India flags off its Cashew Nut shipment to global markets

India flags off its Cashew Nut shipment to global markets

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Development Authority (APEDA), an organization under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, has flagged off its Cashew Nut shipment to Bangladesh, Qatar, Malaysia and the USA to mark National Cashew Day. Bangladesh will be receiving it’s first-ever shipment of Cashew Nuts all the way from Odisha. After Côte […]The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Development Authority (APEDA), an organization under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, has flagged off its Cashew Nut shipment to Bangladesh, Qatar, Malaysia and the USA to mark National Cashew Day.

Bangladesh will be receiving it’s first-ever shipment of Cashew Nuts all the way from Odisha. After Côte d’Ivoire, India is the second largest producer and exporter of Cashew Nuts with a share of more than 15 percent, followed by Vietnam in the world’s cashew export.

India’s top export destinations are the UAE, the Netherlands, Japan, and Saudi Arabia. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are the major Cashew producing states in India. India primarily exports Cashew Kernels with small quantities of Cashew Nut Shell Liquid and Cardanol.

With the UAE and the Netherlands remaining as the top export destinations for Indian Cashew Nuts, APEDA is working towards exploring