Christopher Ranch is one of the last #garlic producers in the United States. #inflation #markets

Christopher Ranch processes about 12 billion cloves of garlic a year, making it the biggest producer in the United States. Workers clean, peel, and pack all of it at this massive warehouse in Gilroy, California. The company is one of the last U.S. garlic producers. Most shut down when cheaper Chinese garlic began flooding the market in the 1990s. During this period, the U.S. garlic industry was losing an estimated $600 million to Chinese imports. Today, Christopher Ranch grows 15 million pounds of organic garlic, about 20% of its annual crop. We found that to be our best profit margin center. As inflation goes up, as the cost of labor goes up, as we have more scarcity for land and water, really pivoting towards organics and a more high-end heirloom program is going to be the path forward.