Market Intelligence · official benchmark desk
Latest available World Bank source observations—not real-time prices or West African farm-gate offers.
CASHEW RCN · PHYSICAL MARKET
Ghana · sourced physical-market references
ATI publishes dated RCN offered-price ranges—not a fabricated live spot price. CFR is the formal Cost and Freight term; cashew reports often call it CNF. Every observation keeps its origin, destination, quality basis, period, source and limitation visible.
Ghana RCN · primary CFR range
$1,560–$1,580/t1–14 June 2026 · 46–48 lb · CFR India / Vietnam
Higher-grade trade indication
$1,650–$1,680/t4 May 2026 · 49–50 lb · Nigeria / Ghana
Official producer floor
₵12.00/kgTCDA minimum · 2025/26 crop season
USD conversion context
≈$1,058/mtATI calculation using 11.34 GHS/USD · open.er-api.com
DO NOT COMPARE AS A MARGIN
The TCDA producer floor and CFR offered-price ranges sit at different points in the value chain. ATI does not subtract them to claim an exporter margin: aggregation, quality, finance, levies, handling, freight, losses and contract terms are not represented by that subtraction.
OBSERVED ACA BULLETIN HISTORY
Low and high values are plotted exactly as reported. ATI does not turn the band into a synthetic spot price or fill missing periods.
| OBSERVED PERIOD | ORIGIN / OUTTURN | REPORTED CFR RANGE | SOURCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 13–14 · 23 March–3 April 2026 | Ghana · 46–48 lb | $1,600–$1,650/t | ACA PDF ↗ |
| Week 17–18 · 20–30 April 2026 | Ghana · 46–48 lb | $1,560–$1,580/t | ACA PDF ↗ |
| Week 19–20 · 4–15 May 2026 | Ghana · 46–48 lb | $1,560–$1,580/t | ACA PDF ↗ |
| Week 21–22 · 18–29 May 2026 | Ghana · 46–48 lb | $1,560–$1,580/t | ACA PDF ↗ |
| Week 23–24 · 1–14 June 2026 | Ghana · 46–48 lb | $1,560–$1,580/t | ACA PDF ↗ |
| Week 25–26 · 15–26 June 2026 | Ghana · 46–48 lb | $1,560–$1,580/t | ACA PDF ↗ |
Reviewed rows: Ghana, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire.
Ghana and Nigeria are published. The Côte d’Ivoire price text is malformed in the source table, so ATI withholds that row instead of inferring a correction.
Reviewed rows: Ghana, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire.
Reviewed rows: Ghana, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire.
Reviewed rows: Ghana, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire.
Reviewed rows: Ghana, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire.
Freshness: latest compatible observation ended 26 June 2026; source archive last reviewed 31 August 2026. Limit: ACA bulletin ranges are dated offered-price indications for the stated origin, outturn and CFR destination. They are not live quotes, completed trades, firm bids or a continuous benchmark series.
SOURCE RECORDS
African Cashew Alliance · Accessed 31 August 2026
Limit: Dated offered-price range reported by ACA. It is not a live quote, completed transaction, firm bid or universal Ghana price.
Mundus Agri · Accessed 31 August 2026
Limit: Secondary market reporting for scarce 49–50 lb material across Nigeria and Ghana. It must not be presented as the Ghana 46–48 lb ACA range.
Tree Crops Development Authority, Ghana · Accessed 31 August 2026
Limit: Government minimum producer price for Ghana. It is not a realised farm-gate transaction, international CFR benchmark, buyer offer or exporter contract price.
Cost and Freight to a named destination port. Cashew market reports often write CNF; ATI uses the formal Incoterms® abbreviation CFR.
QUALITY SENSITIVITY · INDICATIVE MODEL
Select a dated market observation or enter a real buyer offer. ATI then applies the published Fairtrade KOR and raw-nut-count sensitivity. The output remains a negotiation aid—not a live quote, valuation or contract price.
Raw nuts/kg describes in-shell RCN size. It is not W180: W180 is a processed-kernel grade measured as kernels per pound.
EVIDENCE COVERAGE
Country and processor claims require dated, direct supporting evidence.
No universal CFR quality tariff is published. Final adjustments require the buyer contract, broker schedule or inspection terms.
Secondary Market Reference Feeds
NOTE: Cashew RCN is not exchange-traded and no cashew price is inferred from these feeds. API Ninjas cocoa and coffee observations are secondary exchange-market context only.
Cocoa
$6,174
USD/tonne · ICE Futures
ICE NY front-month — 15 min delayed
Updated 21:00 UTC
Coffee (Arabica)
$295.35
USD/lb · ICE Futures
ICE C front-month — 15 min delayed
Updated 21:00 UTC
GHS / USD
11.34
GHS per USD · open.er-api.com
Mid-market rate · daily update
Updated 00:02 UTC
API Ninjas exchange context (when configured) · GHS/USD: open.er-api.com daily mid-market · Cached up to 4 hours · Never used as a cashew benchmark