Last update: December 2, 2024
SeGaBi Cashew Market Information
In Senegal
In Senegal, the cashew market is very calm with no sales reported this week. Stock depletion has been observed across production areas.
Cashew plantations are undergoing normal flowering. Farmers are actively engaging in pruning and cleaning plantations, adhering to Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs).
Regarding The Gambia
Actors in The Gambia’s cashew sector are actively preparing for the upcoming 2025 cashew campaign with a focus on key initiatives:
- Improved planting materials: Efforts to distribute and cultivate higher-quality cashew plants.
- New plantations and nurseries: Expansion of cashew-growing areas, supported by Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs).
The 2024 cashew campaign demonstrated positive outcomes with notable highlights:
- Farm Gate Prices: Average price: 60 GMD/kg or ($0.870 USD/kg).
- Warehouse Prices: Average price: 65 GMD/kg or ($0.94 USD/kg).
- Produce Quality: High-quality cashews with an average outturn of 50–54 lbs (for 185–200 nuts).
Source: LIFFT Cashew Field Staff (Trade Pronotion & CMA Team)
LIFFT Project: Cashew Market Price in West Africa & SeGaBi during November 2024
For Guinea Bissau
In Guinea-Bissau, the cashew sector is currently in the off-season, with activities concentrated at the producer and processor levels. Farmers are dedicating efforts to maintaining their cashew plantations, emphasizing good agricultural practices (GAP) to ensure the health and productivity of their trees. Key practices include:
- Setting fire belts to mitigate the risk of wildfires.
- Pruning promotes tree health and optimizes future yields.
During the previous season, Guinea-Bissau achieved an estimated production of 130,000 to 140,000 metric tons (MT) of raw cashew nuts (RCN).
Despite this impressive production volume, local processors faced significant obstacles in acquiring sufficient RCN due to:
- High Prices: Foreign buyers, often with greater financial resources, drove up RCN prices, making it difficult for local processors to compete.
- Lack of Capital: Limited access to financial resources restricted local processors’ ability to purchase RCN in adequate quantities.
Cooperatives provide information about how many tons of RCN is available in their storage. Please contact them directly using indicated phone numbers (WhatsApp).
Cooperative Name | Sales 2021 (T) | Sales 2022 (T) | Sales 2023 (T) | Plan Sales 2024 (T) | Region | Tel/WhatsApp | Number of producers | Contact person | |
818 | 991 | 4,809 | 7,125 | Cacheu, Guinea Bissau | +245 96 662 81 14 | cooperativabuwendena@gmail.com | 650 | Antonio Preira Batista | |
14,932 | 33,323 | 7,001 | 12,375 | Cacheu,Guinea Bissau | +245 95 595 32 00 | mango_augusto@hotmail.com | 3 200 | Augusto MANGO | |
N/A | 1,486 | 37 | 1,500 | OIO, Guinea Bissau | +245 95 6105789 | cjammansaba2014@gmail.com | N/A | Malam Cani | |
1,203 | 2,224 | N/A | 4,875 | OIO, Guinea Bissau | +245 95 5369697 | cooperativaopro2020@gmail.com | 3 000 | Fatumata Camara | |
468 | 938 | 3,227 | 4,125 | Cacheu, Guinea Bissau | +245 95 555 36 66 | quecuto-augusto@hotmail.com | 600 | Papa Camara | |
N/A | 7,411 | 11,360 | 9,000 | Cacheu, Guinea Bissau | +245 95 6022413 | agrobigeni@gmail.com | N/A | Baciro Mane | |
1,292 | 651 | 670 | 1,125 | OIO, Guinea Bissau | +245 95 656 51 77 | wakilare2020@gmail.com | 1 000 | Mamadou Silla | |
1,945 | 4,362 | 16,502 | 18,750 | Cacheu, Guinea Bissau | +245 96 642 77 00 | cooperativalampadadecampo@gmail.com | 1 100 | Indjai Dabo | |
2,974 | 11,953 | 8,520 | 6,375 | Biombo, Guinea Bissau | +245 95 558 56 49 | ndelugan@hotmail.com | 800 | Daniel Ndjanaya Nanque | |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 500 | OIO, Guinea Bissau | +245 95 5265340 | casma@gmail.com | N/A | Baba Sighate | |
N/A | N/A | 9,626 | 7,500 | Biombo, Guinea Bissau | +245 95 5434869 | coop-ca@gmail.com | N/A | Moises Ca | |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 500 | OIO, Guinea Bissau | +245 95 5823849 | buwongktchif@gmail.com | N/A | Zacarias Quade | |
N/A | N/A | 220 | 750 | Bafata Guinea Bissau | +245 95 570 26 60 | coopganadu@gmail.com | N/A | Braima BIAI | |
13 | 23,632 | 63,339 | 61,972 | 75,000 | 11 250 |
Cooperatives provide information about how many tons of RCN is available in their storage. Please contact them directly using indicated phone numbers (WhatsApp).
