Seems like Vietnamese nuts are being appreciated the world over. 2

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Vietnam Exports US$;430 MLN Worth Of Cashew Nuts

HANOI, Jan 7 Asia Pulse - Vietnam expected to make US$430 million in exporting more than 105,000 tonnes of cashew nuts last year, the Ministry of Trade (MoT) reported.

Those numbers increased by 23 per cent in volume and 52 per cent in value over the previous year, the ministry said.
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The high price of Vietnam's export cashews was responsible for the growth, as well as the high global demand for the nuts. The average export price in 2004 surged by $500-600 per tonne to $4,100. It now stands at $4,600-4,700, the association said.

Apart from traditional markets such as the US and China, the sector has stretched its outlets to Australia, the Netherlands, the UK, Canada, Russia and Western European countries.

Cashew exports to the US were estimated to have reached their largest value ever last year, at $180 million, an increase of 76.7 per cent over the previous year, the ministry said. The cashew export value to China was expected to increase to $64.5 million.

The acreage of cashew crop has been expanded to more than 350,000ha with an average yield of 1.1 tonnes per hectare. Cashew growers in southern Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc provinces have been particularly successful with a yield of 1.5-2.5 tonnes per hectare.

The Vietnam Cashew Association members believed that the State should pay more attention to cashews in order to make it one of Vietnam's strategic items for export.

They asserted that Vietnamese cashew nuts enjoy a competitive advantage in the world market in terms of output volume and pricing.

Vietnam now is the second largest cashew nut exporter in the world after India. The MoT estimated that the sector will earn a turnover of $470 million this year.

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are cashew nuts asian? I didn`t know..I always eat that when I`m at my grandparents` house

vietnamese nuts taste great!!!! hmmm somehow that doesnt sound right

Can't wait to get a mouth full of them tasty Viet nuts...

Do you like Chinese nuts at all?

What?
I didn`t really understand the question

It's ok Veronique, I too love Viet nuts. Very salty.

She dodged the question when I asked her about Chinese nuts. I guess she only like Vietnamese nuts. Do you think it's the saltiness or some other flavor?

I don't know. I haven't tasted Chinese nuts yet.

You guys are a bunch of sickos talking about salty Vietnamese nuts, Chinese nuts to a girl. You should all be ashamed of yourselves. LOL

I`m sure I like chinese nuts too, not sure what the difference is though

Hey, wait! what kind of nuts are we talking about?

from what i heard, the vietnamese nuts are better than chinese nuts in terms of tastes and hygiene

And sizes too, muahaha.

LOL...you are bad

LOL.

lol..omg
So, where do I get the best nuts?

You all have corrupted minds.

I personally like the Planters brand of nuts.

the salt sticks to the nuts better if they are fryed in oil first

heheh..salt sticks..I always lick of the salt before I have them..

I've never tried these Vietnamese nuts.

*smiles*.. you sound so cute and innocent... they're corrupting you..

anyway... back to the real topic.. yeah.. I pretty much like cashews, but I don't think it matter's about where they came from, because the flavoring are usually added in factories.. *smiles*.. plus I think I enjoy chestnuts more..

"*smiles*.. you sound so cute and innocent... "
It takes one to know one

Hahah, wow...

^do you like salt sticks devilish?

Yeh. Delicious.

I can lick of the salt of your salt stick too devilish..

(No..I did not just say that...lol.. )

:jawdrop:

Wow devilish... looks like Veronique88 thinks you're hot LOL

You are kinda cute hehehe

Don't listen to these Viets. The best nuts are in China.

hehe..
I like both vietnamese and chinese nuts..very salty

Never been a nuteater myself. Okay that just sounded wrong 2

everyone here has corrupted minds..

china, japan, korean combined no match for the strong thais, and they are the best fighters in the world, and cashew nuts are okay/////

No contest really,

well have you tried hmong nuts??

^Who are you askin?
if you`re askin me..no, I haven`t..are they good?

Reeeaaal mature, guys...

uh huh , best fighters in the world

I crave for some nuts right now.

When I read the title, I expected a totally different article. I thought the article would be about Vietnamese "nuts", as in crazy people. I am so disapointed.