DGFT enhances minimum import price for whole, broken cashew

13 Jun 2019 Evaluate

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has enhanced the minimum import price for whole and broken cashew. With this, inbound shipments of cashew has become costlier. The import price for broken cashew was increased to Rs 680 per Kg from Rs 288 per kg. Similarly for whole cashew, it was enhanced to Rs 720 per kg from Rs 400 per kg earlier. Below these prices, imports of the commodity is prohibited.

The country produces around 3.5 lakh tonne of cashew kernels. The production and import of raw cashew is around 8 lakh tonne and 9 lakh tonne, respectively. India exported 84,352 tonne of cashew kernels in 2017-18 as against 82,302 tonne during previous year. In value terms, exports went up almost 18% to $911 million in 2017-18.

The country exports to about 80 countries, including the US, UAE, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Japan, Belgium, Korea, Spain, France, UK, Kuwait, Singapore, Qatar, Greece, Italy, Iran and Canada. Indian cashew kernels are well accepted and preferred world over for its quality, taste, tradition and commitment to supply, compared to other origins.

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