Karnataka’s cashew exports halved over 4 years

Importing poor quality cashew seeds has caused a decline in our exports. Vishwak started a cashew export business in January 2016. He runs Sree Krishna Prasad cashews in Udupi, Karnataka, which imports raw cashew seeds from Zimbabwe. The declining quality of the seeds has led to a decrease in the amount of cashew he used […]

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Nobody won but exporters enjoy spoils of war

Russia and Ukraine’s war caused a global wheat crisis which encouraged India to export more rice and wheat. There has been a rise in exports of rice and wheat from India due to the ongoing Russia- Ukraine conflict, say experts.Exporters fear the popularity of rice-based products like broken- rice could be  only temporary. Aashutosh Agrawal, […]

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Declining silk exports, trade deficit increases

While textile minister Smriti Irani said that the total raw silk production had increased in 2018 as compared to 2017, the trade deficit for silk goods has increased in 2019. Yashasvini Razdan India is the second largest producer of silk and silk goods, yet the silk industry in India is experiencing a trade deficit with […]

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