The increase in export value was mainly due to an increase registered in the price of cardamom on the international market over the past year, as it increased from $6.42 per kilo in 2016 to $10.27 per kilo in 2017, which represents growth of 60%, which coincides with the increase in the amount sold abroad.

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Jorge Mario del Cid, president of the Cardamomo Committee at the Guatemalan Association of Exporters, told Dca.gob.gt that " ... the 2016-2017 harvest ended on September 30 with 29,700 tons sold, which meant a 30% increase compared to the revenues generated between 2015 and 2016. "

The representative of the union added that "... 'Guatemala provides more than 60% of the volume of cardamom sold in the world. This production is generated by 350 thousand families. ' " 

See statistics from Banco de Guatemala (in Spanish).

Source: Diario de Centro América

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