10% growth of almond cashew imports in Europe and the United States in 2015

Almond cashew imports from Europe and the United States increased by 10% each in 2015 compared to 2014, observed N'Kalô. In both markets, Vietnam strengthens its leading supplier position, representing 67 and 70% of imports. This is followed by India (between 18 and 22%) and Brazil (between 3.5 and 4%).

Africa accounts for only 5.4% of US imports in 2015, down from 2014 (6.2%) and 5.7% of those in the European Union, a slight increase from 2014 ( 5.7%).

In the US market, the first African exporters are by far the Ivory Coast (3433 tons in 2015) with a volume almost stable compared to 2014 and Mozambique (2369 tons) increase (34%). In terms of progress, Togo takes the cake with a rise of 96% in volumes, followed by Kenya (+ 39%) while Burkina Faso is a laggard with a fucking 98%, preceded by Ghana (-43%). Overall, exports from West Africa are down nearly 15% to 5,188 tons while that of Eastern Africa grew by 22%.

On the EU market, the main African suppliers are Tanzania (2017 tons) rose sharply (+ 69%) and Côte d'Ivoire (3887 tons), quasi-stable. The Benin (+ 165%), Madagascar (+ 107%) and Guinea (+ 97%) are the countries that have most developed their volume while Ghana (-54%) and Mozambique (29%) have the largest declines. Regionally, West African exports increased slightly (+ 6.2%) to 3868 tons and Eastern Africa increased significantly (+ 34%) to 2 620 tons in 2015.

Almond cashew imports in 2014 and 2015 (in tons)

	United States		European Union
	Import in 2014	Import in 2015	Import in 2014	Import in 2015
Benin	614	552	116	306
Burkina Faso	533	9	737	764
Ivory Coast	3322	3433	1931	1981
Ghana	1145	653	485	222
Guinea	89		33	65
Nigeria	207	220	244	435
Togo	164	321	96	95
West Africa Total	6074	5188	3642	3868
Kenya	172	238
Madagascar			48	98
Mozambique	1770	2369	720	514
Tanzania	618	523	1193	2017
Total East Africa	2560	3130	1961	2629
TOTAL	138115	152587	103170	113790

Source: Source : N'Kalô(http://www.commodafrica.com/22-02-2016-croissance-de-10-des-importations-damande-de-cajou-en-europe-et-aux-etats-unis-en-2015)