Recently consumers find out that garlic is becoming more expensive. Impacted by the limited market supply, the garlic price in Anshan city of Liaoning province increased over 30% on last month, and the highest price was 18 Yuan/kilo, and the price of garlic sprout also rose to 12 Yuan/kilo.
It is known that the garlic price started to rise as of this January, and it reached to it's highest record of 18 Yuan/kilo this March. When new garlic came to the market in May and June, the price decreased and it fluctuated between 12-14 Yuan/kilo. This July, it rose up to 18 Yuan/kilo again.
It is known that the garlic price started to rise as of this January, and it reached to it's highest record of 18 Yuan/kilo this March. When new garlic came to the market in May and June, the price decreased and it fluctuated between 12-14 Yuan/kilo. This July, it rose up to 18 Yuan/kilo again.
As for the reason of such price surges, it is mainly due to the reduction of garlic harvest volume this year. Next to this, a lot of garlic wholesalers stock up on arlic for an even higher price, as a result, the garlic market supply fails to meet the consumer demand.
Source: Qianshan Evening News