https://mac-daily.com News and market data for the global macadamia industry, from Mac Daily. en Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:03:51 GMT https://mac-daily.com/en/news/macadamia-tariff-proposal-product-list-reading-reference/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/macadamia-tariff-proposal-product-list-reading-reference/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:03:51 GMT The September U.S.-China documents distinguish a recommendation from implementation, and in-shell macadamias from shelled product. Keep those distinctions attached to the source. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-19T05:03:51.675Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-08-12-afa-kenya-s-2025-macadamia-crop-value-rose-73-to-usd-66-1/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-08-12-afa-kenya-s-2025-macadamia-crop-value-rose-73-to-usd-66-1/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Trade reporting attributed a 73% increase in 2025 crop value to AFA data. Crop-year totals and the separately reported 2025/2026 price season are kept distinct. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-18T16:51:08.310Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-01-29-afa-reopens-macadamia-harvest-early-from-february-1-instead/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-01-29-afa-reopens-macadamia-harvest-early-from-february-1-instead/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT The regulator’s reported decision brought the seasonal opening forward from 15 February, while warning that maturity still differed between growing zones. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-18T16:50:32.662Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-02-28-kenya-reaffirms-raw-macadamia-export-ban-as-harvest-season/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-02-28-kenya-reaffirms-raw-macadamia-export-ban-as-harvest-season/ Sun, 02 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT A February 2025 report attributed the March 1 opening and continued export restriction to Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe. This is a historical account, not current export guidance. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-18T16:49:59.608Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/macadamia-kernel-style-labels-form-size-grade/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/macadamia-kernel-style-labels-form-size-grade/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:46:00 GMT WMO’s published convention attaches different information to kernel form, millimetre bands and grade prefixes. Keeping those fields together makes a product description more precise. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T22:31:57.700Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-08-19-inc-forecasts-world-production-at-391-738-t-for-2026-up-14/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-08-19-inc-forecasts-world-production-at-391-738-t-for-2026-up-14/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT INC's July 2026 statistics, republished independently by Nutlink and Mundus Agri, forecast 391,738 t in-shell against 343,660 t in 2025. China leads at 108,000 t, ahead of South Africa at 95,000 t, Australia 56,888 t and Kenya 54,500 t. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T22:18:19.143Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-05-01-china-s-zero-tariff-policy-for-53-african-countries-takes/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-05-01-china-s-zero-tariff-policy-for-53-african-countries-takes/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT The official April 28 announcements describe a two-year tariff measure for 20 additional African countries. They do not establish the earlier article's macadamia-specific tariff rate or shipment-clearance claims. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T22:06:17.614Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-01-07-espirito-santo-lifts-output-40-in-two-years-without-planting/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-01-07-espirito-santo-lifts-output-40-in-two-years-without-planting/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:59:15 GMT January 2026 reporting described a 39.8% production increase alongside roughly 660 hectares of harvested area. That does not establish that no new orchards were planted. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T21:43:18.212Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-12-16-usda-sees-chinese-production-up-over-30-to-91-000-t-in-2025/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-12-16-usda-sees-chinese-production-up-over-30-to-91-000-t-in-2025/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:59:15 GMT USDA’s 91,000-tonne forecast covers the September–August 2025/26 marketing year. A later 108,000-tonne outlook specifies 3.5% moisture; the two figures do not establish a measured production increase. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T21:14:40.457Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-03-26-ams-cuts-the-2025-forecast-1-6-to-55-960-t-after-alfred/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-03-26-ams-cuts-the-2025-forecast-1-6-to-55-960-t-after-alfred/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:59:15 GMT AMS's March forecast was 55,960 tonnes in-shell at 3.5% moisture. Its July revision and December result were later updates, with their own dates and measurement bases. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T19:35:42.894Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-03-19-mozambique-targets-usd-31-3m-6-000-t-macadamia-exports-for/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-03-19-mozambique-targets-usd-31-3m-6-000-t-macadamia-exports-for/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:59:15 GMT The government expected more than 6,000 tonnes from Maputo and Niassa. A separate AgDevCo announcement documents investment in Manica, rather than confirming that export target. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T19:29:37.239Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-07-15-australia-revises-2026-down-to-56-888-t-on-harvest-data/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-07-15-australia-revises-2026-down-to-56-888-t-on-harvest-data/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:39:01 GMT Australia’s industry body cut its 2026 macadamia forecast after the June harvest assessment. The revision kept expected production above the difficult 2025 season, but harvest was still incomplete in parts of New South Wales and Queensland and the final crop had not yet been confirmed. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T19:21:06.751Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-04-20-guatemala-confirms-itself-the-fifth-largest-producer-and/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-04-20-guatemala-confirms-itself-the-fifth-largest-producer-and/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:39:01 GMT A World Macadamia Organisation country profile reports 15,850 tonnes of nut-in-shell production in 2022 and a forecast of 25,700 tonnes by 2027. The larger figure should not be presented as an already harvested crop. