Steep price rise of garlic in Tamil Nadu
Posted on: 12/Aug/2016 9:31:31 AM
Large quantities of garlic arrive from the state of Himachal Pradesh for sales in Tamil Nadu. However, during recent times, there has been hoarding of garlic leading to a steep price rise.
Garlic, which was sold at Rs. 320/- per kg last month, is now sold at Rs. 450/- per kg.
China garlic, which was sold at Rs. 100/- per kg, is sold at Rs. Rs. 180/- to Rs. 200/- per kg.
The rural (country) garlic naattu poondu is sold at Rs. 60 – Rs. 80/- per kg.
Meanwhile, trader, informed that there has a been a good harvest of rural mountain garlic in the Western Ghats (Hill range). However, this is not being sold - it is being sold and transported as seeds to other state traders, especially from Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat. So, in spite of a good harvest, there seems to be a shortage of garlic leading to the selling of Kodaikanal hill range grown garlic being sold at Rs. 250/- to Rs. 450/- per kg.
