Vietnam’s cashew nut imports rose 1.75 percent month-on-month to US$401.40 million in September 2025, according to preliminary data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Year-to-date imports totalled US$3.72 billion, reflecting continued high raw material demand for domestic processing and re-export.
Ivory Coast remained the dominant supplier at US$207.07 million, up 14.88 percent from September.
Ghana fell 50.05 percent to US$26.71 million, and Cambodia dropped 22.85 percent to US$26.65 million.
Nigeria also declined 43.40 percent to US$18.18 million.
Imports from Indonesia surged more than five-fold to US$2.93 million, though from a small base.
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Vietnam imports of cashew nut in September 2025, US$millions
| September | August | MoM | YTD | |
| Total | 401.40 | 394.49 | 1.75% | 3,723.52 |
| Other | 119.85 | 93.54 | 28.13% | 509.41 |
| Ivory Coast | 207.07 | 180.25 | 14.88% | 822.40 |
| Ghana | 26.71 | 53.47 | -50.05% | 302.24 |
| Cambodia | 26.65 | 34.55 | -22.85% | 1,447.39 |
| Nigeria | 18.18 | 32.12 | -43.40% | 368.23 |
| Indonesia | 2.93 | 0.47 | 523.80% | 29.20 |
| Tanzania | 0.00 | 0.08 | -100.00% | 244.65 |
Cashew nut exports
Vietnam’s cashew nut exports rose 3.91 percent in September 2025 to US$491.30 million, up from US$472.79 million in August, according to preliminary data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Total exports in the first nine months reached US$3.77 billion, continuing to reflect Vietnam’s global leadership in cashew processing and exports.
Listed cashew nut companies
Long An Food Processing Export Joint Stock Company
Long An Food Processing Export Joint Stock Company processes and exports cashew nuts, natural and roasted nuts under the Lafooco brand in Vietnam and sells to retail channels domestically and internationally.
LAF closed at VND 19,000 on Friday down 0.3 percent with 28,000 shares traded, worth VND 53 million.
Foreign ownership in LAF is currently capped at 50.0 percent, with current foreign ownership sitting at 2.5 percent.
The PAN Group Joint Stock Company
The PAN Group Joint Stock Company (HOSE: PAN) is an agribusiness and food-processing group in Vietnam that oversees cashew-processing operations through its subsidiaries and aims to develop a full value chain from raw cashews to value-added products.
PAN closed at VND 31,200 on Friday down 0.1 percent with 5,817,000 shares traded, worth VND 18,092 million.
Foreign ownership in PAN is currently capped at 49.0 percent, with current foreign ownership sitting at 20.9 percent.
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Vietnam’s cashew nut industry
Vietnam’s cashew nut industry is one of the world’s largest.
Production is concentrated in southern provinces, particularly Binh Phuoc, but domestic raw cashew output meets only a fraction of processor demand.
Vietnam imports large volumes of raw cashews from Africa—mainly Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria—for shelling, grading and re-export to markets such as the US, Europe and China.
The sector includes major processors like Lafooco (LAF) and members of the Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS), which drives quality, branding and market diversification efforts.
Government policy supports mechanisation, sustainability and value-added processing to maintain competitiveness in global supply chains.