ANNUAL REPORT

2018
2019
 Contents
3 Mission and Objectives
Membership Benefits
4 Letter from the Chairman
5 Priorities for 2019/2020
6 Organization
8 World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
10 INC Awards
11 International Trade Exhibitions
12 Publications
14 Communication and Digital Media
15 Nuts for a Healthier World
16 Scientific and Government Affairs
18 Nutrition Research and Dissemination
20 Statistics and Megatrends
22 INC Academia
24 INC Standard Contract
Duties and Trade Barries
25 Ad Hoc Working Groups
26 Stakeholder Meetings

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Mission and Founded in 1983, the International
Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC) is
Objectives the global organization representing
the interests of the broadest nut
and dried fruit ecosystem, including
producers, processors, traders,
distributors, consultants, laboratories,
machinery companies, packers, and
trade organizations.
• Mission: To stimulate and facilitate
sustainable growth in the global Nut
and Dried Fruit Industry.
• Vision: To be the international
source for information on Nuts and
Dried Fruits for Health, Nutrition,
Statistics, Food Safety, Government
Standards and Regulations regarding
Trade Barriers and Agricultural
Quality Standards.
Membership INC supports the whole nut and dried
fruit industry in reaching its international
Benefits growth objectives and provides the
platform that ensures the sector
remains united and focused.
• Chance to contact 800+ member
companies from almost 80 countries
via the INC Online Members Directory.
• Access to industry leaders through
advertising opportunities in the Nutfruit
magazine, newsletter and website.
• Networking with top industry
managers and access to the Online
Meeting Point with 1,300+ Congress
participants.
• Up to 30% discount on the Annual
World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress and
exclusive sponsorship opportunities.
• Exclusive opportunity to exhibit at the
INC Nuts and Dried Fruits Pavilion at
SIAL-Paris, Anuga and Gulfood.
INC aims for:
• Increasing the understanding about
production, processing, marketing,
distribution and consumption trends
in the nut and dried fruit industry.
• Growing marketing access by
monitoring customs duties and trade
barriers and advising governments on
behalf of INC membership.
• Assuring global quality standards and
trading terms are within the framework
of existing national and international
bodies and do not inhibit trade within
the industry.
• Promoting research, especially
nutrition, education and new
product development.
• Encouraging international
cooperation by interacting with
various public, private, national and
international organizations, which
share our common goals.
• Increasing goodwill and mutual
understanding of the nut and
dried fruit industry by promoting
international meetings in producing
and consuming countries.
• Sponsorship opportunities to
promote your brand and enhance your
reputation at top world trade fairs.
• Three free annual printed and online
issues of the Nutfruit magazine, which
provides global news and information
about statistics, food safety, trade
issues, new promotional ideas, scientific
findings and many other topics.
• Monthly e-newsletter with the latest
research findings and government
regulations, press reviews with
international media news promoting
the health benefits of nuts and dried
fruits, as well as consumer trends and
recipes with nuts and dried fruits.
• Access 410,000+ statistics on crops,
imports, exports and consumption
since 1995, including an Annual Global
Statistical Review.
• World Map of Trade Flows -a quick and
clear view of the main nut and dried
fruit trade flows around the world.
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 Letter from the Chairman
Mark A. Mariani
Chairman
Dear Friends,
It is my pleasure to present the 2018/2019 Annual
Report of the International Nut and Dried Fruit
Council’s activities.
As I approach my last month as your INC
Chairman, I reminisce of your management’s
accomplishments for the past four years:
• Established the Business Integrity Committee.
• Developed global Academia courses as an
Executive program for our members.
• Staffed internal professionals to “fight” on our
behalf Nuts and Dried Fruits of unfair trade
practices and unreasonable restrictions in
Brussels and Washington D.C.
• Increased our membership by 25%,
representing over 77 countries.
• Annually investing over 1,000,000 Euros in
Research and Development, Scientific and
Technical, and through our dissemination
we are potentially reaching over 40 million
consumers about the health benefits of Nuts
and Dried Fruits.
• Increased our annual Congress participation
by 50%.
• Approved a “Global” INC Nut and Fruit purchase
contract to standardized terms and conditions
of the transactions between sellers and
buyers, with strict arbitration and conditions of
membership in the INC.
• We are looking into the “future” with a multi-
year major Mega-Trends that will analyze
our commodities in consumer acceptance
and production acreage to meet Supply and
Demand in the coming decades.
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As you can see, you have a very dynamic team
managing our commodities for the future of
our industry!
In February we launched the second session
of the Academia Program on Nuts and Dried
Fruits, designed by top experts from the world’s
most prestigious institutions and companies.
Consisting of online and on-site courses, it
provides a broad picture of the industry, and in
addition it allows students the chance to visit
orchards and factories of top companies and
immerse themselves in case studies led by
professors from prestigious business schools.
Finally, I would like to highlight the INC Pavilions
in Gulfood Dubai and in SIAL-Paris have become
a must visit in the world’s largest food shows and
the “place to be” in the nut and dried fruit industry.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the
Executive Committee, I would like to thank the
members, sponsors and contributors for your
continued trust and support in the INC. It has
been my pleasure serving as your Chairman!
Wishing you good harvests, good selling and
continuing dedication to improving people’s lives!
All My Best,
Mark A. Mariani
 Priorities for 2019/2020
Goretti Guasch
Executive Director
In 2018 we started to work with five new strategic
priorities which will allow the INC to consolidate
the main projects that we have been working on
for several years and to put in place new initiatives
aimed at expanding our scope.
At INC, we focus on our mission statement: “To
stimulate and facilitate sustainable growth in the
global Nut and Dried Fruit Industry.” With this in mind,
the INC continues to monitor trade issues that may
affect the international nut and dried fruit market,
including tariff and non-tariffs barriers. To this end,
we strive for direct and proactive communication
with the governments, sending position letters and
fighting for the interest of the industry to maintain
the status quo of customs duties on tree nut and
dried fruit products. In addition, we are building a
database of tariffs and we are monitoring the most
relevant developments on trade agreements.
Likewise, we keep monitoring regulatory changes
and cooperating with institutions on global
economic policy-making, as the trusted voice in
the discussions on food safety, contaminants,
pesticides, import controls and agricultural quality
standards. Furthermore, we are working with a
prestigious international legal firm to develop the
INC Contract, which covers the specific needs of
the nut and dried fruit sector and intends to help INC
members avoid contractual issues. The INC Contract
is meant to deal with the main concerns that may
arise during international operations by providing
certainty about the overall security of international
operations, and by simplifying the whole sale and
purchase process through clear binding terms and
conditions for both parties.
In addition, in April 2018, we started to issue a
newsletter for health professionals, targeting
doctors, nutritionists and health professionals. This
quarterly publication features news, events and INC
Grants Program updates, with special focus on the
latest research findings.
Allergies are one of our lead topics for the INC
strategic plan. In this direction, an Allergens Toolkit
has been published as a new information resource
for food operators and manufacturers that provides
an introduction to nut-allergy facts, labeling rules
and key aspects of allergen management. Also,
an Allergy Dietitian will be one of the keynote
speakers in our 2019 annual congress to inform the
industry on allergy management practices, novel
treatments and new practices around the world
regarding nut allergies.
Finally, we will continue to implement the multi-year
Megatrends Project. As part of the new strategic
priorities for 2018-2023, the INC is identifying, with
the help of the Statistics Committee, the main nut
and dried fruit current and projected production,
industry structure and sustainable development.
In January 2018, we started gathering information
about production; bearing and non-bearing planted
hectares and new plantings, in order to provide
10-year forecasts of production data; the number
of people involved in the industry; agricultural water
management; and the use of by-products and
renewable energies throughout the supply chain.
The ultimate goal is to put together a database for
industry expert to assess the sustainable growth of
the nut and dried fruit industry.
We will keep up the hard work and dedication to the
members, to continue providing our services and
working towards the sustainable growth of the nut
and dried fruit industry.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Goretti Guasch
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 Organization

INC Members
Countries with INC Ambassadors
INC HQ: Reus, Spain

Sweden
Norway Finland

Canada
Denmark Russia
Ireland
UK Netherlands

Germany Poland
Kazakhstan
Belgium Czech Rep. Ukraine
Luxembourg
Austria Slovakia
Switzerland Hungary Moldova
France Romania Georgia

Portugal Italy Bulgaria Turkey Armenia

USA Spain South Korea Japan

Greece Afghanistan
Cyprus
Lebanon
Iran
Morocco Tunisia Israel Pakistan
China P.R.
Jordan Kuwait
Egypt
Taiwan
Saudi Arabia
UAE India
Mexico China, Hong Kong
Dominican Republic Thailand
Guatemala
Gambia
Vietnam Philippines

Ghana Malaysia
Colombia Kenya
Singapore
Indonesia
Brazil
Peru Malawi

Bolivia Zimbabwe
Mauritius

Australia
South Africa

Argentina

Chile

New Zealand

LEADERSHIP
Board of Trustees: Formed by • Giles Hacking, CG Hacking & • Osman Oz, Aegean Exporters
recognized leaders of the nut and Sons Limited, UK Associations, Turkey
dried fruit industry who volunteer
• Cheng Hung Kay, CHK Trading • Antonio Pont, Borges
their time and expertise on matters Co. Ltd., China, Hong Kong Agricultural & Industrial Nuts
that benefit the entire industry. (BAIN), Spain - Honorary
• Mark Jansen, Blue Diamond President
• Mark Mariani, Mariani Packing Growers, USA
Company, USA - Chairman • Hasan Sabir, Sabirlar Findik
• Zhou Jinkui, Fen Yang Reell Ihracat Ltd. Sti., Turkey
• Michael Waring, MWT Foods, Food Co., Ltd., China
Australia - 1st Vice Chairman • Harry Sinclair, Treehouse
• Ashok Krishen, Olam Foods, USA
• Pino Calcagni, Besana Group, International Limited,
Italy - 2nd Vice Chairman • Berton Steir, The Wonderful
Singapore
• Asadollah Asgaroladi, Hassas Company, USA
Export Co. Ltd., Iran • Jack Mariani, Mariani Nut
Company, USA • Dick Walden, The Green Valley
• Bill Carriere, Carriere Family Pecan, USA
Farms, USA • Stephen Meltzer, Balcorp Ltd.,
Canada • Chen Ying, China Chamber of
• Karsten Dankert, Max Kiene Commerce, China
GmbH, Germany • Russell Mooney, Intersnack
Procurement B.V., Netherlands • Cuneyd Zapsu, Balsu A.S.,
• Joan Fortuny, Borges Turkey
Agricultural & Industrial Nuts • Pratap Nair, Vijayalaxmi
(BAIN), Spain Cashew Company, India

