Cashew trees grow best in sandy soils in a tropical climate. They need an average daily temperature of around 25C, with no danger of this falling below 10C. The trees – which are beautiful, with their large leaves, pink flowers and rosy red fruit – need a bit of water, but can cope with a level of drought. They grow quickly and easily, even in soils in which other fruit trees fail. Cashew nuts themselves are really quite odd: they grow outside of the fruit and are technically

According to the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) in the early months of 2018, due to the high price of imported cashew nuts (an average of $ 2,100 / ton), the price of cashew nuts has fallen sharply. To accept a deposit to cancel the import contract signed with foreign partners. As a result, about 500,000 tons of raw cashew nuts are on the way to Vietnam or are located in bonded warehouses not being transported home. This caused 30% of businesses to temporarily shut down

The Almond Board of California released the June 2018 position report. Position Report June 2018

Despite concerns earlier in the year about freezing weather during almond bloom, careful management by California farmers and newer orchards coming into production have resulted in a record-breaking crop according to the 2018 Almond Objective Measurement Report. This confirms earlier predictions from the 2018 Almond Subjective Forecast released in May. Published today by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service – Pacific Regi