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Growers forced to discard blooms as pandemic cancels weddings and events

Discarded flowers

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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By Sandra Fulloon, Jennifer Scherer

Presented by Vahe Kateb

Source: SBS



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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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