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Cashew industry in Kerala expects lifting of curbs to help start processing

Most units will not take in fresh kernels and will only work on partially-processed stocks lying with them

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Gireesh Babu Chennai
The cashew industry in Kerala, controls about half the trade in the country, says even a partial relaxation may help it complete processing the stock that has been stuck at individual units due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Almost 2,000 individuals from the industry who visited African countries to purchase raw cashew prior to the lockdown announcement, are stuck there and the government should help them, said an industry organisation.

The industry may have lost around Rs 4,000 crore due to the Covid-19 lockdown across the country, said K Rajesh, president of the Cashew Industry Protection Council, Kerala. Around 8,000 tonnes out

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