A 'Sant Jordi' with fewer Catalan roses

<p dir="ltr"><span>On the day of&nbsp;</span><a href="../../../../../society-science/item/fewer-catalan-roses-for-this-year-s-sant-jordi-festival">Sant Jordi</a><span>, a very important celebration of romance and literature in Catalonia taking place on April 23, it&rsquo;s tradition that people gift each other r</span>oses and books. However, this year fewer of these roses will be Catalan-grown.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr"><span>Over just three years, local production of roses for Sant Jordi have&nbsp;fallen 60%&nbsp;- this year only 100,000 are being grown in the country, down from 250,000 in 2018.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>This fall in production has come as a result of many farms reducing their area dedicated to the crop or ceasing growing the flower completely. Out of the five farms that were committed to growing these flowers only&nbsp;two&nbsp;remain, one in&nbsp;Santa Susanna&nbsp;and one in&nbsp;Tei&agrave;.</span></p> / ACN

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April 13, 2021 12:58 PM