NUTS & DRIED FRUITS
INTRODUCTIONWORLDPRODUCTION PRODUCTIONSUPPLYALMONDS AND VALUE CONSUMPTIONAMAZONIACASHEWS (BRAZIL)HAZELNUTS TRENDSMACADAMIAS NUTS PECANSPINE NUTSPISTACHIOSWALNUTSPEANUTSDATESDRIED APRICOTSDRIED CRANBERRIESDRIED FIGSDRIED GRAPESPRUNESINC STATISTICS RESOURCES 05 06 09 13 14 18 22 26 30 34 38 42 46 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the national and regional Acknowledgements organizations that have provided the INC with statistics as well as the members of the INC Statistics Committee. We would not have been able to complete this book without their support.
Aegean Exporters Association China Chamber of Commerce for Imports and Exports of Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal By-products Almond Board of Australia Global Cashew Council Almond Board of California Global Macadamia Council Australian Cashew Association Greek Nuts & Fruits Trade Association Australian Macadamia Society Hazelnut Processors and Exporters Association of Georgia Australian Nut Industry Council Iran Dried Fruits Exporters Association Australian Pistachio Growers Association Iran Pistachio Association Brazilian Association of Nuts and Dried Fruits Macadamias South Africa (SAMAC) California Prune Board National Table of Spanish Nut Production Organizations California Fig Advisory Board Nut Processors Association of Kenya California Walnut Board and Commission Tree Nut Growers Association of Malawi Chile Prunes Association Ukrainian Walnut Association Chilean Walnut Commission Vietnam Macadamia Association Chilenut INTRODUCTION
he International Nut and Dried Fruit Council Foundation (INC), founded in 1983, is the • Consumption: estimated for the twenty leading consuming countries from 2013 to 2017 as the international source for information on Nuts and Dried Fruits for Health, Nutrition, Statistics, Food apparent availability annually, which may generate discrepancies with the real consumption per TSafety, Government Standards and Regulations regarding Trade Barriers and Agricultural Quality capita. The consumption survey is presented in: Standards. - Estimated total metric tons consumed between 2013 and 2017. The INC mission is to stimulate and facilitate sustainable growth in the global Nut and Dried Fruit Industry, - Consumption per capita in kilograms per year: total volume consumed throughout the providing new opportunities for increasing global consumption of almonds, Amazonia (Brazil) nuts, total population of the country (according to the Population data from United Nations, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts, peanuts, dates, dried apricots, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2017). dried figs, prunes, sweetened dried cranberries, raisins, sultanas and currants. - Estimated consumption per capita in kilograms per year: total volume consumed by the estimated percentage of population that is considered regular consumer of the specific This statistical yearbook provides an overview of worldwide latest statistics on nuts and dried fruits nut or dried fruit. production, trade and consumption. The statistical data have been gathered from different information sources, countries and formats. The present collection of statistics will enable the industry, Government Data sources: INC Database, DESA/UNSD United Nations Comtrade Database, European Commission officials, non-profit organizations and stakeholders to analyze nut and dried fruit production, trade and Trade Helpdesk (Comext), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division), consumption trends. U.S. Department of Agriculture and the World Bank.
Statistics are classified by product, in turn each product is classified by:
• Production: total metric tons produced from 2008/2009 to 2018/2019, top producing countries in 2018/2019 and five-year average share. • Exports: total metric tons exported, and eventually re-exported from transit countries from 2007 to 2017, top exporting countries and five-year average share. • Imports: total metric tons imported by the twenty largest importers between 2007 and 2017.
- Some countries are identified as transit points or processors,e.g. , the Netherlands and Germany are big re-exporters to the rest of Europe and Vietnam and India are important processing countries of raw cashew nuts.
STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 2018/2019 5 WORLD PRODUCTION
WORLD TREE NUT PRODUCTION (Metric Tons) Kernel basis, except pistachios in-shell
4 500 000 300 000
4 000 000 4 449 767
458 875 250 000 43 851 000 43 154 000 4 225 309 4 500 000 4 215 515 45 000 000 40 827 000 40 148 000
3 500 000 17 555 38 892 000 37 477 000 37 170 000 3 775 259 4 000 000 40 000 000 35 796 300 34 247 000 3 589 746 771 494 34 000 33 548 000 3 449 223
200 000 3 374 755 3 000 000 30 757 000 3 266 480
3 500 000 3 162 592 35 000 000 3 021 606 2 500 000 59 307 2 846 705 30 000 000 829 190 3 000 000 150 000 2 000 000 2 500 000 25 000 000
2 000 000 20 000 000 1 500 000 880 820 100 000 1 500 000 15 000 000 140 202 1 000 000 50 000 1 000 000 10 000 000 500 000 1 258 324 500 000 5 000 000
0 0 0 0
2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19
A W C P H P M P N B N USA T C I C I I O W T C I N USA I A O W T
In the 2018/2019 season, world tree nut production reached ca. 4.5 million metric tons, which • Walnuts: 38,546 MT/year represents an overall increment of 47% from 10 years ago on account of all the tree nuts enlarged • Cashews: 35,360 MT/year crops. When compared against the prior 10-year average, the biggest crop rises in 2018/19 were • Pecans: 6,753 MT/year registered for macadamias (57%), pistachios (43%), walnuts (37%) and cashews (32%). • Macadamias: 3,052 MT/year
Analyzing the production trends over the last decade, almond was the most produced tree nut Hazelnut, Brazil nut and pine nut production remained fairly stable over the same period. In 2018/19, worldwide. With an average growth rate of 40,950 metric tons annually, the 2018/19 crop added Brazil nut production returned to average levels, after overcoming the exceptionally short prior crop. up to ca. 1.3 million MT. Production of walnuts, cashews, pecans and macadamias also presented a significant linear growing trend over the prior 10 years (R2>0.8). The average growth rates (2008/09-2018/19) were as follows:
6 INC INTERNATIONAL NUT AND DRIED FRUIT COUNCIL WORLD TREE NUT PRODUCTION (Metric Tons) WORLD PEANUT PRODUCTION (Metric Tons) Kernel basis, except pistachios in-shell In-shell basis
4 500 000 300 000
4 000 000 4 449 767
458 875 250 000 43 851 000 43 154 000 4 225 309 4 500 000 4 215 515 45 000 000 40 827 000 40 148 000
3 500 000 17 555 38 892 000 37 477 000 37 170 000 3 775 259 4 000 000 40 000 000 35 796 300 34 247 000 3 589 746 771 494 34 000 33 548 000 3 449 223
200 000 3 374 755 3 000 000 30 757 000 3 266 480
3 500 000 3 162 592 35 000 000 3 021 606 2 500 000 59 307 2 846 705 30 000 000 829 190 3 000 000 150 000 2 000 000 2 500 000 25 000 000
2 000 000 20 000 000 1 500 000 880 820 100 000 1 500 000 15 000 000 140 202 1 000 000 50 000 1 000 000 10 000 000 500 000 1 258 324 500 000 5 000 000
0 0 0 0
2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19
A W C P H P M P N B N USA T C I C I I O W T C I N USA I A O W T
The USA leads the world tree nut production. In 2018/2019, it accounted for 41% of the world share, being Over the prior 10 years, China continued to be the major world peanut almonds, pistachios and walnuts the main produced crops (55%; 25% and 15% of the country share, respectively). producing country, accounting for 41% of the world production in In turn, Turkey accounted for the following 12% of the global tree nut production. Hazelnuts and pistachios were 2018/2019. After India, which produced the following 13% of the world Turkish top crops (53% and 43% of the country share, respectively). The following 20% was produced by China share, Nigeria, the USA, Indonesia and Argentina were the major producing (8%), India (5%), Cote d’Ivoire (4%) and Iran (3%). Walnuts represented 95% of Chinese tree nut production and countries with the following shares: Nigeria 9%; USA 7%; Indonesia and cashews accounted for 94% and 100% of India and Cote d’Ivoire shares, respectively. In Iran the most produced Argentina 3% each. 2018/19 global peanut crop was below the levels tree nuts were pistachios (41%), walnuts (38%) and almonds (12%). reached the previous 5 years, mostly due to unfavorable weather conditions in the main producing regions. However, the overall production trend (2008/09-2018/19) remains positive, with an estimate average growth rate of 992,067 metric tons/year.
STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 2018/2019 7 WORLD DRIED FRUIT PRODUCTION (Metric Tons)
3 500 000 3 500 000 2 250 000 2 250 000 3 125 821 3 041 540
3 000 000 135 900 3 000 000 2 916 725 2 000 000 2 875 323 2 000 000 2 778 323 214 314 2 711 337 2 604 257 186 800 1 750 000 1 750 000 2 500 000 2 500 000 2 403 419 2 256 304 2 246 739 197 207 2 220 039 1 500 000 1 500 000 2 000 000 2 000 000 1 250 000 1 250 000 1 110 000 1 500 000 1 500 000 1 000 000 1 000 000
750 000 750 000 1 000 000 1 000 000 500 000 500 000 1 281 600 500 000 500 000 250 000 250 000
0 0 0 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19
D G T D P D A D C D F USA T I S A C O W T H GNI M GNI L GNI H GNI M GNI L GNI S 2012 13 G N I per capita G N I per capita
World production of dried fruits in the 2018/2019 season amounted As a major producer of raisins, prunes and dried cranberries and reaching a total production of to over 3.1 million metric tons, which represents an increment of 30% ca. 522,000 metric tons, the USA was the top dried fruit producer during 2018/2019 season compared to the 2012/13 and a rise of 11% over the prior 5-year (17% of the world production). Turkey and Iran accounted for 14% and 13% of the world share, average. Over the previous 10 years and up to the 2018/19 season, respectively. Turkey is the world’s number one supplier of Sultana raisins, dried apricots and dried dried grapes continued to be the most produced dried fruit worldwide, figs, and Iran is among the major producers of table dates and Sultana raisins. Following, Saudi accounting for 41% of the world share. In turn, table dates represented Arabia continued to be the top table dates producing country in 2018/19, amounting to 7% of the the following 36%. Prunes, dried apricots, sweetened dried cranberries world share. Whereas China stood out as a major raisin producer as its 2018/19 crop increased and dried figs accounted for the remaining 23%. The highest increment 31% from 2017/18 to 170,000 MT. in production was observed for table dates, which production rose by 44%compared to the prior 10-year average.
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WORLD TREE NUT PRODUCTION BY GNI*(Metric Tons) WORLD TREE NUT ESTIMATED CONSUMPTION BY GNI*(Metric Tons) Kernel basis, except pistachios in-shell Kernel basis, except pistachios in-shell
3 500 000 3 500 000 2 250 000 2 250 000 3 125 821 3 041 540
3 000 000 135 900 3 000 000 2 916 725 2 000 000 2 875 323 2 000 000 2 778 323 214 314 2 711 337 2 604 257 186 800 1 750 000 1 750 000 2 500 000 2 500 000 2 403 419 2 256 304 2 246 739 197 207 2 220 039 1 500 000 1 500 000 2 000 000 2 000 000 1 250 000 1 250 000 1 110 000 1 500 000 1 500 000 1 000 000 1 000 000
750 000 750 000 1 000 000 1 000 000 500 000 500 000 1 281 600 500 000 500 000 250 000 250 000
0 0 0 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19
D G T D P D A D C D F USA T I S A C O W T H GNI M GNI L GNI H GNI M GNI L GNI S 2012 13 G N I per capita G N I per capita
To this analysis, producing and consuming countries were classified according to their gross Over the 2008/2009-2018/2019 period, tree nuts were produced mainly by high and middle- national income (GNI) per capita, using the World Bank Atlas method as follows: income economies. Tree nut production was significantly increased in all three types of economies, • High-Income Economies: GNI per capita of $12,746 or more (Australia, Chile, although at a higher pace in high and middle-income economies (higher slope of the linear trend Europe, USA…) line). Similarly, tree nut consumption kept increasing in the three income groups over the prior • Middle-Income Economies: (includes both Lower-Middle-Income Economies 10 years. However, in relative terms the rise was highest in the low-income economies, where and Upper-Middle-Income Economies): GNI per capita from $1,046 to $12,746 consumption was increased from around 34,000 MT in 2007 to over 220,000 in 2017. Whereas (China, Cote d’Ivoire, India, South Africa…) the fastest growth rate was observed for middle-GNI countries. • Low-Income Economies: GNI per capita of $1,045 or less (Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Zimbabwe…)
STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 2018/2019 9 DISTRIBUTION OF THE TREE NUT CONSUMPTION IN 2015 BY HIGH- INCOME ECONOMIES DISTRIBUTION OF THE TREE NUT CONSUMPTION IN 2015 BY MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES WORLD TREE NUT ESTIMATED CONSUMPTION WORLD TREE NUT ESTIMATED CONSUMPTION IN HIGH-INCOME ECONOMIES (2017) IN MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES (2017)
