In tough times due to Covid-19, cashew nuts bring relief to Cambodia

Cambodian Cashew nuts are typically harvested from early March to May. - The Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Oct 18 (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Despite Covid-19 (coronavirus) border restrictions, Cambodia exported more than 200,000 tonnes of cashew nuts to international markets in the first nine months of this year, up 20.51 per cent year-on-year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reported.

The Kingdom shipped cashew nut products to the Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, Hong Kong, French, South Korean, Turkish and Bangladeshi markets during the period, the ministry said.