The planting area of macadamia nuts in Yunnan exceeds 90% of the world.

Kunming, April 20, Zhongxin Finance and Economics (and Xiaoying) "the planting area of macadamia nuts in the world is 1.13 million mu, of which Yunnan accounts for 1.1 million mu. 'Yunguo' will become after 'Yunyan' and 'Yunhua'. Another characteristic advantage industry with both world influence and voice." On the 20th, Leng Hua, deputy director of the Yunnan Forestry Department, revealed that the planting area of macadamia nuts in Yunnan has exceeded 90% of the world, making it the largest macadamia nut growing area in the world.

Macadamia nut is known as the "king of nuts", with high nutritional value and health care function.

At present, the global market demand for macadamia nuts is more than 500000 tons per year. However, due to the narrow area and limited production of macadamia nuts in the world, the total annual output of shell fruits is about 140000 tons. According to the kernel rate of 30%, the output of nuts is only 45000 tons. The huge gap between supply and demand makes macadamia nuts expensive in the international market and remains high for a long time.

"macadamia nuts are tall trees that are evergreen all the year round and have a long growth cycle. At present, only part of the acreage is produced." Chen Yuxiu, chairman of Yunaoda Nut Development Co., Ltd., a leading macadamia nut company, said that when all macadamia nuts in Yunnan enter the full fruiting period, they will occupy a huge market share in the world.

On the basis of introducing excellent varieties, advanced technology and talents from abroad, Yunaoda Nuts Development Co., Ltd. has established a technical support system of the whole industry chain, which is suitable for Yunnan's natural climate characteristics of improved variety breeding, high-yield cultivation, processing, marketing, technology research and development and promotion.

"from more than 100 varieties, we have selected 6 excellent varieties suitable for planting at different elevations in Yunnan and won the certificate of 'improved varieties of trees' to build a series of macadamia nut planting bases and scientific research bases." Chen Yuxiu said that the company has achieved the annual supply of more than 3 million high-quality seedlings.

As two suitable places to plant macadamia nuts, Lincang City and Dehong Prefecture of Yunnan Province have made great efforts to develop macadamia nut industry with the help of superior resources in recent years. In 2013, Lincang built a macadamia nut base of 411700 mu, and said it would expand its planting area to 500000 mu in 2016, with an annual output of 100000 tons and an output value of 1.5 billion yuan.

"by the end of 2014, there were more than 10 macadamia nut processing and sales enterprises in Yunnan Province. the main products were shells, nuts, fruit oil and so on, with an annual processing output value of 150 million yuan." Leng Hua, deputy director of the Yunnan Provincial Forestry Department, revealed that the Yunnan provincial government plans to grow 4 million mu of macadamia nuts in the province by 2020. At that time, Yunnan will also become the world's largest macadamia nut producer and dominate the global macadamia nut market. (end)