On 17 August, white quinoa traded at 1500 Bolivianos per quintal (US$4.82 per kg) and red quinoa at 1600, equivalent to US$5.14 per kg. Black quinoa is traded for 900 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.89). This is the lowest price for black quinoa in 2014. The highest price this year has been recorded on 11 January when one kg of black quinoa was traded for US$4.36.
The price of white quinoa has been stable at this somewhat more reasonable level of 1500 Bolivianos per quintal or US$4.82 per kg for the past four weeks. This is US$1.74 below the price on 1 February (US$ 6.56), when white quinoa reached the highest price this year. >>read more
