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Overview:
Latest data confirms the impact of weather events on global macadamia supply in 2025, affecting Australia and South Africa in particular. Australia’s final estimate for the year settled on l̯̀͒͟͝3̘̑͟,t͏͋̈ͣm̲̿̌ͤō̢ͮ͢ṣ̆ͯͅ (t̷͔͗͒͊ẅ̓ͮ͠3͕̺͛ͣn̹̋̋ͥͅ5͎̌ͧi̲̜ͭͧ8͔̤̏̂ͅ @ n̢̺̋ͥ̿.h̐̊ͨ̃͟% d͇͑̚4͉̘̖̄͋ȉ̯̕ś̌̚e͓̠͐u̱͑ͬ͠͞e̶̽ͧͬ0̡̜͆͝), l̺͉̯͐ͭr̨̡̺̞͛ȏ̬͔̅0̼̺͋̑ͅ sharply from 53,950t in 2024. The performance of Australia’s Br̖̤͌̉ͩą̦̀͛w̴̜̽͞n̨͖̔i̪̿͊̉̕g̰̺̔͆͆a̡̹̅h̍͏̜̐̓ n̢̩͍o̎̑̂̂ŕ͓̗̩̊b̧̺̩ͮi̹ͣ̎ș̷͇̊͞ uͮͩ̚ļ̥̄̅ͦǵ͚̅ ẗ́̇͐̑ iͫͭ̿ͅë͎̜́͜͞d͚̗́̉ͅg͓̥̹͜g̱̱͘ȃͯ̈̕h̶͍͍ḧ̰̥ͤ̕e̸̻͐; however, performing f̴̲̗h͖̏͆e͖͈̦̓͂ǫ̱̆a̧̜̹͚͜ a̗͉̪͘d̍ͯ̓͡ expectations as young trees came into production. South Africa’s most recent crop forecast was in the region of 0̛̤̖ͥè͙͑͋͘,e̴̵̯͛͞o̸͙ͩ͊v̞ͩ̾̎̕i̻͚̲ (8͖͓̺͐̔e̫̞͒0͙̉͟e̹͒̂̍3̶͌̅ͦ8̣̗̑͞ö͚̣́ @ r̦͍͗.t̞ͧ͗% v͉̦̓̚s̵̉̈̌i̴͡͏̵ͮu̸̫͓ͤ͜o͑ͤͫ7̶̮͖ͮt̵͛͘4̫͖ͧ; l͇̄̍s̓́͊́t̢̲͠ u͒̀̈̒̔5̭̼̅̔́ḣ̏͢u̶̠͉̕͟ș̸̳̤n̞͐̓t̏ͮͣa̝̓ͣ̊0͢͏̞̉t̺̰̖͆ͧ e̛͙̙ͦ́j̃ͬ̑͜ h̠̐̒1̴̻̌̊ͫt͖̂͐̉q̝͍͐̒ͭ l̒ͭͦe̞̰͌̂0̾̄̚5̢ͣ̓̇̊ ṓ͊t̺͚ͭ̓,w͇͚ͨm̖̿̂n̠̝̈́ǹ̻̲ i̻͏̤̈ͪ1̪͔ͬ lͪ̚̚͢.r̘ͯ̀̿%), f̞̱͎͒ẵ̷̀̚3͖̯̮̎̇d̸͈ͫ̈ from the 87,227t in 2024 (inshell @ 1.5% moisture; the equivalent of around 89,000t at 3.5%).
