The ongoing strike at the Palasa cashew market in Srikakulam district, counted among the biggest in the region, has severely affected the lives of thousands of farmers and day workers. While the farmers are unable to sell their produce even at reduced prices, let alone getting remunerative prices, the workers are struggling to make their ends meet as the processing units remained shut and business operations came to a halt.
Various reasons such as plummeting of rates, competition from imported cashew and an unprecedented bumper yield are being cited for the unusual strike by the owners of cashew processing units and traders in the market.
