Taiwan imports of tree nuts jumped 14% to an all-time high of US$103 million with 21,581 tons of volume in CY 2012. The increase is partly the result of higher prices but also reflects growing demand from the food processing sector, particularly for powdered drinks production. It is noted that as the supply of walnuts is unstable, the industry starts looking out for other nuts, which creates opportunities for a wide variety of tree nuts.
