ALMONDS
Table 1: Area (hectares) and Production (metric tons)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
| Estimates 2015/2016 | Estimates 2016/2017 | Forecast 2017/2018 | |
| Post Data | Post Data | Post Data | |
| Area Planted (Ha) | 58109 | 58336 | 57754 |
| Area Harvested (Ha) | 57422 | 57421 | 56928 |
| Begenning Stocks (Tn) | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Production (Tn) | 20000 | 20000 | 12000 |
| Ending stocks (Tn) | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
PRODUCTION
Italy is the second largest EU-28 almond producer after Spain. Sicily and Puglia are the main almondproducing areas, accounting together for approximately 88 percent of total supply. Tuono, Pizzuta d’Avola, Fascionello, Filippo Ceo, Fragiulio Grande, Genco, Falsa Barese, Ferragnés are the leading varieties grown in the country. Italy’s marketing year (MY) 2017/18 almond production is forecast to drop by approximately 40 percent compared to the previous campaign due to the summer drought that affected the Italian peninsula. Quality is expected to be good.
CONSUMPTION
In-shell almonds are mainly sold for fresh consumption. Shelled almonds are milled and generally used as a raw material for confectionary and bakery food companies.
TRADE
In 2016, Italy imported 41,580 MT of almonds, mainly from the United States and Spain, accounting for 62 and 23 percent of total imports, respectively. In 2016, Italy exported 10,075 MT of almonds mainly to France, Germany, and the United States, accounting for 33, 26, and 8 percent of total exports, respectively.
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||
| PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | |
| WORLD | 282356321 | 36585 | 289624571 | 31860 | 340432402 | 40346 |
| USA | 172474363 | 23781 | 170639807 | 19002 | 198510550 | 25186 |
| SPAIN | 56839217 | 5717 | 73166056 | 7671 | 94029310 | 9247 |
| AUSTRALIA | 27564594 | 3791 | 17808295 | 2143 | 16376380 | 1863 |
| GERMANY | 9579984 | 1158 | 13686409 | 1406 | 13005667 | 1473 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 4104905 | 531 | 4572057 | 494 | 81 31254 | 1015 |
| CHILE | 1118672 | 123 | 2082323 | 190 | 3270827 | 412 |
| LUXEMBURG | 154718 | 19 | 844 | – | 1800900 | 122 |
| SIRIA | 136307 | 18 | 340953 | 39 | 1341152 | 152 |
| HOLLAND | 3032876 | 339 | 2328790 | 284 | 1054262 | 182 |
| FRANCE | 1253074 | 249 | 894395 | 94 | 845063 | 411 |
| AUSTRIA | 1714727 | 229 | 1231716 | 119 | 572821 | 55 |
| TURKEY | 420492 | 65 | 270571 | 49 | 454935 | 88 |
| ISRAEL | – | – | 10687 | 1 | 412950 | 33 |
| MOROCCO | 252273 | 38 | 256456 | 44 | 278514 | 4 |
Table 3. Peeled almonds (Italy): main export destinations 2014-2016
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||
| PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | |
| WORLD | 102029387 | 9978 | 98907035 | 9048 | 115544163 | 9652 |
| FRANCE | 29280988 | 2937 | 28531262 | 2,680 | 41413530 | 3153 |
| GERMANY | 26836388 | 2767 | 21200920 | 1957 | 27187646 | 2514 |
| USA | 12407182 | 1019 | 16123705 | 1321 | 10991250 | 809 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 8030960 | 757 | 5785343 | 493 | 7385462 | 621 |
| BELGIUM | 3076381 | 245 | 3063638 | 228 | 4408106 | 296 |
| HOLLAND | 1661811 | 150 | 1420476 | 125 | 3696588 | 294 |
| AUSTRIA | 3269720 | 364 | 4850108 | 447 | 3563703 | 346 |
| SWEDEN | 2168545 | 202 | 2,361979 | 198 | 3240699 | 289 |
| GREEK | 1873938 | 198 | 1264359 | 118 | 2507240 | 268 |
| DENMARK | 2429927 | 266 | 2025117 | 196 | 1835631 | 188 |
| JAPON | 949436 | 76 | 1001894 | 83 | 1239648 | 97 |
| SWITZERLAND | 721429 | 47 | 780256 | 56 | 930444 | 64 |
| CHINA | 10657 | 1 | 1015018 | 73 | 881411 | 57 |
| CANADA | 2271217 | 202 | 2142860 | 189 | 855430 | 72 |
Table 4. Almonds in shell (Italy): main importers 2014-2016.
