Garlic is available all the year round, since it is cultivated in many countries and it has a great capacity of preservation, that enables it to be kept up to 8 months.

The following table contains the countries supplying garlic to the United Kingdom market, as well as the months of availability and the weight of the packages used. This product is available every month.

Origin	Months of availability in the United Kingdom	Weight of the packages
Argentina	December-May	10kg
Brazil	February-April	9kg
Chile	February-April	10kg
China	All the year round	5/10kg
Czech Republic	August	Various
Egypt	April-June	6/10kg
France	All the year round	5kg
Greece	June-July	Various
Hungary	September-June	Various
India	All the year round	5kg
Iran	June-November	Various
Iraq	May-December	9kg
Kenya	Sporadically	Various
Libya	May-December	9kg
Mexico	March-July	10kg
Morocco	June-December	10kg
Pakistan	According to the market demands	5kg
Panama	May-October	10kg
Peru	September-February	Various
Poland	August-December	10kg
Portugal	July-January	0,5/1/10/20/25kg
Singapore	July-October	9kg
Spain	All the year round	10kg
Taiwan	July-November	Various
Thailand	July-November	Various
Uganda	All the year round	Various
United Kingdom	August-January	10kg
The United States	June-December	10kg
Venezuela	January-August	5/10/20kg

Source: Fresh Produce Desk Book (1998)