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Pecans: 14% decline in US exports

October 27, 2020 at 11:18 AM , Der AUDITOR
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ATLANTA. Although US pecan exports are down, China has drastically stepped up purchases. Prices continue to fall.

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Export data recenty issued by the  American Pecan Council shows that US exports for 2019/2020 are 14% down on 2018/2019. Shipments have most notably declined in South America. Asia is the only destination that defies the trend as shipments range 15% higher than last. This is mainly because China, the main export destination for US pecans, has drastically stepped up imports by 218%. Shipments are also 5% up in Canada, which ranks second (7,314 mt). Shipments to Germany have, by contrast, declined by 13% to 5,364 mt and to Mexico by a

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