Brazil nuts: production increases expected for 2020/21

March 17, 2021 at 12:45 PM , Der AUDITOR
Play report as audio

SUCRE/LIMA. At the end of last year, the INC hat expected the Brazil nut production to decline in the 2020/21 season. These estimates have since been revised. Brazil in particular can report significant increases in production.

2020 - a challenge at all levels

The year 2020 has been hard on the Brazil nut industry. Again and again, production had to be interrupted in the factories, partly due to the strict hygiene measures, which were not always easy to comply with, and partly due to the lack of workers when employees were affected by Covid-19 infections. In addition, export prices had reached a record low, which created further difficulties for many market players. Often it was barely possible to cover the prices for raw nuts and processing through exports. The container shortage, wh

View related articles

Go to the News Overview
Nuts
Nov 25, 2024
NEW DELHI/BUENOS AIRES. Prices for Indian peanuts are currently volatile and there is disagreement as to whether they will rise or fall in the coming weeks; both seem possible. Argentine market players are facing numerous challenges.
Nuts
Nov 25, 2024
FRESNO. Domestic demand is strong for US pistachios. Exports to China have slumped. Water is an issue in California.
Nuts
Nov 22, 2024
ORDU. While producers are patiently waiting for Ferrero to conduct the next move, producers are holding back incredible volumes of hazelnuts in Turkey.
Nuts
Nov 21, 2024
BRUSSELS. Eager suppliers are urging customers to act fast for pine nuts in China and Turkey. As recent import statistics show Russia’s export duties have failed to impress buyers in the EU this season so far..