date:Dec 19, 2013
(southern region) and an exporter, told Business Line that India has emerged as the single largest consumer of cashew kernels besides being the largest producer and importer of raw cashewnuts.
Processing units in the country convert raw cashewnut into cashew kernels. These kernels are graded as brokens and wholes. While the wholes are exported and consumed in domestic market, the brokens are used in various domestic food items.
For Indian traders, imported cashew kernels brokens in particula