Quality Raw Cashew Nuts for sale .

FOB Price 250 - 500 USD / MT

MOQ	25 MT
Port	Durban Port of South Africa
Packaging	As per client request
Lead Time	5-21 days

Product Details

Quality standards for raw whole cashew nuts (Anacardium occidentale)

The crop season in West Africa is from February-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
Nota :
- It is necessary to balance this information with the out-turn
- In Asia 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%


	quality		Classified according to grades / with or without basing on number of kernel per kg.

	First quality		W210, W240, W320, W450, WB, WS, LWP, SWP

	Second quality		LBW210, LBW240, LBW320, LBW, SW210, SW2440, SW320, SW, SB, SS, LP, SP

	Third quality		DW320, DW350, DW

	Fourth quality		DW2, DW3DW2, DW3

	Fifth quality		SW2, SSW2, SW3, DW, DWTW3, DW, DWT

	Sixth quality		CS, SK, SK2, TPN, TPN2, TPB, DW4CS, SK, SK2, TPN, TPN2, TPB, DW4