Burkina Faso's exports of fresh and dried fruit and nuts, a customs category that includes cashew nuts and mangoes, fell 56.1% to 46.4bn FCFA (€70.7mn) in the second quarter of 2026 from a year earlier, statistics agency INSD said in its quarterly trade report. The category's volume index dropped 59.9% while its unit value index rose 9.6%, the agency said.
Analysis: Export volumes, rather than prices, accounted for the decline: the unit-value index rose while the quantity index fell by around 60%. The decrease occurred during the main cashew shipping season, but INSD groups cashew with other fruit and nuts. Its figures therefore cannot show whether the change reflects production, domestic processing or cross-border trading. Cotton exports moved in the opposite direction, rising 45.8% to 40.7bn FCFA (€62mn). Cashew exporters and lenders planning the 2027 season may need more detailed industry data. INSD's next quarterly report is expected around December.
Source: INSD, https://www.insd.bf/sites/default/files/2026-10/SCE_2T2026.pdf, Q2 2026 and Q2 2025 and H1 2026