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garlic prices are not high in the vegetable market, and the public can eat cheap garlic. What about the local market?
the continuous rainfall in recent days has brought a rare coolness to Jinxiang County, which enjoys the reputation of "the hometown of garlic".
garlic harvesting is a heavy manual labor. A garlic farmer is cutting garlic.
garlic prices are sluggish, and the Jinxiang garlic international trading center, which has been hot in the past, is somewhat cold.
21 afternoon, a busy scene in the garlic field of Cheng Lou village, 5 miles in the east of Jinxiang County town. Wang Yong, 29, has a circular pier on his waist. With the help of a special shovel, he plucked the garlic out and put it neatly beside him. "Gouging garlic is a heavy physical work. In one hour, you can walk three or four meters away." Wang Yong told reporters that the tradition of garlic planting in the village has lasted for more than a decade. Garlic is used as the "core industry" in almost every household. Last year, the four acres of his home had been planted with garlic.
Wang Yong said that the price of garlic is not high this year. The price of 70% dried fresh garlic is seven or eight yuan per catty, which is half of last year.
21 at 4 p.m., the most famous garlic trading place in Jinxiang County, Jinxiang garlic international trading center, is somewhat deserted compared with previous years. Dozens of acres of trading area, more than a dozen vehicles loaded with garlic scattered in disorder, garlic vendors are clustered together in groups of melon seeds.
seeing a garlic salesman coming, Zhou Feng, a 32 year old garlic dealer, went up to the top. "Boss, my garlic is big and looks good. It sells 9 cents per catty." The garlic merchant picked up an garlic and shook it. "You have a higher moisture content in garlic. That's six or seven dry." After bargaining, 5 tons of garlic on Zhou Feng's car were sold at a price of 0.85 yuan per catty. "The price of garlic in this car is 8 yuan, five cents per catty, and 250 yuan in busy two days." Zhou Feng told reporters.
"this market is somewhat impractical. Last year, we dare to take four or five cars at a time. We only dare to sell one car this year." Li Guoqiang frankly said, facing the current market market, garlic farmers, garlic peddler, and foreign businessmen are cautious, "all people are very careful, who dare not run out of hand."