The key end-users of the hazelnut market are individual consumers, food service establishments, and industries. Wide applications of hazelnuts have increased the demand for hazelnuts in the market, but bad weather conditions have affected the production of the hazelnuts in past few years. Shortage of hazelnuts has increased the price and affordability issues among the end-users. The increase in demand for candlenut is inseparable from the growth in the chocolate and confectionery industries because most of the nuts are used as raw materials for this industry.
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