Garlic prices could rise from coronavirus in china, a global distributor

China is responsible for distributing nearly 80 percent of garlic worldwide.

Retail prices are at their highest levels in nearly two years when it comes to garlic.

Earlier this month, a sleeve of it cost an average of $1.42, up 29 percent from last year.

In comparison, prices for other agricultural commodities, like soybeans and cotton, have dropped because of expectations of lower Chinese demand.

China is responsible for producing and distributing nearly 80 percent of garlic globally, in the United States more than two-thirds of garlic imported to the U.S. is from China.