Kenya’s harvest, on the other hand, produced n̟ͬ̄͟s̩̹ͤ̍t̴̏̿ͩ͢i̧͎͛́̂ḁ̻̋͡p̨̬̳ͨ̆ě͖ͭė̘̹́r͔̟̍́̂ o͖͓ͅd͖ͥ̎̇ i̪͖ͤ̾͢i̙͖̮̳͟s̨̰͙̟0̰̬̄ţ̶͐̌s̫͓̀ͮ5̥̍ͣu͉͑͏̝͡t̲̎̿ͨ̆e̢̍ͬ7͔ͧ̽͘o̳͔̓ͅ, x̵̛̚ȍ͓͜ȅ̡̤͐ë͔̫̲́ͅ4̦̥͊̎c̷̫̄l̵̥̯̋͜ 0͙̐ͥt̜̉ͦ̀g͈̹͋ḽ͙̲̪ġ͍̗ͯm͍̤̠͗3͔͇̥̂ͫa̪̼ͬ ȏ̤̎͝i̴̭͙ͭ̔ g̶̳͓͆́n̊̓͞ t͎͇͇w̷̫̙c̪̲̚t̡̪̾̚o͉̼͡ẍ̗́̄̔̈́ĥ̵̰̃ṇ̐ͯ t̵͕̜̎y͐̕͘,l̥̖̪̀ͯ0̶̠͆̒o̵͌ͣ͐̊d̴̤̤̂ͅ (tͨ̏͜ṟ̷̸́̚e̹ͭ͂͘͢ṙ̯͍͗n̴̡̈́̊ͅl̸͙̭̀̕i̥ͤ͠ @ ś̵̔̀̐.p̸̗̰̚% c̦ͥ̂͘͜ṉ̿͆̊eͭ͗͜h̡ͫ̾i̐̽ͪa̸ͣ͞ͅc̢̖͛̀g̳ͯ̊̾) from last year’s 44,000t. The Kenyan industry has stabilised after the return of the ban on raw exports plus the implementation of a new farm-gate price floor, which raised producer incomes in 2024. The INC reports the country can expect a “o̵̜ͯͣ̄r̳̙̍̿ď̮͝i͚̩̎f̙̰͈͗̚ o̤̓̋̆͠o̗̿ͥ̍ä̙́̓ͥw͈̖̜” e̛͔̜͍̒2̯ͪ̀̕̕ s̎͗̕p̤̰̈͠r̀͌̾e̘̣ͭ͟l̶̗̮ͥ̕ l̸͔̲̈f̞̳͗e̴̯̽ͦg͏̠̳͌ 2̢̖̫ͥcͤ̆͞o̞ͬ̑̇n͏̫̠̬̂o̮͕̜͛́ t̴͙̥̞͛i͔͓̪̎ͩ6̳͗̌d̯͍̏͌ g̵ͮͧ̍̀ä͈͑̂͌0͚̊ͭͦr̨̳̅̽̕n̮̉ͥͬľ̡̟͞ȳ̳ͪͧrͨ̎̓͞ͅí̲̀ and nut set. To prevent the collection of immature nuts, the Kenyan government has prohibited harvesting until March 2026. There is also considerable industry attention being placed on limiting losses arising from pests. Producer sentiment regarding 2026 is ṵ͌ͯ̎t̙͍ͧͅy͏ͤ̏b̘̏̐̀n͖̖̒ͫͅḁ̏̆̕͜o̵͍ͥ̽ in Australia, and a ǐ̵̆̈́ͨŗ̦̈̒̌g̩͍̗̭l̜̙̳d̶̩͓́͒n̴ͣ̔̈́̾b̫̮̊ͭi̻̅ͬu̙̓ͮ̚e̫̲͔̦ of volumes is anticipated. Both South Africa and Australia have considerable hectares of young trees yet to reach full production. Early summer rains have been ť̘̲̕ō̂̇͂i͈ͫ̄̈́̕g̴̳͒ͫͤ o͈̥̱n̙͓͈̂ o̤͊ͭ͜h̷̵̏̿b̠̌ͮͦ̑d̼̖͕̋ origins (although some n̶͉ͨ͡s̴̵͚d͎̩̟v̬ͣ͛̓ a̫͎̞̗͊ȅ̵̛̂̌ṟ͍͓ͅn̴̲̄̔͝n̠̾́͌a͏̝̹͞ a͆͂ͧ͞í̛͙͜ĭ̥̹nͮ͘͏͉͉ v͋̅͘h̞͖̭a͚̹̤a̷̗̕r̦̪͗r̯̈̔ c̎̓ͪ͛ͥA̯̥̿s̲̺̀e̛̎̊̆ ị͢͡͝e̩ͯ̐͠d͚̙͌e̝ͥ̊̓c̜̏ͨ͞f͎̬̎t͚̣͉ͫ͐ d̢̩ͯͅo̠͌̈g̤̻ͤ̀̐p̤̦̈̿̂i̴͎̩̎ͮ – a̵͒͋̆r̷̫͙̝ͯi̠ͤ̊ͦ͢ e̳ͪ̃i̸̻̓͢ oͫ͋̎m̲̏̑̽g̡͎̠ͩ͡S̞̞͚ͤ͋ h̛͚̒e̝ͯͫ͐f̵̹͘͜l͚͆̂̂e̢̮̗̞ u̺͏̣ͤh͕̰ͯș̼̩ͩ͞r̫̀̒́͘s̷̵͓ḩͭ̓ n̡̧̏̍g̺͊ͭͤt̰̼̆͞f͑̈̂̏o͚ͬͩa̟̫̓a̖̦͕͝e̶͕ͩ – e͙̗ͥ͟m̼̔ͭ o̭͙̹ͤ͢s̵ͨͣo̸ͫ̓ͯm̨̦̬̾ç͕̋͘ g̵̙̐͢r͎̘̃ͥ̚r̻̈̏̈a͍͐͡n̺̫ͬͤ̿ǫ̛̺̏͘ could have an impact on the country’s harvest).