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||
| PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | |
| WORLD | 9592440 | 1744 | 12211713 | 1926 | 13603251 | 2057 |
| USA | 6343894 | 1275 | 6036492 | 938 | 6085721 | 1,048 |
| SPAIN | 630834 | 85 | 2398880 | 538 | 3414403 | 337 |
| FRANCE | 1678838 | 224 | 1894361 | 196 | 1592202 | 180 |
| HOLLAND | – | – | 180774 | 36 | 790951 | 80 |
| GERMANY | 606159 | 77 | 517555 | 55 | 635002 | 73 |
| MOLDOVA | 47,153 | 22 | – | – | 386841 | 223 |
| AUTRALIA | – | – | 471226 | 65 | 288994 | 44 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 252421 | 57 | 20024 | 1 | 192220 | 21 |
| TURKEY | – | – | 123489 | 22 | 82716 | 11 |
| PORTUGAL | – | – | 5146 | 2 | 67921 | 27 |
| CHILE | – | – | 543831 | 70 | 58269 | 12 |
| BELGIUM | – | – | – | – | 3951 | – |
| AUSTRIA | 13206 | 1 | 9420 | 1 | 2654 | – |
| SLOVENIA | – | – | 846 | – | 777 | – |
Table 5 Almonds in shell (Italy): main export destinations 2014-2016.
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||
| PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | |
| WORLD | 1854218 | 544 | 2650330 | 556 | 4992755 | 705 |
| GERMANY | 531044 | 182 | 416537 | 149 | 2373843 | 273 |
| FRANCE | 858565 | 234 | 1218942 | 245 | 1062699 | 246 |
| HOLLAND | 194073 | 72 | 258705 | 105 | 579540 | 100 |
| SIWTZERLAND | 49512 | 3 | 298671 | 18 | 446288 | 35 |
| BELGIUM | 14993 | 4 | 1448 | – | 191194 | 15 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | 8 | – | 41074 | 3 | 88625 | 9 |
| BOSNIA | – | – | – | – | 41562 | 5 |
| NORWAY | 1701 | – | – | – | 33213 | 3 |
| DENMARK | – | – | – | – | 26988 | 2 |
| UAE | – | – | – | – | 26828 | 2 |
| CANADA | – | – | – | – | 24697 | 2 |
| JAPON | – | – | 8035 | 1 | 17522 | 5 |
| SWEDEN | 7044 | 2 | 9550 | 2 | 17497 | 4 |
| MALTA | 15603 | 2 | 21350 | 2 | 14061 | 1 |
PISTACHIOS
Table 6. Pistachios (Italy): production dynamics 2015-2017
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
| Estimates 2015/2016 | Estimates 2015/2016 | Estimates 2015/2016 | |
| Post Data | Post Data | Post Data | |
| Area Planted (Ha) | 3838 | 3848 | 4000 |
| Area Harvested (Hа) | 3804 | 3813 | 3964 |
| Beginning Stocks (Tn) | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| Production (Tn) | 4000 | 200 | 2000 |
| Ending Stocks (Tn) | 200 | 200 | 200 |
PRODUCTION
Pistachio is a traditional crop in Italy, especially in the Sicily region (Bronte area) which accounts for approximately 90 percent of total supply. In recent years, pistachio production has slightly expanded to other areas in Sicily and Basilicata, where newer and input intensive orchards have been planted. Bianca (also called Napoletana) is the main pistachio variety grown in the country and is normally harvested in September. Since 2004, pistachio from Bronte has been awarded by the European Commission as a PDO (Protected Designation of Origin), distinguishing it from all other pistachio varieties worldwide. Pistachio tree production is cyclical, bearing heavily in alternate years. Therefore, after the poor MY 2016/17 campaign, MY 2017/18 will be a ‘higher’ bearing year, despite the frost in April and the hail in May that affected fruit set. Quality is expected to be good.
CONSUMPTION
Italian in-shell pistachios are consumed as a snack food. Bakeries and food companies use shelled pistachios, while ice-cream makers mainly employ milled pistachios.
TRADE
Italian pistachio demand is mainly satisfied by imports (14,901 MT in MY 2015/16) from Germany, the United States, Greece, Turkey, and Iran.
