Major Producers of Raw Nuts: India, Brazil, Vietnam, West Africa and East Africa
The Countries Producing Cashew Nuts (in alphabetical order): Benin, Brazil, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Vietnam, Togo, Ghana, Senegal, Madagascar, Burkina faso
Global Scenario & World Raw Cashew Nut (RCN) Availability - Cashew production takes place mainly in the Central and South American Zone, Asia and Oceanic Zone and African Zones. The major exporters are India, Vietnam and Brazil.
India is the third largest consumer of cashew nuts in the world. Tanzania and Guinea-Bissau are the largest producers of cashew nuts in Africa, each accounting for 8% of the world's production.