Garlic, Ajo, Ail, Чеснок, Allium Sativum

Garlic is a native of Central Asia, domesticated well over 5000 years ago ( by 3000 BC it was already a staple in Egypt). Garlic was an obligatory part of the diet of the pyramid  builders, it along with onions gave them necessary strength  to thrive on otherwise poor diet. Around 1600 BC  this herb got into history officially since in that year  slaves did not get their garlic  and got themselves into a serious riot. Garlic was also mentioned in Iliad of Homer and the Old Testament. Now it's grown in 95 countries commercially. In 2009, humanity enjoyed its biggest crop of Garlic ever, 16 593 073 tons. That's enough  garlic to give each human a whopping 2.41kg of Garlic, yes even to babies and super-models. That's 6.5 grams of garlic a day, enough to stink 24/7/365. But I'm sure it would be totally worth it , considering incalculable health issues that Garlic helps to keep in check.
Still-- who is eating all my/our Garlic? I eat more garlic than anybody I know, and I know a lot of people, yet I doubt I eat 2.41 kg a year.
There are enough calories in Garlic  crop to provide 33.18 million people   with 2000 calories a day, or entire populations of Morocco and Fiji . There is enough protein for 58.1 million people.
Biggest producer of Garlic is China (77.3 % of the world production of 2009), biggest producer per capita is

Korea with 7.75 kg  in 2008  ( no surprise there). 1.76% of all arable land in Korea is occupied by Garlic production.
1 242 674 hectares of land (more than ever before) were used for Garlic production in 2009, a territory bigger than Falkland and Cook islands combined.
Best worldwide yields were 13488kg/ha in 2008. Worst (since 1961 )--5576.5 kg/ha (1961)
Best individual yield record belongs to Netherlands (1997) 50 000 kg/ha.
Prices of garlic varies from $500 to $3000 a ton and more. Retail prices in USA are about $3.5 per pound plus local sales tax.
World crop is about $12 billion worth.


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Production by country,                                                     2007,     2008,    2009

Albania	Garlic	6000		6660		7044
Algeria	Garlic	54583		55925		59932
Argentina	Garlic	140000	F	140000	F	140000	F
Armenia	Garlic	9058		9180		9261
Austria	Garlic	222		276		263
Azerbaijan	Garlic	23835		21545		22686
Bangladesh	Garlic	176710		144817			M
Belarus	Garlic	42035		41409		40237
Bhutan	Garlic	622		622	F		M
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Garlic	5177		5199		5334
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Garlic	6815		6922		6960
Brazil	Garlic	99002		91714		85323
Bulgaria	Garlic	1197		1153		1555
Canada	Garlic		M	515		684
Cape Verde	Garlic	75		75	F		M
Chile	Garlic	7000		7000	F	11915
China	Garlic	12064662	F	12575036	F	12825036	F
Colombia	Garlic	5333		3372		3348
Croatia	Garlic	5250	*	5100	*	5100	*
Cuba	Garlic	34832		34782		40213
Cyprus	Garlic	220	F	220	F		M
Czech Republic	Garlic	2038		1759		1590
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Garlic	95000	F	95000	F		M
Dominican Republic	Garlic	3190		2588			M
Ecuador	Garlic	1030	F	1030	F		M
Egypt	Garlic	234570		258608		174659
Estonia	Garlic	178		165		74
Ethiopia	Garlic	68303		103542		156048	*
Finland	Garlic	22		16		12
France	Garlic	20447		19500		21000	F
Greece	Garlic	10459		10700		11000	F
Guatemala	Garlic	5500	F	5500	F		M
Haiti	Garlic	1000		1000	F		M
Honduras	Garlic	120	F	120	F		M
Hungary	Garlic	5156		4685		4399
India	Garlic	645000	F	645000	F		M
Indonesia	Garlic	17313		10821		14338
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Garlic	30000	F	30000	F		M
Iraq	Garlic	55717		36179		12525
Israel	Garlic	10066		8101		8233
Italy	Garlic	28800		26958		28000	F
Japan	Garlic	19200		19700		20500	F
Jordan	Garlic	3100		346		746
Kazakhstan	Garlic	600	*	600	*	600	*
Kenya	Garlic	2000	F	2000	F		M
Kuwait	Garlic	400	F	400	F		M
Kyrgyzstan	Garlic	28542		29287		32024
Latvia	Garlic	828		145		66
Lebanon	Garlic	3300		3300	F		M
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Garlic	3800	*	3800	*	3800	F
Lithuania	Garlic	2728		2862		2916
Madagascar	Garlic	820	F	820	F		M
Malta	Garlic	438		552		659
Mauritius	Garlic	59		20		28
Mexico	Garlic	56999		50015			M
Montenegro	Garlic	523		523	F		M
Morocco	Garlic	14505		12570		13000	F
Myanmar	Garlic	147000	F	147000	F		M
Nepal	Garlic	30308		32317		34238
Netherlands	Garlic	10000		10000	F		M
New Zealand	Garlic	1550		1550	F		M
Niger	Garlic	8000		7982			M
Occupied Palestinian Territory	Garlic	2037		1389			M
Oman	Garlic	635		635	F		M
Pakistan	Garlic	62333		63799			M
Paraguay	Garlic	500		500	F	570	F
Peru	Garlic	80896		67597		57613
Philippines	Garlic	11285		11348		10451
Portugal	Garlic	1800		1800	F		M
Republic of Korea	Garlic	347546		375463			M
Republic of Moldova	Garlic	6135		9550		7800	*
Réunion	Garlic	600		600	F		M
Romania	Garlic	49948		72333		63245
Russian Federation	Garlic	249047		226670		227270
Serbia	Garlic	20756		20756	F		M
Slovakia	Garlic	2772		2129		2121
Slovenia	Garlic	254		301		307
Spain	Garlic	151674		142500		157700
Sudan	Garlic	36000		37800		25200
Switzerland	Garlic	9	F	27	F	9	F
Syrian Arab Republic	Garlic	29572		32400		28199
Tajikistan	Garlic	200	*	200	*		M
Thailand	Garlic	74711		85648		71433
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	Garlic	3754		4604		5803
Timor-Leste	Garlic	250	F	250	F		M
Tunisia	Garlic	7600		7000		7000	F
Turkey	Garlic	98195		104970		105363
Turkmenistan	Garlic	2000		2200	*		M
Ukraine	Garlic	131500		136800		150100
United Republic of Tanzania	Garlic	2000		2000	F		M
United States of America	Garlic	186150		194230		178760
Uruguay	Garlic	763		751		588
Uzbekistan	Garlic	40000	*	45000	*	49000	*
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	Garlic	12078		11991			M
Yemen	Garlic	8400		8400	F		M
Zimbabwe	Garlic	150	F	150	F		M
World + (Total)	Garlic	15872787	A	16410374	A	16593073	A

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