True cinnamon against its imitation
The imitation out-earned the original
Who earned more in a year: Sri Lanka from true cinnamon, or Vietnam from cassia?
The cheap substitute. The imitation out-earned the original. [8, 9]
"In 2025 Sri Lanka earned $247 million from it." [7] Introduction
"Vietnam earned $280 million selling cassia, which is the coarse red bark sold as cinnamon in most of the world." [7, 8] Introduction
"It grows along a strip of the south-western coast and almost nowhere else on earth, and Sri Lanka produces somewhere between 80 and 90% of the world's supply." [6] Introduction
The book gives these as 2025 figures.
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