Growers hand out free orchids as China market shrivelsVisitors tour Air Orchid and Lab in Bang Laen district of Nakhon Pathom on Saturday, and were allowed to cut any flower they wanted, free, as a slump in exports leaves a surplus of blooms. The Thai Orchid Entrepreneurs Cooperative Co and Thai Orchids Garden Enterprises Association offered 1 million free bouquets of orchids. The freebie had to be ordered through the provincial commercial office in Nakhon Pathom, and the two agencies sent them out by mail. Sompong Taweesuk, the deputy chairman of Thai Orchids Garden Enterprises Association, said the coronavirus effectively suspended exports to China. Air Orchid and Lab hoped for a better future from the Chinese market after handing out free orchids to tourists.

Source: Bangkok Post March 03, 2020 08:48 UTC