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Observers: Composed of
recognized leaders of the nut
and dried fruit industry who
work closely with the members
of the Board of Trustees.
• Ahmet Bilge Anbarlilar, Balsu
A.S., Turkey
• Mohsen Boujbel, Boudjebel SA
VACPA, Tunisia
• Riccardo Calcagni, Besana
Group, Italy
• Antonio Pont Jr., Crisol de
Frutos Secos SAT, Spain
• Michael Rund, Bösch Boden
Spies, Germany
Executive Committee: Formed
by the Chairman, Vice-Chairmen
and a maximum of nine more
members of the Board in total,
and the Executive Director,
representing the regions and
products of the INC members.
• Mark Mariani, Mariani Packing
Company, USA - Chairman
• Michael Waring, MWT Foods,
Australia - 1st Vice Chairman
• Pino Calcagni, Besana Group,
Italy - 2nd Vice Chairman
• Giles Hacking, CG Hacking
& Sons Limited, UK - Board
Member
• Ashok Krishen, Olam
International Limited,
Singapore - Board Member
• Jack Mariani, Mariani Nut
Company, USA - Board Member
• Antonio Pont, Borges
Agricultural & Industrial Nuts
(BAIN), Spain - Board Member
• Berton Steir, The Wonderful
Company, USA - Board Member
• Cuneyd Zapsu, Balsu A.S.,
Turkey - Board Member
• Goretti Guasch - Secretary
General and Executive Director
Senators: Senators have
performed exceptional services
towards achieving the aims of
the INC in the past. Currently,
they are entitled to participate
in Board meetings, sharing
knowledge and experience with
the members of the Board.
• Hubert Berrebi, France
• Helmut Dankert, Germany
• Raoul Gamon, France • Hani Akzam, Lebanon
• Jordi Martí, Spain • Parissa Rafii, Luxembourg
• Walter F. Payne, USA • Fiodor Slanina, Moldova
• Abbas Rafii, Luxembourg • Khalid Bennani, Morocco
• Don Soetaert, USA • Jelle van de Sandt,
Netherlands
• James Swink, USA
• Kees Blokland, Netherlands
• Jack Taillie, Netherlands
• Christopher Harlem, Norway
• Frank Vaerewijck, Belgium
• Oliver Sio, Philippines
• Doug Youngdahl, USA
• Rustam Kushu, Russia
• Amit Khirbat, Singapore
Ambassadors Committee: This • Carl Henning, South Africa
committee deals with issues • Alex Whyte, South Africa
related to new members, fees and
• Miquel Borràs, Spain
dues, and establishes the best
relations with all nut and dried • Stefan Boden, Sweden
fruit boards and officials of the • Varee Phonphaison, Thailand
different countries. • Ahmed Boujbel, Tunisia
• Stephen Meltzer, Canada - • Ahmet Goksan, Turkey
Chairman • Hasan Sabir, Turkey
• Oscar Vergara, Argentina • Muzaffer Taviloglu, Turkey
• Chris Joyce, Australia • Jafar Moallem, UAE
• Michael Waring, Australia
• Roby Danon, UK
• Frank Vaerewijck, Belgium • Marc Rosenblatt, USA
• José Eduardo Camargo, Brazil • Jeffrey Sanfilippo, USA
• Francisco Assis, Brazil • Steve Sousa, USA
• Ranjeet Wallia, Canada
• Jim Warner, USA
• Siegfried von Gehr, Chile
• Cheng Hung Kay, China, Hong
Kong
• Chen Ying, China
• Richard Monnier, France
• Alexis Sumar, France
• Jan Vincent Rieckmann,
Germany
• Catherine Balamoutsos,
Greece
• Raju Bhatia, India
• Pratap Nair, India
• Pankaj Sampat, India
• Asadollah Asgaroladi, Iran
• Vitali Levi, Israel
• Yossi Mussafi, Israel
• Alessandro Annibali, Italy
• Hidemitsu Honda, Japan
• Kazuo Julian Tagawa, Japan
• Mbugua Ngugi, Kenya
• Abdellah Fouad Abdellah,
Kuwait
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World Nut and Dried
Fruit Congress CONGRESS
PROGRAM TOP 10 VISITOR
COUNTRIES
• 60+ World Experts
% TOTAL
PARTICIPANTS

• 11 Round Tables COUNTRY TOTAL %

• 2 Keynote Speakers USA 378 25
• 1 Scientific Seminar
Spain 134 9
80% • 1 Nutrition Seminar
Turkey 103 7
• 3 Evening Social Events
UK 90 6
11% Germany 76 5
9%
Chile 69 5
THE NUMBERS Netherlands 59 4
China 55 4
• 1,508 ATTENDEES
Italy 50 3
• 63 COUNTRIES
RS

RS

RS
BE

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BE

Australia 43 3
EM

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Other countries: 29%

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From May 21 to May 23, Seville became the spotlight
of the global Nut and Dried Fruit Industry. The sublime
Spanish city was home for 1,508 participants, a record
attendance. Three days of intense activity provided
delegates with inspiring keynote speeches, informative
round tables and scientific and nutrition seminars.
Industry leaders presented the latest updates of the
sector, crop forecasts, insights and analyses of the
global nut and dried fruit market. In addition, Seville saw
the largest ever exhibition area with a record number of
companies exhibiting at the congress.
Keynote speakers included the Internet biographer Dr.
Andreu Veà who focused his speech on the “heroes” who
contributed to the creation of the Internet as well as on the
technology applications with a real impact on people and
industries; while the internationally renowned legal expert
Antonio Garrigues Walker, examined the causes for the
rise of populism and its impact on the global economy.
Moreover, leading researchers Prof. Jordi Salas-Salvadó,
and Dr. Ramon Estruch, Coordinator of the PREDIMED
Study Group, presented the latest findings on health and
nut and dried fruit consumption in the Nutrition Seminar.
Mr. Pino Calcagni reported in the Scientific Seminar, the
activities of the INC Scientific and Government Affairs
Committee and the new INC project on Megatrends, and
guest speaker Dr. Alison Blackwell, from APS Biocontrol
Ltd, talked about the use of bacteriophage to manage
microbial contaminants in dried fruits.

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INC Awards

The Corporate Golden Nut Award was delivered

to Borges Agricultural and Industrial Nuts, as
a company leader in industrial processing and
marketing of almonds, walnuts, pistachios and
other nuts; the Individual Golden Nut Award
was given to Mr. Giles Hacking for his invaluable
support to the nut and dried fruit sector; the
PREDIMED Study Group received the Award
for Excellence in Research; Michelin star Chef
Joan Bosch received the Award for Excellence in
Gastronomy, and Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella
Inc. won the Innovation Award with 100% All Natural
Pistachio Chewy Bites, Pistachio + Blueberry
Infused Cranberry.

Congress App and

Online Meeting Point
In March 2018, the INC launched a mobile App
focused on the XXXVII World Nut and Dried Fruit
Congress in Seville. The Apps’ content included the
Congress program plus information on speakers,
evening social events, INC Awards, Online Meeting
Point, sponsors and much more. Users were
also able to download presentations and videos
from the round tables, seminars and keynote
presentations. In addition, a brand-new feature,
the Q&A, was implemented to allow participants
to interact during the Congress sessions by asking
questions which were displayed on the screen for
the panel members to answer. The tool obtained
a total of 834 installations (624 from iOS and 210
from Android).

For INC XXXVIII Congress held in Boca Raton,

Florida, in May 2019, a new edition of the App has
been launched. The tool contains all the features
that it already offered in previous years, as well as
the interactive Q&A.

The Online Meeting Point is also available through

the official App, providing delegates with a better
experience in terms of usability and sociability.
And as a novelty of this year’s edition, users can
edit themselves their profile data information and
change their profile picture.

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 INC Awards Corporate and Individual Golden
Nut and Dried Fruit Awards
2009 Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Giuseppe Calcagni, Italy

1984 Reus, Spain 2010 Beijing, China

Ferrero S.p.A., Italy
Jack Axer, USA
Alick J. Renshaw, United Kingdom
1985 Hamburg, Germany
Antonio Borras, Spain
Honorary Golden Nut and Dr. Leon Pisani, Germany
Lewis S. Slate, USA
Dried Fruit Awards
1986 Istanbul, Turkey
Dr. Pier Luigi Noberasco, Italy
Prof. Dr. Mahmut Ayfer, Turkey
1985: Juan Carlos I, 1987 Montreaux, Switzerland
King of Spain Migros Cooperative, Switzerland
Rafael Moran Mediña, Spain
Edmond Opler, USA
1989: Mario Soares, 1988 Lisbon, Portugal
Perugina S.r.L., Italy
President of Portugal Antonio Magalhaes Silva, Portugal
CCCFNA, China
Cheng Hung Kay, Hong Kong, China
2011 Budapest, Hungary
Tesco Stores Ltd, UK
2013 Barcelona, Spain
Jasper Sanfilippo, USA
2014 Melbourne, Australia
John Waring, Australia
2015 Antalya, Turkey
H. Cuneyd Zapsu, Turkey
2016 San Diego, USA
The Wonferful Company, USA
Jack Mariani, USA
2017 Chennai, India
K. Ravindranathan, India

1989 Paris, France 2018 Seville, Spain

Nestle S.A., Switzerland Borges Agricultural and
Gill & Duffus Landauer, United Kingdom Industrial Nuts, Spain
1990: Turgut Ozal, Simon Khayat, France Giles Hacking, UK
President of Turkey
1991 Vienna, Austria Award for Excellence in
Dipl. Ing. Otto Riedl, Austria Research
Cadbury Ltd., United Kingdom
2012: Dr. Joan Sabaté,
1992: Pete Wilson, 1992 Manaus, Brazil Loma Linda University, USA
Governor of California, Maseto S.L., Spain 2013: Dr. David Jenkins,
USA Isaac Benayon Sabba, Brazil University of Toronto, Canada
1993 Athens, Greece 2014: Dr. Emilio Ros,
ION S.A., Greece University of Barcelona, Spain
1998: Jacques Delors, Paul Graf, Switzerland 2015: Dr. Jeffrey B. Blumberg,
President EEC Tufts University, USA
Commission Brussels 1994 Cairns, Australia
2016: Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton,
Deane Stahmann, Australia
Ian McConachie, Australia Pennsylvania State University, USA
2017: Dr. Richard Mattes,
1995 Luxembourg Purdue University, USA
2000: Daniel Inouye, The Ülker Group, Turkey
Senator, USA 2018: PREDIMED Study Group, Spain
1996 Tel-Aviv, Israel
Elite Industries Ltd., Israel Award for Excellence in
Gastronomy
2001: Franz Fischler, 1997 London, United Kingdom
Commissioner of Hershey Foods Corporation, USA 2012: R. Christopher Christie,
Agriculture EEC Chris Hacking, United Kingdom Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Commission Brussels 2013: Ferran Adrià,
1998 Charleston, USA El Bulli, Spain
Planters Company, USA
Dr. Gary Fraser, USA 2014: Neil Perry,
2003: Recep Tayyip Rockpool Group, Australia
Erdogan, Prime Minister 1999 Rome, Italy 2015: Mert Seran,
of Turkey Barilla Spa, Italy Ulus 29, Turkey
2000 Kona, Hawaii, USA 2016: Christopher Kostow,
Ömer Faruk Dogan, Turkey The Restaurant at Meadowood, USA
2005: Helmut Kohl, 2017: Bukhara Restaurant, India
(Former) Chancellor of 2001 Barcelona, Spain
Germany José Borrell S.A., Spain 2018: Joan Bosch,
Can Bosch, Spain
2003 Istanbul, Turkey
2007: Josep Puxeu, Don Soetaert, USA Innovation Award
General Secretary of
Agriculture and Food, 2005 Berlin, Germany 2011: Jas Trading, Netherlands,
Werner Holm, Germany and Mariani Packing Company, USA
Ministry of Agriculture
of Spain 2012: Besana Group, Italy
2006 Montreal, Canada
Johnvince Foods, Canada 2013: Toximet Ltd, UK
2015: Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, 2015: Tomra, Belgium
Minister of Foreign 2007 Madrid, Spain
Ferrero, Italy 2016: Blue Diamond Growers, USA
Affairs of Turkey Antonio Pont, Spain 2017: Qcify Inc, USA
2008 Santiago de Chile, Chile 2018: Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella
ProChile, Chile Inc., USA

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 INC Awards
International
Trade Exhibitions

INC Pavilion in SIAL Paris:

The Meeting Point of the Industry
From October 21-25, 2018, SIAL-Paris became the capital of planet food and the
INC participated with a new edition of the INC Pavilion. A total of 375 sq m hosted
23 INC members, from 13 countries, offering the highest quality standards, top
facilities and services.

