ChileNut is the Association of Producers and Exporters of Walnuts of Chile. The association was founded in 2002 and brings together all producers and exporters in the fourth and ninth regions of Chile. "The entity currently accounts for 55% of the domestic acreage devoted to walnuts and 20% of Chile's export capacity."
As for the unshelled product, the 5 main destinations in both 2016 and 2017 were Brazil, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. "Together, these countries accounted for 56% of the volume exported in 2016 and 60% of the volume exported in 2017. Between 2016 and 2017, the volume grew by 38%, reaching 25.8 thousand tonnes in 2017. Shelled walnut exports reached 56.5 thousand tonnes in 2017. Although the circumstances in 2016 were unique due to the impact of rainfall in the harvest season, the increase in volume reached 62.4%."