The crop season in West Africa is from January to August.

The cashew nut harvest in Burkina Faso begins

in January and ends in June of the same year .

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In generally:

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1 - Out-turn / Yield
It is the quantity of almonds we can get after to have decorticated 80 kg of

raw cashew nuts.

The count is in pounds per 80kg.

?Out turn in nuts: 45-55?lbs./80kg.

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2-. Nut count
It is the number or raw cashew nuts per kg.
Nut count: 191 à 205.

3- Moisture / Humidity

Humidity: 5% to 10% max
For export 12% and less otherwise there are risks for the goods during the shipping

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4- Foreign matter
5% max

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5-?Defective
Lower than 10%.

Defective nuts: 5% max.

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6- Foreign matters:?5% max

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7- Rate of sprouting: less than 200 nuts/kg

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8- No residue of?organic phosphate pesticides

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9-Rate of acidity of the nutsno ?(KOH): less than 3 mg/

?Type of sack: gunny sacks Authorised weight of gunny sack: 80 Kg

Filling: sacks packed and placed in containers 16 MT per one TC 20' ?

200 sacs x 80 kg: 16 MT

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??A.?We select?our farmers?on the basis of?the quality of their?products and?the?conditions for?harvesting,

drying, respect for?nature and?working conditions.
Then?we?carry out regular?inspection?of our?produit.?This allows us?to ensure?that:?:
-?The product is dried?under optimal conditions;
-?The?product is?sorted?before being?packed in?jute bags?and above?arranged?in?the?truck?so as to

ensure?an optimal?ventilation?and?complete protection?of it.
- The product is?before?empilation?in warehouses?before being?loaded onto?trucks?controlled.

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B.?This?gives us?an excellent quality of?our?certified products.

C.?All warehouses?meet international?standards and are?fumigated?every month?before the product

is discharged?which makes it very?effective?fight?against?rodents.

?We have agents on the ground in Benin, in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Senegal during periods cashew crops that you will select cashews excellent qualities.