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South Africa: Ample supply and cost-of-living crisis affect macadamia prices

The Mintec Benchmark Prices for macadamia nuts of South African origin (style 1, premium wholes), delivered on a CFR basis Northwest Europe,  plummeted by 21% in the four weeks to 15th December, to USD 14.1/kg. The benchmark is also down 28% year-on-year (y-o-y), weighed by ample global supply and the cost-of-living crisis.

“Prices are all over the place, there is big oversupply in the market,” a European trader stated. “Sellers want to move the stock and have been discounting material."

Another trader added: “Demand for whole style has slipped significantly. Macadamias are viewed as a premium tree nut, and with consumer budgets tightening amid rising inflation, sales on macadamia products have taken a hit.”

South African farmers are estimated to produce approximately 70,139 tonnes of macadamias in 2022, 12,400 tonnes more than forecast, and an increase of 32% compared to the previous 2021 campaign, according to Macadamias South Africa.

Production in China, the largest buyer of South Africa’s in-shell macadamias, is also expected to rise significantly in 2022.

Source: mintecglobal.com

 

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