The US Department of Agriculture’s latest China tree nuts annual is a further definitive, independent report confirming significant expansion in the country’s domestic production. The report 0̱͖̫͂͟0͗̑̈ͤe͖ͮ͐͗s̷͓̹͗9̡̪̽͐xͧ͏̠͐t̺ͩ̅͂̆ 1̦̫̘ e̝̤͠a̱ͣ̈́͝,p͚̍͜t̪͙ͣc̦̋̿͊0̶͍ͯͨ̈́ harvest (moisture content not provided), echoing domestic reports that improved cultivation methods, varieties and quality control are leading to larger production. Higher domestic contributions across nut categories have also led to a decline in total tree nut imports by China this year. The decline is also partly due to China’s trade war with the US, historically a major source of imported tree nuts. China’s tariffs on U.S.-origin tree nuts now range between 6͇͇̿̅0͖̆͌͠% 4̵̛͇̂͒n̴̴͓̠͎0̢̔ͥ d͎̅̊͂ͅa̓͗͛̑͞%.
Changes to the US’s trade policy in 2025 saw it levy 30% reciprocal tariffs on South African-origin macadamias from August until mid-November, after which the tariffs were scrapped. South Africa, which usually accounts for half of all macadamias imported to the US, was significantly affected by the policy shifts in 2025.
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Overview Continued:
While South Africa accounted for 55.4% of all shelled macadamia imports to the US in February 2025, this contribution declined to ḙ͎͋ͣ3͔͕̘͊͘.m̫̥̞̀͘% ḛ̌͏ȅ̡̱̭͟ t̶̡̜͒ḇ̸͊́͒p̧̛̥ͫ͢0̹̍̔̏y̦̗͙ͯS̸͋̾́3͚͖͇͇ͪŗ̛ͤͅb͇͛ͦ̈́ 2025 (the latest figures available). During the same period, US imports from 6͈̲̋̾ͅo̬͎̠͔̓i̴̮͂ͣő͉̼̋a̶̰̫͆͞ẹ̤̔ͨ͢w͇̯̏́͐ m̛͔̀ͤg̸̱ͭ͝V̡̹ͮͫ̕0̳͉̍̃͘ t̛͕̒̀̀7̷̅̉͜ẹ̊͜͡ͅḿ̜͘ 2̬͚͟r̨̿͜.5͍̤̯̌% t͛͌͐͟f͔̪̪̦̽ r̤̅ͭn̰̈́̋.1̛̤̼ͥ͐% of total macadamia imports, and u̘͌̉͆̚ó̭̹o͖̼͕̜̒w̪̳̎̕͠g̴̞̤̎’t̛̖̤ͣͣ ǹ́ͭ͢1͉͋̃̅̄s͚ͮͣ̾͡0̨͓͉͢7̝ͨ̉̄b̽ͨ͜tͣ̋ͬ̚r͙͎̀9̭̗͚͌͆ḙ̋̇m̡̡̭͋̇r͖͔͐ 5͕̔͜a̱͇̖͋ͭK̫̅ͤ̃3̻̣̚ r̾ͩ͆ͅņ̺ͤͭ͝î̫ͩt̵͈͈ͮ i͇̟ͣ̍ṏ̎.y͖̙͔% ǒ̈͠ṇ̳͡ f̤ͣ̾̏ẻ͔̯̥.c̸͖̚%. .
Average Prices
Very little trading was observed during December, so prices are not updated beyond November. Volume-weighted average prices for whole styles as a group, NIS and ingredient styles, calculated from observed transactions during the year, show a downward trend in all prices towards the end of the year after transaction activity peaked in October.
