date:Aug 12, 2016
delayed the Vietnamese crop in March. Exports from Africa were also delayed after the stronger-than-normal Harmattan winds from the Sahara hit the crop in west Africa.
The adverse weather has decreased both quality and quantity from these origins, says Corrina Hutchings, analyst at commodities data company Mintec.
Production for 2016 could fall about 4 per cent to 708,000 tonnes, according to early estimates by the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council.
The delays and poor yields meant t