Harvest of garlic advances and sales begin in January

According to the Economic Bulletin released by Emater/RS-Ascar on Wednesday (19), the administrative region of Caxias do Sul, in the municipality of São Marcos, should begin harvesting the first garlic crops. The entity reported that there is a "prospect of satisfactory quality of the bulbs to be harvested." The health of the areas remains adequate, with few records of rust and alternaria leaf spot. In some crops, producers are still performing the cutting of the flag, a practice known as "pito," to favor the development of the bulbs. Emater/RS-Ascar added that the ...