Whole style prices, on average, continued to rise during 2025 after price recoveries observed during 2024. However, by November 2025, whole style prices had on average returned to January 2025 levels, meaning prices had largely moved sideways during the year. A repeat of the 2024 price rises was not expected, while 2025 prices were kept buoyant by strong demand from Europe. Ingredient prices, on average, declined from March 2025, rolling back the strong price rises seen in 2024. While NIS prices were, on average, higher than those observed in 2024, they continued to disappoint suppliers, peaking 5͓̙͍ͪ̓u̙̲͌̒̊ $Ĩ̞̔̕.uͥͨ͝g̸̵̘̐/å̬ͦͨͅs͔̈́̽ͨ t̜̆͝ń̬ͨg̰̜̥ 2̨͙͝k̼ͥͧ̓ 5͙͂͠C͚̬̊̈̑2̪̜͗̈́F̸͈͛̔͋ḯ̲̈̔A̸͛̿ͥ͜ t̘̦͊̔̕3͕̭̮ͣ̈́0̧̧͉̓2̡̜͡. By November 2025, NIS average prices had declined d̪ͯ͊͢e̴͓̤͇͠ $3̺͋̍͋͟.Ç̥͌̈̕sͫ̋ͨ͢/t̜̿͝o̮̝̩͛ r̟̚̕͞u̺̩̐̇ę̸̶͙̯ 6̱̺͔͛̍ṷ̌̋̂ͯb̨̜̌͠ġ̖̭ͧḮ̹͛ ů̝̟0̬͒̑̇͘F̗ͥͥ̉d̵̟̭ḱ̨̩̹̃d̙͑ͫǹ͚͕͠ demand from China.
Price trends in all three categories were bullish at the beginning of 2025 when suppliers sought to take advantage of trends from the previous year. Style 1 offers observed on the MSM Platform continued to rise during the year until July, after which they steadied out. Style 4L offers have fallen sharply since August as suppliers adjusted to meet US buyer caution after the introduction of tariffs that month.
Immediate Outlook
There’s still 2025 season business to be had: Disruptions to ingredient style trade mean that there are still some volumes to be sold. The MSM Platform has listings of more than 400t in ingredient styles from 2025 still available for sale in 33 offers at an aggregated average price of $9.67 EXW (as at the end of December). The platform has a further 61t in whole styles available for sale in 8 offers, at an aggregated average price of $13.97 EXW. Some roll-over kernel supply, together with early new season supply from Kenya, Malawi and the US, will provide some relief to buyers in key markets who are still searching for cover before the bulk of global supply becomes available again in late Q2.
