Mark Thorson wrote:
> Prices of garlic in China are skyrocketing.
>
> http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worl.../02/2003479382
>
> I remember when Chinese garlic first hit the market here.
> For $0.99 you could buy something like a stock with
> several perfect heads of garlic in it. I imagine that
> must have been devastating to U.S. producers. Now,
> we may face a situation like the Mexican corn farmers.
> NAFTA made it possible for cheap U.S. corn to put the
> Mexican corn farmers out of business, then ethanol sent
> corn prices through the roof.

I gather it is easy enough to grow one's own--although it may be a
bit late in the year to start it. Anyone?

--
Jean B.