Between September and December 2014, Italy imported 16,270 tons of shelled hazelnut for €135.6 million. Prices reached record levels due to the lack of produce from Turkey - €8.34/kg against the €6.88/kg of the 2005/06 campaign (+21%) and 55% more than the previous campaign.
Because of these prices, import values reached a record €135.6 million - only the initial phase of the 2005/06 campaign managed more at €164.6 million).
Shelled hazelnuts: Italian imports (in million Euro) and average value (euro/kg)*
* Prices euro/kg products in shells. Source: processing of Istat data.
In the first four months of the 2014/15 campaign, 16,270 tons of shelled hazelnuts were imported, 14% more than the previous campaign yet less than September-December 2002 (30,635 tons) and the beginning of the 2005/06 campaign (23,910 tons).
The main suppliers for Italy were Turkey (77%), Georgia (17%) and Azerbaijan (4%), whereas the other countries form the remaining 2%.