Located at a premium position in Hall 5.A “Fruits and vegetables”, the Pavilion
became a focal meeting point for the industry. The hospitality area witnessed a
succession of meetings, visitors coming and going and industry representatives
dealing with prospective customers.

In addition, the INC Cocktail event held on October 24, also allowed co-
exhibitors to further strengthen relationships with partners and customers in a
more relaxed atmosphere.

Gulfood Dubai 2019: The Trading

Hub for Nuts and Dried Fruits

Following the successful experience of 2017 and 2018, the INC attended Gulfood
2019 (February 17-21) with the Middle East edition of the Nuts and Dried Fruits
Pavilion. 15 companies from 9 countries joined the INC in the world’s largest annual
food and beverage trade show in the region.

The 180 sq m space in Za’abeel Hall 2, Booth E51, saw a continuous flow of visitors
and once again, it became a business platform for the Nut and Dried Fruit Industry
where hundreds of network and informal meetings were held at the co-exhibitors
booths and the hospitality area.

INC’s co-exhibitors created the ideal atmosphere to showcase their products,

network and do business with other top industry leaders. The INC Cocktail held on
Tuesday, February 19, was again a not-to-be-missed at Gulfood.

Summer Fancy Food New York City:

The Place to See and Taste the Future of Food

For the second time, the INC exhibited at the Summer Fancy Food Show held in New
York City, the largest specialty food trade event in North America.

From June 30 - July 2, 2018, the INC participated in the event with the aim of
providing valuable information about nuts and dried fruits among specialty food’s
top manufacturers, buyers and thought leaders.

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 Publications
The INC Publications are aimed at spreading out the word of the Nut and Dried Fruit Industry
and providing the INC members with useful and high-value information. The strategy
develops through several forms: Nutfruit magazine, newsletters and INC website.
Nutfruit Magazine
The INC magazine which is issued in March, July and
November was fulfilled with a wide range of topics
and content, shaping the voice of the nut and dried
fruit industry.
Nutfruit magazine combines market-oriented sections
like Business News, Legal Update or the Global
Statistical Review, that provide our members with
high-value information and keep them updated on the
industry’s trends, with informational ones like Health
News, INC Congress, INC News and Industry News.
Among those, in-depth sections like Gourmet, A Chat
with the Industry or Feature Articles add a plus of
valuable and high quality content.
Newsletter
Three types of newsletters were sent throughout 2018
and 2019 to INC members, stakeholders, industry
organizations and health professionals around the world.
The monthly newsletter focuses on informing of
the INC’s latest news: updates on the organization’s
activities, details of the INC Congress and INC Pavilions,
sponsorship opportunities, as well as the latest health
research findings and regulations.
The old Cracking the News, transformed into a monthly
consumer newsletter, is dedicated to spread the
word about the health benefits of nuts and dried fruits
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through recipes, tips, curiosities, and a selection of
news and reports published all over the world.
In April 2018, the INC started to issue a new publication,
a scientific newsletter for health professionals,
targeting doctors, nutritionists and researchers, among
others. The publication is sent 4 times a year: February,
April, July and October.
Finally, several special newsletters were also released
during the year. They were related to specific subjects
that, due to their relevance, interest or timing, deserved
an individualized publication.
Website
June 2018 saw the launch of the new INC website. Since
then, the website has seen an overall increase in visits
with a total of 230,996 from June to December, compared
to 15,349 throughout the same time period in 2017.
The renovation project was carried out with two initial
objectives: to catch the attention of the final consumer
and health professionals, and to add two new sections
in the industry website -INC Academia and Member
Stories. All additions to the new website have helped
the INC achieve its main objectives: promoting the
health benefits and consumption of nuts and dried fruits
worldwide and capturing the attention of potential new
members. In this regard, the Become a Member section
on the site reached the highest-ranking page on the INC
industry website with a total of 17,000 visits in 2018.
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 Communication
and Digital Media
To roll out the 2018 Communication and Digital Media Strategy, numerous actions were
carried out to promote INC initiatives, raise awareness about the health benefits of nuts
and dried fruits with the aim to increase global consumption and, ultimately, make the voice
of the Nut and Dried Fruit Industry heard worldwide.
Press Releases
A total of 8 press releases were sent throughout the
year. Content was focused on those INC’s projects with
visible impact on society such as the call for research and
the global statistical review, and scientific studies that
highlighted the health benefits of nuts and dried fruits.
The releases were published in international media and
achieved a total of 1,833 impacts accumulating a potential
audience of over 560 million.
Among these, 2 press releases were produced and sent
to promote the INC Congress in Seville before and after
the event. A total of 575 impacts via online sources
were achieved by these press releases, reaching a
potential audience of nearly 127 million people.
Social Media
Social Media activity
continued to be a fun facts. All the videos are being showcased through
main part of the 2018
Communication Strategy
and special efforts were
dedicated to the INC’s
Social Media profiles,
designed to disseminate
the organization’s projects
among different targets.
Overall, social media
activity in 2018 has been
very successful with all
channels obtaining, not
only growth in number
of followers, but also a
significant rise in people
interacting with the
content.
Facebook is the INC’s
most popular social
media platform, reaching
over 199,000 fans by the end of 2018 and continues
to be the fastest growing channel increasing by
15,000 fans in the first quarter of 2019. Likewise, the
INC Instagram profile also experienced a high growth
seeing a 25% rise in followers since December 2017.
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Content
Due to the success seen
in 2017, the INC Recipes
Plan continued throughout
2018. Three recipes were
published each month,
one of which including a
video recipe. Each recipe
was uploaded onto the INC
consumer website and also
published through social
media. All 16 nuts and dried
fruits were included through
a total of 36 recipes. In 2019,
new breakfast recipes will be developed in line with
the 2019 Global Dissemination Plan to reinforce the
morning consumption of nuts and dried fruits.
Also, the INC created 16 videos, one for each
product, summarizing their health benefits and some
the INC communication tools. In addition, the INC
produced two videos featuring scientific studies with
further videos to be produced through 2019.
Online Advertising
In order to continue the growth of INC websites and
social media platforms, online advertising, promoted
through Google Ads and Social Media Advertising, was
focused on five different areas: consumers, recipes,
health professionals, industry and INC Academia.
Online Advertising proved, once again, to be a key
element of the Communications and Digital Marketing
Strategy, with over 49% of the visits to the consumer
site coming from the activity.

In 2018, the Nuts for Gifts dissemination campaign -launched in 2017- made a huge step
forward and reinforced its core values by incorporating a solidarity element in the “Nuts
for a Healthier World” Project. The new campaign was based on the idea that nuts and
dried fruits are a gift from nature that everyone should be able to enjoy, including those
living in the most disadvantaged regions on the planet.
Solidarity Video Campaign
The campaign consisted of a main video plus 16 video
interviews about each nut and dried fruit. The primary
objective was to make a call for people to share the main
clip on their social media channels to raise awareness of
the project.
After its initial phase, and the video reaching over 40,000
shares, INC partnered with global NGO Save the Children
to turn the shares into physical aid. With the aim to raise
the same amount of money as shares, every share of
the video would be equal to one euro, which is the cost
of three nutritional packs, the treatment for one child for
one day.
Consequently, the INC reached out to its members to
join the initiative and with their collaboration, by the
end of February 2019, the INC exceeded its original goal
and raised €47,800 for the cause. The campaign’s main
video has been shared over 43,000 times, with other
content totaling over 2 million views. While the campaign
visibility through all media and platforms has reached an
estimated 43 million people.
Online Promotion
Nuts for Gifts website was adapted to embrace the
new solidarity phase of the project and to encourage
visits to share the video, as well as to highlight the
benefits of nuts and dried fruits. At the campaign’s
end, the website reached a total 85,053 visits of which
advertising was responsible for 34% - with Google
Display Ads being the most popular form of advertising
gaining over 4.7 million views. Top 5 countries for
website visits were: Bangladesh, India, Spain, United
States and Afghanistan.
Nuts for a
Healthier World
Influencers
To expand the project further, an influencer campaign
kicked-off in June after the launch of the main video at
the INC Congress in Seville. From existing relationships
built throughout the 2017 Nuts for Gifts campaign, plus
new ones established in 2018, 49 influencers mainly
specializing in healthy eating and nutritional content,
helped to spread the word. Results are as follows:
Collaborations 49
Publication Reach 13,567,090 followers
Number of Interactions 22,845
Top 3 Regions Europe, America, Asia
Nutrition and Healthy
Main Categories Eating
On-site Promotion
As part of the program’s promotion, the Nuts for a
Healthier World Campaign was shown at five events:
1. INC XXXVII World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
(Sevilla, Spain): May 21-23, 2018. 1,500+ participants
from 60+ countries attended the Congress.
2. Nutrition 2018 (Boston, USA): June 9-12, 2018.
Over 2,500 attended the exhibition.
3. Summer Fancy Food (New York, USA): Jun 30-Jul 2,
2018. Over 2,500 people visited the exhibition.
4. SIAL (Paris, France): Oct 21-25, 2018. Over 160,000
attended the event.
5. Gulfood (Dubai, EUA): Feb 17-21 2019. Over
100,000 attended the fair.
The 2019 Dissemination Plan will aim to promote the
morning consumption of nuts and dried fruits as a healthy
breakfast option and own the idea of them as a great start
up for the day ahead.
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 Scientific and
Government Affairs

Scientific and Government Affairs Committee:

This committee monitors scientific and technical issues related to international and supranational regulations,
food safety and agricultural quality standards.

• Mr. Pino Calcagni, The Besana Group, Italy - Chairman

• Ms. Julie G. Adams, Almond Board of California, USA - Vice-Chairwoman
• Prof. Dr. Uygun Aksoy, Consultant, Turkey
• Prof. Dr. Güner Arkun, Istanbul Aydin University, Turkey
• Mr. Cheng Hung Kay, CHK Trading Co Ltd., China, Hong Kong
• Dr. Cameon Ivarsson, Napasol AG, Switzerland
• Mr. Marcel Bruggeman, NofaLab, Netherlands / Nico Janssen, Dr. A. Verwey B.V., Netherlands
• Mr. Tom Jones, DFA of California, USA
• Mr. John O’Neill, Tesco Stores Limited, UK
• Mr. Antonio Pont Jr, Crisol de Frutos Secos SAT, Spain
• Mr. Michael Waring, MWT Foods, Australia

The INC Scientific and Government Affairs Committee closely monitors scientific and
technical issues that may be susceptible of having a negative impact on the nut and dried
fruit sector. As the international source of information, INC makes every possible effort to
be updated on the latest issues that are most relevant for the industry.

In 2018/2019, INC closely monitored the following
issues:
• Pesticides:
• Iprodione. In November 2017, the European
Commission (EC) withdrew the authorization of
iprodione in the EU by March 5, 2018, on the basis of
the findings reported by the European Food Safety
Authority (EFSA). To support the request for a
sufficient transitional period, INC collected data on
iprodione residues detected in nuts and dried fruits.
Unfortunately, the Maximum Residue Limits (MRL)
for iprodione were reduced in January 2019 without
transition period. The Regulation 2019/38 of 10
January 2019 established a MRL of 0.01* ppm for
iprodione in almonds, apricots, plums, grapes and
cranberries (*indicates lower limit of determination)
that shall apply from July 31, 2019.
• Contaminants:
The Official Voice of the Sector
The INC is recognized as the official representative of
the global nut and dried industry by international and
supranational institutions such as Codex Alimentarius,
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
World Health Organization, World Trade Organization,
United Nations Economic Commission and European
Commission, among others. As the official voice of the
global trade and production of nuts and dried fruits, INC
participated in the following activities in 2018/2019.
• Codex Alimentarius. INC participates as Official
Observer in different electronic working groups (EWG)
and sessions. In 2018/19, INC participated in the
following Codex Alimentarius activities:
- Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR)
• EWG on Priorities: to review current nominations,
schedules and priority list of pesticides for
consideration in the next session of the CCPR.

