Kaup: Demand goes up - Shankarapura jasmine price zooms, breaks records


Daijiworld Media Network - Kaup (SP)

Kaup, Dec 17: Because of upward swing in demand and short supply, the famous Shankarpura jasmine price went skyward on Sunday. On Sunday December 16, an Atte (set of four small bundles of jasmine flowers woven neatly) commanded a price of Rs 1,250.

It is said that the price went up because of overlapping of auspicious occasions and 'Dhanu' Sankramana which is considered auspicious by Hindus.

The jasmine rate review centre had, last month, fixed maximum price of jasmine at Rs 1,250 per Atte in case of acute shortage. Thereafter, for the first time, the price hit the roof and reached maximum price limit on Sunday, and created a new record. As compared to it, the rate for jasmine on Saturday had remained at Rs 850.

It is said that because of winter the production of jasmine has gone down, and jasmine plants are affected by certain diseases, resulting in reduction in the quantity of jasmine reaching the market. Risen demand and fallen supply have given rise to this situation.

There had been occasion on which some merchants colluded to create artificial scarcity of jasmine in the market and command higher prices for this beautiful land fragrant flower. There were days on which price of jasmine per Atte crashed to Rs 70 and even then there were no buyers for it.

  

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  • SHAAN, MANGALORE

    Mon, Dec 17 2018

    I don't think farmers gets good price. The major share goes to Middlemen.

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  • Anil, Mangalore

    Mon, Dec 17 2018

    Total waste of money - after all its only flowers . Can be easily replaced with any other flower !!!!!.

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  • jeevan, Udupi

    Mon, Dec 17 2018

    Anil Anna no other flower replace the fragrance of Jasmine flowers that too our Shankerapura Mallige. Even God also need for special pooja and each bride (Mangalorean) incomplete without these Jasmine flowers. Its a pride feeling of having Jasmine flowers on the hair of every every lady. So give importance to Jasmine flowers. Also good for the farmers for their daily bread other than that they do not have any sort of income.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Mon, Dec 17 2018

    Anil mangalore,it is worth of its fragrance,the work needed to bring up and care.Early morning should be collected,woven sitting all the time.No other flower can have this fragrance and gives a its own note.so no other flower has it.Its worth that money.By the way many can have their livlihood without depending on others.

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  • Sahil, Mangaluru

    Mon, Dec 17 2018

    Take care may be center impose heavy tax on Jasmine.
    Thay will find several reason for justificatio as well.

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  • Ali, Mlore

    Mon, Dec 17 2018

    No price is more valuable than keeping a women's heart.:)

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Dec 17 2018

    Acche Din for our Farmers ...

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