Pistachio market worldwide and in the U.S. - statistics & facts

U.S pistachio market

The value of pistachios grown in the United States has more than quadrupled since 2000. The production volume of pistachios in the United States reached a maximum in 2020/2021 at around 570 thousand metric tons. The pistachio prices are also known to fluctuate. The production price of pistachios in the United States saw a steep increase between 2012 and 2015, before decreasing to around 2.75 U.S. dollars per pound in 2020.

U.S. pistachio trade

As the top producer of pistachios in the world, the United States is also the top exporter of pistachios. In 2020, the United States exported over 1.4 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of pistachios; more than double that of Iran. The country that buys the most foreign pistachios in that year was China, followed by the European Union. The majority of the pistachios exported from the United States were fresh or dried, rather than preserved or prepared.

Global pistachio consumption

Consumption of pistachios in 2020/2021 amounted to about 865 thousand metric tons, which came to about 0.09 kilograms per person worldwide. Americans consume many more pistachios than the global average, at around 0.6 pounds on average in 2021/21, up from 0.48 pounds in the previous year.

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