India’s March retail inflation quickens to 3.4% as US war on Iran disrupts global trade flowsIn March, India's retail inflation ticked up to 3.4%, influenced by escalating tensions in the Middle East that are affecting global oil su...
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Are you consuming Chinese garlic? India on alert. Why it is harmful for youIndian authorities have intensified efforts to curb Chinese garlic smuggling amid rising prices. Concerns over pesticides, fungus, and harm...
01 Apr, 2024, 10.50 AM IST
Customs sounds high alert to sniff out smuggling of Chinese garlicCustoms authorities in India have heightened surveillance at land customs posts following a recent significant seizure of smuggled Chinese ...
31 Mar, 2024, 11.57 PM IST
Garlic prices double in six weeks as supplies dwindleThe central government banned onion exports from December 8 to control the prices, which started rising after the unseasonal rainfall in th...
10 Dec, 2023, 11.49 PM IST
Excess output hits onion garlic farmersOnion prices are usually higher in the rainy season in the absence of fresh harvest anywhere in the country. However, currently, the prices...
13 Sep, 2022, 09.45 PM IST
Little government role as Hadoti fights one crop failure after anotherHadoti is caught in a vicious cycle of bumper crop, low market price and yet another bumper crop, sometimes driving the debt-ridden farmer ...
30 Nov, 2018, 07.52 AM IST
China price dip may hit India’s garlic exportsChina accounts for nearly 70% of the global garlic production and its variety is less pungent and bigger in size than Indian ones and is pr...
28 Apr, 2018, 07.18 AM IST
Indian garlic shipments zooms thanks to output shrinkage in ChinaIn the first quarter of the year India exported 18,000 tonnes valued at Rs 123.84 crore, a staggering increase of 169% in quantity and 107%...
13 Oct, 2017, 03.07 PM IST
Retail garlic prices touch Rs 200 a kg in Pune and MumbaiGarlic prices have ruled higher by 20% to 25% this year. Prices are high in the markets where demand is more.
04 Dec, 2015, 04.08 PM IST
Garlic goes the onion way, prices cross Rs 100An expected delay of just about 15 to 20 days in new crop arrival is not a strong reason for prices to fluctuate so much.
21 Nov, 2013, 12.06 PM IST
- March harvest likely to cool down garlic prices
Wholesale garlic prices are ruling above 200/kg for more than a month now in south India.
25 Jan, 2011, 12.38 AM IST
- Price rise: Boon for cooking paste brands like Dabur, Nestle
Cooking paste brands of Dabur, Nestle, Capital Foods & Priya are flying off the shelf as rising prices of onion, tomato & garlic force cons...
07 Jan, 2011, 07.22 AM IST
- Garlic prices touch Rs 290 a kilo
After onion, the other most extensively used ingredient in winter cooking, garlic, too has become an almost buy-me-not at Rs 290 per kg.
23 Dec, 2010, 12.25 PM IST
- Garlic export jumps on smaller Chinese crop
Garlic export from India is growing at a good pace this year thanks to a crop shortfall in China, the largest producer.
27 Aug, 2010, 04.25 AM IST
- Good rains see spurt in garlic acreage
Good rains in Madhya Pradesh this year may bring some relief to regular users of garlic.
13 Oct, 2009, 12.35 AM IST
- Area under garlic likely to increase in 2007
Acreage under garlic for the 2007 season is likely to increase as farmers are tempted to plant more seeds on expectations of realising bett...
21 Aug, 2007, 04.30 PM IST
- Garlic prices rise on shortfall scare
Garlic is commanding a high price due to lower-than-expected arrivals from producing centres.
28 Sep, 2006, 12.00 AM IST