• Ochratoxin A (OTA). The EC is discussing the
possibility of establishing OTA maximum limit
(ML) for nuts and dried fruits. Currently, the only
ML in place is the one for dried grapes at 10 ppb.
The EC requested the EFSA to provide an updated
exposure assessment taking into account the
- Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and
recent occurrence data and the comprehensive
food consumption database. The discussions
as regards possible ML of OTA are for the time
being suspended until the outcome of the EFSA’s
assessment (expected by the first half of 2019).
• EWG on the International Estimated Short-term
Intake (IESTI) equations: to review advantages and
challenges of the current IESTI equations and to
prepare a document intended to gather relevant
information on bulking and blending.
Vegetables (CCPFV)
• EWG on Dried Fruits: to draft a General Standard
for Dried Fruits, including annexes for raisins,
dates and dried apricots.

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• UNECE. INC collaborates with the United Nations
Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in the
review of Agricultural Quality Standards for tree nuts
and dried fruits. In 2018, INC participated in the 65th
Session of the Specialized Section on Standardization
of Dry and Dried Produce and in the 74th Session of
the Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards.
UNECE Standards adopted in 2018:
• New Standard for Dried Bananas
• Revised Standard for Prunes (1-year trial period)
• New Standard for Dried Ripe Papayas (1-year
trial period)
• New Standard for Dried Melons (1-year trial period)
In additon, INC participated in following events
hosted by the UNECE:
• In May 2018, INC together with the UNECE and
Besana Group organized a practical workshop
to discuss and test the sampling and inspection
practices of the UNECE Sampling Plan for Tree
Nuts and Dried Produce. The workshop took
place in the Besana facilities, Naples. The results
of the workshop were discussed during the 65th
Session of the Specialized Section in June 2018.
• In June 2018, INC participated in the
Symposium “Nuts and Dried Fruits for
a Sustainable Future” held in Geneva,
Switzerland, where Mr. Pino Calcagni, INC
Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Scientific
and Government Affairs Committee, gave a
general overview of the trade and sustainable
production of nuts and dried fruits.
• In September 2018, INC participated in the
Workshop on Agri-Food Supply Chains in
Cross-Border Trade of Nuts and Dried Fruits,
held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Mr. Calcagni
participated in two sessions. The first
day, he gave a presentation about quality
requirements and controls and the importance
to meet retail specifications and standards for
accessing the leading trade chains and niche
markets. The second day, he spoke about
markets and latest developments in nut and
dried fruit industry.
2018 RASFF Total Notifications for Product and Country of Origin
Others 30%
Hazelnuts (Azerbaijan) 3%
Peanut feed (Gambia) 3%
Pistachios (Turkey) 3%
Pistachios (Iran) 5%
Dried grapes (Turkey) 5%
2018 Import Border Rejections
INC monitors food safety alerts not only in Europe but
also in USA, Australia and Japan, analyzing the trends and
monitoring the causes and origins.
• EU-RASFF. The European Union’s Rapid Alert
System for Food and Feed (RASFF) notifications
for nuts and peanuts for feed increased by 5% and
127%, respectively, from 2017. On the contrary,
notifications for dried fruits decreased by 12%. The
presence of aflatoxins remained as the main reason
for notifying nuts and peanuts for feed. Ochratoxin A
became the main reason for notifying dried fruits. The
most notified edible nuts were peanuts, followed by
pistachios and hazelnuts. Dried figs, dried grapes and
dried apricots were the most notified dried fruits.
• USA. Notifications for edible nuts remained stable with
respect to 2017. The edible nut with the higher number
of notifications was the peanut (10 not.). Misbranding
(33% of total) was the main reason for notifying edible
nuts, followed by aflatoxins (24%) and filthy (13%). On
the other hand, the number of notifications for dried
fruits increased by 24%, reaching 79 notifications.
Raisins were the most notified dried fruits (36 not.)
followed by dates (18 not.) and prunes (13 not). As in
2017, filthy (42%), pesticide (20%) and misbranding
(15%) were the main reasons for notifying dried fruits.
• Japan. Notifications for edible nuts and dried fruits
slightly decreased by 6% with respect to 2017 (from
136 to 128 not.). Almond was the most notified nut
(46 not.), instead of peanuts as in the previous years.
Peanuts ranked the second most notified nuts (33
not.), followed by pistachios (16 not.) and dried figs
(14 not.). The main reason for notifying edible nuts and
dried fruits was still the presence of aflatoxins (93% of
total).
• Australia. Australia published 45 notifications for
nuts and dried fruits in 2018 -double than last year,
and the highest number of the last eight years.
The most notified nuts were peanut products,
with 20 notifications, followed by peanuts, with 11
notifications. The main reason for notifying edible
nuts and dried fruits was the presence aflatoxins (82%
of the total).
Peanuts (Argentina) 9%
Pistachios (USA) 7%
Peanuts (China) 6%
Dried figs (Turkey) 6%
Peanuts (Egypt) 6%
Hazelnuts (Turkey) 6%
Almonds (USA) 6%
Dried apricots (Turkey) 5%
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 Nutrition Research
and Dissemination

The INC World Forum for Nutrition Research and Dissemination is the international umbrella for scientific
research and dissemination related to health, nutrition, nuts and dried fruits. It defines research priorities and
promotes research and dissemination grants.

• Prof. Jordi Salas Salvadó, Rovira i Virgili University, Spain - Chairman

• Mr. Antonio Pont, Spain - INC Executive Committee Member Representative
Academic Honorary Committee:
• Dr. David Jenkins, St. Michael’s Hospital, Canada
• Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
• Prof. Gerhard Rechkemmer, Max Rubner-Institut, Germany
• Dr. Emilio Ros, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain
• Dr. Joan Sabaté, Loma Linda University, USA
Evaluating Committee:
• Dr. Cesarettin Alasalvar, TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, Turkey
• Dr. Josefina Bressan, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil
• Prof. Catherine Itsiopoulos, La Trobe University, Australia
• Dr. Karen Lapsley, Almond Board of California, USA
• Dr. Denis Lairon, Joint Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Nutrition, INSERM INRA Aix Marseille
University, France
• Dr. Girish B. Maru, Advanced Center for Treatment Research and Education in Cancer, India
• Ms. Maureen Ternus, INC Nutrition Research and Education Foundation, USA

The objectives of the Forum are to promote research and dissemination projects, to
disseminate the latest research findings worldwide, and to promote calls for specific
research and dissemination projects. The Forum recommends research priorities, advises
on scientific awards and monitors three annual calls supported by the INC: the Call for
Research Projects, the Call for Promotion and Dissemination Projects and the Call for Open
Access Studies.

Call for Research Projects

In 2018, INC approved to fund the following research project, which had been submitted to the annual Call for Research
Projects (€300,000) with due date for submission January 31, 2018. The call was open for public and private institutions,
as well as not-for-profit organizations, with the overall objective to promote clinical, epidemiological, basic and strategic
research that may contribute to enhance the understanding of the health effects of nut or dried fruit consumption.

Grant recipient:

• Clinical study “Optimising gut health: physiological, microbiological and metabolomic effects of dried fruit”.
Principal Investigator: Prof. Kevin Whelan, King’s College London, UK.

From the 14 scientific studies funded by the INC since the first Call launched in 2013, a total of 10 studies have already
been completed and 6 of them have been published in scientific journals.

Publications:

• Koyama, A. K., Hagan, K. A., Okereke, O. I., Weisskopf, M. G., Rosner, B., & Grodstein, F. (2015). Evaluation of a self-
administered computerized cognitive battery in an older population. Neuroepidemiology, 45(4), 264-272.

• Martínez-González, M. Á., Hershey, M. S., Zazpe, I., & Trichopoulou, A. (2017). Transferability of the Mediterranean
Diet to Non-Mediterranean Countries. What Is and What Is Not the Mediterranean Diet. Nutrients, 9(11), 1226.

• Freisling, H., Noh, H., Slimani, N., Chajès, V., May, A. M., Peeters, P. H., ... & Mancini, F. R. (2017). Nut intake and 5-year changes
in body weight and obesity risk in adults: results from the EPIC-PANACEA study. European journal of nutrition, 1-10.

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• Neale, E. P., Tapsell, L. C., Guan, V., & Batterham, M. J.
(2017). The effect of nut consumption on markers of
inflammation and endothelial function: a systematic
review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled
trials. BMJ open, 7(11), e016863.
• Salas-Huetos, A., Moraleda, R., Giardina, S., Anton,
E., Blanco, J., Salas-Salvadó, J., & Bulló, M. (2018).
Effect of nut consumption on semen quality and
functionality in healthy men consuming a Western-
style diet: a randomized controlled trial. The American
journal of clinical nutrition, 108(5), 953-962.
• Viguiliouk, E., Jenkins, A. L., Mejia, S. B., Sievenpiper,
J. L., & Kendall, C. W. (2018). Effect of dried fruit on
postprandial glycemia: a randomized acute-feeding
trial. Nutrition & diabetes, 8(1), 59.
In addition, INC created a series of animated videos
(available in YouTube) aimed at explaining the studies and
disseminating the findings among consumers.
Call for Promotion and
Dissemination Projects
The INC approved to fund the following projects
in 2018. The projects had been submitted to the
annual Call for Promotion and Dissemination Projects
(€50,000) launched in November 2017, with due date
for submission January 31, 2018. The Call was open for
public and private institutions, as well as not-for-profit
organizations, with the objective to build consumer
demand for nuts and dried fruits.
Grant recipients:
• Australian Nut Industry Council (ANIC) on behalf of the
Nuts for Life Program. Project: “Dissemination of results
from the secondary analysis of nut consumption in the
2011-13 Australian Health Survey”.
• Nucis Italia. Project: “Nuts and the new dietary styles”.
Over the last six years, the INC has funded
research and dissemination grants for nearly
2.8 million euros.
Call for Open Access Studies
On March 15, 2018, the INC launched its first ever Call for
Open Access Studies (€18,000), the objective of which is
to disseminate the health benefits of nut and dried fruit
consumption as widely as possible, through the payment
of the Open Access fees of scientific studies, so that the
articles are freely available online.
To date, the INC has funded the Open Access publication
of the following studies:
• Kaliora, A. C., Kokkinos, A., Diolintzi, A., Stoupaki,
M., Gioxari, A., Kanellos, P. T., ... & Karathanos, V. T.
(2016). The effect of minimal dietary changes with
raisins in NAFLD patients with non-significant
fibrosis: a randomized controlled intervention. Food
& function, 7(11), 4533-4544.
• Mandalari, G., Chessa, S., Bisignano, C., Chan, L., &
Carughi, A. (2016). The effect of sun-dried raisins
(Vitis vinifera L.) on the in vitro composition of the
gut microbiota. Food & function, 7(9), 4048-4060.
• Hernández-Alonso, P., Cañueto, D., Giardina, S.,
Salas-Salvadó, J., Cañellas, N., Correig, X., & Bulló,
M. (2017). Effect of pistachio consumption on
the modulation of urinary gut microbiota-related
metabolites in prediabetic subjects. The Journal of
nutritional biochemistry, 45, 48-53.
• Sadler, M. J., Gibson, S., Whelan, K., Ha, M. A.,
Lovegrove, J., & Higgs, J. (2019). Dried fruit and
public health–what does the evidence tell us?.
International journal of food sciences and nutrition,
1-13.
• Benassi, B., Santi, C., Santangeli, S., Grollino, M.
G., Raschellà, G., Bacchetta, L., & Pacchierotti, F.
(2019). Modulation of LDL receptor expression and
promoter methylation in HepG2 cells treated with
a Corylus avellana L. extract. Journal of Functional
Foods, 53, 208-218.
The 2019 Call for Open Access Studies was launched on
January 11, 2019, and will be open the whole year until
the budget (€18,000) has been expended.
Nutrition 2018
The INC attended from June 9 to 12 the Nutrition
2018 congress in Boston, USA, which gathered about
2,500 attendees, mainly scientists, food scientists and
clinicians, as well as leaders from international nutrition
societies, industry professionals, community health
educators and nutrition journalists.
INC’s participation served a double purpose. It was
the first time for the “Nuts for a Healthier World”
campaign to be displayed. The first edition of this
congress was also a great platform for INC to gain
visibility among health professionals and nutritionists.
The INC made the most of the event in Boston to
promote its funding opportunities.
© 2018 - American Society for Nutrition and EPNAC.com.
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 Statistics and Megatrends

