Pecans: January gain
March 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM ,
Der AUDITOR
Exports gain in January
As the January Position Report issued by the American Pecan Council shows monthly in-shell basis shipments range 35% lower than last year at 21.6 million pounds as opposed to the 33.5 million pounds recorded in January last year. Main driver is the sharp downturn in in-shell shipments. By contrast, shelled meat exports have risen by 4%, from 2.6 million pounds in January 2025 to 2.7 million pounds in January 2026.
Year-to-date in-shell basis shipments stand 10% lower than last year at 172.6 million pounds. In-shell shipments are also the main culprit here with exports taking a 50% hit to 3.4 million pounds with China as the main export destination. In-shell retail/grocery shipments have even slumped by 64% to 7.8 million pounds as compared with last year. Yet shelled meat retail/grocery shipments have flatlined at 68.8 million pounds. Total shelled meat exports have dipped by 13%.
While Canada has maintained its position as leading export destination for US shelled meats with a 21% rise in shipments, exports to Israel have fallen by 23% and are relatively flat in the Netherlands. North America is the most important export destination (+23% to 3.9 million pounds), followed by Europe (-27% to 3.4 million pounds), the Middle East (-23% to 2.5 million pounds) and Asia (-12% 2.1 million pounds).
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US pecan exports (pounds) |
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Destination |
2024/25 |
2025/26 |
Diff. |
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Canada |
3,061,092 |
3,691,996 |
20.6% |
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Israel |
2,331,420 |
1,801,560 |
-22.7% |
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Netherlands |
1,271,580 |
1,287,450 |
1.2% |
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South Korea |
1,275,415 |
1,279,500 |
0.3% |
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UK |
897,960 |
480,960 |
-46.4% |
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Germany |
331,590 |
405,960 |
22.4% |
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Saudi Arabia |
917,760 |
378,000 |
-58.8% |
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Lithuania |
384,000 |
360,000 |
-6.2% |
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Japan |
148,110 |
247,590 |
67.2% |
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France |
542,190 |
246,750 |
-54.5% |
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Others |
2,668,920 |
1,864,320 |
-30.1% |
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Total |
13,830,037 |
12,044,086 |
-12.9% |
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American Pecan Council, 01/09-31/01 |
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Higher inventory levels
At 180.4 million pounds the total pecans received ranged 10% higher in January 2026 than the 164 million pounds reported in January 2025. Total inventories also ranged 5% higher at 205.2 million pounds. As total shipment commitments stand at 225.6 million pounds, the net open position is -20.4 million pounds, which is a far cry from last year’s -54.3 million pounds.
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