On April 13th, the 2018 twelfth China nuts and nuts fry food fair was held in Hefei, Anhui, hosted by the Chinese food industry association nut fry Specialized Committee (Hereinafter referred to as National nut fry Specialized Committee) and Beijing ZhongJian Information Technology Service Co., Ltd.At the exhibition, Southern African Macadamia Growers Association (SAMAC) led the team to participate in the exhibition.Mr. Barry Christie was also invited to give a keynote speech on the '2018 nut seed plant information release and technical exchange', which was held the day before the exhibition (April 12th), and introduced the situation and future development of the Macadamia nut industry in South Africa.

According to the industry data collected by the association of South African Macadamia growers, the total output of Macadamia nut worldwide is increasing in recent years. In 2017, the world's output of Macadamia nut was nearly 200 thousand tons.The main production countries are Australia, South Africa, Kenya, and the United States, among which South Africa's production of Macadamia nut is 46 thousand tons in 2015, ranking first in the world. But in 2016, the output declined due to the drought. In 2017, it resumed and its output rose again to a leading position of 44 thousand tons.At the same time, the planting area of the macadamia nut in South Africa is also expanding, from 1250 hectares in 2013 to 5000 hectares in 2017, and increased by 300% in 4 years.According to the report, the production of Macadamia nut in South Africa in 2018 is estimated to be 56 thousand tons (NIS, and the moisture content of nuts is 1.5%).