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Merger Nuts

Macadamia processing · Alkmaar, Mpumalanga Seven steps. One facility.

Merger Nuts receives, dries, sizes, cracks, grades, packs and exports macadamias at one facility in Alkmaar, near Mbombela (Nelspruit), with every step on record.

See the seven stepsFood safety

How we process macadamias From orchard to container.

Receiving, drying, sizing, cracking, grading, packing and export, in that order and under one roof.

  1. Macadamia nut-in-shell pouring from a chute into a receiving bin

    Receive & weigh

    Every load is weighed, sampled and recorded on arrival. You get the numbers the same day.

  2. Dehusked macadamia nut-in-shell spread out to dry

    Dehusk & dry

    Moisture is brought down to spec in controlled silos before a single shell is cracked.

  3. Workers beside a rotary drum sizer sorting macadamia nut-in-shell into bulk bags

    Sized

    Nut-in-shell is sized into calibrated grades so every batch cracks evenly and kernel recovery stays high.

  4. A macadamia nut cracked open to show the kernel inside its shell

    Crack

    Calibrated cracking tuned to shell size for maximum whole-kernel recovery.

  5. A worker hand-sorting macadamia kernels across a steel table into stainless steel bowls

    Sort & grade

    Optical, laser and hand sorting into export styles. Every batch graded to specification.

  6. Palletised 25 kg bags of nut-in-shell stacked above pallets of 11.34 kg kernel cartons in a warehouse

    Pack

    Vacuum-packed kernel and bagged nut-in-shell, sealed and labelled for the journey.

  7. A container ship loaded with export containers sailing across open sea

    Export

    Containerised, documented and shipped to long-term buyers in established export markets.

Traceability Every lot, on record.

Every lot is traceable from the grower’s weighbridge ticket to the bill of lading.

  1. 01

    Weighbridge ticket

    Every load is weighed, sampled and recorded on arrival, and the grower gets the numbers the same day.

  2. 02

    Tracked in our ERP

    Our ERP follows every delivery from intake through drying, cracking, grading and packing, so nothing is guesswork.

  3. 03

    Open in the growers portal

    Growers log in at any time to see their deliveries, QC results and remittances.

  4. 04

    Through to the bill of lading

    Packed lots are documented for export, so the record runs unbroken from orchard to container.

Food safety & certifications Food safety, certified.

Our certifications and memberships are HACCP, FSSC 22000, GLOBALG.A.P. and membership of Macadamias South Africa (SAMAC). Certificates are available on request with a spec sheet.

  • HACCP

    Certification

  • FSSC 22000

    Certification

  • GLOBALG.A.P.

    Certification

  • SAMAC

    Member, Macadamias South Africa

Graded on every lot

Macadamia kernel
Nine styles, Style 0 to Style 7. Every batch graded to specification and vacuum-packed in 11.34 kg (25 lb) cartons.
Macadamia nut-in-shell
Premium and standard grades in 25 kg bags, with moisture and kernel recovery certified per lot.

Next step Deliver to us, or buy from us.

Growers get a delivery schedule, buyers a spec sheet. Either way, it starts with a short conversation.

Deliver your macadamiasBuy kernel and nut-in-shell

Keep reading

  • A pile of whole macadamia kernels on a white background

    Kernel

    Macadamia kernel styles

    Nine styles, from Style 0 wholes to Style 7 pieces, vacuum-packed in 11.34 kg cartons.

  • A grower’s hands holding freshly harvested macadamias still in their husks

    Growers

    Deliver your macadamias

    Same-day intake numbers, farm-gate collection and a growers portal for results and remittances.

  • Rows of mature macadamia trees on a commercial plantation

    About

    Privately owned, grower-led

    Started by Lowveld growers who wanted a processor that treats a crop the way they do.