
That dollar amount reflects a 0.5% increase for all almonds shippers over the five-year period starting in 2016 when exported almonds were worth $6.51 billion. From 2019 to 2020, the value of exported almonds fell by -12.1%.
The international trade of almonds is highly concentrated on the supply side. The top 5 exporters of almonds (United States, Spain, Australia, Germany, Netherlands) generated 90.2% of the world’s overall total.
From a continental perspective, North American countries (mostly the US) sold the highest dollar worth of both shelled and in-shell almonds shipped during 2020 at a combined value of $4.5 billion or over two-thirds (69%) of the global total. In second place were European exporters at 19.8% while 5.9% of worldwide shipments of almonds originated from Oceania exporters, almost exclusively in Australia. Suppliers in Asia provided another 4.4% worth of almonds well ahead of shippers in Latin America (0.7%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, and Africa (0.2%).
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code prefix is 080211 for fresh or dried almonds in shell, 080212 for unshelled almonds.
Top Almonds Exporters by Country
Total Almonds
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of almonds during 2020, including both in-shell and unshelled versions.
- United States: US$4.5 billion (69% of total exported almonds)
- Spain: $705.6 million (10.8%)
- Australia: $388.9 million (5.9%)
- Germany: $148.3 million (2.3%)
- Netherlands: $145.7 million (2.2%)
- Italy: $135 million (2.1%)
- Turkey: $105.8 million (1.6%)
- Hong Kong: $60.5 million (0.9%)
- Chile: $42.9 million (0.7%)
- Afghanistan: $33.7 million (0.5%)
- United Arab Emirates: $18.7 million (0.29%)
- Belgium: $18.2 million (0.28%)
- Vietnam: $17.5 million (0.27%)
- Iran: $15.8 million (0.24%)
- United Kingdom: $14.9 million (0.23%)
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of almonds overall since 2016 were: Afghanistan (up 181.9%), Turkey (up 59.4%), Australia (up 58.2%) and Vietnam (up 40.3%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported almonds sales were led by: United Arab Emirates (down -90.3%), Iran (down -53.4%), Hong Kong (down -51.1%) and Belgium (down -12.6%).
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 97.3% of all almonds exported in 2020.
Shelled
Worldwide exports of shelled almonds totaled US$5.2 billion in 2020. That dollar amount reflects a 2.1% increase for all shelled almonds shippers over the five-year period starting in 2016. Year over year, the value of shelled almond exports fell -11.7% from 2019 to 2020.
Among continents, North American countries accounted for the highest dollar worth of exported shelled almonds during 2020 with shipments valued at $3.4 billion or 65.5% of the global total. In second place were European exporters at 23.5% followed by Oceania at 5.3% mostly Australia. Another 4.7% was furnished by providers in Asia. Just 0.82% came from Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean trailed by 0.2% supplied by Africa.
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of shelled almonds during 2020.
- United States: US$3.4 billion (65.5% of exported shelled almonds)
- Spain: $677.1 million (12.9%)
- Australia: $277.8 million (5.3%)
- Germany: $147 million (2.81%)
- Netherlands: $144.6 million (2.76%)
- Italy: $133.4 million (2.6%)
- Turkey: $104.4 million (2%)
- Chile: $42.8 million (0.82%)
- Hong Kong: $34 million (0.65%)
- Afghanistan: $26.7 million (0.51%)
- Viet Nam: $17.4 million (0.33%)
- Belgium: $17.2 million (0.33%)
- United Arab Emirates: $17.1 million (0.33%)
- Iran: $15.6 million (0.3%)
- United Kingdom: $14.6 million (0.28%)
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of shelled almonds since 2016 were: Afghanistan (up 123%), Turkey (up 57.3%), Vietnam (up 39.7%) and the Netherlands (up 38.2%).
Those countries that posted declines in their international sales of shelled almonds were led by: United Arab Emirates (down -91.1%), Hong Kong (down -72.5%), Iran (down -54.1%) and Belgium (down -17.7%).
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 97.4% of all shelled almonds exported in 2020.
In-Shell
Global sales for exported in-shell almonds by country in 2020 amounted to US$1.31 billion.
Overall, the value of unshelled almonds exports fell by an average -5.3% for all exporting countries since 2016.
From 2019 to 2020, the value of in-shell almond exports depreciated by -13.9%.
Among continents, North American countries accounted for the highest dollar worth of in-shell almonds during 2020 with shipments valued at $1.1 billion or 83.1% of the global total. In second place were Oceanian exporters at 8.5% (nearly all Australian) whereas 4.9% were shipped by European exporters. Another 3.3% worth of unshelled almonds originated from Asia trailed by suppliers in Africa (0.1%) and Latin America (also 0.04%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of in-shell almonds during 2020.
- United States: US$1.1 billion (83.1% of exported in-shell almonds)
- Australia: $111.1 million (8.5%)
- Portugal: $28.9 million (2.2%)
- Spain: $28.5 million (2.2%)
- Hong Kong: $26.5 million (2%)
- Afghanistan: $7 million (0.5%)
- Uzbekistan: $2.8 million (0.2%)
- Italy: $1.6 million (0.1%)
- United Arab Emirates: $1.5 million (0.1%)
- Turkey: $1.4 million (0.1%)
- Germany: $1.3 million (0.1%)
- Mozambique: $1.2 million (0.1%)
- Netherlands: $1.1 million (0.1%)
- Belgium: $1.1 million (0.1%)
- Thailand: $599,000 (0.05%)
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of in-shell almonds since 2016 were: Turkey (up 2,391%), Portugal (up 1,080%), Spain (up 393.6%) and Mozambique (up 305.5%).
Those countries that posted declines in their international sales of in-shell almonds were led by: United Arab Emirates (down -94.2%), Hong Kong, China (down -81.7%), Italy (down -77.1%) and Afghanistan (down -65.3%).
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.5% of all in-shell almonds exported in 2020.
Companies
Almond Exporting Companies
Below are American companies that sell almonds internationally. Most of these businesses are headquartered in California.
- Big Tree Organic Farms
- Blue Diamond Growers
- Chico Nut Company
- Crown Nut Co
- Mariani Nut Company
- South Valley Almond Company
- The Almond Co
- The Wonderful Company
According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers also supply almonds to their customers. The home-country location for each business is shown within parentheses.
- Al Osool Foodstuff Trading LLC (United Arab Emirates)
- Alfafood GmbH (Germany)
- Beatty Davids Limited (United Kingdom)
- Boumamar Trading (Netherlands)
- DI Sano SRL (Italy)
- Exportadora Baika SA (Chile)
- Gervais Henri Florent (France)
- Mine Dor Danismanlik Dis Ticaret Limited Sirketi (Turkey)
- P & B International Pty Ltd (Australia)
- Summit Almonds LLC (United States)
See also Top Walnuts Exporters by Country, Top Hazelnuts Exports & Imports by Country Plus Average Prices, Top Pistachios Exports & Imports by Country Plus Average Prices, Top Cashews Exports & Imports by Country Plus Average Prices and Top Caviar Export Sales by Country, Unit Price & Weight
Research Sources:
Alibaba, Supplier showroom for almonds. Accessed on July 15, 2021
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on July 15, 2021
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on July 15, 2021
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on July 15, 2021
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on July 15, 2021
Wikipedia, Blue Diamond Growers. Accessed on July 15, 2021