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The crop situation remains unchanged since August, with total supply from the 2017 crop expected to be no greater than the prior year, at around 185,000 t in-shell. Prospects for 2018 are looking good so far with both Australia and South Africa receiving good rainfalls during October. 

Strong performances in most markets have delivered solid sales of Australian macadamias in the 12 months to June 2017. Sales of kernel to Asia were up 20% overall with Japan, China and South Korea all performing strongly, while sales to Europe were on par with the previous 12 months. Domestically, kernel sales fell slightly and sales to the US were down 15%. In shell sales grew significantly, up 3,300 tonnes over the previous year.