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Tanzanian traders: Cashew nut price hike may lead to global shortage

Workers at a cashew nut factory in Mtwara, Tanzania. [Photo: Courtesy]

Tanzania’s plan to buy the country’s entire 2018 cashew nut crop could lead to a global shortage, with processors in Vietnam and India likely to be hit first, traders said.

Women work at a cashew nut warehouse in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. [Photo: Courtesy]

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