<p></p><p>Nguyen Thai Hoc, Chairman of the Vietnam Cashew Association, said at a recent conference held in Ho Chi Minh City that the association was going to limit the number of cashew exporters. </p> <p>He says that, over the last two years he has received numerous complaints regarding the quality of cashews. He said some firms do not even have processing plants. They merely collected cashew nuts from small processes, disregarding quality standards, and ship the products as such, giving the cashew industry a bad name. </p><p>In 2011 296 companies were involved in the export of cashews from the country. Hoc said that, from now on, firms have to meet standards in processing, food safety, storage and quality to become a cashew nut exporter.<br></p><p></p>