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Roses Worth Rs 15 Million Being Imported for Valentine’s Day

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Roses Worth Rs 15 Million Being Imported for Valentine’s Day
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January 25: One hundred sixty thousand units of rose stems worth Rs 15 million are to be imported for the Valentine’s Day this year, according to Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). The state-run news agency reported that the roses are going to cost higher this year.

Floriculture Association Nepal (FAN) has stated that the cost of roses is going to be higher this year compared to last year as the demand for rose has risen, RSS said.

FAN said that the volume of import of roses will see a surge this year due to the increase in demand. The association said that most of the rose stems to be sold on the Valentine’s Day are being imported from India.

Nepal imported rose worth Rs 12.5 million last year.

President of FAN Kumar Kasajoo Shrestha said rose is going to cost a little more this year as its price has gone up in the international market.

Roses worth Rs 200 million is traded in the country annually. Shrestha said that domestic production meets 20 percent of the market demand and the rest are imported. Of the total roses imported, more than 60 percent are consumed in the Kathmandu Valley.

According to RSS, the price of rose was in the range of Rs 40 to 80 per unit last year. It is expected to reach Rs 50 to 100 this year, a rise of 15 percent.

Although a western culture, celebration of the Valentine’s Day has become a fad in the country in recent years. The Valentine’s Day falls on February 14 but generally the youths start celebrating it one week ahead.

RSS reported that the floriculture business which started from 2007 BS in Nepal has been flourishing with the growing urbanization.

“Floriculture business and nurseries have been growing with the growing demand for flowers. There are around 675 floriculture nurseries in 41 districts especially in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kaski, Chitwan, Makwanpur, Kavrepalanchok, Gulmi, Palpa, Dhading, Morang among other districts.”

 

 

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