FAS China forecasts China’s commercial production of in-shell walnuts at 1.5 MMT in MY 2024/25 (SeptemberAugust), an increase of 11 percent from the revised number in the previous year. Both Xinjiang and Yunnan, the two largest producers, are expecting a rebound in walnut production given fine growing conditions, according to local traders. Walnut crops in other producing provinces, such as Hebei, Henan, Gansu, and Shaanxi, are likely to recover as well under favorable weather patterns. Traders also report good walnut quality this year except for the crop in Shanxi where a drought will probably lead to smaller kernel sizes. FAS China has revised MY 2023/24 inshell walnut production lower from previous estimates to 1.35 MMT as industry sources indicate that the impact of abnormal weather on the walnut crop was worse than expected.

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