tran Thi Quyen, another flower grower in Nghi Lien, shared: "Every year, traders place orders quite early, and the flowers sell quite easily. This year, traders also place orders, but the amount of money they deposit is very small because the quality of the flowers is not good. And on the day of purchase, they mostly only buy flowers corresponding to the amount of money they paid in advance, so many families are not enthusiastic."
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| Flower prices this year are much lower than last year. Photo: LT |
In Kim Chi flower and ornamental plant village, Nghi An commune, flower gardens are experiencing sluggish sales despite the approaching Tet holiday. Mr. Le Van Sau, Secretary of the Kim Chi Flower Village Party Branch, said: "This year, flower growers suffered losses due to the weather. To recoup their investment, families have to harvest and sell their flowers retail at markets and flower shops. Furthermore, with the poor quality of flowers this year, growers are not very enthusiastic and have switched to selling ornamental plants from other localities to supply customers."
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| Besides chrysanthemums and some other flowers that suffered crop failures, roses also failed to meet people's expectations as pest infestations, leaf blight, and small blooms are leaving flower gardens with no choice but to save the plants for the next season. Photo: LT |