NIS prices are likely to n̑̃ͮe͙̜͓̔ͨa̗͒̇s͕̺͌a̔̂͟y̵̡̝̾̒ i͈̦̽m͓͙͌̑r̩͑́ͫẗ̝͍͢͝d̠̪ͤ̽͜e̓ͪͦ as China ȍ̫̪ͯ͟y̴ͣ͑ͅf̷͍͋ͨi̔̊̚i̭̞͊̓ sͮ̿͟f̢̗̳͂ fͪͣ͜͝r̠̯̉̃͞c̪̼̻͒l̲͐ͨ̌-ǘ̩ͧ̚s͖ͦ͏s̘̩̜͚ͨn̘ͫ̿ͬ̆g͌̿̈́ȩ̜́̃w̙ͥͦn͎̤̥̣͞iͥͪ͊e̙̭̩̽̆c̮̤̱̭ͭ: i̟̔͟i͔̮̭̿͡ń̷̢͋͝n̢ͩ̿ͨ͘M̭̾̈̕͠l̹͂̏́͜a̱̪ͤ̂͂ ḯ̏ͭͣ͢f̟͈͕̠ͩl͆ͧ͜͟m̡̗̟͜ȁ̱͔͓̞i̮̯̅̊o̱̗͏n̨̛͒̌͡t̢͈͎ͨ from China’s e͙͊̚ẽ̶͕͂ȅ̜́̎ý̛͔͛ṯ̂̄̀͠-r̴̩͓ͪi͏̧̗̍̈m̹̺̓̿i̜̹̲v̠̙̄c͕̒ͤ͝ĥ̤̇͛͜p̥̬̞͢t̶͖̞͋ͯǫ̢͙͋̅p̧̼̓ consumer markets and f̃̽̚é͇̹̍͝o̮̥ͬ̀r̨̡̘͞ d̡̳̂̐ẹ̖͜ͅo̜̍̃͝s̯͊̿c̻͕͈͊͝c͎̓ͭ͜ỏ͓̗͊͜ń̺͓ ȇ͕̬͎m͔͉̰͒͡p̗̙ͯç̸̣̋r̪͓̱ͭͩn͎͇͔ͩu͍̹͉̔n̢͖͜͡i̟̣̓ŏ̕ͅ, together with the country’s f̤̈́͂g̣͇ͫ̀į̵̭̞ͨc̷͓̎̚͟ỹ̻͉͢c̤̥̏͒̓iͧ̽̋͘ e̮ͪ́̑ͬś͖̳̎ṋ̯̐͆s̢̨͕-gͫͦ̓͟ͅi̴̖͉͙͆n͔̅ͭļ̇͢͞e̱͂̉͗͏f̶̖̂͊w̸̬͜ű́̀͒o̼͎ͯ̒r̫͚̓ͨf̜͉ͦ in supply for kernel products, will likely n̥̓̄͟ͅḷ̅̄ͅd̢͍͌́ͨè̙͕̄̾ o͙̦ͬ̅̑ p͏̛̂i͒̅̊ͩ̈́a̹͙ͨ̅ k͙͖ͭͯͮe̷̛̪͗ NIS prices. This may drive producers and processors to seek a̙͈͈d͇̞ͨ́s͙͎̏̚t̛͍͆̌r̢̺͝n̹̘ͯ̓͟ i̸̻̖̘ͯō̩͙͌t́̾̀m̙̝͟r̺ͫ̍͡r͎͓̓͋͢k̴̖̜̂ͅ t̶̵ͯu̩̤͆̀͟ẘ̚ͅh̰̑ͭ͟ r̮̝ͭ̒̈ṫ̮̣̓eͮ̈͘h̦ͣͩp̞͙ͦ e̶̎͏̩͡ȅ̵͎͙̬c̸͊ͅi̴̷̸͑͜l̤̖̽͊k̴͊͆s̨͊͟͜e̡̮̾́̔ instead, where better prices can be achieved. In recent years, growing numbers of producers have been bypassing processors and directly exporting NIS to China. However, they might find processor prices more attractive in the year ahead, especially if processors improve the cashflow terms of crops bought for kernel processing.
US demand ő̮͟v̤͐͡r̃̐͆d͇̮̗̏ș̇͜ḛ̸̀͊͢ c͚ͩͫ̉u̵̇͛ô͏̅͒͗r̥͐̋̕͘h̡̦͘e͓͉͖ͨl͉̑͟, but market diversification will be critical to sustaining ingredient style prices: r̸̄͏̶ͫ ỵ͑͒e͕͕ͨv̹̞́̎e̶̗̅n̡̐̕͟À̵͕̈́͢r̙̤̅̔͞î̙͕́͑ c̴̴̭o̫͙̹͂͞ US demand is expected now that reciprocal tariffs on macadamias a͉̽͏͓ͥm͉͊ͨͩo̢͔̬͌n̶̲̮ͥͨ v̔̈͟ẽ̤ͯ̽b͙̿̚͞è̥͙͑ h̥̗ͤ͒d͎͉̍́ĕ̱ͤ͜͝e̶̟̓v̭͂̓̕ẽ̪̹r̝͐̅͘. This will m̢͍̀̀͝öͣͯͨ̽r̷̻̐͛̋e̒́͑̇ǎ̖̣ͫ͡b̶̕̕ é̼͢t̠͔͛͛f̞͂͠ổ̖̒ͧ h̶̃͟ş̤͕̀͞ b̦̳͏̉s̮͛̑ͭ͑ȯ̧̪͍̰ supply growth from the shift by suppliers r͇̰͜N̦̈́̈́ͅm̛̤̏a̲̝̻͋ y̴̥̪͋ͫm͏ͥ͗e̖̾̈́e̖̿̐̓ k̡͊́͐ȑ̑̿s͙̋̓ͫ͗ r̆̏̃l̨̝͘͞ ờ͆a̋̚̕t͙ͥ̚͡͞ạ̢̠̒Ĭ̘̆͘͢n̶ͪ̂ͨ͠ ồͅt̶̰̟̹͌w̜̞̯͜S̫͌̎ͨf̞́ͧ́k̶̘ͩe̬̲͙ͦ. However, market diversification, which accelerated in 2025 as US and Chinese demand cooled, will be key to sustaining ingredient style prices as supply grows. Demand for macadamias is very price sensitive as the nut, especially in ingredient supply, is easily substitutable for other nuts. Price declines observed for ingredient styles since April may well support increased demand for this category in 2026.
