[caption id="attachment_873" align="alignleft" width="359" caption="Botswana diamonds $233.6M in April"]<a href="http://blog.biggstock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Botswana-diamonds-233.6M-in-April_biggstock.jpg"><img src="http://blog.biggstock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Botswana-diamonds-233.6M-in-April_biggstock.jpg" alt="" title="Botswana-diamonds-$233.6M-in-April_biggstock" width="359" height="185" class="size-full wp-image-873" /></a>[/caption]Botswana exported $233.6 million worth of diamonds in April, according to the latest figures released by the Bank of Botswana. In the first four months of 2010, the country exported $710.4 million in diamonds.

Botswana mainly exports rough diamonds, however, as part of a beneficiation agreement with De Beers, there are now a number of polishing facilities in the country that manufacture locally mined goods. The export figures include exports of polished diamonds.

In the first quarter of 2010 Botswana exported $476.9 million worth of diamonds, 101.2 percent more than in the first quarter of 2009, but 48.4 percent less than in the first quarter of 2008

REF: <a href="http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?SID=&id=34106" target="_blank" >Botswana Diamond Exports $233.6M in April</a>