Firstly, at this stage, the main cashew producing countries such as: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Cambodia, etc. have not yet organized the collection, drying and preservation of cashews properly. The moisture content of seeds between lots or within the same lot when packing for export is too high, over 10% and uneven, which leads to very damaged seeds during storage, waiting for processing at factories. . In this regard, before VINACAS, Vinacontrol Company had a cooperation and training project for you. Up to now, the situation has improved, but in general, the quality of many shipments is still not up to the mark. Two is,When I went to many places, I saw that most of our small and medium-sized factories, the warehouse for raw materials is not secure, the way of loading goods in the warehouse is also problematic, such as: the trees are loaded too high, the trees are too big. , storing goods close to the warehouse, the warehouse is damp and not well-ventilated, etc. These problems are favorable conditions for insects and worms to destroy cashew kernels. Third, we know that cashews are oilseeds, cashew nut shell oil accounts for over 20% of the weight of the shell. As for the oil in the kernel, the starches in the cashew kernel are very high. Therefore, if we leave it for too long and store it incorrectly, the quality of the cashew kernel will certainly be severely affected. So how long should we store raw cashews (raw nuts)? In my opinion, up to 12 months from the date of collection, that's what I say, stored in the condition that the raw materials have a low humidity of less than 10%, the warehouse is well ventilated, not dilapidated, properly planted, periodically In fact, cashews , like other nuts, are harvested and put into production, processing, and consumption as early as possible, because cashew kernels belong to the group of consumer goods. use rapid rotation (FMCG). In fact, producing many batches of goods for more than 12 months, we found that the taste and color were greatly reduced, the percentage of damaged kernels and poor quality kernels increased significantly. It is important that the characteristic flavor of cashew nuts is severely affected, leading to many consequences for export processors. This problem seems normal, but in reality, it is not normal, so we are often subjective, buying old shipments to store for too long. Everyone take note!