[Source: Business Daily, by Gitonga Marete]
Macadamia processors have expressed optimism that the sub-sector is slowly recovering from the coronavirus slump following the partial reopening of economies in Europe, China and the US.
Fresh orders are beginning to come in as restaurants, hotels and airports reopened, said James Karanja, Batian Nuts Limited managing director.
“We could not buy it because we were not doing any production. But at the moment we are getting orders, especially from Europe and China. There is hope that we will start buying,” he said.
Mr Karanja said the company buys small quantities of the nuts from farmers because they had cut production by nearly 70 per cent over the past…