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T19:17:13.762Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-12-09-usda-expects-chinese-macadamia-imports-to-fall-as-domestic/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-12-09-usda-expects-chinese-macadamia-imports-to-fall-as-domestic/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:39:01 GMT China's growing crop was expected to reduce import demand in the September–August marketing year, according to USDA's dated November 2025 assessment. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T18:00:42.018Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-08-12-embrapa-launches-a-digital-macadamia-pest-mapping-tool/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-08-12-embrapa-launches-a-digital-macadamia-pest-mapping-tool/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:39:01 GMT InsetoNutWeb brings together knowledge for identifying insects and mites associated with macadamia cultivation, alongside information on exotic pests reported abroad. Its scope is broader than a list of threats to Brazilian orchards. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T17:54:27.894Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-03-13-inc-publishes-2025-country-forecasts-republishing-national/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-03-13-inc-publishes-2025-country-forecasts-republishing-national/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:39:01 GMT The March review put South Africa, Australia and Kenya into one in-shell table, but the rows were not directly comparable. South Africa appeared at two stated moisture bases, Australia at 3.5%, and Kenya with no moisture percentage. That distinction changes how buyers and analysts should read both the opening forecasts and the later results. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T17:51:35.612Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-01-09-inc-s-2024-yearbook-puts-world-macadamia-output-on-a-kernel/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-01-09-inc-s-2024-yearbook-puts-world-macadamia-output-on-a-kernel/ Sun, 22 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT The Statistical Yearbook 2024 reported 2024 world kernel production with South Africa at 28,800 t (32%), China 17,400 t (19%), Australia 17,300 t (19%), Kenya 8,800 t (10%) and the USA 3,300 t (4%). INC states its macadamia convention as kernel, cross-referenced to a 3.5% in-shell basis. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T17:48:09.109Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-03-11-ams-delays-its-2025-crop-forecast-after-cyclone-alfred/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-03-11-ams-delays-its-2025-crop-forecast-after-cyclone-alfred/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:39:01 GMT The March 2025 delay separated a planned crop estimate from the assessment still under way. A later AMS forecast and independent orchard reporting show why national supply and local damage need separate treatment. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T09:39:17.776Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/usda-fas-china-macadamia-forecast-2025-26/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/usda-fas-china-macadamia-forecast-2025-26/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT USDA's November 2025 outlook covered in-shell production for September–August, rather than a final harvest. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T06:53:32.165Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/kenya-afa-reopens-macadamia-harvest-window-february-2026/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/kenya-afa-reopens-macadamia-harvest-window-february-2026/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT The Agriculture and Food Authority reopened harvesting and trading on 1 February 2026, ahead of the 15 February date set when the window closed on 1 December 2025, after maturity surveillance in January. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T06:53:04.835Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/australian-orchard-mapping-2026-area-grows-northern-rivers-shrinks/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/australian-orchard-mapping-2026-area-grows-northern-rivers-shrinks/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:15:00 GMT Australia’s mapped macadamia area reached 47,659 hectares in the AMS report. A closer reading separates orchard extent, bearing age and the timing of detected changes from the crop available to buyers. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T05:55:55.322Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/apple-restore-fund-macadamia-orchard-investment/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/apple-restore-fund-macadamia-orchard-investment/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:54:27 GMT Apple's Queensland macadamia investment connects commercial farming with its nature-based climate programme. The project announcements describe an orchard conversion and environmental ambitions; their dates and measures matter when interpreting the investment. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T04:53:02.219Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/macadamia-kernel-stocks-buying-calendar-2026/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/macadamia-kernel-stocks-buying-calendar-2026/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 01:05:08 GMT Dated September reporting from a UK supplier and South African growers explains why inventory and forward cover matter alongside harvest size. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T03:07:49.759Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/south-africa-macday-five-priorities-2026/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/south-africa-macday-five-priorities-2026/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:35:56 GMT A government address at SAMAC's MacDay in Umhlanga placed productivity, quality, market access, value addition, and inclusion and sustainability at the centre of the sector's next phase. The measures discussed remain priorities and opportunities rather than completed policy or infrastructure outcomes. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T03:06:54.494Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/younger-snack-buyers-macadamia-product-brief-2026/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/younger-snack-buyers-macadamia-product-brief-2026/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:13:13 GMT An October industry briefing puts discovery, texture and eating occasions on the product-development agenda, with clear limits to what its commissioned research can show. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T02:25:38.150Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/malawi-macadamia-imports-2024-reported-origins/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/malawi-macadamia-imports-2024-reported-origins/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:05:56 GMT UN Comtrade's Malawi-reported partner rows show in-shell imports from Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and a separate small shelled entry from South Africa. The reporting year is 2024, not a current-market estimate. