Flower kindergarten in Kuppam in Chittoor district.
Flori-cultural farmers of the Kuppam Junction in the Chittoor district are worried about a deteriorated situation and this year for declining yield. The area known for its cold climate and fog hills offers the most congenital climate for various flowers, including Marigold, Chrysanthemum, Jasmine, Ferecracker (Kanakambarama) and Tuberose.
Farmers want to improve the yield because the demand for flowers Chaturthi, Bathhukamma in Telangana (September last week), Dasara, Navaratri, Deepawali and Ayyappa Mala Deeksha Moon (October-December.
On the market Kuppam Flower market stood on Friday (August 8, 2025) Kanakambarama price per 3,000 GBP per kg), but is a double price on open markets across Andhra Pradesh and neighboring countries. However, given any diversity buyer, farmers were forced to throw away production.
The MARIGOLD wholesale price remained 120 kg on the market, but it is 400 GBP in open markets, while Jasmine has touched 800-1,000 GBP per kg and is a double price on open markets.
Prices of flowers intended for the temple offers in the first week of this month (August, 2025) increased by 40% – 60% due to a storm of high demand and negligible supply.
Rajam Muthu, a Kuppam merchant, said that collective orders from Tamil Nadu and Kerala lead to a local lack of father.
Ramacandra, Chrysanthemum from Ramakuppam Mandal, explained what affected the crop, he said that from March the yield began to slide drastically through the entire Kuppam area. “The deficit for zero rainfall and hot spells in April, May and June seriously affected the crop. Although various flowers such as marigolds were able to withstand heat. Only from mid -July the flower field looked,” he added.
Despite the crisis, the reputation of the Kuppam region, including V. Kot (now in the Palamaner Division), Ramakuppam, Shantipuram, Gudupalle and Kuppam Mandals, they did not lose their trucks because trucks have carried a lot of color flowers that remained on the wholesale markets in BENGALURU and Chennai.
The absence of storage devices in Kuppam forced many farmers to destroy the harvested return to the buyer at low prices. “We are racing against the time before the flowers start to mind,” said Kanjuramma, a farmer in Ramakuppam.
Farmers and traders of flowers and traders who are in the dilemma said, “We expect some rest in the next fifteen days and harvesting can be significantly good, although not enough since October.”
Published – August 8, 2025 17:56
