Ukraine will reduce walnut production, but increase exports, according to USDA

According to the Tree Nuts report of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in the 2022/23 season, exports of walnuts from Ukraine will increase by almost 60% to 95 thousand tons. At the same time, nut production in Ukraine is forecast to fall by 17% to 96 thousand tons due to a sharp reduction in areas in certain areas of Donetsk, Zaporozhye, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Kherson regions after the Russian invasion in February 2022, reports AgroTimes. In the 2022/23 season, global walnut production will reach 2.6 million tonnes (inshell), up 12% from last season, according to the USDA. Production in China, the second largest walnut producer, is estimated to grow by 27% year-on-year in 2022/23. up to 1.4 million tons due to favorable growing conditions. Chinese walnut exports are set to rise 6% year-over-year to 225,000 tons, driven by increased shipments to key Chinese markets including Kazakhstan, the UAE and Turkey. See also: The start of the season of mass export ...