Are skyrocketing garlic prices leaving the strong smell of rising inflation and economic stagnation in the air?
A farmer lays out garlic sacks to dry on the ground near a railway track in Zhongmu county, Henan province. Photo: Xinhua
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Across The Border by Laura He
Are skyrocketing garlic prices leaving the strong smell of rising inflation and economic stagnation in the air?
By the end of October, the wholesale price for the herb has jumped 70 per cent this year to reach 12.5 yuan per kilogram, the highest on record
Updated: Monday, 7 Nov, 2016 10:19pm
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A farmer lays out garlic sacks to dry on the ground near a railway track in Zhongmu county, Henan province. Photo: Xinhua
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