China dominates the global chestnut market while European countries increase imports gradually

Published 2021년 7월 12일

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A new report by IndexBox reveals that China is the world's largest consumer of chestnuts, accounting for 81% of the global market. The report also highlights Italy as the main importer of chestnuts worldwide, with Turkey, Portugal, and France showing the fastest growth in imports. In 2020, global chestnut imports dropped by 13.9%, with Italy being the largest market for imported chestnuts. The report also indicates that China is a major producer of chestnuts, with significant growth in consumption from 2012 to 2020.

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IndexBox has just published a new report: ‘World – Chestnut – Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights’. Here is a summary of the report’s key findings. China remains an unrivaled leader in global chestnut consumption with a share of 81% of the total market. Chestnuts are widely used there in cooking, roasted with sugar, or for processing. The vast majority of chestnuts in China are produced domestically. Italy acts as the major importer of chestnuts worldwide, while Turkey, Portugal and France feature the highest pace of import growth. China (1.9M tonnes) remains the largest chestnut-consuming country worldwide, accounting for 81% of total volume. The majority of chestnuts in the country are sourced domestically – China also features as a top global chestnut producer. The volume of consumption in China exceeded the figures recorded by the second-largest consumer, Bolivia (89K tonnes), more than tenfold. The third position in this ranking was occupied by Turkey (61K ...

Source: Globaltrademag