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T02:00:00.054Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/kenya-macadamia-exports-2024-destinations-product-form/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/kenya-macadamia-exports-2024-destinations-product-form/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:49:15 GMT UN Comtrade's Kenya-reported partner rows show why buyers should keep in-shell and shelled macadamias apart: the largest named destination differs between the two product codes. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T01:52:48.548Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/ausmac-2026-research-hub-orchard-questions/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/ausmac-2026-research-hub-orchard-questions/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:07:24 GMT The published Brisbane program offers growers a way to question researchers about orchard performance before treating emerging work as a proven practice. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T01:29:18.211Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/malawi-china-macadamia-import-conditions-june-2025/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/malawi-china-macadamia-import-conditions-june-2025/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:15:06 GMT The original 26 June 2025 announcement covers in-shell and shelled nuts, while requiring registered businesses, treatment and traceable certification. It does not establish clearance for an individual exporter. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T01:06:05.192Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/australia-macadamia-imports-2024-origins-product-forms/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/australia-macadamia-imports-2024-origins-product-forms/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:55:07 GMT UN Comtrade's named-partner rows list Guatemala for in-shell nuts and Viet Nam and South Africa for shelled nuts. The records are flagged as aggregates, with their limits kept explicit. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-15T00:55:49.530Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/australian-macadamias-younger-consumer-snack-format-brief-2026/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/australian-macadamias-younger-consumer-snack-format-brief-2026/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:06:13 GMT An industry analysis published on 1 October asks developers to balance taste, convenience and credibility. Its consumer findings come from commissioned research, rather than a new independently verified survey. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-14T23:47:13.189Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/macadamia-pollination-hive-readiness-orchard-plan-2026/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/macadamia-pollination-hive-readiness-orchard-plan-2026/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:51:59 GMT Australian 2026 guidance makes colony health, hive placement and communication part of orchard planning, alongside current treatment documents. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-14T22:48:49.951Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/sniffer-dogs-macadamia-pest-detection-south-africa/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/sniffer-dogs-macadamia-pest-detection-south-africa/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:08:50 GMT Specialist dog teams are helping South African growers locate macadamia felted coccid, offering a potential new tool for more targeted orchard management. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-14T21:46:22.373Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/australia-macadamia-benchmarks-2024-samples-methods/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/australia-macadamia-benchmarks-2024-samples-methods/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 02:28:33 GMT The Queensland-led report separates planted land, bearing farms and a smaller cost sample. Those distinctions matter before an orchard compares its performance with an industry average. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-14T20:59:40.963Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/macadamia-kernel-shelf-life-appearance-packaging-evidence/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/macadamia-kernel-shelf-life-appearance-packaging-evidence/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:24:05 GMT Visual grading, packaging guidance and storage trials answer different questions. Older research remains useful when its date and limits stay attached. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-14T20:24:05.443Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/usda-china-macadamia-production-maturing-plantings/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/usda-china-macadamia-production-maturing-plantings/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:46:20 GMT An October 5 official summary attributes expected production growth to maturing acreage. It does not establish a crop volume or a realised harvest. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-14T19:46:20.364Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/samac-integrator-launch-information-farm-decisions/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/samac-integrator-launch-information-farm-decisions/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:38:13 GMT SAMAC’s October MacDay report records the platform’s launch. Its stated ambition is better access to information and data; the report does not establish measured farm benefits. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-13T12:38:14.010Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/macadamia-pollination-cultivar-compatibility-beyond-hive-counts/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/macadamia-pollination-cultivar-compatibility-beyond-hive-counts/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:21:26 GMT Two studies distinguish pollen parentage and nut quality from the compatibility processes inside a flower. They offer questions for orchard planning, not a universal planting recipe. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-13T11:21:26.162Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-03-13-inc-publishes-samac-s-2025-south-africa-crop-forecast-of-93/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-03-13-inc-publishes-samac-s-2025-south-africa-crop-forecast-of-93/ Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT The International Nut and Dried Fruit Council's Global Statistical Review, citing SAMAC as the originating source, published a 2025 South Africa production forecast. The same INC record dual-published the figure at two moisture conventions. