Total combined exports of walnuts, whether or not shelled, from all countries totaled US$3.1 billion in 2023.

That dollar amount results from an average -19.4% decrease for all global shippers of walnuts from $3.83 billion 5 years earlier in 2019.

Year over year, revenues generated from the international sale of walnuts posted a -13.6% drop compared to $3.57 billion starting from 2022.

The 5 biggest exporters of walnuts are the United States of America, Mexico, mainland China, Chile and Germany. Collectively, that cohort of exporters shipped nearly four-fifths (83.8%) of walnuts sold on international markets in 2023. That percentage indicates a relatively high concentration of sellers.

Walnut Exports In-Shell Versus Shelled

The value of exported in-shell walnuts amounted to $1.06 billion in 2023, compared to $2.03 billion for shelled walnuts. The latter dollar amount for shelled walnuts accounts for more than three-fifths (65.6%) of overall exported walnuts compared to 34.4% for in-shell walnuts.

The value of globally exported in-shell walnuts depreciated by -31.3% since 2019 and shrank by -14.7% versus international sales in 2022.

In comparison, worldwide exports of shelled walnuts fell by -11.3% compared to 2019 and dropped by -13% from one year earlier in 2022.

Among continents, walnut suppliers located in North America shipped the highest dollar worth of exported walnuts (both shelled and unshelled) during 2023 with shipments totaling $1.5 billion almost half (48.6%) of the global total. In second place were exporters in Asia at 21.9% while 14.8% of worldwide walnuts shipments originated from Europe, with another 14.4% sent from Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.

Tinier percentages came from sellers in Africa (0.21%) and Oceania (0.1%) mostly Australia.

For research purposes, the respective 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefixes are 080231 for in-shell walnuts and 080232 for shelled walnuts.

Top Walnuts Exporters by Country

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of combined in-shell and shelled walnuts during 2023.

1. United States: US$924.8 million (30% of overall exported walnuts)
2. Mexico: $575.6 million (18.6%)
3. mainland China: $530.9 million (17.2%)
4. Chile: $434.2 million (14.1%)
5. Germany: $120.6 million (3.9%)
6. France: $80.1 million (2.6%)
7. Türkiye: $77.4 million (2.5%)
8. Ukraine: $76.8 million (2.5%)
9. Netherlands: $50.3 million (1.6%)
10. Moldova: $39.5 million (1.3%)
11. Kyrgyzstan: $22.5 million (0.7%)
12. Romania: $19.6 million (0.6%)
13. Spain: $12.3 million (0.4%)
14. Afghanistan: $12 million (0.39%)
15. Uzbekistan: $10.8 million (0.35%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 96.8% of all walnuts exported in 2023.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of walnuts since 2019 were: mainland China (up 56%), Afghanistan (up 48.5%), Germany (up 7.3%) and Chile (up 1.8%).

Those countries that posted declines in their international sales of exported walnuts were led by: Uzbekistan (down -62.8% from 2019), Moldova (down -56%), Ukraine (down -44.5%) and Mexico (down -27.6%).

Top Exporters of In-Shell Walnuts

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of in-shell walnuts during 2023.

1. United States: US$300.2 million (28.3% of exported in-shell walnuts)
2. mainland China: $276.6 million (26.1%)
3. Chile: $246.9 million (23.3%)
4. Mexico: $74.9 million (7.1%)
5. France: $59 million (5.6%)
6. Türkiye: $43.4 million (4.1%)
7. Kyrgyzstan: $10 million (0.9%)
8. Netherlands: $9.6 million (0.9%)
9. Ukraine: $7.7 million (0.7%)
10. Argentina: $6.1 million (0.6%)
11. Moldova: $3.9 million (0.4%)
12. Spain: $3.3 million (0.3%)
13. Afghanistan: $2.3 million (0.2%)
14. Iran: $2.2 million (0.2%)
15. Germany: $2 million (0.2%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 98.8% of all in-shell walnuts exported in 2023.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of in-shell walnuts since 2019 were: Iran (up 203.7%), Kyrgyzstan (up 152.7%), Afghanistan (up 40.2%) and mainland China (up 25.5%).

Those countries that posted declines in their international sales of in-shell walnuts were led by: Mexico (down -68.3% from 2019), Ukraine (down -65.6%), Argentina (down -61%) and the United States of America (down -39.7%).

Top Exporters of Shelled Walnuts

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of shelled walnuts during 2023.

1. United States: US$624.6 million (30.8% of exported shelled walnuts)
2. Mexico: $500.7 million (24.7%)
3. mainland China: $254.3 million (12.5%)
4. Chile: $187.3 million (9.2%)
5. Germany: $118.6 million (5.9%)
6. Ukraine: $69.1 million (3.4%)
7. Netherlands: $40.8 million (2%)
8. Moldova: $35.7 million (1.8%)
9. Türkiye: $34 million (1.7%)
10. France: $21.1 million (1%)
11. Romania: $19.5 million (1%)
12. Kyrgyzstan: $12.5 million (0.6%)
13. Uzbekistan: $10.6 million (0.53%)
14. Afghanistan: $9.7 million (0.48%)
15. Spain: $9 million (0.45%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 96.1% of all shelled walnuts exported in 2023.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of shelled walnuts since 2019 were: Kyrgyzstan (up 513.3%), mainland China (up 110.3%), Afghanistan (up 50.6%) and Germany (up 8.1%).

Those countries that posted declines in their international sales of shelled walnuts were led by: Uzbekistan (down -62.7% from 2019), Moldova (down -58.8%), Ukraine (down -40.4%) and Türkiye (down -23.9%).

Walnut Exporting Companies

According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers sell walnuts to customers worldwide. The home-country location for each business is shown within parentheses.

• Aldera (Turkey)
• Cucku Enterprises Private Limited (India)
• Gervais Henri Florent (France)
• Ghoenert Verwaltungs GMBH (Germany)
• Healthy Food Ltd (Hong Kong)
• Intertransproduct LLC (Ukraine)
• Land Growers Chile Exportaciones Y Asesorias LtdA (Chile)
• Marandi Trading & Marketing SRL (Romania)
• Mave Enterprises Inc (United States)
• Qingdao Sunfine Co, Ltd (China)

 

See also Top Almonds Exporters by Country, Grapes Exports by Country, Top Soft Drinks Exporters by Country, Top Figs Exports & Imports by Country Plus Average Prices and Top Sweet Dates Exports & Imports by Country Plus Average Prices

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Alibaba, Supplier showroom for walnuts. Accessed on October 9, 2024

Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on October 9, 2024

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on October 9, 2024

Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on October 9, 2024

Wikipedia, Walnut. Accessed on October 9, 2024