Cashew from Andhra Pradesh
Palasa in Srikakulam district is the engine room of India's domestic cashew sweets industry. While Kerala exports W320 to the world, Palasa ships SW and W320 to the sweet shops, gift box makers, and confectioners that supply 1.4 billion Indians.
Specialties
SW (scorched wholes), W320 for domestic sweets market
Harvest
Feb–May
Key cluster
Palasa, Srikakulam district
Palasa — the sweet shop's supplier
Palasa (Andhra Pradesh's coastal Srikakulam district) became a cashew processing hub in the mid-20th century, leveraging both local RCN production and imported nut from Odisha and Karnataka. Today the Palasa cluster supplies a substantial portion of India's domestic sweet-manufacturing demand — particularly the kaju-katli and kaju-barfi makers concentrated in Hyderabad, Vijayawada, and Visakhapatnam.
Why source from Andhra Pradesh
- Domestic-market specialty — if you're supplying Indian sweet manufacturers or gift box makers, Palasa is the centre of gravity
- SW grade leadership — the highest concentration of SW processing in India
- Competitive pricing — lower export pressure means lower domestic-market FOB prices
- Visakhapatnam Port — for export-oriented buyers, direct port access