The various products that are being traded in the international markets are as follows:

• Cashews Kernels, Vanilla, Cardamom, Timber, Cocoa, Maize, Almonds, Sesame seeds, Raw cashew, Dry coconut, Virgin coconut oil, Bitter Kola, Cassava tropical chips, Tiger nuts, Dried split ginger, Peanut kernels, Shea nuts, Charcoal, Soya, Macadamia nuts.

CASHEW KERNELS

Cashew nuts are imported from Western, Central, and Eastern African countries, processed in India, and then distributed locally or re-exported. Two types of cashew trading: import/export of raw cashew nuts and import/export of cashew kernels.

• **Standard level specifications for cashew kernels:**
• **Grades:** W – 180, W – 210, W – 240, W – 320, W – 450, Scorched wholes, Butts, splits, and pieces.
• **Internal inspection checks:** Count, Taste, Infestation, Clumping, Foreign bodies.
• **Pre-Shipment Inspection and Quality Control:** Done as per prescribed standards by drawing samples from finished products.
• **Packaging and standard weight:** Bulk cashews are packed in prime tins (11.34 kg/25lbs), vacuumed, filled with CO2, and sealed. Two tins of the same grade are packed per carton (approx. 50 lbs net weight).

Mudra Global is a prime supplier of raw cashew nut traders and cashew processors in India, and cashew kernels traders in the USA.

VANILLA

Cured Vanilla beans are premium agro commodities. Vanilla cultivation requires hand-pollination. Global Vanilla market projected to witness a CAGR of 3.9% (2020-2025) due to growing population and demand for flavored food.

• **Vanilla from different regions:** Madagascar (rich, creamy), Mexican (bold, dark, smokey), Indian (full, chocolate), Indonesian (mild, well balanced), Tahitian (floral, cherry-chocolate), Tonga (earthy, fig, raisin).
• Africa dominates global Vanilla trade due to labor resources.
• Mudra Global sources Vanilla from Madagascar, Indonesia, Canada, Papua New Guinea.

CARDAMOM

Known as 'Queen of Spices', widely used.

• **Cardamom Grading:** Based on color, size, bleached/unbleached, drying methods, clipping, extraneous matter, and origin.
• **Common Indian grades:** Bold, Extra bold, Super bold, Bulk, Small, Open split, Seeds, Fruit.
• **Common Guatemalan Grades:** Jumbo grades, Fancy green extra, Imperial best green, Fancy green, Imperial mixed green, Mixed green, Mixed green split, Yellow mixed, Mixed yellow quality, Seeds.
• **Standard export grades:** AGEB, AGB, AGS, AGS-1, AGS-2.

ALMONDS

Mudra Global supplies almonds from the USA, Spain, and Australia, with the majority from California, USA.

• **Almonds Variety:** In-shell and Shelled.
• **Processed Almonds (Sizing):** Blanched whole, Blanched sliced, Slices natural, Blanched Slivered, Diced Blanched.
• **Grading:** Extra No. 1, No. 1 Supreme, U.S. select Sheller Run (SSR), U.S. Standard Sheller Run.
• **Almonds purchasing considerations:** Variety, Size, Grade, In-shell.

MACADAMIA NUTS

Growing market due to healthy eating trends. Largest production areas: Australia, South Africa, Hawaii (USA). Mudra Global supplies best quality macadamia nuts in India.