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Global Statistical Review 2007-2012

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Production
The United States and China lead the global production of walnuts.
With 193,395 metric tons estimated in 2012, USA represents
38 percent of worlds production followed by China with 192,000
metric tons (38 percent share), Turkey (28,700 metric tons; 6%),
Ukraine (20,500 metric tons; 4%), Chile (16,400 metric tons; 3%)
and Moldova (14,350 metric tons; 3%).

2012 ESTIMATED WALNUT PRODUCTION KERNEL BASIS / METRIC TONS

USA, 193.395 / 38%

China, 192.000 / 38%
Turkey, 28.700 / 6%
Ukraine, 20.500 / 4%
Chile, 16.400 / 3%
Moldova, 14.350 / 3%
Others, 42.790 / 8%

WORLD WALNUT PRODUCTION KERNEL BASIS / METRIC TONS

505.680

508.462

486.498

493.235

508.135

6 YEARS AVERAGE WALNUT PRODUCTION KERNEL BASIS / METRIC TONS

449.100

China, 182.667, 36%

USA, 172.364, 34%
Turkey, 26.828, 5%
Ukraine, 22.000, 4%
Chile, 12.625, 3%
Moldova, 12.667, 3%
France, 12.252, 2%
Others, 62.702, 13%
2007

2008

2009

*Estimated

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2011

2012*

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2011 WORLD WALNUT EXPORTS KERNEL BASIS / METRIC TONS

Exports
WORLD WALNUT EXPORTS KERNEL BASIS / METRIC TONS
193.203
180.732
169.900

USA, 79.335 / 44%

Ukraine, 27.369 / 15%
Mexico*, 12.897 / 7%
Chile, 8.918 / 5%
Moldova*, 8.733 / 5%
China, 7.113 / 4%
India, 5.317 / 3%
Romania, 4.797 / 3%
Germany, 3.996 / 2%
Others, 22.257 / 12%
* Processing country

126.590

119.037

5 YEARS AVERAGE WALNUT EXPORTS KERNEL BASIS / METRIC TONS

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

USA, 65.316 / 42%

Ukraine, 18.036 / 12%
Chile, 16.455 / 11%
Romania, 7.702 / 5%
Moldova*, 8.879 / 6%
China, 6.543 / 4%
India, 6.289 / 4%
Germany, 4.985 / 3%
Others, 20.861 / 13%
* Processing country

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IMPORTS KERNEL BASIS / METRIC TONS

COUNTRY

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Germany

14.298

10.703

13.272

16.461

18.260

USA

14.011

14.159

10.646

34.065

13.338

Japan

8.821

7.653

8.839

13.224

13.006

Russian Fed.

2.051

11.517

10.733

13.217

10.629

Korea Rep

6.559

6.445

10.352

9.262

9.815

Spain

9.508

8.541

8.719

9.660

9.677

3.391

6.229

7.813

France

7.413

5.248

7.546

7.073

7.372

Canada

6.864

6.257

6.507

6.748

7.183

UK

5.001

4.917

3.434

5.456

6.681

Netherlands

2.906

2.840

3.761

3.977

5.504

Turkey

4.040

3.342

8.483

3.517

4.994

Australia

3.624

3.982

4.611

3.857

4.253

Italy

4.363

5.466

4.588

3.944

4.037

China

2.031

485

5.154

5.409

3.936

Israel

4.148

4.292

4.334

3.510

3.893

Syria

1.291

978

6.852

4.255

3.226

Iraq

1.137

755

3.819

5.543

3.140

Austria

2.448

1.731

2.055

2.288

2.969

Brazil

1.685

2.795

1.909

2.801

2.653

Others

32.483

24.868

39.777

35.525

41.006

TOTAL

134.682

126.974

168.782

196.021

183.385

Iran

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CONSUMPTION KERNEL BASIS
2007

