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Why Bulgarian Rose Oil Is So Expensive

Enxhi Dylgjeri and Emily Christian
2023-10-16T13:24:50Z
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Bulgarian rose oil is the most valuable rose oil on the market. Buyers are willing to pay $15,000 for a single kilogram. But to make the highest-quality Bulgarian rose oil, producers must spend the year cultivating fields that will bloom for only a few weeks. The petals are distilled the same hour they're harvested, costing producers $8,000 a kilo for labor alone.

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