MSM Market Highlights
MSM Market Highlights | 17 August 2026
Inside This Market Update
Market direction
How seasonal buying patterns, destination inventories and the changing balance between kernel and NIS are shaping the market.
Price intelligence
Observed transaction and supplier-offer averages by style and size, including YTD and year-on-year comparisons.
Spread trackers
Updated kernel-NIS and wholes-versus-ingredient spread charts, with MSM’s interpretation of recent movement.
Origin and demand signals
What changing procurement patterns and origin premiums could mean for buyers, sellers and traders.
FX and freight
Current currency and container-market context affecting export returns, landed cost and commercial planning.
Industry News Intelligence
Ten AI-assisted summaries covering processing investment, crop development, policy, energy costs and technology.
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Exact Price Tables
Style-level transaction and offer averages, latest observations and historical comparisons.
Commercial Interpretation
MSM’s analysis of supply, demand, inventories, origin positioning and the H2 outlook.
Charts And Trackers
Price spreads, five currency charts and the latest freight-direction indicator.
News Summaries
Source-linked summaries with the relevance for macadamia trade explained.
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