Chinese garlic is not coming due to the closures

Published Dec 3, 2022

Tridge summary

China, the world's leading garlic exporter, has had a bumper crop this year but has struggled to export due to Covid-19 closures. Despite favorable weather conditions, the current storage season is expected to see a significant increase in garlic volumes until April 2023. The main importers of Chinese garlic are Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaysia, with Hungary also notably importing large quantities. Garlic exports have seen consistent growth until 2020, peaking at 2.25 million tons, but have not reached those levels since the pandemic's onset.

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Original content

According to the report of fruchthandel.de, the German specialist portal for the international fresh fruit and vegetable trade, quite a lot of garlic was grown in China this year, but at the beginning of the harvest, in June, even the previous year's items were not completely sold out of the warehouses. The current storage season lasts until the beginning of April 2023, and according to expectations, the amount stored will increase significantly until then. By the way, the weather was favorable for cultivation this year, so Chinese garlic is of better quality than in previous years, reports the news portal. China is the world's largest exporter of garlic; and its most important customers are Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia - but we also know Chinese garlic well in Hungary, for example. This year, however, they were able to send a very limited amount for export, as the loading of ...

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