Piyush Goyal assures garlic traders to look into alleged illegal imports issue

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has assured garlic traders that their concerns over illegal Chinese garlic imports will be investigated. Traders highlighted the impact of these imports on the market and alleged that garlic was being routed via Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq. Garlic imports to India stood at USD 7 million during April-October, mainly from Afghanistan and other countries.