The Statistics Committee supports the INC, as the premier source of information for the nut and dried fruit
industry, in gathering and reviewing statistical data that is relevant, timely and reliable for its distribution
to the industry, governments and the general public. The Committee is composed of industry leaders and
experts and organized in sixteen working groups.
• Mr. Pino Calcagni, Besana Group, Italy - Chairman

Leaders of the Working Groups:

• Almonds: Ms. Julie Adams, Almond Board of California, USA
• Brazil Nuts: Mr. Pino Calcagni, Besana Group, Italy
• Cashews: Mr. Amit Khirbat, Olam International, Singapore
• Hazelnuts: Mr. Ahmet Bilge Anbarlilar, Balsu Gida, Turkey
• Macadamias: Mr. Jolyon Burnett, Australian Macadamia Society, Australia
• Pecans: Mr. Bruce Caris, The Green Valley Pecan, USA
• Pine Nuts: Ms. Chen Ying, Chamber of Commerce, China
• Pistachios: Mr. Mike Hohmann, The Wonderful Company, USA.
• Walnuts: Mr. Jinkui Zhou, Fen Yang Reell Food Co., Ltd., China.
• Peanuts: Ms. Chen Ying, Chamber of Commerce, China
• Dates: Mr. Ahmed Boujbel, Boudjebel, Tunisia
• Dried Apricots: Mr. Osman Oz, Aegean Exporters Association, Turkey
• Dried Cranberries: Mr. Lee Doleman, Ocean Spray, USA
• Dried Figs: Mr. Osman Oz, Aegean Exporters Association, Turkey
• Dried Grapes: Mr. Osman Oz, Aegean Exporters Association, Turkey
• Prunes: Mr. Steve Sousa, Mariani Packing, USA

Online Database
The INC Database provides online data for nut and dried fruit production, stocks, trade and consumption by commodity,
country and year through an interactive graphical interface. Already covering nearly 420,000 data, it spans from 1995 up
to today. The Database can be accessed through three different search tools:

• The Dashboard, where statistics on production,

imports, exports and consumption are presented
on a world map by product and year.

• The Advanced Search, which allows the users to

search annual statistics by product and country on
production, stocks, trade and consumption through
customizable charts and tables.

• The Trade Data is a useful tool to break down

annual exports and imports by country of origin and
destination and can be visualized in a world map,
charts and tables at the same time.

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World Trade Maps World Nut
World Tree Nut Production (MT)
Kernel basis, except pistachios in-shell

India
China
In-shell Trade
Almonds In-shell
(HS code: 0802 11)

USA MT
116,096
38,763
Walnuts In-shell
(HS code: 0802 31)

USA
EU+EFTA
Turkey
MT
39,802
33,122
Pecans In-shell
(HS code 0802 90 10)

USA
China
Mexico
MT
30,157
14,284
Hazelnuts In-shell
(HS code: 0802 21)

USA
Vietnam
Canada
MT
15,193
4,535

Trade Flows
Viet nam 20,617 India 16,103 Vietnam 8,731 China 3,620
World Total 219,193 World Total 139,041 World Total 55,213 World Total 24,105
Pine nuts In-shell

RUSSIAN FED, MT
China 9,629
World Total 9,629

RUSSIAN FED,

USA
EU
PORTUGAL

In April 2019, the INC will release the bi-annual World Nut and
Pine nuts In-shell

PORTUGAL MT
Pecans In-shell Turkey 2,846
(HS code 0802 90 10) Italy 1,435
MEXICO World Total 4,480
MEXICO MT
USA 19,090 WEST
World Total 20,928 AFRICA Macadamias In-shell
(HS code: 0802 61)

EAST AUSTRALIA MT
Brazil nuts In-shell China 11,982
(HS code: 0801 21)
AFRICA
Vietnam 6,056
World Total 18,366
BRAZIL

Tree Nut Trade

BRAZIL MT Cashews In-shell

www.nutfruit.org
Peru 2,408 Cashews In-shell
Bolivia 1,321 SOUTH (HS code: 0801 31)
(HS code: 0801 31) AFRICA
World Total 3,988
EAST AFRICA MT
WEST AFRICA MT India 191,329
Viet nam 582,695 Viet nam 187,125 AUSTRALIA
Walnuts In-shell India 495,551 World Total 380,011
(HS code: 0802 31) World Total 1,110,520

Shelled tree nuts, except pistachios in-shell

CHILE

Dried Fruit Trade Maps. This issue will feature two separate
CHILE MT
Turkey 27,141
EU+EFTA 11,984
World Total 56,479 For pistachios in-shell, please see central map,

Macadamias In-shell Pecans In-shell

(HS code: 0802 61) (HS code 0802 90 10)

Intra-European Trade ALMONDS HAZELNUTS PINE NUTS

SOUTH AFRICA
China
Vietnam
MT
15,571
5,916
SOUTH AFRICA
China
World Total
MT
12,540
12,912

Tree nuts shelled, except pistachios in-shell

World Total 21,802
BRAZIL NUTS MACADAMIA PISTACHIOS

CASHEWS PECANS WALNUTS

World Tree Nut Exports by Region
Shelled, exept pistachios in-shell

maps for Nuts and Dried Fruits, respectively. Available both in a

NETHERLANDS MT
Germany 32,215
BELGIUM MT Belgium 9,715
Germany 13,651 France 8,464 GERMANY MT
AFRICA
France 5,134 UK 4,968 UK 8,057
UK 2,405 Poland 3,671 France 7,222
2%
Netherlands 2,179 EU+EFTA 72,265 Netherlands 6,180
NORTH
EU + EFTA 27,951 World Total 73,675 Italy 5,500
World Total 28,291 Spain
EU+EFTA
5,269
61,544 OCEANIA AMERICA
World Total 62,532
Almonds Shelled
(HS code: 0802 12)
2% 38%
NETHERLANDS POLAND USA MT LATIN AMERICA*
5%
UK
EU+EFTA 280,911
China 50,384
MIDDLE EAST
BELGIUM Canada 29,192
Japan 28,826 Pine Nuts Shelled
Walnuts Shelled
14%
GERMANY
UAE 27,272
South Korea 25,458 (HS code: 0802 32)
World Total 541,715
UKRAINE MT
CHINA MT ASIA
RUSSIA EU+EFTA 9,487
23%

downloadable digital format (through INC website) or as printed

FRANCE Walnuts Shelled EU+EFTA 10,856
(HS code: 0802 32) USA 3,554
Belarus
Iraq
3,224
2,894
World Total 16,271 EUROPE
ITALY MT
Pistachios In-shell
(HS code: 0802 51)
MOLDOVA MT Azerbaijan 2,658 16%
SPAIN
Germany
MT
19,563 ITALY
Germany
France
21,033
7,747
EU+EFTA
World Total
12,034
13,564
Lebanon
World Total
1,371
26,221
*and the Caribbean
France 13,888 Poland 1,903 USA MT Macadamias Shelled
Italy 12,585 Belgium 1,657 (HS code: 0802 62)
UK 5,802 EU+EFTA 40,094 China 95,819
Netherlands 4,447 World Total 41,620 EU+EFTA 58,303 Hazelnuts Shelled
EU+EFTA 73,761 World Total 184,371 BELARUS (HS code: 0802 22) CHINA MT
World Total 83,786
Australia 1,378
SPAIN TURKEY MT Vietnam 811
EU+EFTA 137,764 Hazelnuts Shelled World Total 2,591
Canada 10,918 (HS code: 0802 22)
Walnuts Shelled
(HS code: 0802 32) CANADA UKRAINE
USA 3,901 World Tree Nut Imports by Region
China 2,807 GEORGIA MT
Shelled, exept pistachios in-shell
USA
EU+EFTA
Japan
MT
49,485
18,091
EU MOLDOVA
World Total 175,349 EU+EFTA
Russian Fed,
World Total
9,020
2,053
13,662
South Korea 12,239

posters, the maps allow to identify the major world nut and dried
Canada 10,105
Australia
World Total
5,218
117,776
USA GEORGIA Hazelnuts Shelled
CHINA
(HS code: 0802 22) SOUTH
KOREA
ITALY AZERBAIJAN AZERBAIJAN MT
SPAIN EU+EFTA 9,054 JAPAN
Pecans Shelled TURKEY Russian Fed, 6,410 OCEANIA EUROPE
(HS code 0802 90 15) Almonds Shelled
(HS code: 0802 12)
World Total 16,459 2% 52%
USA MT LEBANON
EU+EFTA 11,419 SPAIN
EU+EFTA
MT
70,816
LATIN AMERICA*
Canada
Israel
5,628
1,681 World Total 79,745
IRAQ 2%
Hazelnuts Shelled
South Korea 650 (HS code: 0802 22) ISRAEL IRAN
World Total 22,193
ITALY MT MIDDLE EAST
EU+EFTA 27,915 10%
World Total 28,140
Macadamias Shelled UAE
NORTH

fruit trade flows at a glance as the top origin and destination

(HS code: 0802 62)
MEXICO
USA MT
INDIA AMERICA ASIA
Japan 856 13% 21%
Canada
China
840
138
*and the Caribbean
Philippines 125
World Total 2,591 PHILIPPINES
VIETNAM

Pistachios In-shell
Pecans Shelled (HS code: 0802 51)
(HS code 0802 90 15) Cashews Shelled
(HS code: 0801 32)
IRAN MT
MEXICO MT Vietnam 25,205 Cashews Shelled
USA 37,674 EU+EFTA 22,584 VIETNAM MT
(HS code: 0801 32) USA 116,355
World Total 37,674 China 21,637
EU+EFTA 98,469
KENYA UAE 10,529

countries, as well as the traded volumes of each commodity, are

INDIA MT Australia 13,871
India 9,060 EU+EFTA 43,811
World Total 136,846 World Total 266,142
USA 18,862
Brazil Nuts Shelled UAE 17,788
(HS code: 0801 22) Macadamias Shelled Japan 8,285
(HS code: 0802 62) World Total 115,276
PERU
PERU MT
Korea Rep 1,675 KENYA MT
USA 825 USA 3,463
EU+EFTA 277 EU+EFTA 1,300
World Total 3,247 World Total 5,492

Brazil Nuts Shelled BOLIVIA

(HS code: 0801 22) BRAZIL

BOLIVIA MT
EU+EFTA 8,120
USA 2,687

easily visualized in a world map.

