Kathmandu, Dec. 27 -- Nepal's large cardamom exports saw a 60 percent jump in the first five months of the current fiscal year due to a spike in the demand for-and value of-the commodity, traders said.

According to the Department of Customs, the country exported 2,622 tonnes of large cardamom worth Rs5.53 billion to India in the first five months of the current fiscal year ended mid-December compared to the same period last fiscal year.

With the rising demand for large cardamom in the past few years in West Asia and Gulf countries to prepare dishes like biryani and other meat items, Nepali farmers are getting good value for their produce.

"Currently, the bold quality is priced at Rs2,600 per kg, jumbo jet quality is being traded at Rs2...