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Dutch farmers hopeful of future blooms despite flower market crash
Dutch flower growers are looking ahead to next year’s crop, as the business falters this year because of COVID-19.Munster Flowers, run by Sandra Munster and her husband, sells 12 million flowers or bulbs a year, with April and May usually the high season for...
From bloom to doom: COVID-19 sees flower harvest heading for the bin
In almost every direction, row upon row of brightly-colored tropical orchids stretch into the distance at a Thai flower farm.The Thai orchid crop is highly sought after by people. Half of them go to the home market and half are exported, in an industry worth millions...
Pandemic shutdown may boost Mother’s Day supermarket floral sales
As almost everyone across the U.S. continues to shelter in place amid the coronavirus pandemic, supermarkets remain the go-to place for essentials. Meanwhile, flower growers continue to struggle with too much supply and not enough demand since the COVID-19 crisis has...
Washington’s Tulip Town Closes To Annual Festival-Goers
Every year in April, hundreds of thousands of people visit Skagit Valley, Washington, for the Tulip Festival . The annual festivities have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, sending tulip growers into a frenzy.The Tulip Festival — which officially...Latest News
