▁triple d . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁average ▁price ▁was ▁US ▁$ 3 , 1 1 5 ▁per ▁t onne ▁with ▁some ▁vari eties ▁s elling ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁$ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁t onne . ▁This ▁comp ares ▁with ▁whe at ▁prices ▁of ▁about ▁US ▁$ 3 4 0 ▁per ▁t onne , ▁making ▁whe at ▁about ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁qu ino a . ▁The ▁resulting ▁effect ▁on ▁traditional ▁production ▁regions ▁in ▁Peru ▁and ▁Boliv ia ▁also ▁influenced ▁new ▁commercial ▁qu ino a ▁production ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁qu ino a ▁was ▁being ▁cultiv ated ▁in ▁some ▁ 7 0 ▁countries . ▁ ▁Effect s ▁on ▁grow ers ▁of ▁rising ▁demand ▁ ▁R ising ▁qu ino a ▁prices ▁over ▁the ▁period ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁may ▁have ▁reduced ▁afford ability ▁of ▁traditional ▁consum ers ▁to ▁consume ▁qu ino a . ▁However , ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁study ▁using ▁Peru ' s ▁En cu esta ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Hog ares ▁found ▁that ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 1 3 ▁rising ▁qu ino a ▁prices ▁led ▁to ▁net ▁economic ▁benefits ▁for ▁produ cers , ▁and ▁other ▁comment ary ▁has ▁suggested ▁similar ▁conclus ions , ▁including ▁for ▁women ▁specifically . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁as ▁qu ino a ▁produ cers ▁rise ▁above ▁subs istence