Category: Weekly Cashew Report

Weekly Cashew Report: Week 45 2025

Benin Broad drying prevailed: northern and central hubs were near-zero with double-digit absolute deficits—Boukoumbé 0.12 mm vs 11.22 (−11.10 mm), Savalou 1.18 vs 14.29 (−13.11), Glazoué 1.56 vs 13.83 (−12.27). Southern Abomey/Bohicon also trended below LTA (−4.8 to −8.3 mm). This largely continues last week’s belt-wide dryness. Benin Weather Information – CropGPT Yield 2025 (harvest […]

Weekly Cashew Report: Week 44 2025

Benin Broad drying: northern hubs posted near-zero totals and double-digit absolute deficits (e.g., Kandi 0.0 mm vs 1.2 mm LTA; Boukoumbé 0.22 mm vs 15.16 mm), while the southern-central belt also ran below average (Abomey −15.36 mm; Bohicon −15.27 mm). Temperatures were near to slightly below LTA. Relative to last week’s south-led wetness, the signal […]

Weekly Cashew Report: Week 43 2025

Benin Weather: Southern-central belt turned wetter: Abomey 49.1 mm vs 30.8 mm (+18.3 mm, +59%) and Bohicon 39.3 mm vs 29.9 mm (+31%). Northern hubs were drier but mostly not materially so (e.g., Kandi −4.5 mm, Bembèrèkè −6.5 mm). Relative to last week’s north-led wetness, the signal shifted south. Benin Weather Information – CropGPT Yield […]

Weekly Cashew Report: Week 42 2025

Benin Weather: Northern/central hubs flipped wetter: Kandi 51.0 mm vs 17.0 mm LTA (+34 mm, +200%) and Bembèrèkè 52.4 mm vs 29.7 mm (+22.7 mm, +76%), while Boukoumbé ran below normal (36.5 mm vs 48.9 mm, −12.4 mm, −25%). Glazoué also trailed average at 43.5 mm vs 54.8 mm (−11.4 mm, −21%). Compared with last […]

Weekly Cashew Report: Week 41 2025

Benin Weather: Marked dryness persisted across the northern/central belt: Parakou logged 18.1 mm vs 55.7 mm LTA (−38 mm, −68%), with similar shortfalls in Natitingou (24.9 mm vs 57.3 mm, −57%) and Abomey (22.3 mm vs 43.3 mm, −48%).  This extends last week’s north–central deficits; unlike last week’s wetter Abomey, the south also ran notably […]

Weekly Cashew Report: Week 40 2025

Benin Weather: Northern/central belts were dry against average: Parakou logged 33.9 mm (−17.6 mm, −34% vs LTA), Bassila 35.1 mm (−12.9 mm, −27%), and Savalou 41.8 mm (−11.2 mm, −21%). By contrast, Abomey was wetter at 51.9 mm (+11.7 mm, +29%). Temperatures were near seasonal throughout. Benin Weather Information – CropGPT* Yield 2025 (harvest year): 430 […]

Weekly Cashew Report: Week 39 2025

Benin Weather: Cashew areas were markedly drier than average country-wide: northern centers such as Parakou, Kandi, Djougou and Natitingou recorded ~32–44 mm versus LTAs of ~54–67 mm (deficits ≥20 mm), while southern Savalou, Glazoué, Abomey and Bohicon had ~23–36 mm against ~47–58 mm norms. Temperatures were near seasonal. Cashews Weather Information – CropGPT* Yield 2025 […]

Weekly Cashew Report: Week 38 2025

Benin Weather: Rainfall was sharply below normal across nearly all producing regions. Northern and central districts such as Parakou, Djougou, and Natitingou collected just 19–62 mm, less than half of their LTAs of ~80 mm. Deficits were even more pronounced in the south, where Abomey, Bohicon, Savalou, and Glazoué received only 6–10 mm against norms […]

Weekly Cashew Report: Week 37 2025

Benin Weather: Rainfall was again well below normal across Benin, with most areas collecting only 25–50 mm compared with long-term norms of 70–80 mm; the deficit was most pronounced in the south, where Abomey and Bohicon received barely 10 mm against averages above 50 mm. Temperatures, meanwhile, trended warmer than usual: central and southern districts […]

Weekly Cashew Report: Week 36 2025

Benin Weather: Broad rainfall deficits across production zones, with Parakou, Kandi, and Natitingou receiving only 20–40 mm against seasonal LTAs of 65–85 mm. Southern districts (Bohicon, Abomey) also trended drier, leaving totals well below norms. Cashews Weather Information – CropGPT* Yield 2025 (harvest year): 430 kg/ha Forecast 2026: 412 kg/ha (no change from last week). […]