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The 2005/2006 Market Outlook for Nuts and Seeds

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Business Trend Analysts Inc
Published: January 2005
Product Code: R225-360
Description

THE 2005/2006 MARKET OUTLOOK FOR NUTS AND SEEDS has been prepared by Business Trend Analysts, Inc. We serve business clients in the U.S. and abroad with a wide range of information services, including on-shelf studies, multiclient projects, and custom research reports.

The BTA Business Information Reports are specifically designed to aid the busy, actionoriented executive in evaluating current performance and planning for the future. Each report contains a wealth of statistics and data, supported by objective analysis and commentary.

The information for this report was derived from statistical and other sources which we deem reliable. Forecasts for the report are restricted to those areas which we feel can be projected with a reasonable degree of accuracy, given the current state of econometric and other forecasting techniques. In the statistical tables included in this report, columns may not add exactly to their totals due to independent rounding. It should also be noted that growth rates may have been calculated using unrounded numbers.

Table of Contents

SECTION I: EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

Analysis:

The Market

Market Leaders

Consumption Patterns.

New Products

Tables:

U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Nuts and Seeds in Relation to U.S.

Manufacturers’ Sales of Snack Foods.

Per Capita Consumption of Peanuts

Per Capita Consumption of Tree Nuts, by Type.

Number of New Products Introduced in the U.S. Market for Nuts and

Seeds.

SECTION II: THE U.S. MARKET FOR NUTS AND SEEDS

Analysis:

Overview

U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Nuts and Seeds

Congress Passes Law Requiring Clear Listing of Problematic

Ingredients

Tree Nut Supply and Utilization.

Producer Prices.

Media Expenditures

Diamond of California Boosts Advertising Budget

Tables:

U.S. Manufacturers’ Sales of Nuts and Seeds:

Graph: Total

Total

By Type

U.S. Tree Nut Supply and Utilization

Materials Consumed in the U.S. Roasted Nut and Peanut Butter Industry,

by Type

Producer Price Trends for Nuts and Seeds:

Total

By Type

Media Expenditures for Nuts, Seeds, and Corn Nuts:

Total

By Company and Brand

SECTION III: FACTORS AFFECTING DEMAND FOR NUTS AND SEEDS

Analysis:

Overview

The Atkins and South Beach Diets.

Health Benefits.

Peanut Allergies More Common .

The Economy.

Consumer Spending on Nuts

Tables:

Percentage of Americans Who Are Overweight and Obese, by Age

Percentage of Americans 20-74 Years of Age Who Are Obese, by

Gender, Race, and Hispanic Origin.

Percentage of Children and Adolescents Who Are Obese, by Gender

Percentage of Americans Who Are Obese, by State

Percentage of American Adults on Diets

U.S. Gross Domestic Product

U.S. Gross Private Domestic Investment

U.S. Industrial Production Index.

U.S. Disposable Personal Income.

U.S. Per Capita Disposable Personal Income.

U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures .

U.S. Per Capita Personal Consumption Expenditures

Consumer Confidence Index

Average Annual Household Expenditures on Nuts, by Selected

Demographic Characteristics

U.S. Resident Population Trends and Projections:

Total

By Age Group

Age Distribution .

Population and Household Trends

By Region

By State.

Distribution, by State

SECTION IV: DISTRIBUTION TRENDS IN THE U.S. MARKET

FOR NUTS AND SEEDS

Analysis:

Overview

Retail Sales of Nuts, Seeds, and Corn Nuts.

Breakdown of Retail Sales by Type of Outlet

Vending Machine Sales of Candy, Snacks, and Confections

Convenience Store Sales of Salty Snacks

Private-Label Retail Sales of Nuts.

Leading Selling Brands

Almond Recall

SECTION IV: DISTRIBUTION TRENDS IN THE U.S. MARKET

FOR NUTS AND SEEDS (cont’d.)

Tables:

Product Preference Study 2004: Nuts

Retail Sales of Nuts, Seeds, and Corn Nuts.

Distribution of Retail Volume Sales of Nuts, Seeds, and Corn Nuts, by

Type of Outlet.

Supermarket Sales of Nuts, Seeds, and Corn Nuts

Supermarket Sales of Nuts, Seeds, and Corn Nuts, by Type.

