Table: AVERAGE PRICING TREND OF RAW CASHEW

NUT IN DIFFERENT STATES

Goa and
Year Kerala Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Tamilnadu Maharashtra
2018 158.87 148 144 150 164
2017 133.03 137.22 114.18 101.8 142.02
2016 99.68 112.69 100.35 80.68 129.81
2015 90 115 74.84 72.27 122
2014 61.32 78 74.2 63.89 87.08
2013 51.8 53 52.5 55.5 72.78
2012 59.59 60.5 58.5 60.5 76.67
2011 71 70.5 70 71 83
 Per quintal cost and returns from cashew processing units
(Figures in Rs)
Sr.No Items of cost Size of processing unit Size of processing unit

Small Medium Home Small Medium

Home Scale Scale(SMSU) Large Scale Scale(SMSU)
(HSU) (N=14) (LSU) (HSU) (N=14)
(N=26) (N=10) (N=26)
a. Raw nuts 7016 7165 7216 14368 15676
77.76 81.29 81.78 86.12 88.8
Processing Cost
529.2 349.44 441.29 798 640
1 Wages 5.86 3.96 5 4.78 3.63
65.75 102.35 101.9 72.32 112.58
2 Packing 0.73 1.16 1.15 0.43 0.64
181.5 98.15 80.65 199.65 107.96
3 Fuel Charges 2.01 1.11 0.91 1.2 0.61
101.06 120.86 102.65 116.21 138.98
4 Electricity Charges 1.12 1.37 1.16 0.7 0.79
3.8 3.89 2.05 3.8 3.89
5 Telephone charges 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02
6 Depreciation
a) Building 46.05 23.37 33.51 46.05 23.37
0.51 0.27 0.38 0.28 0.13
b) Machinery and 114.65 67.12 40.16 114.65 67.12
equipments 1.27 0.76 0.46 0.69 0.38
 units
Figures in Rs)
ing unit

Large
(LSU)
(N=10)
16324.2
90.08

598
3.3
112.09
0.62
88.71
0.49
118.04
0.65
2.05
0.01

33.51
0.18
40.16
0.22
Sr.No Problems
1 Non-availability of adequate working capital finance & high rate of interest
2 Non -availability of quality raw material and their prices were high

3 Govt. rules and regulations

4 Problem of raw cashew nut storage

5 Problem in marketing of cashew kernels

6 Non -availability of labour in time and adequately

 Area and Production of cashew 2017-18
State A (000 ha) P (000MT) APY (Kg/ha)
Kerala 92.813 88.18 962
Karnataka 129.065 89.447 672
Goa 58.25 34.259 561
Maharashtra 191.45 269.44 1378
Tamil Nadu 142.275 71.03 478
Andhra Pradesh 186.781 116.915 600
Odisha 193.988 98.585 513
West Bengal 11.36 12.96 1140
Jharkhand 14.83 6.13 393
Chhattisgarh 13.7 9.83 681
Gujarat 7.25 6.5 900
Pondichery 5 2.16 432
Assam 1.05 1.13 1028
Tripura 4.25 3.45 812
Meghalaya 8.58 6.12 686
Manipur 0.9 0.324 360
Nagaland 0.5 0.54 1080
Total 1062.042 817 753
 Table: Average pricing trend of raw cashew nut in different states
Year Kerala Karnataka Andra Pradesh Tamilnadu Goa and Maharashtra
1990 12.25 14.5 13 13.19 16.75
1995 25 26 25.5 27.5 32.3
2000 42 27 34.5 34.5 35.5
2005 37.88 35.2 38.1 47.75 45.2
2015 90 115 74.84 72.27 122
2016 99.68 112.69 100.35 80.68 129.81
2017 133.03 137.22 114.18 101.8 142.02

It is seen from the table that pricing trend, highest price for raw cashewnut in
Goa and Maharashtra. The price in all cashew market in India is increased 10 times in 1990 to 2018
 Marketing Channels followed and quantity sold through different channels
S.No Particulars Ratnagiri Sindhudurg

No of Cashew No of Cashew
growers followed Quantity growers followed Quantity
this channel Sold(Kg) this channel Sold(Kg)
27 52393.12 24 43712.36
1 Channel -I (45.00) (22.16) (40.00) (22.15)
12 46916.24 10 36956.57
2 Channel -II (20.00) (16.83) (16.67) (18.72)
33872.19
5 5 33174.37
3 Channel -III (8.33) (14.32) (8.33) (16.81)
54618.79
10 14 45215.42
4 Channel -IV (16.67) (23.09) (23.33) (22.91)
6 48732.08 7 38321.79
5 Channel -V (10.00) (20.60) (11.67) (19.41)
236532.41
60 60 197380.51
Total (100.00) (100.00) (100.00) (100.00)