Rain damages 3,000 tonnes raw cashew
Mangalore: While the cashew processors are concerned over the continued summer rainfall, as it is likely to affect the prospects of the already harvested crop, the scientific community feels that this untimely rainfall will help in getting better yield for growers. Many of the cashew-growing centres in Karnataka have been seeing summer rainfall for the past one week to 10 days. The Karnataka Cashew Manufacturers' Association (KCMA) said that nearly 2,500-3,000 tonnes of raw cashew nuts have been damaged in various harvesting and post-harvesting stages due to rainfall in Karnataka and Kerala. The loads which are to be harvested have been heavily affected, and the process of drying of harvested crop is also affected.
Growers will not be in a position to harvest the crop due to water logging in cashew plantations. The ripened cashew that falls on ground will absorb moisture damaging the crop. The rainfall will help inflorescence of plants, as it will provide much-needed moisture for inflorescence for development of cashew nuts. If moisture was not there, developing cashew nuts would have fallen. Flower and nut fall will come down because of moisture.
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