Drug Store Sales of Nuts, Seeds, and Corn Nuts

Other Retail Outlet Sales of Nuts, Seeds, and Corn Nuts

Vending Machine Sales of Candy, Snacks, and Confections

Vending Machine Sales of Nuts

Product Mix of Convenience Store Sales of Salty Snacks

Private-Label Retail Sales of Nuts:

Total

Dollar Sales, by Type

Unit Sales, by Type

Leading Selling Brands of Snack Nuts, Seeds, and Corn Nuts

Retail Dollar Market Shares in the Sunflower/Pumpkin Seed Market, by

Brand.

Retail Dollar Market Shares in the Corn Nut Market, by Brand

SECTION V: FOREIGN TRADE OF NUTS AND SEEDS

Analysis:

Overview

Leading U.S. Export Destinations

China Goes Nuts for U.S. Tree Nuts

U.S. Exports of Peanuts

U.S. Exports of Other Nuts and Seeds.

Leading U.S. Import Sources

U.S. Imports of Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashew Nuts.

Tables:

U.S. Balance of Trade for Nuts, Seeds, and Mixtures.

U.S. Apparent Consumption of Nuts, Seeds, and Mixtures.

U.S. Exports of Nuts, Seeds, and Mixtures as a Percentage of U.S.

Manufacturers’ Sales.

U.S. Imports of Nuts, Seeds, and Mixtures as a Percentage of U.S.

Apparent Consumption.

U.S. Exports, by Country of Destination:

Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashew Nuts, Fresh or Dried.

Other Nuts, Fresh or Dried

Peanuts (Groundnuts), Prepared or Preserved, Not Elsewhere

Specified or Included, Including Peanut Butter.

Other Nuts and Seeds, Including Mixtures, Prepared or Preserved, Not

Elsewhere Specified or Included, Including Peanut Butter

SECTION V: FOREIGN TRADE OF NUTS AND SEEDS (cont’d.)

Tables: (cont’d.)

U.S. Imports, by Country of Origin:

Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashew Nuts, Fresh or Dried..

Other Nuts, Fresh or Dried .

Peanuts (Groundnuts), Prepared or Preserved, Not Elsewhere

Specified or Included, Including Peanut Butter.

Other Nuts and Seeds, Including Mixtures, Prepared or Preserved, Not

Elsewhere Specified or Included, Including Peanut Butter .

SECTION VI: STRUCTURE OF THE U.S. ROASTED NUT

AND PEANUT BUTTER INDUSTRY

Analysis:

Overview

Payroll and Material Costs

Employment Trends .

New Capital Expenditures

Blue Diamond Growers Begins Operating a New Bottling Line.

Number of Manufacturing Facilities.

Explanation of Terms

Tables:

The U.S. Roasted Nut and Peanut Butter Industry:

Operating Structure

Gross Operating Margin

Value Added by Manufacture

Vertical Integration Index

Employment Structure

Total Labor Costs

Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers

Cost of Living Index for Production Workers

Labor Productivity.

Indexes of Real Labor Productivity

New Capital Expenditures

Plant vs. Equipment Expenditures

Ending Inventories.

Number of Manufacturing Facilities

Number of Establishments, by Employment Size Class and by State

Employment Patterns, by State.

Plant Capacity Utilization Rates .

The Plant Manager’s Workbook:

How to Use This Section

Gathering Your Data

Developing Your Ratios

How Does Your Plant Stack Up?

SECTION VII: COMPANY PROFILES

Introduction

Ann’s House of Nuts:

Overview

Products

Blue Diamond Growers:

Overview

History

Products

Facilities and Employees.

Diamond of California:

Overview

Products

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.:

Overview .

Financial Performance

Snack and Baking Nuts

Facilities and Employees.

Financial Summary and Analysis .

Kraft Foods Inc.:

Overview

History

Financial Performance

“Planters”

“Corn Nuts”

Facilities and Employees

Financial Summary and Analysis .

Lance, Inc.:

Overview

History

Financial Performance

Nuts and Seeds.

Facilities and Employees.

Financial Summary and Analysis

Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp.:

Overview

Products

Distribution

Facilities

Meherrin Agricultural & Chemical Co. (Hampton Farms):

Overview

Products

Distribution and Facilities

SECTION VII: COMPANY PROFILES (cont’d.)

Paramount Farmers, Inc.:

Overview

Products

Facilities and Employees.

SECTION VIII: DIRECTORY OF SELECTED U.S. PRODUCERS

OF NUTS AND SEEDS

Introduction

Directory
Ordering and More Information
Price and Delivery Options



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