US$ 3.52 billion earned from cashew exports
Thursday, January 18,2018AsemconnectVietnam - Vietnam earned US$ 3.52 billion from exports of 353,268 tons of cashew nuts in 2017, increased by 1.9 per cent in quantity and 23.8 per cent in value compared with 2016, showed the preliminary statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.
The U.S was leading the list of the country’s cashew export markets last year with 120,761 tons worth of $ 1.22 billion, accounted for 34 per cent of the total cashew exports, increased by 2.8 per cent in quantity and 25.7 per cent in value compared with 2016.
Meanwhile, the country’s exports of cashew nuts to the Netherlands reached 52,767 tons worth of $ 541.81 million, up by 13.7 per cent in quantity and 41.6 per cent in value.
Last year, the country’s exports of cashew nuts to Belgium increased sharply by 142 per cent in quantity and 203 per cent in value to 2,662 tons worth of $ 28.45 million. Meanwhile, the exports to France, India and Spain increased by 53 per cent; 61 per cent and 48 per cent, respectively year – on – year.
However, the country’s exports of cashew nuts to Pakistan fell by 70 per cent in quantity and 63 per cent in value; and the exports to Greece fell by 45 per cent in quantity and 33 per cent in value compared with the previous year.
Vietnam’s cashew exports in 2017 -Unit: US$ - source: the General Department of Customs
Market
|
2017
|
2017 vs. 2016 (%)
|
||
Quantity (ton)
|
Value (US$)
|
Quantity
|
Value
|
|
Total
|
353,268
|
3,516,805,207
|
1.89
|
23.77
|
The U.S
|
120,761
|
1,219,398,078
|
2.83
|
25.74
|
The Netherlands
|
52,767
|
541,811,946
|
13.7
|
41.62
|
China
|
48,064
|
469,380,047
|
-7.16
|
11.19
|
Britain
|
15,642
|
149,471,660
|
4.97
|
25.79
|
Australia
|
13,381
|
133,239,121
|
-8.97
|
10.27
|
Germany
|
10,564
|
109,023,084
|
-14.85
|
5.43
|
Canada
|
10,187
|
105,408,556
|
-2.41
|
18.01
|
Thailand
|
8,406
|
84,917,370
|
11.53
|
38.39
|
Russia
|
5,586
|
55,225,365
|
32.68
|
59.6
|
Israel
|
4,334
|
46,660,245
|
-7.29
|
15.73
|
India
|
5,556
|
46,000,619
|
37.87
|
60.82
|
Italy
|
5,474
|
40,841,894
|
-6.86
|
8
|
France
|
3,695
|
40,773,951
|
19.54
|
52.98
|
Spain
|
2,781
|
29,408,295
|
22.03
|
48.36
|
The U.A.E
|
3,529
|
29,059,643
|
-4.57
|
7.9
|
New Zealand
|
2,968
|
28,692,338
|
13.33
|
36.29
|
Belgium
|
2,662
|
28,451,545
|
142
|
202.99
|
Japan
|
2,928
|
28,305,294
|
-8.1
|
7.96
|
Taiwan
|
2,138
|
22,741,025
|
-5.98
|
12.57
|
Hong Kong
|
1,785
|
20,749,993
|
-16.71
|
0.22
|
Norway
|
1,048
|
10,832,528
|
4.7
|
31.56
|
The Philippines
|
1,175
|
9,627,689
|
1.82
|
18.15
|
Singapore
|
835
|
8,404,876
|
-25.78
|
-10.51
|
South Africa
|
827
|
8,032,469
|
-31.37
|
-19.11
|
Greece
|
453
|
4,712,607
|
-44.82
|
-32.98
|
Pakistan
|
383
|
4,013,915
|
-69.84
|
-62.65
|
Ukraine
|
366
|
3,450,728
|
26.64
|
50.18
|
Source: VITIC
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