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Merger Nuts

Macadamia nut-in-shell (NIS) exporter · South Africa Dried, sized, ready to crack.

Dehusked, dried in controlled silos and sized into calibrated grades, our South African nut-in-shell is packed in 25 kg bags with moisture and kernel recovery certified for every lot.

Request a spec sheetCertified per lot

What our nut-in-shell is Dehusked, dried, sized and sorted.

Nut-in-shell is macadamia with the green husk removed and the hard shell still on, dried for storage and shipping. Ours goes through four steps before it is bagged.

Macadamia nut-in-shell with two cracked shells revealing the kernel
  1. 01

    Dehusked

    The green husk comes off once each load has been weighed, sampled and recorded on arrival.

  2. 02

    Dried in controlled silos

    Moisture is brought down to specification in controlled silos, so the nut stores and ships well.

  3. 03

    Sized into calibrated grades

    Every lot is sized into calibrated grades, so it cracks evenly.

  4. 04

    Sorted and graded

    Sorted into premium and standard grades and packed in 25 kg bags.

Certified per lot Know the lot before you crack it.

Moisture and kernel recovery are certified for every lot. For a cracker, those two numbers decide how a lot cracks, how it stores and what it is worth.

Why moisture matters
Moisture decides how cleanly the shell cracks and how well the kernel keeps in storage and transit. A certified figure tells you where each lot stands.
Why kernel recovery matters
Kernel recovery is the mass of sound kernel a lot yields as a share of its nut-in-shell weight. It sets what nut-in-shell is worth to a cracker, so we certify it for every lot.

Packing & grades Bagged for cracking markets.

Nut-in-shell is packed in 25 kg bags in premium and standard grades, with moisture and kernel recovery certified per lot.

Palletised 25 kg bags of nut-in-shell stacked above pallets of 11.34 kg kernel cartons in a warehouse
Packing
25 kg bags
Grades
Premium and standard
Certified per lot
Moisture and kernel recovery
Spec sheet
On request. Volumes and shipping terms are agreed per order.

Where South African nut-in-shell goes Shipped to cracking markets.

South African nut-in-shell goes mainly to the cracking markets of China, Vietnam and Hong Kong, where it is cracked and graded into kernel. South African kernel goes mainly to the United States and Europe.

  • China
  • Vietnam
  • Hong Kong
Main destinations for South African nut-in-shell, by industry export figures.Buying kernel instead? See the macadamia kernel styles

Nut-in-shell questions What crackers ask us.

Nut-in-shell, its markets and how ours is graded and packed. More in the full FAQ.

What is macadamia nut-in-shell (NIS)?

Nut-in-shell is macadamia with the green husk removed but the hard shell still on, dried for storage and shipping. It is sold to cracking markets, where it is cracked and graded into kernel, and makes up a large share of South Africa's macadamia exports.

Where does South African macadamia nut-in-shell go?

Mostly to Asia's cracking markets. Industry figures for recent seasons put China, Vietnam and Hong Kong together at well over 90% of South African nut-in-shell exports, while kernel goes mainly to the United States and Europe.

How is Merger Nuts nut-in-shell graded and packed?

Our nut-in-shell is dehusked, dried to specification, sized into calibrated grades and sorted, then packed in 25 kg bags in premium and standard grades. Moisture and kernel recovery are certified for every lot.

Next step Tell us your market. We’ll send the spec.

Send the grades, volumes, destination market and timing. We reply within one working day with a spec sheet and availability.

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