South Africa's July 2025 macadamia forecast was revised down

Farmer's Weekly reported the revision on 16 July 2025, attributing the figures to Macadamias South Africa (SAMAC). Its account described lower-than-expected yields and weather-related challenges in the producing regions. FreshPlaza separately described the same forecast as dry nuts-in-shell (DNIS). Neither retrieved report establishes an exact moisture percentage, so these quantities should not be compared directly with kernel figures or in-shell totals reported on another moisture basis.

The two reports also captured different company perspectives. Farmer's Weekly quoted Global Macadamias chief executive Shane Hartman on the possibility that a smaller crop could ease near-term tariff pressure, while warning against treating that as a durable solution. FreshPlaza interviewed Royal Macadamia general manager Jan van der Merwe about slower American buying of certain kernel styles and approaches to other destinations.

These were commercial assessments made during an unsettled July 2025 market. They do not establish subsequent sales, prices, a final crop total or the current tariff rules. Repeated SAMAC forecast figures are one underlying estimate, not independent crop measurements.

This archive correction replaces the homepage citation with the dated report, identifies the figures as the 2025 forecast, and removes an unsupported later harvest total. The original archive dates are retained.