ALMONDS WALNUTS 39% 29% Almonds were the most consumed tree nut in high-income BRAZIL NUTS <1% economies during 2017, followed by cashews (17% of the PINE NUTS PISTACHIOS world share) and walnuts (14%), being the USA and Europe BRAZIL NUTS 1% 1% 22% the top consumers. In middle income economies, walnuts PINE NUTS MACADAMIAS CASHEWS topped the consumption ranking in 2017, accounting for 1% 17% 1% MACADAMIAS PECANS 29% of the world estimated consumption of tree nuts. 1% 2% PECANS After pistachios, with 22% of the world share, almonds and 4% HAZELNUTS cashews followed with similar shares. China, India and Turkey 5% ALMONDS HAZELNUTS WALNUTS 20% were the top consumers in this category. 14% CASHEWS 11% 20% PISTACHIOS 12%
WORLD PEANUT PRODUCTION METRIC TONS ESTIMATED WORLD PEANUT CONSUMPTION METRIC TONS
WORLD PEANUT PRODUCTION BY GNI* (Metric Tons) ESTIMATED WORLD PEANUT CONSUMPTION BY GNI* In-shell basis (Metric Tons)
Over the last decade, peanuts were mainly produced in middle 40 000 000 40 000 000 GNI countries. Middle income economies accounted for 92% of 35 000 000 35 000 000 the world production in 2018/2019. Besides, production in these 30 000 000 30 000 000 countries grew at a significant steady pace throughout this period, 25 000 000 25 000 000 while it remained within the same levels in high GNI producers. 20 000 000 20 000 000 Likewise, 2017 peanut consumption was concentrated in middle- 15 000 000 15 000 000 income economies, accounting for 91% of the world share in 10 000 000 10 000 000 2017, being China the leading consumer. 5 000 000 5 000 000
0 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19 *Gross National Income per capita M GNI H GNI L GNI
*Gross National Income per capita M GNI H GNI
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WORLD DRIED FRUIT PRODUCTION BY GNI* WORLD DRIEDW FRUIT D ESTIMATED F C CONSUMPTION M T BY GNI* (Metric Tons) (Metric Tons)
2 000 000 2 000 000 Throughout the last decade, dried fruits were primarily produced 1 800 000 1 800 000 in middle and high GNI countries; 58% and 40%, respectively, in 1 600 000 1 600 000
1 400 000 1 400 000 2018/19. Production in both groups grew significantly over the
1 200 000 1 200 000 prior 10 years, in 2018/19 it was increased by 38% in middle
1 000 000 1 000 000 GNI and by 41% in high GNI.
800 000 800 000 600 000 600 000 Likewise, consumption, rose noticeably in middle-income 400 000 400 000 200 000 economies, while it remained the highest in high GNI though at 200 000 0 a steady level. 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19 *Gross National Income per capita H GNI M GNI L GNI *Gross National Income per capita M GNI H GNI L GNI Dash lines indicate total consumption including sweetened dried cranberries (data available from 2012 onwards).
DISTRIBUTION OF DRIED FRUIT CONSUMPTION IN 2015 BY HIGH-INCOME ECONOMIES DISTRIBUTION OF DRIED FRUIT CONSUMPTION IN 2015 BY MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES WORLD DRIED FRUIT ESTIMATED CONSUMPTION WORLD DRIED FRUIT ESTIMATED CONSUMPTION IN HIGH-INCOME ECONOMIES (2017) IN MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES (2017)
The most consumed dried fruits, both in high- and middle- DRIED GRAPES DRIED GRAPES 40% 42% income economies during 2017, were dried grapes and DRIED APRICOTS table dates, adding up to 69% and 81% of the world share, 5% DRIED FIGS respectively. 3% DRIED FIGS
6% DRIED CRANBERRIES* 3% DRIED CRANBERRIES* 10% PRUNES 4% TABLE DATES TABLE DATES 39%
PRUNES 29% DRIED APRICOTS 10% *Sweetened 9% *Sweetened
STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 2018/2019 11 2018/2019 WORLD TREE NUT PRODUCTION BY REGION (Metric Tons) WORLD TREE NUT ESTIMATED CONSUMPTION Kernel basis, except pistachios in-shell BY REGION (2017)
2 000 000 EUROPE
1 800 000 25%
1 600 000 North America accounts for the highest production of tree nuts OCEANIA 1 400 000 2% worldwide, being almonds (55% of the region share), pistachios 1 200 000 ASIA (25%) and walnuts (15%) the most produced tree nuts in 2018/2019. LATIN 25% 1 000 000 AMERICA* 2% In Asia, walnuts and cashews accounted for 48% and 42% of the 800 000 AFRICA production, respectively. Most of the Middle East production were 600 000 11% pistachios and hazelnuts (44% each), whilst cashews added up to 400 000 87% of the African production. Consumption was equally distributed 200 000 MIDDLE EAST between the big producers, Asia and North America, and the big 0 12% NORTH AMERICA importer, Europe. NORTH ASIA MIDDLE AFRICA EUROPE LATIN OCEANIA AMERICA EAST AMERICA 23% A W C P H P M B N P N