The companies of Mercabarna - flor carry some 4,200,000 roses to be sold in Catalonia during the three daylight of St. George ’s celebration . This is 40 % less than in 2019 , a year in which 7 million unit of measurement were sold .
The prexy of Mercabarna and Councilor of Commerce , Markets , Consumption , Local Regime and Finance , Montserrat Ballarín , excuse the reason for these forecasts . " Above all - she read - we want this Sant Jordi ( St. George ’s Festival ) to be good , and therefore , 3 days will be devoted to fete it : April 21 , 22 , and 23 , and only the professionals of the ramification will be authorized to have stalls in the street . " Therefore , this class we wo n’t see as many flower stalls deal pink wine as common .
This is good news for florists because they will be able-bodied to regain some of the sales lost as a consequence of the pandemic , but the commercial , storage warehouse , and logistical quad limitation that these businesses have made us envision that they wo n’t be able-bodied to absorb all the need .
There is a rise course as see companies wanting to give roses to their employees to brighten up these difficult times and thank them for their try during the pandemic . telecommuting , however , is a hurdle for such initiatives , in many cases .
Also , as a solution of the restrictions imposed by Covid and the fear of contagion , a significant increase is expect in the online sales event of rose , which will give an bound to companionship with safe technical platforms and the necessary logistics to handle the sales agreement made through this channel .
Of all the roses sold in Catalonia , Mercabarna wholesaler carry to sell a third ( 1,400,000 roses ) .
Colombia and the Netherlands : the main suppliersThe prognosis is that of the entire number of roses sold at Mercabarna - flor , 62 % will come from Colombia , 23 % from the Netherlands , 12 % from Ecuador , and 3 % will be of domesticated origin .
Three ingredient will get rose prices to increaseEverything seems to show that there will be more problems than expected to ply the most appreciated rise for Sant Jordi : the Freedom variety , from Colombia and Ecuador , for the following reasons :
These factors will cause the price of roses to increase by around 10 % .
The Freedom variety will calculate for 80 % of all salesAs in previous age , the Freedom variety , of Colombian and Ecuadorian origin , will be king these days , accounting for 80 % of all carmine rosaceous sale . The second most popular multifariousness will be the Red Naomi , from the Netherlands , which is expected to account for 15 % of all red rosaceous cut-rate sale . Other varieties will describe for the remaining 5 % .
The trend to give rosebush that we may call ' garden roses ' , with a larger bud , velvety petals , and color with a vintage feel , will continue , as well as the trend to give miniature roses as a gift . Longer - lasting frost - dried roses will also take up a small part of the market .
White rosiness of the Mundial ( Ecuador ) and Dolomiti ( the Netherlands ) varieties will also be useable to give thanks wellness prole for their work during the current pandemic .
Also , the use of plastic wrapping will be greatly reduced . These will be supersede by natural , recyclable , and sustainable material .
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