Summary: Stock up like a squirrel if you’re nuts about nuts, for prices may be climbing soon due to supply and international demand.
Although walnuts have been a popular commodity in China, almonds and pecans have become their latest imported snack craze, currently crunching positive new figures here.
In 2007, China became the leading export market for pecans and was the top foreign buyer of American walnuts last year. China does grow their own but still spent $737 million on tree nuts from the U.S. last year.