World Total 13,441
AUSTRALIA

SOUTH AFRICA
Walnuts Shelled Brazil Nuts Shelled
(HS code: 0802 32) (HS code: 0801 22)

CHILE MT BRAZIL MT
EU+EFTA 17,073 USA 117
Brazil 3,156 EU+EFTA 49
World Total 25,770 CHILE Australia 48
Korea Rep 32 Macadamias Shelled
World Total 293 (HS code: 0802 62)

Groundnut (Peanut) Trade

SOUTH AFRICA MT
USA 3,135 Almonds Shelled
EU+EFTA 2,225 (HS code: 0802 12)
China 1,673
World Total 8,352 AUSTRALIA MT
EU+EFTA 19,720

Shelled (HS code: 1202 42)

USA 2,407
India 2,359 NEW ZEALAND
UAE 2,348
New Zealand 2,017
World Total 35,183

Macadamias Shelled
(HS code: 0802 62)
CHINA MT
EU+EFTA 90,117 AUSTRALIA MT
Philippines 30,276 China 1,659
Japan 23,680 Japan 1,316
Indonesia 19,391 Vietnam 1,315
Canada 18,314
World Total 287,301 USA 809
EU+EFTA 687
World Total 6,916

USA MT
Mexico 96,827
Canada 87,537
EU+EFTA 68,343 EU
World Total 309,587
USA CHINA

World Groundnut (Peanut) Exports World Groundnut (Peanut) Imports

Shelled (HS code: 1202 42) Shelled (HS code: 1202 42)
INDIA

INDIA MT
BRAZIL Indonesia 213,313
Vietnam 118,305

Statistical Yearbook
Philippines 45,058
BRAZIL MT Malaysia 43,546
Russian Fed, 50,963 Russian Fed, 24,442
EU+EFTA 49,552 EU+EFTA 21,205
Algeria 21,317 World Total 599,940
World Total 153,267

ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA MT
EU+EFTA 421,056
Russian Fed, 31,961
World Total 521,567

Including groundnuts destined for oil production,

Sources: INC Database, DESA/UNSD United Nations Comtrade Database, Eurostat (Comext) Database and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Trade flow data: 2017, metric tons (MT). All maps show the major tade flows among leading trading countries. Disclaimer: The information contained in these maps and charts is based upon various authoritative and own sources. While the INC aims to provide the information as accurate as possible, no reliance should be placed upon the same without further investigation. Therefore, it is intended to give a general overview for the reader’s best interest, who accepts full responsibility for its use. Consequently, the INC cannot admit any liability from any loss or damage arising from any decision taken in accordance with this information. © INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council, March 2019.

The INC Statistical Yearbook 2018/2019 was published in March World Dried Fruit Intra-European Trade

2019, providing an overview of the last 10 years trends on nut Trade Flows FRANCE
Spain
MT
5,195
BELGIUM
Germany
France
Netherlands
EU+EFTA
World Total
MT
7,511
3,772
1,945
14,725
14,829
NETHERLANDS
Germany
France
Belgium
Poland
UK
EU + EFTA
World Total
MT
16,917
5,250
4,707
3,863
3,490
49,135
49,950

NETHERLANDS
GERMANY
Austria
Poland
Netherlands
Slovakia
France
EU+EFTA
World Total
MT
5,367
3,920
3,290
2,662
1,667
25,502
27,441

Germany 4,587 BELGIUM

Belgium 3,586
UK 3,484

and dried fruit production, trade and consumption.

GERMANY
Netherlands 2,392
EU + EFTA 24,898
World Total 30,405

GREECE MT
FRANCE UK 9,162
Netherlands 3,268
SPAIN MT Italy 1,505
France 3,811 Germany 1,472
Italy 1,862 ITALY
EU + EFTA 19,777
Portugal 1,548 World Total 25,114
Germany 1,118
Poland 1,053

www.nutfruit.org
EU + EFTA 13,563 ITALY MT
World Total 18,071 Germany 1,438
Austria 1,407
SPAIN France 1,198
Netherlands 593
Belgium 572
EU + EFTA 8,565 GREECE
CRANBERRIES DRIED FIGS World Total 9,179

DATES DRIED GRAPES

DRIED APRICOTS PRUNES

Following the growing trend observed during the last decade, Dried Grapes
Figs
(HS code: 0804 20)

TURKEY MT

overall tree nut production continued to grow in the 2018/2019

EU+EFTA 42,947
Cranberries (HS code: 0806 20) USA 4,168
(HS code: 2008 93) Russian Fed, 2,800
Cranberries
Figs RUSSIA TURKEY MT Belarus 2,724
CANADA MT (HS code: 0804 20) Vietnam 2,445
(HS code: 2008 93) EU+EFTA 219,684
USA 9,813 Australia 17,299 Saudi Arabia 1,766
Dried Grapes EU+EFTA 6,851 GREECE MT China 1,707
Canada 9,948
(HS code: 0806 20) World Total 19,500 NETHERLANDS MT EU+EFTA 2,983 World Total 77,343
World Total 265,094
EU+EFTA 22,460 Canada 688
USA MT World Total 22,575 World Total 4,482
EU+EFTA 33,359
Japan 32,168 Dried Apricots
Canada 11,019 (HS code: 0813 10)
BELARUS KAZAKHSTAN
China 10,418
Mexico 5,609 TURKEY MT
South Korea 4,624 NETHERLANDS EU+EFTA 35,458
Thailand 3,186 USA 13,892
World Total 122,760 Russian Fed, 6,126
CANADA Australia 4,876

EU
UKRAINE Brazil 4,165
Figs Prunes
(HS code: 0804 20) Ukraine 3,224
FRANCE

season, adding up to around 4.45 million metric tons. Almonds

(HS code: 0813 20) China 3,074
Cranberries Belarus 3,051
SPAIN MT FRANCE MT World Total 91,560
(HS code: 2008 93) EU+EFTA 5,219 Dates

USA MT
USA USA
World Total
2,204
7,522
EU+EFTA
Algeria
6,974
3,345
(HS code: 0804 10)
World Total 20,750
EU+EFTA 29,123 IRAQ MT SOUTH
China 15,920 India 139,965 KOREA
Mexico 11,347 CHINA
TURKEY World Total 148,872 JAPAN
Canada 9,075 SPAIN Dates
South Korea 4,602 (HS code: 0804 10) Figs
World Total 87,180 AFGHANISTAN
GREECE (HS code: 0804 20)
PAKISTAN MT
TUNISIA India 160,701 AFGHANISTAN MT
ALGERIA IRAQ PAKISTAN EU+EFTA 13,303 India 12,519
MOROCCO World Total 183,247 World Total 12,752
Prunes
(HS code: 0813 20) ISRAEL IRAN

USA MT
EU+EFTA 10,189

were the most produced tree nut, accounting for 28% of the world
Japan 5,677
China 3,969
Vietnam 3,019 MEXICO Dates
SAUDI UAE INDIA
Canada 2,901 (HS code: 0804 10) ARABIA OMAN
Mexico 2,054
World Total 33,775 TUNISIA MT Dates
EU+EFTA 46,149 (HS code: 0804 10)
Morocco 25,685 Dried Grapes
Malaysia 6,510 ISRAEL MT (HS code: 0806 20)
USA 6,190 EU+EFTA 39,545 THAILAND
Figs Indonesia 5,492 Russian Fed, 6,001 IRAN MT
(HS code: 0804 20)
World Total 111,239 World Total 56,918 EU+EFTA
Russian Fed,
20,938
13,402
VIETNAM
USA MT Kazakhstan 10,299
Mexico 2,306 Ukraine 8,750
Canada 1,422 Algeria 6,243
World Total 4,515 World Total 73,881
COLOMBIA SRI LANKA

production, followed by walnuts (20%), cashews (19%), pistachios

Dates MALAYSIA
(HS code: 0804 10)
KENYA
ECUADOR IRAN MT
India 41,241 Dates
Kazakhstan 25,297 (HS code: 0804 10)
Turkey 18,123
EU+EFTA 16,184
Russian Fed, 9,461 UAE MT
PERU Canada 5,656 India 19,535 INDONESIA
World Total 147,167 Indonesia 10,115
Oman 9,239
Sri Lanka 6,553
Kenya 6,108
World Total 69,511

BRAZIL

(17%) and hazelnuts (10%). In turn, exports increased at an average

AUSTRALIA

SOUTH AFRICA

Dried Grapes
(HS code: 0806 20)

CHILE SOUTH AFRICA MT

ARGENTINA EU+EFTA 29,179
USA 4,972
Algeria 4,773
Canada 4,061

rate of approx. 61,600 MT/year, amounting to 2.23 million metric

Dried Grapes Prunes World Total 48,807
(HS code: 0806 20) (HS code: 0813 20)

CHILE MT CHILE MT
EU+EFTA 18,203 EU+EFTA 35,306
USA 6,245 USA 11,139
Peru 4,106 Mexico 9,199
Colombia 3,768 Russian Fed, 5,121
Mexico 3,170 Brazil 3,644
Ecuador 2,157 World Total 76,089 Dried Grapes
Russian Fed, 2,018 (HS code: 0806 20)
World Total 49,266
ARGENTINA MT
Brazil 19,526
Colombia 2,684
World Total 27,419

Prunes

tons in 2017. Likewise, tree nut estimated consumption increased

(HS code: 0813 20)

ARGENTINA MT
Brazil 8,864
Russian Fed, 3,033
EU+EFTA 2,947
USA 2,042
World Total 20,750

World Dried Fruit Imports By Region World Dried Fruit Exports By Region

OCEANIA AFRICA

at an average pace of around 195,000 MT per year, totaling 4.36

3% 8%
AFRICA
4% EUROPE
43% MIDDLE EAST
48%
LATIN AMERICA* LATIN AMERICA*
5% 9%
NORTH AMERICA
7% EUROPE
10%
MIDDLE EAST
7%
NORTH

million metric tons in 2018/19.

ASIA
31% AMERICA ASIA
*and The Caribbean 12% 13% *and The Caribbean

Sources: INC Database, DESA/UNSD United Nations Comtrade Database, Eurostat (Comext) Database and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Trade flow data: 2017, metric tons (MT). All maps show the major tade flows among leading trading countries. Disclaimer: The information contained in these maps and charts is based upon various authoritative and own sources. While the INC aims to provide the information as accurate as possible, no reliance should be placed upon the same without further investigation. Therefore, it is intended to give a general overview for the reader’s best interest, who accepts full responsibility for its use. Consequently, the INC cannot admit any liability from any loss or damage arising from any decision taken in accordance with this information. © INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council, March 2019.

Global peanut production was estimated at circa 37.5 million

metric tons in 2018/19. China was the leading producing country,
accounting for 41% of the world production. India (13%), Nigeria Estimated World Tree Nut Production*, Exports** and Consumption*. Metric Tons
Estimated World Tree Nut Production*, Exports** and Consumption*. Metric Tons
*Kernel basis, except pistachios in-shell. **Shelled, except pistachios in-shell.
(9%), the USA (7%), Indonesia (3%) and Argentina (3%) were the *Kernel basis, except pistachios in-shell. **Shelled, except pistachios in-shell.
Source: INC
Source: INC
following major producers. Global exports of shelled peanuts 5,000,000
5,000,000
4,500,000
in 2017 were increased by 15% to ca. 2.4 million MT from the 4,500,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
3,500,000
previous year. Correspondingly, the estimated consumption 3,500,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
2,500,000
reached 44.2 million MT. 2,500,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
World production of dried fruits in the 2018/19 season 1,000,000
500,000
500,000
0
amounted to over 3.1 million metric tons. Over the last 10 years, 0 2008
2008
2009
2009
2010
2010
2011
2011
2012
2012
2013
2013
2014
2014
2015
2015
2016
2016
2017
2017
2018
2018
Almonds Walnuts Cashews Pistachios
dried grapes (raisins, sultanas and currants) have been the most Almonds
Hazelnuts
Hazelnuts
Brazil Nuts
Walnuts
Pecans
Pecans
Est. Consumption
Cashews
Macadamias
Macadamias
Exports*
Pistachios
Pine Nuts
Pine Nuts

produced dried fruit, accounting for 41% of the world share in *2018 exports were estimated by a linear regression.
Brazil Nuts Est. Consumption Exports*

*2018 exports were estimated by a linear regression.

