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vated as a mono crop in the Central hills and used mainly in the food industry, as a flavour, the driedfruit is the commodity of trade. The total extent of cardamom is 2,795 ha. The terpinal acetate level ishigher in Sri Lankan cardamom oil when compared to other origins. There are good prospects fororganic cardamom, production of which is expanding.Cardamom oil is produced by the steam distillation of the fruit of the plant.17!"#$"%&%''@,#-9+:#)!+,&*-'./)0-'A%/)!B#)0:$9')$0!!"#$"%&%'()*'Crop production: 57 mtOil exports: 1.5 mt!• !!!"#$%&!'($')$!#*!!!!!!+%,-%.#.!/0!123456%7!!• !!!"#$%&!+%,-%.#.7!!!!!!!8,#-9+:#)!/0!53.$!/)!1;