Andipatti–In Antipatti the yield of flowers has decreased and the market has been lost due to lack of proper price.
In many villages near Andipatti, including Thimmarasanayakkanur, D. Pomminayakkanpatti, Ethakoil, Kanniyappillaipatti, Kothapatti, Kathir Narasinghapuram, Sittharpatti, Manchinayakkanpatti, many types of flowers including jasmine, jati, and mulberry are cultivated. Continued rains are not favorable for flowers.
The plants are affected by worms and the yield is reduced. Nowadays, the demand for flowers has also decreased without Mukurtam and festivals.
Farmers are suffering because they are not getting the proper price for the low yield of flowers.
Antipatti flower seller Shanti said: The market receives up to 5 tons during the season.
200 kg of flowers have been arriving at Andipatti flower market for a few days.
Currently, the price is between Rs.250 to Rs.300 per kg.
When the demand for flowers is high, the average per kg is Rs. The price ranges from 500 to 1000. Cents are sent to processing plants when the flow of flowers is high.
At present Antipatti flower market is losing due to low yield.
As the Sabarimala season is about to begin, there will be a high demand for all flowers including sevanti, cow sevanti. He said that if the sun continues, the yield of flowers will increase.
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