South African 2022 Macadamia Crop Estimated to Be 28.5% Higher YoY

Macadamias South Africa (SAMAC) has updated the South African macadamia crop estimate for the 2022 season and is optimistic for the 2022 crop compared to the 2021 and 2020 seasons. The updated forecast for 2022 is 68,522MT dry nut-in-shell which is 10,799MT higher than the first forecast of 57,723MT. The 2021 season ended on 53,320MT dry nut-in-shell which means that the updated forecast for 2022 is 28.5% higher YoY with an added 15,202MT forecasted for 2022.