Chart of the week: the rise of the garlic-hoarders

The wholesale price of garlic in China, which accounts for more than 80% of the world’s exports, has risen since 2015 as heavy rains damaged crops. Garlic hoarders and speculators have propelled prices to multi-year highs.

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China's clampdown on equity trading has prompted speculators to bet on commodities instead, sayEmiko Terazono and Lucy Hornby in the FT. Take the bubble in the garlic market.

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