It was recently announced, by the Australian macadamia association, that the output of Australian macadamia nuts has broken the record for a second successive year. The total output of Australian macadamia in-shell, has reached fifty-two thousand tons (humidity10%). This number is slightly higher than the initial prediction of 50 thousand tons, and it has increased 8% over the last year. The nutlet output remains the same as last year - about ten thousand, five hundred tons.
The output in the Bundaberg area ranked first in the country for the first time in history, with around 40% of total production.
The industry personnel revealed that the demands for Australian macadamia nutlets and shelled Australian macadamia are still in staggering growth. Recently, a free trade agreement has been signed with Korea, Japan and China, which brings positive effects to the export industry. After signing the agreement, the quantity of the Australian macadamia that was exported to the Korean market has risen by 150%, and to Japan has increased by18%.