Flowers for your beloved are set to increase starting August 8! It seems that not even flowers have escaped this recent bout of inflation.
What an auspicious date to increase the prices of budding blooms! I wonder if the coming Beijing Olympics has anything to do with it!
IPOH: The price of Cameron Highland flowers will go up by 10% from Aug 8.
Flower Floriculture Association chairman Lee Peng Fo said the increase was inevitable as the price of raw materials such as fertiliser and petrol had been increasing.
“The last time we increased the price of flowers was in December 2004,” he told a press conference here yesterday.
“We have no choice. If we do not increase the price, some of us may be forced to turn to vegetable farming,” he added.
Lee noted that the price of raw materials had increased by between 40% and 50% since last year.
The flowers produced at Cameron Highlands are mostly sold in Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Johor Baru, he said.
So, if you are planning a wedding for the highly auspicious 08-08-08, do remember to book your flowers early to enjoy the cheaper prices! It is also a good time to start thinking of more creative present besides flowers for Valentine’s Day and birthdays 
