Walnuts producer - Import export

Productinformation Harvesting of walnuts normally takes place around september and october – in Chile they are harvested between september and october. The History of the walnut dates back as far as the year 7000 b.c.: The walnut tree derives from Persia, centuries later they were brought all over the world through british merchant shipping. At the end of the 19th century a big industry branch in producing walnuts developed in California. After the planting of walnut trees it takes at least six to eight years until they are fully developed – they can achieve a height of thirty meters and become up to a hundred years old. And every year, a mature tree can yield up to four-thousand nuts per tree. Origin The highest concentration of walnut trees can be found in the US, Chile, France, India and Moldavia.

is a yellowish oil with a very intense nutty taste. The walnut tree has its origin in Persia. The walnut oil is obtained by pressing the walnut kernels, because of their high oil content. From one ton walnuts 500 l walnut oil can be produced. The walnut tree can reach a height up to 30 meters. Its origin is in Persia. From Asia to Europe it has spread worldwide. The walnuts grow a green skin at the beginning, that becomes a woody, stone-hard skin during the curing process. Inside of the fruit lays its seed. Walnut oil is very rich in linoleic acid, which has a high content of unsaturated fatty acids. Natural vitamin E is a further component.