Macadamia harvest should grow to 10%

The brazilian production of macadamia nuts should grow between 8% and 10% in 2019 compared with this year's crop of 7000 tons of walnut in shell. The activity comes attracting producers by the high profitability and increasing demand, but your return is only in the long term. According to the Director of the Division of walnuts and Chestnuts of the agribusiness Department of the Federation of industries of the State of São Paulo (Fiesp), José Eduardo Mendes Camargo, 6000 hectares are cultivated in the country with walnut, with about 2000 of them in the State in Sao Paulo, the main national producer. "Once installed, there is no other product with the profitability of macadamia nuts," said Calderon, who is also the owner of QueenNut, two streams, in São Paulo. Producers who provide the processors receive around £ $9.50 per kilo for the walnut in shell, with revenues of R $40000 R $50000 per hectare and productivity average is 4 tons to 5 tons per hectare. He explains that who is investing is the producer who wants a long term result – once production begins between four to five years after planting and the tree reaches adulthood and higher production from 12 years. "But, in São Paulo, for example, with a ban on the burning of sugar cane production of macadamia nuts has become an alternative for areas where it is not possible to harvest sugar cane with machines." The QueenNut processes 2000 tonnes per year and accounts for 35% of the macadamia nuts in the country. The company has 400 hectares, being 100 acres planted in the past two years, and produced 800 tons this crop, as well as acquire 1200 tons of partners producers. "Our goal is to harvest tons in 2019," estimates. According to the company's farm manager, Leonardo Moriya, everything indicates that there will be growth in 2019. "The rains came in appropriate volume and in the right period. Now depends on climate conditions follow favorable. " According to him, the sector has around 20 processors and three major industries. The nut is destined for fresh consumption and also as an ingredient for the food and cosmetics industry. The technical manager of Alltech grocery Crop Science, Marcos Revoredo, explains that it is the common member with papaya and coffee plantation. "The culture responds well with a good nutritional management." Pecan Pecanita Director, Claiton Wallauer, also estimated growth for the area of pecan, produced mainly in Rio Grande do Sul. The State has program called Pro-pecan pie, to stimulate the activity. Are 5000 hectares in Brazil, being 3000 hectares in ground Gaucho. Domestic production is 3.5 tonnes of soybean in the husk a year. " The growth of orchards has been 500 hectares per year in the country, with a focus on domestic demand and also as an opportunity to access the international market right now of appreciation of the dollar, "designs. As well as the producer of macadamia nuts, who opts for Pecans has between 10 and 50 hectares and seeks alternatives to enlarge the income. The Pecanita has 700 acres for the cultivation and acquires walnuts 450 producers in the South of the country, with 80% of the production focused on the domestic market. The remainder is exported to North America, Europe and Asia. "The biggest market is China. I believe this trade war with the United States opens an opportunity for Brazil to expand the your participation. " Yesterday, the Brazilian Association of walnuts and chestnuts (ABNC), led by Calder. Created under the Deagro, Fiesp. The intention is to also include dried fruit producers. "We intend to promote the research of new cultivars, as well as technologies in fertilization and irrigation, and also to draw up statistics to show the work we have and what our potential, so that better conditions of access to credit," he says.