Cashew Nuts: Authorities prohibit commercialization before expected season in Mozambique

The Almond Institute of Mozambique (IAM) stated that under the new regulation, the sale of cashew nuts throughout the national territory is prohibited, before the official start date of the 2024-25 agricultural marketing campaign, highlighting that the measure aims to allow increasing quantity and improving product quality. The entity, cited by the newspaper Notícias, highlighted that the reference price for purchasing cashew nuts from the producer has already been approved by the Government, stressing that they will cost 45 meticais per kilo in the next campaign to be launched soon. “The reference price will be updated whenever there is a significant fluctuation in the international market. In this context, commercial and industrial associations must collaborate with local and community administrative authorities in publicizing and complying with marketing procedures”, he maintained. The IAM also made it known that the prices to be charged by interested parties, at a secondary ...