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 Uttar Pradesh
The main garlic districts of Uttar Pradesh are Barabanki, Etawah, Mainpuri, Bareilly. Uttar Pradesh is India's largest producer of wheat, sugarcane, potato and many vegetables, and a leading producer of rice, mango, guava, peas and pulses. Its Agra belt holds India's largest potato cold-storage cluster, and Malihabad's Dasheri is among India's best-known mangoes.
Season in Uttar Pradesh
Planted October–November, harvested March–April. Exact arrival dates in Uttar Pradesh depend on local sowing and the monsoon, so check current arrivals before planning purchases.
How Garlic Is Sold in Uttar Pradesh
Farm produce is sold through mandis run by the UP Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad (State Agricultural Produce Market Board), many linked to eNAM.
Other major markets in Uttar Pradesh
- AgraPotatoAboutExplore
- HapurWheat, grainsAboutExplore
- ShahjahanpurWheatAboutExplore
- FarrukhabadPotatoAboutExplore
- Malihabad, LucknowMangoAboutExplore
- SaharanpurMango, riceAboutExplore
State Agencies in Uttar Pradesh
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.
- UP Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi ParishadRegulated marketsAboutExplore
- UP Food and Civil Supplies DepartmentWheat and paddy procurementAboutExplore
- PCF (Pradeshik Cooperative Federation)ProcurementAboutExplore
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 Uttar Pradesh. 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 Uttar Pradesh
New varieties, crop advice and seed for garlic growers in Uttar Pradesh come from the state agricultural universities below and from the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in each district.
- Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and TechnologyKanpurAboutExplore
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and TechnologyMeerutAboutExplore
- Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and TechnologyAyodhyaAboutExplore
Garlic in Other States
Madhya Pradesh · Rajasthan · Gujarat · Punjab · Tamil Nadu · Himachal Pradesh
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