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-11T20:05:34.711Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-11-27-inc-sets-its-2026-world-nut-and-dried-fruit-congress-for/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-11-27-inc-sets-its-2026-world-nut-and-dried-fruit-congress-for/ Sun, 30 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT The congress was announced for 12-14 May 2026, expecting over 1,200 owners, presidents and chief executives from more than 65 countries. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-11T19:54:35.823Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/malawi-macadamia-farmer-preferences-study-sample-limits/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/malawi-macadamia-farmer-preferences-study-sample-limits/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:41:28 GMT A 2024 study of 144 cooperative members puts farmers' priorities alongside production constraints. Its findings support a discussion about planting choices, not a universal cultivar ranking or a promise of higher yields. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-11T19:41:05.397Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/south-africa-macadamia-imports-2024-origins-product-forms/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/south-africa-macadamia-imports-2024-origins-product-forms/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:12:04 GMT UN Comtrade's named-partner entries show different weights and partner labels for in-shell nuts and shelled kernels. They are statistical aggregates, not a shipment register or a current buying guide. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-11T19:31:54.464Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/samac-felted-coccid-research-laboratory-progress-release-testing/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/samac-felted-coccid-research-laboratory-progress-release-testing/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 01:22:07 GMT South African growers should distinguish promising biological-control research from an agent cleared for orchard release. SAMAC's 26 August update reports laboratory progress while retaining a testing requirement. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-11T19:18:10.492Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-03-10-australia-opens-2026-at-59-080-t-about-35-above-the-2025/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-03-10-australia-opens-2026-at-59-080-t-about-35-above-the-2025/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:39:01 GMT AMS's early outlook put the crop at 59,080 tonnes in-shell at 3.5% moisture. Its July estimate was lower; neither figure was a final harvest result. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-08T13:45:45.701Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-06-13-china-announces-zero-tariff-treatment-for-53-african/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-06-13-china-announces-zero-tariff-treatment-for-53-african/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT The Changsha declaration outlined wider tariff-free access for 53 African countries. Its negotiating commitment did not set an implementation date. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-07T01:18:26.181Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-07-16-sa-industry-cuts-2025-macadamia-crop-forecast-to-85-166-t/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-07-16-sa-industry-cuts-2025-macadamia-crop-forecast-to-85-166-t/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:59:15 GMT July 2025 reporting put South Africa's revised crop forecast at 85,166 tonnes, below the opening estimate of 93,433 tonnes. These were forecasts, not a confirmed final harvest. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-10-05T04:39:10.416Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/ams-appoints-ben-baldwin-ceo/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/ams-appoints-ben-baldwin-ceo/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Australian Macadamia Society appointed Baldwin chief executive effective 13 April 2026. He succeeds Clare Hamilton-Bate, who remained until 8 May to hand over. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-09-28T22:02:34.852Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-08-01-us-30-tariff-on-south-african-macadamia-imports-takes-effect/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-08-01-us-30-tariff-on-south-african-macadamia-imports-takes-effect/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:59:15 GMT The 30% reciprocal measure began on 7 August, after an expected 1 August start. Contemporary industry warnings described risks to demand, not measured losses. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-09-22T22:01:10.720Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-12-01-australia-s-2025-crop-closes-at-43-800-t-23-under-the-opening/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-12-01-australia-s-2025-crop-closes-at-43-800-t-23-under-the-opening/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:59:15 GMT The final 2025 result was 43,800 tonnes of nut-in-shell at 3.5% moisture. A review of the forecast, reporting method and earlier grower interviews puts that figure in context without treating planting potential as harvested output. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-09-13T00:21:50.217Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-11-11-afa-orders-closed-season-for-macadamia-harvesting-dec-1-2025/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-11-11-afa-orders-closed-season-for-macadamia-harvesting-dec-1-2025/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT AFA Director-General Bruno Linyiru announced that harvesting and trade of domestically produced macadamia nuts would be prohibited from December 1, 2025 to February 15, 2026, based on a survey finding much of the crop still physiologically immature. The prohibition applied to all value-chain actors (processors, export… Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-09-07T08:46:50.379Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-07-18-afa-bans-export-and-transit-of-raw-macadamia-through-kenya/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2025-07-18-afa-bans-export-and-transit-of-raw-macadamia-through-kenya/ Sun, 20 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), via Director-General Bruno Linyiru, announced a ban covering not just export but also transit of unprocessed (raw, in-shell) macadamia nuts through Kenya, after intercepting shipments allegedly using Kenya as a pass-through route. Foreign exporters were told to use alternative… Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-09-07T08:43:26.806Z https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-08-19-inc-s-2026-global-statistical-review-sa-kenya-malawi-country/ https://mac-daily.com/en/news/2026-08-19-inc-s-2026-global-statistical-review-sa-kenya-malawi-country/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT INC's 2026 Global Statistical Review put world macadamia production at 391,738 t in-shell (a 14% rise on 2025) and gave a country breakdown that included South Africa, Kenya and Malawi among African producers, alongside Australia, China, the US and others. Mac Daily Newsroom AI-generated 2026-08-31T19:59:15.191Z