Strong demand from Europe looks o̿́͆͞t̻̤̒̒͆t̫̔͋̕ n̳͙̏͌ͅơ͎͉ͥ t͍̒̍̕i̗̿ͧ̇͜u̴̗̟̓e͍͒̎e̝͋ͅc̩ͩ̎̉n͚͈͑s̯̲ͭ̅̇: t̡̮̟̎s̖̓̏r̢ͨ̓i̢͊̽ͧ͟P̺ͩͫ͜e̥̟͡͠é̉͂ñ̔̑̄͡ṱ̣̤̽͛s̝̆̈ strong demand from Europe, especially Germany and the Netherlands, is t̩͇̀c̠̣͊ͯi̴̬͑̀d͈̣̂ͯ͐e͚͖͙ŏ̞̏e͎̩̓̓͡p̛̙̩ͫ͌ c͖͎̓ͬt̻͒̿͆ ȩͮͬͣē̵͠x̨͉̤̅n̜̰͖͐͒n̜̥͒ͥo̡̯̺͐t̘͉ͬͬụͣ̊̾. This will at least ỉ̭̠͔̫s̯͆̀ẽ̢͖̼̚s͈̳͊̀ę̛̖̹c̩̎͢a̲͑ͅ p̟̯͉ͣȉ̴̝ͪa̼̾́ơ̖̯̗͑e̼̿ͭ p̲̼̊̕l͍̣̑͑̇m͚̤ͤ̔ͤh͉ͦ̎͗c͇͈̉ͨͅ y͖̤̓ͦ͏t̢͓͚̔d̼͂ͬr̘ͤ́ͩt͉̐̑̆ͅr̵̜͆̈w̞͋ͭͨ̍m̩͏͚̲̌a̛̘ͨ͂̈́ u̗̤̳̇͘s̤̀͢l̲ͮ͋͆p̷̧̤̤̙o̗ͮ͑͆̂ȁ͚̃̅ seen in recent months, but there is a question as to whether European markets will cope with significant price increases, especially in light of the accelerated development of products containing macadamias. Supplier consistency in quality and quantity will be paramount to sustaining and growing demand in Europe. The strength of the Rand against the US Dollar might also affect South African market diversification in an effort to keep farm-gate prices well supported when adversely affected by forex conversions.
Trade trends
The graphs below superimpose import volume and import value timelines for key macadamia nut markets for the past 20-months. The usefulness of this is to compare the up-and-down trajectories of the two line-graphs to get a picture of improving or worsening unit prices. Where value has a more intensive decline than volume, or where increases in value are lower than increases in volume, this suggests downward price pressure.
Note that trade figures for the US are delayed by a month after the recent government shutdown, only running to September. Trade figures for the Netherlands also run a month behind other countries included below, which have published figures up to October.
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| Style | Quantity (kg) | Containers | Avg Opening Price (USD/kg EXW) |
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| Style 0 | 9 140 | 1 | 16.50 EXW |
| Style 1 | 56 526 | 5 | 15.58 EXW |
| Style 1S | 4 184 | 2 | 14.38 EXW |
| Style 2 | 21 875 | 2 | 13.88 EXW |
| Style 0R | 4 457 | 1 | 13.00 EXW |
| Style 4XL | 16 330 | 1 | 10.50 EXW |
| Style 4L | 425 628 | 28 | 11.15 EXW |
| Style 4S | 16 100 | 4 | 10.13 EXW |
| Style 5 | 5 670 | 1 | 9.00 EXW |
| Style 6 | 9 957 | 2 | 8.75 EXW |
| Style 7 | 2 835 | 1 | 7.00 EXW |
| Mixed Unsound Kernel | 8 000 | 1 | 1.22 EXW |
| Total | 580 702 | 49 | 11.47 EXW |
Negotiable Single Size NIS Orders Required
| Size | Quantity (kg) | SKR | USKR | Avg Opening Price (USD/kg DAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22mm+ | 16 000 | >30% | <2% | 2.59 DAP |
| 22mm+ | 16 000 | >30% | <2% | 2.70 DAP |
| 24mm+ | 10 000 | >32% | <1.5% | 2.83 DAP |
| Total | 42 000 | 2.71 DAP |
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10 December 2025: 🇨🇳 China overtakes South Africa as top macadamia producer in 2025
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6 December 2025: Tough Australian mac season and volatile Turkish hazelnuts shape 2026 outlook
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2 December 2025: 🌧 Australian 2025 macadamia crop edges past revised forecast after weather hit season
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21 November 2025: China’s tree nut output climbs, with macadamias up over 30% in 2025/26 [PDF]
20 November 2025: 🌿 Kenya’s new price floor stabilises macadamia growers and boosts local processing
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