2018/19. In turn, table dates represented the following 36%.
Prunes, dried apricots, sweetened dried cranberries and dried
figs accounted for the remaining 23%. Likewise, exports rose Estimated World Dried Fruit Production, Exports and Consumption. Metric Tons
Estimated World Dried Fruit Production, Exports and Consumption. Metric Tons
Source: INC
Source: INC
steadily at an average rate of around 51,800 MT/year, adding up 3,500,000
3,500,000
to ca. 2.3 million metric tons in 2017. Dried fruit consumption 3,000,000
3,000,000
totaled over 3.2 million MT in 2017 as it grew around 90,700 MT 2,500,000
2,500,000
annually throughout the prior 10 years. 2,000,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
500,000
500,000

Megatrends
0
0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Dried Grapes Table Dates Prunes Dried Apricots
Dried Figs
Dried Grapes Table Dates
Dried Cranberries Prunes
Est. Consumption Dried Apricots
Exports*
Dried Figs Dried Cranberries Est. Consumption Exports*
As part of the new strategic priorities for 2018-2023, the INC is *2018 Exports were estimated by linear regression.
*2018 Exports were estimated by linear regression.
identifying, with the help of the Statistics Committee, the main
nut and dried fruit current and projected production, industry
structure and sustainable development. More specifically, the
INC is gathering information about production; bearing and
non-bearing planted hectares and new plantings -in order to
provide 10-year forecasts of production data; the number of
people involved in the industry; agricultural water management;
and the use of by-products and renewable energies throughout
the supply chain. The INC is collecting and putting together a
database for industry experts to assess the sustainable growth
of the nut and dried fruit industry.

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 The Academic Committee advices the INC on the good development of the Academia.
• Mr. Joan Fortuny, Spain - Chairman
• Mr. Antonio Pont, INC Executive Committee Member Representative
Industry members:
• Mr. Pino Calcagni, Besana Group, Italy
• Mr. Ashok Krishen, Olam International, Singapore
• Mr. Bill Morecraft, Blue Diamond Growers, USA
• Mr. Hari Nair, Western India Cashew Company, India
• Mr. Vincent Rieckmann, August Töpfer and Co., Germany
• Mr. Jeffrey Sanfilippo, John B. Sanfilippo and Son, USA
• Mr. Steve Sousa, Mariani Packing, USA
• Ms. Chen Ying, Chamber of Commerce, China
Academic members:
• Prof. Dr. Uygun Aksoy, Consultant, Turkey
• Dr. Cesarettin Alasalvar, TUBITAK Research Center, Turkey
• Dr. Antonio Logrieco, Institute of Sciences of Food Production CNR, Italy
• Prof. Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Rovira i Virgili University, Spain
• Prof. Linda Tapsell, University of Wollongong, Australia

February 2018 saw the launch of the INC Academia, and
specifically its first course: the Executive Program on
Nuts and Dried Fruits. This first edition was launched on
February 1, 2018, and was closed on May 19, 2018, with a
total of 42 students from 19 countries.
covering key aspects of the nut and dried fruit sector,
including soil and climate, varieties and uses, nutrition
facts, processing, food safety and quality standards,
production, trade and consumption trends, arbitration
and negotiation.

The objective of this educational program is to learn
the basics of the nut and dried fruit industry, main
characteristics, applications and information resources.
It combines a 10-unit online course of approximately 50
hours, and a final 3-4 day on-site experience (10+ hours
of preparatory tasks & reading material) to learn through
case studies, network and visits to orchards and factories.
The content of the online course was created by top
experts from the world’s most prestigious institutions
and companies. The program consists of 10 units
The on-site course took place on May 17-19, 2018, in
Seville, Spain, just before the INC Congress. The course
allowed students to network, learn through case
studies and visit orchards and factories: La Fortaleza,
El Carquí (Borges) and Almendras de Almería (Maseto
Technologies). The case studies were presented by
Prof. Dr. Kandarp Mehta and Prof. Dr. Miguel Mediavilla,
from the prestigious IESE Business School -the IESE
Executive Education and Custom Programmes have
been ranked best in the world three years running
(2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018) by The Financial Times.

“The course provided a broader extending on the nuts and
dried fruits business. It broadens the knowledge about the
products which we are trading, by providing information
about the background of the products, preparations and
market trends.”
Mr. Joren Groot,
Nutland NV, Netherlands
“A very clear and elaborate basic overview of all aspects of
the nuts and dried fruits industry. Interesting and challenging
content for people who are already in the business and would
like to expand their knowledge, or a good starting point for
newcomers to the industry.”
Ms. Vania Van Hove,
Molenbergnatie NV, Belgium

Authors

Mr. Rudolf Ernst Mr. José Roig Borrell Dr.-Ing. Malte Ahrens Mr. Thomas Barber Prof. Dr. Uygun Aksoy Mr. Klaus Ihrig
August Töpfer & Co., Borrell® Bühler Aeroglide Bühler Aeroglide Consultant Detia Degesch
Germany Spain-USA USA USA Turkey Germany

S W I S S
1960

Prof. Dr. Kandarp Mehta Mr. Marco Azzaretti Mr. Wilfried Thobe Dr. Cameon Ivarsson Ms. Myla Mr. Stefano Massari
IESE Business School Key Technology Mondi Consumer Napasol Tadulan-Santos Oltremare
Spain USA Goods Packaging Switzerland Nielsen Italy
Austria Australia

Prof. Jordi Salas-Salvadó
Rovira i Virgili University
Spain
Mr. Carlos de Pablos Mr. David Woollard Mr. Steven Hiel Assoc. Prof. Ms. Claudia Toussaint
Silliker Ibérica SAU tna Solutions Pty Ltd Former sales manger at Cesarettin Alasalvar Waren-Verein der
Spain Australia TOMRA Sorting Solutions TÜBITAK Marmara Hamburger Börse e.V.
Belgium Research Center Germany
Turkey

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Online Course
10-unit course (50 hours) with reading materials, video tutorials, self-assessment tests and a dossier, summary of the course.

1. Origin and description: Introduction to the long history of nuts and dried fruits, their description and physiology.
2. Soil and climate: Which climates nuts and dried fruits are adapted to, soils, water demand and how climate conditions
may affect the crops.
3. Varieties and uses: An overview of the main varieties and geographical distribution of species, as well as traditional and
recent products and uses.
4. Nutrition facts: A review of the nutritional value and evidence-based health benefits of nut and dried fruit
consumption.
5. Processing: Main processing operations that can take place during and after harvest, including shelling, drying, sorting
and allergen management.
5.1 Harvest 5.9 Pasteurization
5.2 Storage 5.10 Frying and dry roasting
5.3 Fumigation with phosphine 5.11 Flavoring
5.4 Shelling 5.12 Multihead weighing and bag forming
5.5 Blanching 5.13 Modified Atmosphere Packaging
5.6 Drying 5.14 Packaging materials
5.7 Sorting technologies 5.15 Contaminant detection and removal
5.8 Vacuum packing 5.16 Allergen management

6. Food safety and quality standards: Review of the essential aspects of food safety, quality standards and best practices.
7. Production, trade and consumption: Global review of industry statistics, including production, trade and
consumption volumes.
8. Consumption trends: Understanding purchase behavior and capturing opportunities from emerging trends.
9. Arbitration rules: Overview of arbitration rules, procedures and tribunals, as well as defaults and contract
related issues.
10. Negotiation: Essential strategies and skills for successful negotiations.

On-Site Course
The next on-site course
will take place in California, Chico
from May 18 to 21, 2019, just 5
Carriere
before the 38th World Nut Family Farms
and Dried Fruit Congress in
Boca Raton. Students will visit Vann Family
the orchards and factories Orchards Strain Ranches 80

of top companies of the

Chamisal Creek Ranch
sector: Mariani Packing, Blue
Diamond Growers, Carriere
Family Farms, Vann Brothers, Mariani Packing Sacramento
Company 505 Blue Diamond
Vann Family Orchards and Yolo Growers
Hulling & Shelling and Strain Santa
Ranches, and will learn through Rosa UC Davis Foundation
80 Plant Services
case studies by professors
from prestigious business 5

schools. The case studies will

be held at UC Davis -one of San Francisco
the top colleges of agricultural
and environmental sciences in
the world.

Saturday, May 18 Sunday, May 19 Monday, May 20 Tuesday, May 21 May 22 May 23-25
Registration Bus transfer Bus transfer Bus transfer Free day
San Francisco
Visit to orchards (walnuts) and Visit to processing plant (dried fruit) UC Davis, Foundation Plant Services
Bus transfer processing plant Mariani Packing Company, Vacaville (FPS)
Carriere Family Farms, Glenn INC Congress
Morning Visit to orchards (pistachios) Bus transfer Case studies Boca Raton, FL, USA
Strain Ranches, (Strategic Management)
Arbuckle Prof. Rachael Goodhue Presentation of
certificates
Bus transfer Thursday, May 23, at 4:00
pm, Estate I Boardroom
Lunch Lunch Lunch at BDG Lunch
Visit to orchards (almonds) Bus transfer Visit to processing plant (almonds) Case studies (Negotitation)
Blue Diamond Growers, Blue Diamond Growers, Sacramento Prof. Dr. Kandarp Mehta
Chamisal Creek Ranch Visit to orchards (almonds) and
Afternoon processing plant Bus transfer Closing cocktail
Bus transfer Vann Family Orchards, Williams
Bus transfer
Bus transfer
Dinner Dinner Dinner
Evening Overnight in Sacramento Overnight in Sacramento Overnight in Sacramento

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 INC Standard Contract
Under the framework of the INC Strategic Plan 2018-2023,
the INC together with its Business Integrity Committee
(BIC) have been working closely with a prestigious
international legal firm to develop a contract which covers
the specific needs of the nut and dried fruit sector.
This initiative intends to deal with the main concerns
that could arise during international operations. The
purpose of the INC Contract is to provide certainty
regarding contractual issues such as the overall security of
international operations, as well as simplifying the whole
sale and purchase process through clear binding terms
and conditions for both parties.
Developed for the INC member’s best interest, the INC
Contract will be a useful tool to help the industry succeed
offering many advantages over some industry contracts.
To avoid situations of dependence, the Contract sets
balanced obligations for the seller and the purchaser.
Furthermore, the contract will offer the possibility of
settling disputes by choosing arbitration institutions of
international reputation.
The Contract will be available to INC members shortly.

