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Grocery stores step up safety measures amid COVID-19 outbreak
Chris Wardwell sanitizes a credit card machine and the conveyor belt on Thursday after serving a customer at Wedge Community Co-op in Minneapolis. To curb the spread of COVID-19, Wedge Community Co-op workers are wearing gloves and sanitizing credit card machine and...
Flower trade wilts under lockdown across the country
Cows being allowed to feed on flower plants inside a greenhouse near Bengaluru Floriculturists and traders suffer heavy losses as there is no return on investment Mitesh Patel, a grower of flowers at Badarkha, a village near Ahmedabad, is desperate for an end to the...
Pandemic kills demand for tri-county produce and cut flowers
COVID-19 restrictions that canceled events and shuttered restaurants have collapsed distribution chains for fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers grown throughout the Tri-Counties. Consumer demand plunged, growers said, as buyers prioritized shelf-stable goods like...
Covid-19 destroys flower growers dream, no demand for the blooms
Covid-19 destroys flower growers dream, no demand for the blooms. -NSTP / courtesy of farmer CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Next week was supposed to be a promising time for P. Viswanathan as orders for fresh flowers will usually pour in for the Tamil New Year. Covid-19 destroys...Latest News