2008
Estimated
Consumption/cap/
kg/year (2)

2009
Estimated
Consumption/cap/
kg/year (2)

2010
Estimated
Consumption/cap/
kg/year (2)

2011
Estimated
Consumption/cap/
kg/year (2)

CONSUMPTION
MT

Consumption/cap/
kg/year (1)

Estimated
Consumption/cap/
kg/year (2)

0,120

0,240 172.823

0,129

0,258

1,094 161.703

0,523

1,308 128.363

0,415

1,038

0,449

0,898

29.157

0,399

0,798

29.029

0,397

0,794

15.934

0,253

0,767

18.824

0,299

0,906

17.086

0,271

0,821

0,315

10.571

0,129

0,391

13.826

0,169

0,512

14.264

0,174

0,527

0,081

0,125

8.813

0,069

0,106

13.224

0,103

0,158

13.006

0,102

0,157

14.504

0,102

0,204

10.732

0,075

0,150

13.200

0,093

0,186

10.625

0,075

0,150

0,408

6.445

0,130

0,394

10.343

0,209

0,633

9.262

0,187

0,567

9.749

0,197

0,597

0,191

0,579

7.497

0,163

0,494

10.149

0,220

0,667

8.972

0,195

0,591

8.952

0,194

0,588

7.822

0,132

0,263

9.852

0,163

0,326

8.813

0,146

0,292

9.234

0,153

0,306

8.295

0,137

0,274

Canada

6.849

0,208

0,415

6.244

0,183

0,366

6.505

0,191

0,382

6.740

0,198

0,396

7.144

0,209

0,418

Chile

1.916

0,115

0,350

3.541

0,207

0,627

3.547

0,207

0,627

5.395

0,316

0,958

6.313

0,369

1,118

UK

4.582

0,075

0,228

4.596

0,074

0,224

2.639

0,042

0,127

4.707

0,076

0,230

5.945

0,095

0,288

India

4.867

0,004

0,017

3.121

0,003

0,012

2.084

0,002

0,008

5.881

0,005

0,020

4.933

0,004

0,016

Australia

3.486

0,165

0,331

3.954

0,177

0,354

4.601

0,206

0,412

3.815

0,171

0,342

4.227

0,190

0,380

Israel

4.148

0,578

1,155

4.292

0,563

1,126

3.933

0,516

1,032

3.491

0,458

0,916

3.893

0,511

1,022

3.819

0,119

0,361

5.543

0,173

0,524

3.140

0,098

0,297

Brazil

1.222

0,007

0,026

2.557

0,013

0,052

1.832

0,009

0,036

2.599

0,013

0,052

2.407

0,012

0,048

Greece

2.187

0,195

0,592

1.907

0,169

0,512

2.732

0,241

0,730

2.230

0,197

0,597

2.321

0,205

0,621

Netherlands

1.654

0,101

0,306

1.745

0,105

0,318

2.150

0,129

0,391

2.200

0,132

0,401

2.321

0,140

0,424

393.030

0,058

421.512

0,061

435.983

0,063

436.510

0,063

509.208

0,074

COUNTRY

CONSUMPTION
MT

Consumption/cap/
kg/year (1)

China

187.026

USA

CONSUMPTION
MT

Consumption/cap/
kg/year (1)

0,140

0,281 171.266

87.123

0,289

Turkey

31.054

France

Germany

CONSUMPTION
MT

Consumption/cap/
kg/year (1)

0,128

0,256 196.302

0,875 123.823

0,401

0,420

0,841

29.487

16.287

0,264

0,800

11.727

0,143

9.142

CONSUMPTION
MT

Consumption/cap/
kg/year (1)

0,147

0,294 160.885

1,215 119.745

0,383

0,403

0,806

32.527

14.519

0,231

0,700

0,432

8.476

0,104

0,072

0,110

10.399

Korea Rep

6.517

0,134

Spain

8.573

Italy

Japan
Russian Fed.

Iraq

WORLD TOTAL

(1) Total consumption expressed in Kg per person. Based on UN Statistics Division population census.
(2) Based on the estimated percentage of population consuming the specic product.

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