Australian nut industry
release time:
2024-09-14

Nuts play a vital role in Australia’s horticultural export program. Almonds and macadamias represent the vast majority of Australia’s nut export value at 93%. Macadamias are Australia’s fourth largest horticultural export, with almonds the largest.
Global tree nut production
World tree nut production has been trending upwards over the past decade. Total production in the 2022/23 season was 5.3 million metric tonnes. This was in line with the previous season, however, 2% below the record high of 5.4M MT in 2020/21. Between 2013/14 and 2022/23, tree nut production grew at an average rate of approximately 250,600 MT per year.Almonds and walnuts were the largest crops in 2022/23, accounting for 27% and 22% of the global share, respectively, followed by cashews (20%), pistachios (14%), and hazelnuts (11%).
Source: INC Nuts & Dried Fruits Statistical Yearbook 2022/23 & AMS News
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