GUATEMALAN cardamom exporters have begun discounting their offers for mixed yellow quality (MYQ) material over recent weeks in an attempt to offload remaining stocks before the forthcoming 2004/05 harvest. Last week, some European traders quoted MYQ cardamoms at $2,200 a tonne cif main European ports compared with $2,400 a tonne a fortnight earlier. One London trader said that Guatemala's exports from the 2003/04 crop were not as strong as had been anticipated earlier in the season... Read More