Mashhad- The cold weather, which is an excuse for many producers of agricultural products to be expensive in February, has also caused the price of cut flowers to rise in the market.

Market; Group of Provinces: The florists' market in the last months of this year is going through prosperous days due to the coincidence of some occasions such as Father's Day and also the upcoming holidays such as Mubaat and the birth of Imam Athar, but the fluctuation of prices and variable rates is one of the complaints that many citizens in They express the price of a single flower these days.

According to the market reporter, currently the price of a rose branch in different parts of Mashhad varies from 35 thousand tomans to 80 thousand tomans and a bouquet of narcissus flowers from 20 to 70 thousand tomans. What is the reason for it at the market level and where did it come from?

Flowers have no customers

Ehsan Dehghanpour, one of the sellers of flowers and houseplants in Mashhad, tells the market: the cost of growing and maintaining flowers is very high, and despite the use of technology, the storage time of this product is still very short.

He stated that the sale of this product is not very profitable despite the waste it has: Since the outbreak of the Corona virus two years ago, the flower market has not been happy.

He said that, of course, after the end of this disease and the establishment of social relations, we can once again see people welcoming flowers, especially on religious occasions and holidays, but the sales market of this product has not returned to two years ago.

Since two years ago, when the corona disease spread, the flower market has not been happy, although with the end of this disease and the establishment of social relations, we have once again seen the acceptance of flowers by people, especially on religious occasions and holidays, but the market for the sale of this product is still It has not returned to two years ago

He says: Now the sales situation of flowers and plants is not good and in all days of the year, the purchase has gone down compared to the previous years.

This seller says: People are now more in a situation where they prefer to buy basic and necessary goods.

He continues: Currently, even the couples who come to us to arrange flowers for their cars and the bride's car are afraid of paying millions of dollars for decorating and using flowers, and they are looking for other ways to escape the prices.

Dehghanpour points out that donating 4 flowers to present to our friends costs at least 200,000 Tomans and a bouquet worthy of attention costs more than 1,000,000 Tomans. Give a scarf or gift.

In response to the question why the price of a bouquet of flowers is very different in shops, he also answered: Some people use 3rd grade flowers for sale, so they have more room for discounts, and some people use first grade roses, which causes the price difference. And since many customers, especially at the intersections, are not able to distinguish grade 3 flowers from grade 3, they think that other sellers treated them unfairly.

Hot prices

In response to the question of what is the reason for the difference in prices, the head of Mashhad florists and pesticides sellers answered: The pricing for rose branches is the same and the sellers are obliged to pay a certain profit.

Reza Mezinani Babian admitted that the price of a bouquet of flowers is priced and sold based on the quality: the price of a bouquet of first-class roses is 750 thousand tomans, while the price of a bouquet of third-class flowers is 550 thousand tomans, so the price difference between first-class and third-class flowers It is because of the quality.

In response to the question of how many branches each package contains, he continued: Each package of Dutch roses has 20 branches, and for example, in a first class rose package of 700 thousand tomans, each branch is 35 thousand tomans.

The head of the florists' union, of course, considered the cold weather in the last months of the year to be effective in increasing prices and expressed: "In the winter season, due to the cold weather, shortening of day length and various reasons, the production of flowers is less and therefore the prices increase accordingly."

In the winter season, due to the cold weather, the reduction of day length and various reasons, the production of flowers is less and therefore the prices increase accordingly.

Increase in production cost

The head of Iranian Rose Association Babian admits that the main demand for flowers in Razavi Khorasan is for roses: on occasions like Mother's Day, cut flowers, especially roses, have more customers.

Mehdi Samangani pointed out that the majority of roses are exported from Razavi Khorasan and said: Roses are a strategic flower in Razavi Khorasan because the majority of Iranian roses are exported from Khorasan.

Babian added that there are about 100 hectares of cut flower greenhouses in the city of Mashhad, which is about 450 hectares in the province, and added: Among them, there are about 40 flower wholesalers and flower distributors, and we have about 700 retail units.

Samangani said: Mashhad is one of the hubs of rose production in the country, where the highest quality roses are produced in Iran. Also, Mashhad is one of the most important hubs for the export of roses from Iran abroad due to the common border of Razavi Khorasan with Turkmenistan.

The costs of flower and plant production have increased greatly in the past two years, so that the price of chemical fertilizers and poisons has increased several times.

Babian continued that the reason for the increase in the price of flowers is the increase in production costs and its effect on the total price of flower cultivation: the costs of flower and plant production have increased greatly in the past two years, so that the price of chemical fertilizers and poisons have increased several times.

The head of the Iranian Rose Association stated: the bylaws of the trade union system determine the legal profit of flower shops at a maximum of 30%, and most flower shops are content with this profit, and therefore, violating the legal rates is definitely considered profiteering and the violators will be dealt with.