Direct from Yunnan:
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The 2021 old crop of walnut are coming to an end, most customers are focusing attention to the 2022 new crop walnut situation in China. I would like to share with the current state of new season & estimated time to market FYR.
185 / xin2 / xinfeng / 33 variety
The new crops will be earlier than before as high temperature at the origin. It is expected to start picking fresh green walnut with peel on 15 th August. Generally, it will take nearly 10 days for sun dired. 5kg fresh green walnut with peel will yield around 1kg dried inshell walnuts. The new crops walnut inshell raw materials will be available from middle of Sep, and walnut kernels will be available from end of Sep. The quantity of all varieties has increased this season.
Traditional variety
The fresh green walnut with peel, picking period starts from about 7 th Sep. It will be picked & peeled successively. After generally sun drying 5-7 days, start to shelled . walnut kernels will be into market at the end of Sep.
The production of 2022 crop is expected to increase about 20% compared with last year due to no severe weather effect.
Yunnan variety
Walnuts are expected to be delayed nearly 10-20 days compared with last season because of heavy rain & lower temperature in July. Farmer will pick fresh green walnut with peel from 20 th Aug and peeling from end of Aug ---beginning of Sep.It will take about 3-7 days for drying. Walnut in-shell will be produced around 10 th Sep, and walnut kernels will be produced from mid of Sep. It is predicted that Yunnan walnut fruit will increase around 20%, the quality will be very nice at large size & high plumpness due to sufficient rain.