Growers forced to discard blooms as pandemic cancels weddings and events
Greenhouse with discarded blooming flowers, at: Veetplant, in Londerzeel, 02 April 2020. (Photo by NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/Belga/Sipa USA) Source: Sipa USA NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/Belga/Sipa U
The Australian flower-growing industry has ground to a halt, with the COVID-19 pandemic putting an indefinite stop to weddings and major events. This has forced some growers to throw away thousands of dollars of income, as an Autumn harvest goes to waste.
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