Walnuts

Production
The United States and China lead the global production of walnuts. With 188,800 metric tons estimated in 2011, the United States represent 43 percent of worlds production followed by China
with 176,000 metric tons (40 percent share), Turkey (26,660 metric
tons; 6%), Chile (15,480 metric tons; 4%) and France (12,900 metric tons; 3%).

2011 ESTIMaTED WalNUT PRoDUCTIoN KERNEl BaSIS / METRIC ToNS

USA 188.834 / 43%

China 176.000 / 40%
Turkey 26.660 / 6%
Chile 15.480 / 4%
France 12.900 / 3%
India 10.750 / 3%
Italy 5.590 / 1%

WoRlD WalNUT PRoDUCTIoN KERNEl BaSIS / METRIC ToNS

443.898
382.675

2006

410.300

2007

2008

*Estimated

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431.480

2009

430.470

2010

436.214

2011*

6 YEaRS aVERaGE WalNUT PRoDUCTIoN KERNEl BaSIS / METRIC ToNS

USA 164.818 / 39%

China 179.000 / 42%
Turkey 26.807 / 6%
Chile 11.343 / 3%
France 13.377 / 3%
India 10.937 / 3%
Italy 5.550 / 1%
Others 12.848 / 3%

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Exports
2010 WoRlD WalNUTS EXPoRTS KERNEl BaSIS / METRIC ToNS

WoRlD WalNUTS EXPoRTS KERNEl BaSIS / METRIC ToNS

193.203

169.900
129.191

124.991

113.615

USA 70.004 / 36%

Mexico* 33.424 / 17%
Ukraine 28.241 / 15%
Moldova 9.472 / 5%
Chile 8.384 / 4%
India 7.036 / 4%
Romania 6.615 / 4%
China 4.524 / 2%
Netherlands** 4.280 / 2%
Others 21.223 / 11%
*Processing country
** Transit country

5 YEaRS aVERaGE WalNUTS EXPoRTS KERNEl BaSIS / METRIC ToNS

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

USA 60.258 / 45%

Mexico* 16.003 / 12%
Moldova 9.101 / 7%
China 7.613 / 6%
Chile 7.064 / 5%
India 6.157 / 4%
Romania 5.126 / 4%
Netherlands** 1.838 / 1%
Others 21.863 / 16%

*Processing country
** Transit country

NUTS AND DRIED FRUITS GLOBAL STATISTICAL REVIEW

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IMPoRTS KERNEl BaSIS. METRIC ToNS
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

USa

11.217

14.011

14.159

10.646

34.065

Germany

13.751

14.298

10.703

13.272

16.461

Japan

10.895

8.821

7.653

8.839

13.224

Russian Fed.

1.581

2.051

11.517

10.733

13.217

Spain

7.248

9.508

8.541

8.719

9.660

Korea Rep

7.632

6.559

6.445

10.352

9.262

France

7.310

7.413

5.248

7.546

7.073

Canada

7.393

6.864

6.257

6.507

6.748

Iran

3.391

6.229

Iraq

3.819

5.543

UK

5.025

5.001

4.917

3.434

5.456

China

2.817

2.031

485

5.154

5.409

Syria

1.061

1.291

978

6.852

4.255

Netherlands

2.835

2.906

2.840

3.761

3.977

Italy

6.728

4.363

5.466

4.588

3.944

australia

4.330

3.624

3.982

4.611

3.857

Turkey

6.755

4.040

3.342

8.483

3.517

Israel

2.973

4.148

4.292

4.334

3.510

Brazil

1.713

1.685

2.795

1.909

2.801

Greece

2.634

2.810

2.307

3.138

2.402

others

37.323

30.436

21.497

36.785

32.610

141.221

131.860

123.424

166.873

193.220

CoUNTRY

WORLD TOTAL

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CoNSUMPTIoN. KERNEl BaSIS
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

CONSUMPTION
MT

Consumption/cap/
kg/year (1)

Estimated
Consumption/cap/
kg/year (2)

