According to the information from the Dalat Economic Board, the figure is around 12-15 percent higher than that of last year’s Tet.
Dalat to supply nearly 200 million flower branches on Tet Holiday
Local residents started growing flowers for the Tet season from the ninth lunar month, including 300 hectares of daisies and roses and 100 hectares of lily flowers. Farmers also plant other kinds of flowers such as orchids and carnations.
To date, the city’s total flower area has risen to 850 hectares.
The major market for Dalat’s flowers are HCM City, southeastern and central localities.
Each hectare of flowers produces value of between VND900 million (USD36,29) and VND1.2 billion (USD43,387).
