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Ammon News - According to flower stores in Amman, the cost of red roses, which are the most popular for Valentine's Day, which falls on Tuesday, February 14, increased to JD2 a rose in most retail markets.

According to the variety of roses sold, Ammon kept an eye on stores offering a single rose for JD4.5.

Director of the Central Market Department in the Greater Amman Municipality Kassab Shakhanbeh told Ammon that the prices of roses in the flower exchange range between JD0.75 and JD1 per rose, indicating that 20,000 red roses were received on the stock exchange Tuesday, coinciding with Valentine's Day, out of 100,000 flowers of all kinds.

Due to the huge demand for red roses on Valentine's Day, he continued, the price of roses on the stock market increased by around 30 to 40 piasters per rose in comparison to regular days.

For its part, companies selling and importing flowers witnessed a demand for purchases by flower shops Tuesday, on the occasion of Valentine's Day.

Owner of the flower company, Mazen Ghalayni, said that the demand is high from flower shops in preparation for Valentine's Day.

He noted that red roses have the most demand (at a rate of 90%), cost between JD2 and JD4.5 for a single rose in flower stores, and that he expected high customer demand from the citizens.