1、 Market Intelligence Report:Pistachio Nut Industry of South Africa Department of Agriculture 2 Western Cape Department of Agriculture Macro and Resource Economics division Muldersvlei Road Elsenburg 7607 South Africa Author(s)Sibulali Ayabonga Agricultural Economist Email:Ayabonga.SibulaliWesternCap

2、e.gov.za 3 Table of Contents 1 Introduction.5 2.Overview of the World Pistachio Nuts Industry.6 2.1.World Production and Area Harvested.6 2.2.World Pistachio Nuts Trade.8 2.3.Global Pistachio nut Consumption.10 3.South Africas Pistachio nut Industry Overview.11 3.1 RSA Pistachio Nuts Production.11 3

3、.2 RSA Pistachio nuts consumption.12 3.3 RSA Pistachio Market and Trade.12 3.4 Duty application on the pistachio nuts imported to South Africa.14 4.Western Cape Pistachio Nut Production and Distribution.15 4.2 Western Cape Pistachio Nut Markets.15 5.The Competitiveness Performance of the South Afric

4、an Pistachio Nut Industry.17 6.Conclusion and recommendations.19 7.List of Reference.19 4 Executive summary Pistachio nuts are wildly consumed for their health benefits and the global demand for these nuts has been increasing over the years.In 2022/23,the world pistachio production is forecast to de

5、cline by 5%driven by reduction in major producing countries such as the United States of America,Iran and Turkey.The world top exporters of pistachios include the United States,Iran,and Turkey,all accounting close to 80%of the global pistachio total exports in 2022.The pistachio production consumpti

6、on is dominant in the Northern region,in particular from countries with higher income levels.On the other front,South Africas pistachio production mainly takes place in the Northern Cape Province(100%of the total country production).Therefore,South Africa is not the major player in term of exports f