China: Cultivation area for garlic grew more than 20% in 2017
Statistical data on the cultivation area for garlic this year show that it has grown more than 20% compared to last year. For particular regions it even increased by more than 30%. The high prices allow garlic farmers to get enormous profit, which substantially increases their enthusiasm to expand their plantations even more. Not only the main producing provinces of Shandong, Henan and Jiangsu have increased their cultivation area, the plantations in Yunnan province have also grown by approximately 30%. In some smaller regions the expansion is even more obvious.