Table 7: Italy’s leading shelled pistachios imports
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |||||
| PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | ||
| WORLD | T | 57366541 | 2750 | 62899958 | 3234 | 67253702 | 3954 |
| TURKEY | T | 11937668 | 545 | 13910821 | 651 | 29754094 | 1724 |
| IRAN | T | 10302926 | 497 | 12939305 | 721 | 13005452 | 810 |
| USA | T | 11536937 | 598 | 6558307 | 333 | 10217545 | 534 |
| GERMANY | T | 15661072 | 718 | 14194148 | 648 | 6971920 | 364 |
| GREEK | T | 222822 | 11 | 3145969 | 234 | 1599256 | 108 |
| FRANCE | T | 1314222 | 63 | 492274 | 27 | 1115589 | 152 |
| SPAIN | T | 1261888 | 72 | 1778419 | 109 | 955582 | 48 |
| HOLLAND | T | 212495 | 10 | 283 | – | 794488 | 43 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | T | 1246400 | 71 | 1291029 | 70 | 640961 | 52 |
| SIRIA | T | 1232300 | 50 | 800819 | 34 | 481505 | 28 |
| ICELAND | T | – | – | 4678904 | 268 | 441797 | 24 |
| RUMANIA | T | – | – | 129077 | 7 | 424282 | 23 |
| BELGIUM | T | 712927 | 34 | 1831944 | 82 | 367694 | 21 |
| ARGENTINA | T | 203081 | 16 | 90258 | 7 | 263766 | 14 |
Table 8: Italy’s leading shelled pistachios exports
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||
| PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | |
| WORLD | 8595934 | 375 | 7369626 | 269 | 12555335 | 551 |
| FRANCE | 2495209 | 89 | 2055693 | 73 | 6276101 | 301 |
| GERMANY | 1952843 | 149 | 430934 | 19 | 1403783 | 60 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 1417614 | 60 | 1473602 | 64 | 1400108 | 67 |
| BELGIUM | 1216731 | 40 | 1256045 | 42 | 1399998 | 45 |
| JAPON | 814506 | 15 | 861634 | 18 | 769014 | 19 |
| RUMANIA | 38867 | 1 | 150831 | 6 | 319868 | 18 |
| SPAIN | 94901 | 3 | 44626 | 2 | 169350 | 7 |
| HUNGARY | 512 | – | 17487 | 1 | 106608 | 4 |
| SWITZERLAND | 33950 | 1 | 71901 | 2 | 102350 | 3 |
| JORDAN | 9977 | – | 6235 | – | 80902 | 4 |
| USA | 33150 | 1 | 498427 | 20 | 73263 | 2 |
| SWEDEN | 81268 | 2 | 90397 | 2 | 62083 | 2 |
| NORWAY | 94154 | 4 | 77725 | 3 | 56726 | 2 |
| LEBANON | – | – | 16010 | 2 | 42755 | 4 |
Table 9: Italy’s leading in-shell pistachios imports
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |||||
| PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | ||
| WORLD | T | 71379624 | 7029 | 74812694 | 7420 | 67882025 | 6993 |
| GERMANY | T | 30485864 | 2967 | 29055435 | 2922 | 25517564 | 2676 |
| USA | T | 21692930 | 2078 | 20147234 | 1773 | 13998223 | 1261 |
| GREEK | T | 1285518 | 225 | 7783865 | 786 | 10420921 | 1186 |
| IRAN | T | 2075657 | 206 | 3049542 | 310 | 7348723 | 815 |
| BELGIUM | T | 8131984 | 801 | 7168923 | 702 | 5523789 | 525 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | T | 1712280 | 181 | 1755400 | 185 | 1982708 | 216 |
| SPAIN | T | 1039075 | 95 | 1154835 | 117 | 1247899 | 134 |
| HOLLAND | T | 188,585 | 9 | 618256 | 42 | 341573 | 28 |
| TURKEY | T | 272777 | 15 | – | – | 304269 | 34 |
| AUSTRALIA | T | – | – | – | – | 262829 | 24 |
| LUXEMBURG | T | – | – | 1011016 | 170 | 218120 | 20 |
| ARGENTINA | T | 367892 | 53 | 81,354 | 108 | 213840 | 27 |
| FRANCE | T | 4097437 | 388 | 954888 | 113 | 193119 | 27 |
| PORTUGAL | T | – | – | – | – | 147260 | 9 |
Table 10: Italy’s leading in-shell pistachios exports
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |||||
| PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | PRICE (USD) |
QUANTITY | ||
| WORLD | T | 1022124 | 72 | 1203178 | 101 | 411434 | 20 |
| JAPON | T | 146594 | 3 | 59703 | 1 | 93135 | 2 |
| USA | T | 22801 | – | 12677 | – | 88734 | 3 |
| FRANCE | T | 88002 | 4 | 232052 | 21 | 40405 | 2 |
| MALTA | T | 55684 | 4 | 35226 | 3 | 38300 | 3 |
| GERMANY | T | 230139 | 24 | 2913 | – | 31157 | 1 |
| AUSTRIA | T | 40074 | 2 | 28189 | 2 | 29146 | 2 |
| SLOVENIA | T | 163427 | 1 | 93302 | 8 | 27025 | 2 |
| LATVIA | T | – | – | 6347 | – | 12649 | 1 |
| POLAND | T | 11 | – | 9793 | 1 | 11722 | 1 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | T | 57816 | 3 | 35770 | 3 | 7307 | – |
| SPAIN | T | 2777 | – | 3489 | – | 7190 | – |
| SOUTH KOREA | T | – | – | – | – | 4272 | – |
| SWITZERLAND | T | 17208 | 1 | – | – | 4241 | – |
| CROATIA | T | 113139 | 9 | 55571 | 4 | 4132 | – |