About Garlic
Garlic is a high-value rabi crop. India is the world's second-largest producer, and the crop is sold fresh, stored for months and dehydrated into flakes and powder.
Where Garlic Is Grown in Punjab
The main garlic districts of Punjab are Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar. Punjab is India's granary: its irrigated fields give the country's highest wheat and rice yields, and it supplies the largest share of grain to the central pool. It also grows basmati, maize, cotton, potato (including seed potato) and Kinnow.
Season in Punjab
Planted October–November, harvested March–April. Exact arrival dates in Punjab depend on local sowing and the monsoon, so check current arrivals before planning purchases.
How Garlic Is Sold in Punjab
Farm produce is sold through regulated APMC market yards under the state's agricultural produce marketing law, run by the state agricultural marketing board, with many yards linked to eNAM. Almost all wheat and paddy is sold through the mandis via arhtiyas to state agencies and FCI at MSP.
Other major markets in Punjab
- KhannaWheat, paddyAboutExplore
- Amritsar and Tarn TaranBasmatiAboutExplore
- AboharKinnowAboutExplore
- JalandharSeed potatoAboutExplore
State Agencies in Punjab
Garlic has no minimum support price, so it is bought almost entirely by private traders, processors and exporters. State marketing bodies regulate the markets and support farmer producer organisations.
- Punjab Mandi BoardRegulated marketsAboutExplore
- PUNGRAIN (Punjab State Grains Procurement Corporation)ProcurementAboutExplore
- Punjab MarkfedProcurement and marketingAboutExplore
- PUNSUPProcurementAboutExplore
- Punjab State Warehousing CorporationStorageAboutExplore
Quality and Price Notes
Garlic is graded by bulb diameter (from about 20 mm to over 45 mm), clove size, firmness and skin colour. Big-bulb Ooty and G-282 types fetch the highest prices. Garlic prices are notoriously cyclical: a high-price year leads to heavy planting and a crash the following year. Chinese garlic, which India restricts, has at times entered through neighbouring countries and affected prices.
Buyers, Processors and Exporters
These companies and bodies buy, process or export garlic across India, including from Punjab. Tap a name for details.
- Chhatariya Foods Pvt LtdMahuva · dehydrated garlicAboutExplore
- Maharaja Dehydration Pvt LtdMahuva · dehydrated garlicAboutExplore
- Jain Farm Fresh Foods LtdDehydrated vegetablesAboutExplore
- KB Exports Pvt LtdMumbai · fresh fruit and vegetable exporter (KayBee)AboutExplore
- Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company LtdNashik · farmer-owned FPO; fruits and vegetablesAboutExplore
- Ninjacart (63 Ideas Infolabs Pvt Ltd)Bengaluru · B2B fresh produceAboutExplore
- BigBasket (Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd)Online groceryAboutExplore
- APEDAExport promotion, residue monitoring and registrationAboutExplore
Research and Advice in Punjab
New varieties, crop advice and seed for garlic growers in Punjab come from the state agricultural universities below and from the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in each district.
Garlic in Other States
Madhya Pradesh · Rajasthan · Gujarat · Uttar Pradesh · Tamil Nadu · Himachal Pradesh
Related: Garlic – all India · Punjab · All crops
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