Jimsar County is the main producing area of white garlic in Xinjiang. White garlic in Jimsar County is also called Xinjiang white garlic. It is known as the four famous garlic in China, along with Shanghai Jiading Garlic, Jiangsu Taicang Garlic, and Shandong Garlic. China Garlic Price is reasonable and of high quality.
White garlic in Jimsar County is an export commodity developed in the 1970s. Since 1977, white garlic has opened up the international market and has been popular among people in Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Later, it entered the United States and other markets for export. The quantity has always ranked first in Xinjiang.
The white garlic planting area in Jimsar County is mainly in mountainous towns. The climate belongs to the inversion zone, with 2,800 hours of sunshine throughout the year, an effective accumulated temperature greater than 10°C of 2500-2800°C, annual average precipitation of 350mm, and a frost-free period of 145 days.
The white-skinned garlic in Jimsar County is big, thin, uniform, mellow and spicy, tight in texture, high in allicin, full of amino acids, durable in storage, easy to transport, and long-lasting flavor. Most of the garlic grown in the Mainland is autumn garlic, which is marketed earlier and has a short storage period. White garlic in Jimsar County is spring garlic. It starts to be marketed in September every year and can be stored until May of the following year.
In 2001, Jimsar’s garlic passed the autonomous region’s pollution-free agricultural product certification, and in 2004, the garlic production base passed the autonomous region’s pollution-free certification.