The Sambo Prei Kuk Cashew Nut Association said 8,000 tonnes of cashews were harvested this season, with the price hovering between $1.5 to $2 per kilogram for fresh cashew nuts, and $15 per kilo for processed cashews.
Oum Uon, president of the association in Kampong Thom province, told Khmer Times the harvest season for the commodity began in early March and ran until the end of May. The highest yields were recorded between mid-March and mid-April, he said.
“Cashew nut yields increased slightly this year in Kampong Thom compared to 2017. We have so far collected about 85 percent of the harvest.”
He said semi-processed cashew nuts were exported to Vietnam, China and Japan.
Kong Pheach, director of the Agro-industry Department, told Khmer Times that this year cashews are fetching a higher price in the market, adding that plantations of the commodity have also expanded.
“Demand continues to rise”, he said, explaining that more plantations are popping up around the country to meet it.
He said the provinces of Kampong Thom, Ratanakkiri and Mondulkiri had the highest yields in the country.
