Meeting the needs of bereaved families struck by Covid-19 has pushed the industry in uncharted waters, says Janie duToit
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 9:04 am
Meeting the needs of bereaved families struck by Covid-19 has
pushed the industry in uncharted waters, says Janie duToit,
spokesperson for the SA Flower Union.
“At the moment, we are struggling to get flowers. There are more
funerals than we are accustomed to.”
Lamprecht said Covid-19 has been” traumatising stumbling block… The
industry is scarred.”
“As flower producers we must plan for the future, and you have to
guess what people will need. But now, before the first lockdown
last year, farmers had to throw away so many flowers during the
hard lockdown. We were not allowed to sell, flowers initially. They
have become hesitant to plant.”
The result has been a spike in prices, adding to the pressure of
already financially-sapped customers.
Adopted from: SA flower industry battling to meet soaring demand as
funerals surge. By Riyaz Patel.
With reference to the market for wreaths, and given the scenario
explained in the excerpt where there is an increased demand for
wreaths, further assume that when the market opened, the supply of
wreathes decreased. Explain, with the aid of a graph, the overall
impact of these changes on the equilibrium price and quantity of
wreaths.
Graph explanation needed
pushed the industry in uncharted waters, says Janie duToit,
spokesperson for the SA Flower Union.
“At the moment, we are struggling to get flowers. There are more
funerals than we are accustomed to.”
Lamprecht said Covid-19 has been” traumatising stumbling block… The
industry is scarred.”
“As flower producers we must plan for the future, and you have to
guess what people will need. But now, before the first lockdown
last year, farmers had to throw away so many flowers during the
hard lockdown. We were not allowed to sell, flowers initially. They
have become hesitant to plant.”
The result has been a spike in prices, adding to the pressure of
already financially-sapped customers.
Adopted from: SA flower industry battling to meet soaring demand as
funerals surge. By Riyaz Patel.
With reference to the market for wreaths, and given the scenario
explained in the excerpt where there is an increased demand for
wreaths, further assume that when the market opened, the supply of
wreathes decreased. Explain, with the aid of a graph, the overall
impact of these changes on the equilibrium price and quantity of
wreaths.
Graph explanation needed