SME Times News Bureau | 15 Feb, 2018
This
Valentine Day has turned into a bliss for rose exporters
from the country, as over 5 millio roses were exported to 25
countries from Bengaluru Airport ahead of the Cupid’s day.
"About
325 tonnes (325,000 kg) of roses in the form of 5.2 million stems
were exported to 36 destinations in 25 countries between February 1
and 14," the Bengaluru International Airport Ltd (BIAL) said on
Wednesday.
The roses from Karnataka were exported to
Malaysia, Kuwait, Singapore, Japan, the US, the UK, South Korea, the
Netherlands and New Zealand among others.
The export of
roses had risen by at least by 10 per cent with 293 tonnes (4.7
million roses) exported last year to 15 countries during the first
two weeks in February ahead of Valentine's Day on February 14.
"This
year, we have witnessed an increase in the number of destinations the
roses have been exported to," said the Managing Director of BIAL
Hari Marar in the statement.
Malaysia, Kuwait and
Singapore were among the top three importers.
Karnataka is
a major state in flower production in the country. India exported $82
million (about Rs 525 crores) worth of flowers globally in
2016-17.
The state is popular for its varieties of roses
like Dutch roses (bright red roses), noblesse (reddish pink roses)
and gold strike (yellow roses).
During February and March,
millions of roses from the state are exported to various countries to
be sold for Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year (on February 16) and
International Women's Day (March 8).