Cashew nut

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Despite the difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s cashew exports in the first half of the year increased by 16 percent in volume year-on-year and 1 percent in value to 232,000 tonnes and nearly 1.53 billion USD, according to the Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS). The US, EU and China had been the biggest markets. Exports to the US increased by nearly 10 percent in terms of value and accounted for 32 percent of the total. Exports to China fell by nearly 44 percent and accounted for 8 percent. Average prices were 14 percent down. According to experts, due to falling prices, some customers sought to renegotiate them and also demanded more in terms of quality and traceability. This year too domestic prices were higher than export prices at some certain times, causing difficulties for businesses, they said. Exports remained good in the first half, but the rest of the year is a big question since cashew is not an essential or … [Read more...] about Cashew nut exports up 1 percent in H1

The association explained that the negative impacts of the pandemic led to frequent delays in the time needed to transport the commodity from Western Africa to Vietnam. Moreover, the demand for cashew imports of local firms remained lower than in previous years, thus sending cashew imports down. … [Read more...] about Vinacas targets cashew exports of US$3.2 billion

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