Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to import 15,000 tonnes of cashew nuts in shell since the country's annual requirement of cashew nuts in shell has not been met due to the fact that the crops have not been harvested as expected in the last season.

Joining the Cabinet press conference held in Colombo today (06), Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Bandula Gunawardena said that the country's annual requirement of cashew nuts in shell is around 25,000 Metric Tonnes.

However, currently only 12,500 tonnes of cashew nuts can be procured locally and the cashew industry in the country is facing a very unfortunate situation as the crop has not been harvested as expected in the last season, according to the Minister. ...