Import status of cashew nut in Vietnam in the first half of 2020

According to the Department of Agricultural Product Processing and Market Development, the total volume and value of cashew import in the first six-month of 2020 was 602 thousand tons and 799 million USD, which decreased 15.3% in volume, and 22.3% in value compared to the same period in 2019. Cambodia, Tanzania, Cote D'Ivoire are three main markets supplying cashew nuts for Vietnam. In the first 5 months of 2020, cashew imported from the Tanzania market increased sharply with a 176-time increase over the same period in 2019. Meanwhile, the markets of Cambodia and Cote D'Ivoire showed a decrease in exports cashew nuts to Vietnam, which is 13.7% and 57.4% respectively.