Almonds Global Statistical Review
USA (California) The second Almond Board of California Position Report of the 2022/2023 crop year (August 2022-July 2023) showed receipts of 978.5 million pounds (approx. 443,850 metric tons) of kernel weight through September 30, 2022, 8% lower than in 2021. However, at the time of writing this report, it is still too early to determine […]
Pistachios Global Statistical Review
USA As the California 2022/23 harvest was slowly ramping up towards the end of September, early indications were projecting a significantly smaller crop of around 363-409,000 metric tons (800-900 million pounds). High heat and drought conditions are expected to negatively impact quality, with harvest indicating increased closed shells and additional staining. Global demand is anticipated […]
Walnuts Global Statistical Review
China The initial crop forecast of 1.4 million MT (in-shell basis) should be deemed as objective. Production is reported above average from all origins except Yunnan, where harvest was delayed by 2-3 weeks due to unfavorable weather. In the rest of the producing regions harvest started normally, with smaller sizes but higher yields. COVID-19 quarantines […]
Pecans Global Statistical Review
Mexico While the Mexican Government still has not published a final figure for the 2021 crop, based on USDA import figures, it is estimated that the crop was approximately 128,425 metric tons, in-shell basis. Heavy rains over the first half of September have filled local reservoirs and supplied badly needed water during the critical filling […]
Hazelnuts Global Statistical Review
Turkey Harvest began in September with approximately two weeks delay and continued with the mid-high altitudes’ orchards throughout October. The Blacksea Exporters’ Association crop estimation of 830,628 metric tons (in-shell basis) is expected to remain valid. The first indications of kernel size distribution and yield performances are optimum. Post-harvest drying conditions will impact supply flow. […]
Cashews Global Statistical Review
Northern Hemisphere Crops As reported by industry sources, weather conditions (La Niña) caused visible negative impact on the crop yields as well as on the kernel outturn specially in India, Vietnam and Cambodia. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology latest update, La Niña established again for the 2022/2023 boreal winter. Weather models indicate that […]
EU Marketing Standards, Revision of Regulation No 543/2011
Read about the latest revision of EU marketing standards. On September 21, 2022, the Expert Group for Agricultural Markets of the European Commission Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) discussed the revision of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011. This regulation lays down detailed rules for the application of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in […]
FDA Proposes Updates to ‘Healthy’ Claim on Food Labeling; Nuts Would Qualify
On September 29, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule to update the definition for the implied nutrient content claim “healthy”, which was set in 1994. This rule, if approved, will revise the requirements for when the term “healthy” can be used as an implied claim in food labeling. Nuts, […]
Labeling Update: September 29 2022
Check out this month’s labeling updates with news from the European Union and the United Kingdom. EU: Nutri-Score Algorithm Update for Solid Foods Including Nuts In the report “Update of the Nutri-Score algorithm”, the Scientific Committee of the Nutri-Score (ScC) recommends the addition of nuts and seeds to the fats and oils category, along with […]
Food Safety Update: September 29 2022
Get this month’s food safety update from the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States EU: New Draft MRLs for Isoxaben, Novaluron and Tetraconazole On September 6, 2022, the European Union notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) new proposed maximum residue levels for isoxaben, novaluron and tetraconazole in or on certain products. Isoxaben […]