Cashew intake in India has rebounded, thanks to advanced company buying, higher enterprise surroundings and rise in marriages, functions and festivals in many upcountry consuming markets.
Demand will remain robust helped by means of affordable costs, he introduced.

Raw cashew nut (RCN) stock for Q1 processing is restrained, stated Sampat. If there’s an boom in demand, the world ought to see a hurry for early arrivals of 2021 crop that is predicted to hit the marketplace in March and RCN expenses will circulate higher, introduced Sampat.

Currently, RCN prices are ruling at $1,four hundred-1,500 in step with tonne. Kernel costs for W320, the main traded grade, is hovering inside the variety of $2.80-three.10 FOB Vietnam and $three.30-three.60 FOB India.

“If the Indian revival is continued and if the boom fashion in other markets continues, the arena expects a gradual upward push in kernel fees submit-harvest,” said Sampat.
Covid uncertainty

On the worldwide trend, he said that uncertainty has increased after the recent Covid-related traits in Europe. If things get worse, it may effect the 2021 African crop.

Pratap Nair, Managing Partner, Vijayalakshmi Cashew Company, stated that the beginning of the crop season in India might further increase the domestic marketplace. Because of decrease fees, consumption would be higher this year. The export demand turned into subdued remaining 12 months while West Asia persisted to be the most important importer of Indian cashew by overtaking the US.Vietnam could faucet distant places markets ruled by India because it did not close down cashew processing factories in the lockdown, he said.

Cashew Export Promotion Council figures display that shipments to america market throughout April to November 2020 turned into 1,460 tonnes worth ₹84.25 crore, even as to West Asian international locations at some point of the period changed into eleven,463 tonnes on a value of ₹661.Ninety three crore. The discern throughout the corresponding length final year to the USA become three,519 tonnes valued at ₹189.89 crore and for West Asia, it changed into 16,084 tonnes at ₹910 crore.