Garlic exports nosedive 97% in November

Garlic exports from India has declined by over 97 per cent to 35 tonnes in November from 1,300 tonnes in the corresponding month last year due to high prices and disruption in production.

“Due to high prices of garlic in the domestic market, exports have been impacted,” Spices Board Chairman V J Kurien said. Retail prices have risen sharply to Rs 250 a kg in major markets across the country in November from Rs 80 a kg in September.

According to the Spices Board officials, unseasonal rains in major garlic producing regions have disrupted production, thus reducing the supply of fresh crop and pushing prices in the domestic market.

 

India’s garlic export stood at 1,215 tonnes in October. For the April-November period, shipments of garlic rose two fold to 16,000 tonnes, compared to 8,025 tonnes a year ago.