Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 2/9/2006

**GAIN Report Number:** AS6008

AS6008

**Australia**

**Tree Nuts**

**Annual**

**2006**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Kathleen Wainio, Agricultural Counselor

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Mike Darby, Agricultural Specialist

**Report Highlights:**

Australian macadamia nut production in 2007/08 is forecast at 41,000 MT
on a nut-in-shell basis. This forecast represents historically high
levels of production and, if achieved, would be the second highest
production level on record. Post also forecasts historically high
exports in CY 2006/07, reaching 31,500 MT, although this export figure
remains reliant on continued strong export demand. Post expects domestic
consumption to continue growing in line with production.

Includes PSD Changes: Yes

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Annual Report

Canberra \[AS1\]

\[AS\]

+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **PSD Table**     |     |      |     |      |     |      |      |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      |      |
| Macadamia,        |     |      |     |      |     |      |      |
| Inshell Basis     |     |      |     |      |     |      |      |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
|                   | **  | **R  | **  | **Es | **  | **Fo | *    |
|                   | 200 | evis | 200 | tima | 200 | reca | UOM* |
|                   | 4** | ed** | 5** | te** | 6** | st** |      |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
|                   | **U | **   | **U | **   | **U | **   |      |
|                   | SDA | Post | SDA | Post | SDA | Post |      |
|                   | Of  | Es   | Of  | Es   | Of  | Es   |      |
|                   | fic | tima | fic | tima | fic | tima |      |
|                   | ial | te** | ial | te** | ial | te** |      |
|                   | \[O |      | \[O |      | \[O |      |      |
|                   | ld\ | **\  | ld\ | **\  | ld\ | **\  |      |
|                   | ]** | [New | ]** | [New | ]** | [New |      |
|                   |     | \]** |     | \]** |     | \]** |      |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Market Year     |     | **0  |     | **0  |     | **0  | *    |
| Begin**           |     | 3/20 |     | 3/20 |     | 3/20 | MM/Y |
|                   |     | 05** |     | 06** |     | 07** | YYY* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Area Planted**  | 18  | 1    | 0   | 1    | 0   | 1    | *(   |
|                   | 000 | 7500 |     | 7500 |     | 7500 | HA)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Area            | 14  | 1    | 0   | 1    | 0   | 1    | *(   |
| Harvested**       | 000 | 4045 |     | 4326 |     | 4612 | HA)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Bearing Trees** | 4   | 4210 | 0   | 4290 | 0   | 4375 | *(   |
|                   | 100 |      |     |      |     |      | 1000 |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | TRE  |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | ES)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Non-Bearing     | 900 | 890  | 0   | 910  | 0   | 930  | *(   |
| Trees**           |     |      |     |      |     |      | 1000 |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | TRE  |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | ES)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Total Trees**   | 5   | 5100 | 0   | 5200 | 0   | 5305 | *(   |
|                   | 000 |      |     |      |     |      | 1000 |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | TRE  |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | ES)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Beginning       | 1   | 1925 | 2   | 2175 | 0   | 3775 | *(   |
| Stocks**          | 925 |      | 500 |      |     |      | MT)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Production**    | 38  | 3    | 0   | 3    | 0   | 4    | *(   |
|                   | 500 | 6000 |     | 9500 |     | 1000 | MT)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Imports**       | 0   | 0    | 0   | 0    | 0   | 0    | *(   |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | MT)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **TOTAL SUPPLY**  | 40  | 3    | 2   | 4    | 0   | 4    | *(   |
|                   | 425 | 7925 | 500 | 1675 |     | 4775 | MT)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Exports**       | 29  | 2    | 0   | 2    | 0   | 3    | *(   |
|                   | 500 | 8000 |     | 9500 |     | 1500 | MT)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Domestic        | 8   | 7750 | 0   | 8400 | 0   | 8775 | *(   |
| Consumption**     | 425 |      |     |      |     |      | MT)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Ending Stocks** | 2   | 2175 | 0   | 3775 | 0   | 4500 | *(   |
|                   | 500 |      |     |      |     |      | MT)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **TOTAL           | 40  | 3    | 0   | 4    | 0   | 4    | *(   |
| DISTRIBUTION**    | 425 | 7925 |     | 1675 |     | 4775 | MT)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+