Jamaica produced 837,000 tonnes of sorrel last year.
This was a decline of 27% compared with a 1.2 million tonnes produced in 2023.
It was also below the annual average production rate of a million tonnes.
Hurricane Melissa, however, wiped out 90% of this year's crop, and as a result, the price of the precious commodity skyrocketed from $250 to $300 per pound, to now $800 per pound.
The Peter McConnell-led Trade Winds has, however, stockpiled the precious commodity in anticipation of the increased demand and in order to make sure that it has adequate supplies to a meated spike in demand.
Mr. McConnell says the company has been buying and stockpiling sorrel since the beginning of this year, because it is a best-seller during the month of December.
Meanwhile, John Mahfood, Managing Director of Jamaican Teas, says his company has been forced to import sorrel because of the low production and damage done by Hurricane Melissa.
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