According
to the reported dated Feb. 5 of Nigeria Business
Daily: According to the statistical data of Nigeria Cashew Nut Association,
the cashew nut export of Nigeria was 160000 tons in 2016, the export volume was
USD 300 million, but 90% of them were exported in the form of raw materials.
The association director expressed that: The cashew nut raw material price in
the international market is USD 1200/t, and the processed cashew nut product price
is USD 12000/t. By this way, Nigeria will lose the added value of the processed
cashew nut with an amount of USD 1.4 billion. Accordingly, the industry
requests the government to support the development of cashew nut processing
industry to increase the export value.