GUATEMALA recorded a good start to cardamom shipments over the first three months of this year, but European dealers have cautioned that it is too early to draw any firm conclusions from this. Official data shows that the South American country shipped a total of 8,103 tonnes to global destinations between January and March 2011, 46% up from the 5,547 tonnes sold overseas in the same period of 2010. Saudi Arabia remained the leading destination, taking 2,548 tonnes over the latest period, an increase of 36.3% from the volumes it acquired in the first quarter of 2010... Read More