CONSUMPTION
MT

Consumption/cap/
kg/year (1)

Estimated
Consumption/cap/
kg/year (2)

CONSUMPTION
MT

Consumption/cap/
kg/year (1)

Estimated
Consumption/cap/
kg/year (2)

CONSUMPTION
MT

Consumption/cap/
kg/year (1)

Estimated
Consumption/cap/
kg/year (2)

CONSUMPTION
MT

Consumption/cap/
kg/year (1)

Estimated
Consumption/cap/
kg/year (2)

USa

105.708

0,350

1,062

87.123

0,289

0,875

123.823

0,411

1,244

119.745

0,397

1,134

161.703

0,536

1,340

China

160.350

0,120

0,241

187.026

0,140

0,281

171.266

0,129

0,257

196.302

0,147

0,295

160.885

0,121

0,242

Turkey

34.111

0,462

0,923

31.054

0,420

0,841

29.487

0,399

0,798

32.527

0,440

0,881

29.157

0,395

0,790

France

17.377

0,282

0,853

16.287

0,264

0,800

14.519

0,235

0,713

15.934

0,258

0,782

18.824

0,305

0,924

Germany

10.930

0,133

0,403

11.727

0,143

0,432

8.476

0,103

0,312

10.571

0,129

0,389

13.826

0,168

0,509

Japan

13.600

0,106

0,164

9.142

0,072

0,110

10.399

0,081

0,125

8.813

0,069

0,106

13.224

0,103

0,158

7.613

0,157

0,476

6.517

0,134

0,408

6.445

0,133

0,403

10.343

0,213

0,647

9.262

0,191

0,579

Italy

11.661

0,196

0,393

7.822

0,132

0,263

9.852

0,166

0,332

8.813

0,148

0,297

9.234

0,156

0,312

Spain

6.399

0,143

0,432

8.573

0,191

0,579

7.497

0,167

0,506

10.149

0,226

0,685

8.972

0,200

0,606

Canada

7.392

0,224

0,448

6.849

0,208

0,415

6.244

0,189

0,379

6.505

0,197

0,395

6.740

0,204

0,408

India

9.565

0,008

0,034

4.867

0,004

0,017

3.121

0,003

0,011

2.084

0,002

0,007

5.881

0,005

0,020

3.819

0,129

0,391

5.543

0,187

0,567

Chile

2.731

0,165

0,499

1.916

0,115

0,350

3.541

0,213

0,646

3.547

0,214

0,648

5.395

0,325

0,985

UK

4.814

0,079

0,239

4.582

0,075

0,228

4.596

0,075

0,228

2.639

0,043

0,131

4.707

0,077

0,233

australia

4.247

0,202

0,403

3.486

0,165

0,331

3.954

0,188

0,375

4.601

0,218

0,437

3.815

0,181

0,362

Israel

2.942

0,410

0,819

4.148

0,578

1,155

4.292

0,598

1,196

3.933

0,548

1,096

3.491

0,486

0,972

Brazil

1.131

0,006

0,024

1.222

0,007

0,026

2.557

0,014

0,055

1.832

0,010

0,039

2.599

0,014

0,056

Greece

2.003

0,179

0,542

2.187

0,195

0,592

1.907

0,170

0,516

2.732

0,244

0,740

2.230

0,199

0,603

Switzerland

1.961

0,260

0,519

1.916

0,254

0,507

1.906

0,252

0,505

1.581

0,209

0,419

1.661

0,220

0,440

Portugal

1.100

0,104

0,314

965

0,091

0,276

1.263

0,119

0,361

1.301

0,123

0,372

1.096

0,103

0,312

406.087

0,060

393.030

0,058

421.512

0,062

435.983

0,064

434.007

0,064

CoUNTRY

Korea Rep

Iraq

WORLD TOTAL

(1) Total consumption expressed in Kg per person. Based on UN Statistics Division population census.
(2) Based on the estimated percentage of population consuming the specific product.

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