Mangaluru and coastal Karnataka have processed cashews for a century. Factories import raw nuts from Africa and buy locally, then shell, peel and grade kernels for export and the domestic market, with much of the work done by women workers on piece rates.
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Processing
Raw nut purchaseOrigin, out-turn test, nut count and price
Steaming and shellingWhole and broken recovery
Drying and peelingFurther breakage
GradingBy size and colour into standard grades
PackingTins or flexi-pouches with nitrogen flushing
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Out-turn
Profit depends on the kernel obtained from each bag of raw nuts and the share that stays whole. Recording this by lot and origin guides the next purchase.
Raw nuts are bought on a sample test. The factory out-turn tells you whether the sample told the truth.
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Labour and by-products
Piece-rate wagesAttendance and statutory benefitsShell oilHusk and rejects
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AI
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Cost
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