The Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association (PTNPA) recently returned from a milestone international trade visit, focused on meetings with leading cashew processors, influential governmental officials, and business leaders in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). The trip facilitated information exchanges with the Ivory Coast’s nascent cashew processing industry that provided context and understanding, and strengthened relationships within the global nut community.
Ivory Coast is a leading producer of cashew nuts with an estimated production of 1,225,935 tons in 2023. With support from the Ivory Coast government, the industry hopes to increase production by 50 percent by 2030. The Ivory Coast nut industry hopes to meet U.S. food safety standards to enable import into the U.S. market.