Duties and Trade Barriers

The INC closely monitors trade issues that may affect nut
and dried fruit trade such as trade barriers, both tariff and
non-tariffs, and trade agreements.
• Tariffs. The INC has collected information about tariffs
of nuts and dried fruits of the main import/export
countries. Tariff information will be available shortly on
the INC website. This will give an overview for exporters
of the applicable tariffs in the main import countries of
tree nuts and dried fruits.
• Countervailing duties. In March 2018, after the
announcement of the US additional tariffs on steel and
aluminum imports from certain origins, countervailing
duties were adopted by the countries affected, who
notified tariff hikes on several products originating from
the US, including tree nuts and dried fruits (see Table 1).
The INC sent position letters to the governments of
the USA, Europe, India and China, to express its deep
concern about the additional tariffs, to explain the
possible consequences for the industry, and to ask to
maintain the status quo of customs duties on tree nut
and dried fruit products.
• Trade Agreements. In order to facilitate the movement
of goods worldwide and opening up foreign markets,
countries negotiate bilateral or multilateral Trade
Agreements. INC monitors and informs its members
about the most relevant developments on Trade
Agreements. Some of the most relevant Free Trade
Agreements which were signed or entered into force
during the last months are summarized in the Figure 1:

Table 1. Additional tariffs for nuts and dried fruits

China 40% on all tree nuts and dried fruits, 10% peanuts (shelled) and 5% on peanuts
(in-shell), roasted peanuts and peanut butter
EU 25% on peanut butter and 25% on cranberries (March 23, 2021)
Mexico 20% on cranberries
India 20% on almonds and walnuts (April 1, 2019)
Turkey 20% on all tree nuts

Figure 1. The most relevant Free Trade Agreements signed or entered into force during the last months
The first EU-South EU-Japan signed US-Mexico-Cana- US-Japan started Chile-Brazil signed an EU-Japan Trade
African Develop- an FTA, which da (USMCA) was negotiations on an FTA. FTA which includes Agreement
ment Community would remove signed, updating A list of products to be sanitary and phytosani- entered into force
(SADC) EPA entered 85% of tariffs on the previous one considered included tary measures and the creating the
into force in some agri-food which entered into pistachios, dates, raisins elimination of obstacles world's largest
African countries products force in 1994 and peanuts to trade open trade zone

February April 21, July 17, September 24, September 30, October 1, October 16, October 19, November 21, January 1, February 1,
2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019

EU-Mexico US-Korea FTA, which EU-Norway FTA entered EU-Singapore China-Australia

reached a new entered into force in 2012, into force, stablishing signed an FTA which (ChAFTA) eliminated
FTA updating the was updated, representing zero tariffs for would remove tariffs tariffs on all tree nuts
previous one, a better deal for the agricultural products on certain EU and dried fruit exported
signed in 2000 agricultural sector including cranberries agricultural products from Australia to China

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 Ad Hoc
Working Groups
Global Cashew Council Global Macadamia Council
The main priorities May 21, 2018, saw the constitution of the Global
of the Global Cashew Macadamia Council (GMC) by industry leaders from
Council (GCC) include Australia, South Africa, Brazil and China. Later on,
funding research Kenya, USA, Guatemala, Malawi, Vietnam and Colombia
in order to gather also joined the Council, marking a milestone towards
sufficient evidence supporting research in the field of health, harmonizing
to support a health quality standards and defining a key message.
claim, getting more The second GMC Meeting took place in Lincang,
reliable industry China, on October 18, on occasion of the International
statistics, improving Macadamia Symposium. Chaired by Mr. Larry McHugh,
basic standards for GMC members from the main macadamia producing
compliance with food countries reviewed the aims and structure of the Council,
safety regulations, discussed global supply & demand, future projections,
and working with demand stimulation, new market development and the
international harmonization of standards.
institutions. Through
the INC, the GCC Meanwhile, Dr. Joan Sabaté and his team
represents the at Loma Linda University (USA) kicked
united voice of the off the 2-year clinical trial “The Effects Macadamia
cashew industry of Macadamia Nuts on Cardiometabolic Technical Information
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value is 163 kcal/serving, USDA researchers found
that the metabolizable energy content of a 28 g (1
oz) serving of cashews is 137 kcal.
• And another study on lipids, which was published
in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition2,
concluded that 42 g/day of cashews does not
increase LDL “bad” cholesterol levels. The study
also observed that adding 42 g of cashews every
day to a typical Western diet may help reduce the
enzyme PCSK9, and lower PCSK9 concentrations
are associated with the removal of LDL “bad”
cholesterol from the blood.
Another milestone was launching the website www.
cashews.org. The site has been designed with special
focus on final consumers, with health & nutrition facts
and recipes, but also features specific sections that are
directed at health professionals and the cashew industry.
about Macadamias which provides a basic understanding
of using macadamia nuts: characteristics, applications,
food safety and quality standards.
Global Hazelnut Project
Halyomorpha halys, Palomena prasina and Gonocerus
acuteangulatus are the most harmful hazelnut pests
in Europe, Turkey and Georgia; in the United States,
it is the H. halys. Since a common effort is required to
face and successfully solve the problem represented
by these pests, the Global Hazelnut Project (GHP)
exchanges monitoring data on the incidence of these
pests regularly. Chaired by Mr. Pino Calcagni, the GHP is
composed of entomologists, researchers and professors
from Turkey, Italy, USA, Spain, France and Switzerland
who give updates from their respective countries and
discuss possible approaches to protect the hazelnut
against these bugs.

1
Baer, D., & Novotny, J. (2019). Metabolizable Energy from Cashew Nuts is Less than that Predicted by Atwater Factors. Nutrients, 11(1), 33.
2
Baer, D. J., & Novotny, J. A. (2019). Consumption of cashew nuts does not influence blood lipids or other markers of cardiovascular disease in humans:
a randomized controlled trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 109(2), 269-275.

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 Stakeholder
Meetings
4th Meeting of the Spanish Almond and
Hazelnut Industry
INC attended the 4th Meeting of the Spanish Almond
and Hazelnut Industry, in Reus, Spain, on April 24, 2018.
Organized by the Spanish Almond Board, around 100
participants shared and discussed views on the challenges
and opportunities of the Spanish almond and hazelnut
industry, with special focus on the international market,
innovation and research. Mr. Pino Calcagni, INC Vice
Chairman and Chairman of the Statistics Committee and
Scientific and Government Affairs Committee, gave a
presentation about the global hazelnut market.
International China Tree Nuts Conference
On August 1-3, INC participated at the International China
Tree Nuts Conference in Zhuhai, China. CFNA hosted
domestic and international enterprises to exchange
views and promote a healthy development of the tree nut
industry. In his speech at the opening ceremony, Mr. Pino
Calcagni presented a global statistical review of the tree
nut industry, and the state of affairs of international trade
following the announcement of steel and aluminium tariffs
by the US.
30th International Horticultural Congress
INC sponsored the 30th International Horticultural
Congress, held in Istanbul, on August 12-16. Under
the motto “Bridging the World through Horticulture”,
IHC provided a platform for scientists, engineers,
growers, industry organizations, policy makers and
other professionals to learn about best practices, future
technologies in horticulture, plant genetic resources,
plant breeding, horticultural economics and management,
among many others topics.
10th Vinacas Golden Cashew Rendezvous
Mr. Michael Waring, INC Vice Chairman, participated at
the 10th Vinacas Golden Cashew Rendezvous in Halong
Bay, Vietnam, on October 5-7. Hundreds of domestic
and international delegates attended the annual event
of the Vietnam Cashew Association, to analyze, evaluate
and promote international cashew trade. Mr. Waring
participated at the “Key Panel by Cashew Industry Leaders”
with industry representatives from Africa, India and the US,
and presented global industry trends and an overview of
the work of the INC and the Global Cashew Council.
8th International Macadamia Symposium
INC participated at the 8th International Macadamia
Symposium in Lincang, China, on October 14-20. About
500 participants from 30 countries gathered under the
theme “Green, Hope, Health and Share” to discuss the
future of the international macadamia industry. Mr. Michael
Waring gave a presentation of global nut industry statistics
and chaired the round table “International Industry
Overview”, featuring experts from the macadamia sector
from China, Australia, South Africa, Kenya, USA, Brazil,
Vietnam, Malawi, Mexico and Guatemala.
2nd International Almond Forum
On November 8, Mr. Pino Calcagni gave a presentation
about almond trading and market perspectives in the
2nd International Almond Forum of Olint (Agromillora) in
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Córdoba, Spain. The aim of the meeting was to discuss,
among industry specialists, agronomical management
state of the art (varieties, plant material, plantings design,
fertilization, irrigation…) towards a more efficient and
profitable almond crop.
UNECE-FAO Conference, Redefining the
Food Loss
INC attended the Conference “Redefining the Food
Loss - Challenge for Sustainable Impact: Prevent, Reuse,
Repurpose, Redistribute”, organized by the United
Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in
Geneva, on November 13. Experts from the public and
private sectors, international organizations and NGOs,
exchanged knowledge and new initiatives to reduce food
loss and waste.
EC SPS Market Access Working Group
Meeting
On November 15, INC attended the meeting of the Market
Access Working Group on Sanitary and Phytosanitary
issues organized by the European Commission, in
Brussels. EC Representatives reported on the state of
works on harmonized certificates and implementation
of Free Trade Agreements, among others. The state of
play of USA and Mexico, the EU-Canada Comprehensive
Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), EU-Vietnam FTA,
and EU-Indonesia FTA negotiations, among others, were
discussed.
FRUCOM Open Discussion Round
INC attended the Open Discussion Round of the
European Federation of the Trade in Dried Fruit & Edible
Nuts, Processed Fruit & Vegetables, Processed Fishery
products, Spices, Honey (FRUCOM), held on November
22, with more than 20 representatives of different nut and
dried fruit organizations and companies. FRUCOM gave
an update on the projects of the organization and agreed
that sustainability should be included within the scope of
their activities.
33rd European Trade Meeting
INC was present at the European Trade Meeting (former
European Dried Fruit Meeting) organized by the Waren-
Verein der Hamburger Börse e.V., on November 23, in
Hamburg. The meeting brought together more than 70
representatives of different nut and dried fruit organizations
and companies. The event focused on the digitalization of
trade, the fruit and nut market in Turkey, CETA and Chile-EU
Association Agreement, among other topics.
Global Hazelnut Project Meeting with
Turkish Authorities
The Global Hazelnut Project group, chaired by Mr. Pino
Calcagni, met with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
of Turkey in Ankara, on January 23, 2019, to discuss
possible approaches to protect the hazelnut against H.
halys, P. prasina and G. acuteangulatus -the so called cimici
whose action causes the cimiciato damage. One of the
key points raised during the meeting was the importance
of an integrated approach for the successful control of
these pests.
INC collaborates with organizations around the world that share common goals and
interests in representing and defending the nut and dried fruit industry, as well as
promoting research and education, and communication campaigns.
Aegean Exporters Association; Almond Board of Australia; Almond Board of California; American Peanut Council;
American Pistachio Growers; ANTEP Pistachio Promotion Group; Association of Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery
Industries of Europe; Association of Turkish Nut and Dried Fruit Industrialists and Businessmen; Australian Cashew
Association; Australian Macadamia Society; Australian Nut Industry Council; Australian Pistachio Growers Association;
Australian Walnut Industry Association; Black Sea Exporters Union; Brazilian Association of Nuts and Dried Fruits;
California Prune Board; California Fig Advisory Board; California Walnut Board and Commission; Chile Prunes Association;
Chilean Walnut Commission; Chilenut; China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Foodstuffs; China Tree Nut
Association; DFA of California; European Federation of the Trade in Dried Fruit, Edible Nut, Processed Fruit and Vegetable,
Processed Fishery Product, Spices, Honey and Similar Foodstuffs; European Snack Association; Freshfel; Greek Nuts
and Fruits Trade Association; Hazelnut Growers of Oregon; Hazelnut Processors and Exporters Association of Georgia;
International Society for Horticultural Science; Iran Dried Fruit Exporters Association; Iran Pistachio Association; Istanbul
Exporters Unions; Kenya Nut Processors Association; National Table of Spanish Nut Production Organizations; Nutrition
Research and Education Foundation; Netherlands Association for the Trade in Dried Fruit, Spices and Allied Products;
Nucis Germany; Nucis Italia; Nuts for Life Australia; Macadamias South Africa (SAMAC); Spanish Almond Board; Spanish
Association of Dried Fruits and Carobs; The Nut Association (former CENTA); Tree Nut Growers Association of Malawi; UK
National Dried Fruit Trade Association; Ukrainian Nut Association; US Association of Food Industries; US National Pecan
Shellers Association; US Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association; Waren-Verein der Hamburger Börse e.V.
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