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7KARACHI: The consumer are worried about the high prices of garlic in pakistan.
8The garlic prices shooting up by Rs60 to 80 per kg within some months.Because
9consumption are more and production are less.
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2Vegetable prices have declined after peaking ahead of Eid ul Azha, but garlic is still selling at
3higher rates.
4Onion and potato were now selling at an identical rate of Rs20 per kg after hitting Rs30 and
5Rs35-40 per kg respectively. Similarly, tomato was now available at Rs20-30 per kg after
6touching Rs50-60.But garlic shoot up Rs60 to 80 per kg.
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9.Pakistan has less production of garlic so that’s why import garlic from china.the price of
0Chinese garlic soared to Rs160 per kg from Rs100-120 and did not show any signs of
1easing. Garlic (peeled) was still selling at Rs200 per kg.
2Garlic prices in the local market surged sharply due to costlier imports from China where
3prices had shot up manifold mainly due to low production and unexpected factor that its
4usage can prevent from Swine flu in China.
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7Abdul Khaliq Yousuf, Member All Pakistan Fruit Vegetable Importers, Merchants and
8Exporters Association, told Dawn that the main reason of price hike in China was 40 per cent
9decline in garlic cultivation as compared to last year as the farmers were not getting good
0return for the last two years.
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2He said that the C&F Karachi price was now quoted at $1,200 per ton which was $300-350
3in June-July season 2008 and it plunged to $180 per ton in January 2009. Prices had started
4climbing up in China from September.
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3Yousuf said in view of the falling rupee against the dollar coupled with surging prices, many
4importers would further slow down the process of placing buying orders with Chinese
5exporters.He said before the surge in prices at least 30 containers (each carrying 30 tons)
6were arriving per week and the number dipped to 25 containers.
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9.As people in China are divided that garlic can help ward off swine flu, but in Pakistan there
0is no such belief yet despite rising cases of the virus.
1The virus has so far killed more than 300 people in China, with almost all of those fatalities
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4Abdul Khaliq Yousuf, Member All Pakistan Fruit Vegetable Importers, Merchants and
5Exporters Association, told Dawn that rising demand and less amount of import caused price
6high up and markets may remain under pressure as well.

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23Garlic
4Included in the onion family are several species of garlic, genus Allium. The strong-smelling and
5tasting bulbs of these plants are used in pickling and cooking, and their curative powers have been
6celebrated for centuries. Among garlic’s most ardent fans are the residents of Gilroy, California,
7where garlic-flavored ice cream is a favorite at the annual garlic festival.
8Dorling Kindersley
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