China's macadamia production may increase by another 10,000 tons, Kenya tries to circumvent the ban and smuggle to China

According to German Mundus Agri, based on the latest data from the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC), global macadamia production will increase by 6% to 344,240 tons in 2025. However, Australia has been affected by hurricanes recently, and the production outlook is not optimistic. Except for Vietnam, the production of major producing countries will increase, and China's production is expected to increase to 74,500 tons due to the expansion of planting area. As Kenyan macadamia enters the harvest season, shelled nut purchases have been launched on March 1. Contrary to last year, the government still insists on implementing the export ban on shelled nuts. Exporters have purchased 2,000-3,000 tons of shelled nuts and intend to ship them to China. Although some of them may be resold in the domestic market in Kenya, traders believe that some shelled nuts can be smuggled to China through Tanzania, thus circumventing the ban. Due to the Kenyan macadamia nut The flowering ...