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The Cashew tree (Anacardium Occidentale) is a tropical evergreen native to the Americas but is now widely cultivated in Asia and Africa. Cashew in its natural form is a soft, white, meaty kernel contained within the hard shells of kidney shaped, raw cashew nuts. Cashew is consumed all over the world as a snack or used as a food ingredient.

The Countries Producing Cashew Nuts (in alphabetical order): Benin, Brazil, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Vietnam, Togo, Ghana, Senegal, Madagascar, Burkina faso.

Global Scenario & World Raw Cashew Nut (RCN) Availability - Cashew production takes place mainly in the Central and South American Zone, Asia and Oceanic Zone and African Zones. The major exporters are India, Vietnam and Brazil.

India is the third largest consumer of cashew nuts in the world. Tanzania and Guinea-Bissau are the largest producers of cashew nuts in Africa, each accounting for 8% of the world's production.

The crop season in West Africa is from March to June.

There is not a general standard for cashew nuts but some parameters can establish the quality of the cashew and the appreciation on the market

1 - Out-turn / Yield : It is the quantity of almonds we can get after to have decorticated 80 kg of raw cashew nuts. The count is in pounds per 80kg.
A good out turn is from 43 to 48 lbs
An excellent out turn is from 48 to 55 lbs

2- Nut count : It is the number or raw cashew nuts per kg

170           -  Excellent
180-190    - Very good
190-200    - Good
200-210    - Middle
210-220    - Low middle
230            - Limit acceptable lower: poor

Note :
- It is necessary to balance this information with the out-turn
- In West Africa most of the raw cashew nuts, depending the year, have a nut count from 190 to 210.

3- Moisture / Humidity : For export 12% and less otherwise there are risks for the goods during the shipping

4- Foreign matter : 5% max

5- Defective : Lower than 10%

    Packing :    Well sun dried nuts are packed In 80 kg / 90kg bags
17/MT in 20ft dry container

    Payment Terms :     Transaction on  Raw Cashew Nut business  is done both on FOB as well as on CNF basis.
Terms of payment :    

• Letter of Credit : 100% Confirmed LC at Sight  or 98% / 2% Confirmed LC at Sight.
• Performance Guarantee Bond:  We provide 2% PGB after contract signed favouring the Buyer to enable him to open the LC. The LC to activate the PGB.
• High Sea Sales : At Times we do the deal on High Sea Sales during peak seasons.
• CAD terms : We does CAD on CNF terms for known Importers, after verifying their past performance with us. Documents will be exchanged Bank to Bank.