Imported garlic sees soft pricing
Supplies of garlic in North America are plentiful--particularly coming from Argentina and Peru. “At the current rate of imports, the growers should be careful about becoming the new China as far as the supply of garlic goes,” says Jim Provost of I Love Produce. “I don't think that’s a good idea because the raw material in China has been under $.13 per lb. ($.29/kg) all year,
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