Garlic prices increased by 41% over the year

According to the National Union of Garlic Growers, cited by the Parliamentary Newspaper, garlic, as well as garlic sauces, pastes and other products, have risen in price by an average of 20-30% compared to last season. According to Rosstat, garlic price increased by 41% over the year: if in June 2023 it cost an average of 260.87 rubles/kg, then this year it cost 367.04 rubles/kg. In May it was even more expensive - 375.2 rubles/kg. Among the reasons for the rise in prices, the union names low garlic yields in Russia, local drought, as well as the monopoly of Chinese companies on the market: the domestic garlic market is 80% dependent on imports. In addition to China, garlic is supplied from Iran, Egypt and Uzbekistan. Last year, the gross garlic harvest on all farms amounted to 172.1 thousand tons - 16.2% more than in 2022, according to Rosstat data. However, in the commodity sector - in agricultural organizations and peasant farms - they grew a total of only 5.2 thousand tons. ...