India is the largest single producer of cashew nuts globally. Indian cashews are known to be the most sought after in terms of quality, volume and pricing. In India, the major cashew producing states include Maharashtra, Kerela, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Bengal among other states. Hence, these states are also the highest producers of cashew husk in India. Collectively, all states in India produce a total of 700,000 lakh tonnes of cashew raw cashew yearly contributing to 65% of global exports. From each cashew kernel are produced a few grams of cashew husk. Hence, the total quantum of cashew husk production in India yearly can only be imagined! Cashew husk is the powdery remnant of a cashew kernel that is obtained in the process
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