Chennai: About 75 tons of flowers and vegetables are in vain in the wholesale market in Koyambedu following a poor demand.
While the wholesale market accepts excess chrysanthemums on night, continuous rain and low legs cause flower waste.
The number of rotten flowers and vegetables is also high, compared to other days.
According to market sources, the Koyambedu market accepted collectively around 900 tons of chrysanthemum on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, after the flower price revolved on Wednesday.
Mookaiiah, President of the Chennai Koyambedu Flower Traders Association said the level of chrysanthemum increased to almost 30 at night Diwali.
“The price increase creates interest and causes a chrysanthemum diversion from Salem and Hosur, in addition to Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh which is intended for other places to the city market.
But, the rate suddenly dropped to RS10 per kilogram in the last two days in two days.
Some takeovers, “he said.
With requests mostly for Jasmine, the next two days were spelled for Krusthemum farmers.
“We have excessive chrysanthemum supply because of the volume of results, but the request is low,” he said.
On Saturday, the vendor was seen throwing tons and tons of chrysanthemens containing the Koyambedu wholesale market complex (KWMC).
The wholesale price of wasted chrysanthemum is around 5 lakh, which will be sold at least three times the cost of the retail market.
Vendors can make a bouquet of about 10 feet with just 1kg of flowers.
In the vegetables in Koyambedu, 25 tons of vegetables, mostly cucumbers and pumpkins, go to waste.
Vegetable volume that lands in high trash when compared to other days.
While the wholesale costs are 1.45 lakh, retail prices are worth at least 3.5 lakh.
S Chandran, Secretary of the Federation of Wholesale Vegetable Market Associations in Koyambedu said the cucumber and pumpkin became bad due to rain.
“The number of visitors to Koyambedu declined in the past few days.
Cucumber and pumpkin only contributed about 20 tons of vegetables that were in vain,” he said.