Cooperative Name | Sales 2021 (T) | Sales 2022 (T) | Sales 2023 (T) | Plan Sales 2024 (T) | Region | Tel/WhatsApp | Number of producers | Contact person | |
1,108 | 1,622 | 1,722 | 2,250 | West Cost, The Gambia | +220 777 76 20 | kogies5212@yahoo.com | 1 500 | Kojo Mendy | |
N/A | 13 | 564 | 1,000 | North Bank, The Gambia | +220 386 86 08 | musanjsarr@gmail.com | 1 200 | Musa Sarr | |
191 | 32 | 420 | 625 | North Bank, The Gambia | +220 524 46 54 | musanjie139@gmail.com | 366 | Musa Njie | |
76 | 59 | 180 | 625 | West Cost, The Gambia | +245 95 532 63 86 | fonibintangc@gmail.com | 650 | Zakaria Gaye | |
128 | 79 | 39 | 500 | West District, The Gambia | +220 376 70 73 | aboudemba5@yahoo.com | 624 | Abou Demba | |
5 | 1,503 | 1,805 | 2,925 | 5,000 | 4 340 |
Cooperative Name | Sales 2021 (T) | Sales 2022 (T) | Sales 2023 (T) | Plan Sales 2024 (T) | Region | Tel/WhatsApp | Number of producers | Contact person | |
1,311 | 3,179 | 4,679 | 5,000 | Goudomp, Senegal | +221 77 511 75 96 | fadegbagoudomp@gmail.com | 2 000 | Bacary Sonko | |
434 | 5,270 | 3,047 | 3,000 | Ziguinchor, Senegal | +221 77 410 11 59 | gieajac@gmail.com | 1 205 | Aliou Djiba | |
387 | 847 | N/A | 1,000 | Simbandi Balante, Senegal | +221 77 705 28 28 | nandomandina@yahoo.Fr | 1 155 | Valentin MANSALY | |
2,355 | 197 | 123 | 4,000 | Fatick, Senegal | +221 77 636 37 53 | amadoulaminecisse1960@gmail.com | 3 000 | Amadou Lamine Cisse | |
1,201 | 5,052 | 1,750 | 5,000 | Francounda, Senegal | +221 77 605 72 04 | laminecamara91@gmail.com | 1 000 | Younouss Mban Mansaly | |
775 | 261 | 128 | 1,000 | Kolda, Senegal | +221 78 198 65 38 | scoopcoumbacara@gmail.com | 630 | Youssouph Seydi | |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 500 | Ziguinchor, Senegal | +221 77 653 47 | bsdiatta@yahoo.fr | 356 | Tendouck | |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 500 | Sedhiou, Senegal | +221 792 71 26 | mc1560631@gmail.com | 145 | Manconomba | |
8 | 6,800 | 14,806 | 9,727 | 20,000 | 11 086 |
SeGaBi Cashew Farms Georeferenced
In Senegal, 2,238 farms have been mapped, 3,687 in Guinea-Bissau, and 1,800 in Gambia. The purpose of this project is to map the plantations of farmers who have been trained in organic certification. This information will speed up the organic certification process, leading to greater financial gains for processors, cooperatives and international export partners. It also provides an overview of the cashew fields of producers in partnership with SFL in the SeGaBi zone.
RCN collection information from 2020 to 2023 and collection forecasts in 2024
Sales 2020 (T) | Sales 2021 (T) | Sales 2022 (T) | Sales 2023 (T) | Plan Sales 2024 (T) | Number of producers | Percentage of RCN Collected in FY23 | |
Total | 10,320 | 31,935 | 79,950 | 74,624 | 100,000 | 26 676 | 93% |