Tootelian projects that in 2022 consumers in India will consume 272,000 pounds of pistachios per day, and by 2026, they will be buying 410,000 pounds per day.ĪPG, which is funded by assessments from growers and government grants, has leveraged those dollars to boost exports and address impediments to trade in the form of tariffs and non-tariff barriers. India possesses the market conditions necessary for a growth market - rising population, growing per capita income, and increasing consumption of pistachios. pistachios where continued marketing could boost opportunities in the years ahead. The grower panel discussed India as a prime growth market for U.S. Tulare County grower Dominic Pitigliano, past Chair of APG and a grower panelist, said, “Ten years ago, APG identified the export markets with the greatest growth potential and our intense focus on those markets has paid off in building consumer demand.” Tootelian showed that in countries where APG focused their marketing efforts, exports have grown 36% a year compared to 17% in countries with no APG marketing emphasis. industry, has kept pace with building consumer demand for the increased volume in recent years in targeted export markets, which he says has helped to support grower pricing in the face of rapid production. APG, as the trade association representing the U.S. Tootelian, Ph.D., California growers will produce 6.9 billion pounds of pistachios over the next five years, 2.4 billion more than they produced in the previous five-year period from 2017-2021. They emphasized that, while the three topics present challenges, the industry’s trade association, American Pistachio Growers (APG), has proven efficacy in addressing each issue and there could be tremendous opportunity over the next five years with a united industry.Īccording to data analyzed by Sacramento economist Dennis H. More than 1200 attendees-an industry record-from three states participated in the conference, which kicked off with a panel of growers who discussed the next five years, as production ramps up.Ī grower panel underscored three topics on growers’ minds: accelerating production of pistachios between 20 keeping doors open to American pistachios in key export markets like India and ongoing pest battles.
RECORD NUMBERS IN ATTENDANCE AS GROWERS ASSESS FUTURE CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIESĬARLSBAD, CA – Ma– The next five years for American pistachio growers presents challenges and great opportunity, prompting a call for unity at the industry’s Annual Pistachio Conference, which kicked off today in Carlsbad, CA.
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