Just learned 90% of China's garlic comes from one county in Shandong

I was watching a documentary on Chinese agriculture last night and my jaw dropped. Jinxiang County in Shandong province grows almost all the garlic the country uses. And I guess they export a ton to Europe too. I always thought garlic was just garlic but apparently there's a whole supply chain drama with it. Has anyone here been to that area or know why it's specifically that one county?

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sage_morgan7518h ago

Idk, I've read that other provinces grow plenty too, it's just that one county dominates the export market.

umabailey16h ago

Oh come on, that one county must be doing something right if they're the ones other countries actually want to buy from! Domestic production doesn't mean much if you can't compete on quality or price when it matters.

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