Dried fruit and nuts

Kuehne+Nagel's Shipping Insights

Dec 17 2023 • 17 mins

In this episode, host Sara Vollmer and her guest Knud Meyer, Global Sea Logistics Development Manager Dried Fruit & Nuts at Kuehne+Nagel, talk about the growing global dried fruit and nuts (DFN) market. Sara and Knud discuss the specific products, the trade lanes and the challenges in the DFN segment. Key topics of this episode are: The products that fall into the DFN category and their market size, the main import and export regions and the global trade lanes, the challenges that exist in the supply chain of DFN, and the role of sustainability in the DFN industry. Recorded in July 2023. Details: (02:58) Knud introduces the dried fruit, nuts and seeds (DFN) industry, its subcategories, and their production volume. (04:57) Sara and Knud discuss the factors that are driving growth in this industry. (07:14) Knud goes over the main import and export regions and global trade lanes of DFN products. (09:35) Knud talks about the challenges that exist in the supply chain of DFN. (12:19) He discusses the sustainability of DFN and the changes that are being made. (14:05) Knud mentions that the current trends in DFN could be because of health and economic changes. (15:32) Knud shares his thoughts on the future opportunities within DFM and where more growth might come.