Photo: Tung Chen-kuo, Taipei TimesThe ceremonies and banquets usually make up the majority of flower sales during this time of the year, they said. Another farmer, surnamed Nai (乃), said that the overheads on a 293.4 ping (970m2) plot of land could be as much as NT$200,000. The county government is today to survey the potential losses, and the township would ask that any subsidies include the flower industry, he said. A farmer surnamed Lin (林) said that exports for Texas bluebells stopped in April, but domestic sales had also been battered amid the outbreak. Another farmer, surnamed Wu (吳), turned to online platforms to sell the flowers and minimize losses, offering a bouquet for NT$200 while giving away a bouquet for free.

Source: Taipei Times June 11, 2021 15:56 UTC