From a small agricultural sector, with an insignificant contribution to economic growth and the wellbeing of people, the cashew sector has developed into a huge industry in cashew producing countries in Africa, contributing significantly to household income and economic growth in these countries.
With an estimated annual production of 2.1...
Cashew Industry News
The latest news from the African cashew industry.
18 Feb, 2022
15 Feb, 2022
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has, for the first time, been selected to host this year’s edition of the African Cashew Alliance (ACA) Annual Cashew Conference in September.
This was revealed by the President of the ACA, Mr Babatola Faseru, at the Annual National Cashew Flag-off ceremony held...
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15 Feb, 2022
La Zone Industrielle de Glo-Djigbé (GDIZ) au Bénin, fruit d’une joint-venture entre Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (IIP) et le Bénin, annonce l’investissement de la société HRD Industries, filiale de HRD Group, pour un montant de...
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15 Feb, 2022
La croissance économique de la Guinée Bissau devrait s’accélérer en 2021 pour atteindre 3,8 % contre 1,5% en 2020, estime le Fonds monétaire international (FMI), lors de sa revue Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) fin janvier. Pour 2002, le...
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15 Feb, 2022
Native to north-eastern Brazil and introduced to India and parts of Africa by Portuguese traders in the 14th century, cashew is today grown in about 30 countries worldwide, including 14 African countries. Cote d ’Ivoire, Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, Guinea, Guinea Bussie, Senegal, Gambia, Togo...
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4 Feb, 2022
he Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture has announced the minimum producer price for raw cashew nuts (RCN) in the Bono regional town of Wench.
Yaw Frimpong Addo called...
4 Feb, 2022
The total crop for the 2020/2021 season is estimated at 3.8 million metric tons, and the 2021/22 crop, is expected to be very similar to the previous season. The difference is about a 2% reduction in the crop size, primarily on account of the lower estimated crops in West Africa (down 6% from 2020/21) and in Vietnam (down 11%), which are being compensated, to some extent, with a good crop in...
read moreThe 2022 cashew season opens on 4 February in Côte d'Ivoire with a price left at EUR 0.46 EXW per kg
In Côte d'Ivoire, it is announced in the Council of Ministers that the 2022 raw cashew nut marketing campaign will open on 4 February. The mandatory minimum purchase price to producers for well-dried and well-sorted cashew nuts containing no foreign matter is set at EUR 0.46 per kg, a price unchanged compared to the 2021 campaign. The price has been lowered by 33% compared to the EUR 0.61 EXW...
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3 Feb, 2022
According to the China Customs Agency, the country's cashew imports surged significantly in 2021. Cashew imports into China hit USD 175 million in November 2021, up 23.8 per cent year on year.
China has increased its imports of Vietnamese cashews in recent years. From January to November of last year, cashews imported from Vietnam to China totalled USD 156 million, an increase of...
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