Six companies have expressed interest in establishing cashew processing plants in Cambodia so nuts can be purchased directly from farmers and agricultural communities then turned into finished products for export. In 2025, Cambodia exported approximately 98% of its raw cashew nuts abroad.
The plans were shared during a February 22 Business-to-Business (B2B) forum, staged by the Cashew Nut Association of Cambodia (CAC), at the Polytechnic Institute of Kampong Thom.
The forum was attended by farmers, agricultural community members, buyers and financial institutions, with the goal of strengthening Cambodia’s cashew value chain. Representatives from the Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB), AMK Microfinance Institution (AMK), Wing Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training also participated.
CAC president Uon Silot told The Post on February 23 that this was not the first time the association had organised such a forum. In 2025, three were held. Their objective is to reduce the outflow of raw cashew nuts to neighbouring Vietnam and to maintain stable domestic prices. Through previous B2B forums, several companies have signed contracts to purchase raw cashew nuts directly from farmers and communities.
“The CAC continues to seek practical solutions for both farmers and buyers to help them reach mutually beneficial agreements,” he said.
According to Silot, six companies have shown interest in purchasing raw cashew nuts from farmers and agricultural communities. They include CSNC Agriculture Co., Ltd, Khmer Agro Cashew Co., Ltd, Harvest Centre (Cambodia) Co., Ltd, Mirarth Agritec Co., Ltd, Pinex Agro Co., Ltd and Giant Cashew Enterprise.
The CAC reported that in 2025, Cambodia harvested 1,020,757 tonnes of raw cashews. Of them, 1,000,757 tonnes were exported to Vietnam, valued at 1.5 billion dollars (a 27% increase over 2024).
According to the CAC, these efforts have contributed to maintaining raw cashew nut prices at an acceptable level over the past two years.
To promote the production potential of Cambodia’s cashew sector, the association hosted a delegation from the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) at its headquarters in Kampong Thom province on February 10. The meeting aimed to reaffirm the strong bilateral cooperation in the growing raw cashew trade between the two countries.
As of early 2025, Cambodia had 52 cashew processing enterprises, including six medium-sized factories (with production capacities ranging from 7,000 tons to 140,000 tonnes per year). The remaining 48 enterprises are small family-scale operations that do not operate year-round, according to Silot.
