IMPORT GARLIC

JAKARTA, 7/8 - GARLIC IMPORTS. A vendor shows imported garlic from China which currently dominates local market at Kramat Jati Central Market, Jakarta, August 7, 2011. The low production of local garlic caused garlic imports to rise in local markets. According to Central Bureau of Statistics, 97.65 percent or 174.706 tons of garlic imports are from China. Garlic imports from January to June 2011 reached 178.9 tons (132.77 million USD). FOTO ANTARA/M Agung Rajasa/pd/ox/11