Annual Report 2006 - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

Members by countriesThe Cracker magazineThe nut and dried fruit industry is aworldwide industry with productionin more than 30 countries and consumptionin more than 100 countries.Most INC members areexporters-importers, processors,handlers, growers, brokers or industryboard and commission membersrepresenting 43 countries, as follows:AmericaARGENTINA 2BRAZIL 6CANADA 11CHILE 4COLOMBIA 1MEXICO 3U.S.A. 141EuropeAUSTRIA 6BELGIUM 5CZECH. REPUBLIC 1FRANCE 10GERMANY 29GREECE 11HUNGARY 1IRELAND 3ITALY 20LITHUANIA 1LUXEMBOURG 2NETHERLANDS 15NORWAY 1PORTUGAL 3RUSSIA 8SPAIN 20SWEDEN 2SWITZERLAND 6UNITED KINGDOM 18Rest of the WorldAUSTRALIA 23CHINA 22CYPRUS 1EGYPT 1GHANA 1INDIA 14IRAN 8ISRAEL 5JAPAN 6KENYA 1LEBANON 1MOROCCO 1NEW ZEALAND 2SINGAPORE 1SOUTH AFRICA 8TURKEY 75U. ARAB EMIRATES 1Total 171The Cracker is the officialvoice of the INC and theonly international magazinededicated to the nut anddried fruit industry.It is published three times ayear in Januar y, April andSeptember with a circulationof some 2500 copies.The magazine features industry leaders, governmentofficials and guest food experts andresearchers who provide a global network ofinformation:Current production and import/export consumptionstatisticsQuality standards and controlNew crop informationTrade issues and government regulationStorage / shelf lifeNew promotional ideas for increasing consumptionLate breaking newsTotal 168Total 162Chart of INC members by regionsThe INC is widely present all over the worldthrough its members. In order to better representits member's interests, the INC hasdivided the world into three different regions,as follows:America (North, Central and South)Europe (East and West)Rest of the World (Africa, Asia andAustralia)180160140120100806040200INC MEMBERS168171162A M ER I C A EU R OP E R ES T OF TH EWOR LD12Inter national Nut and Dried Fr uit Council Foundation www.nutfr uit.orgCalle Boule 2, planta 3 · 43201 REUS, Spain · Tel.: +34 977 331 416 · Fax: +34 977 315 028 · E-mail: inc@nutfr uit.orgInter national Nut and Dried Fr uit Council Foundationwww.nutfr uit.orgCalle Boule 2, planta 3 · 43201 REUS, Spain · Tel.: +34 977 331 416 · Fax: +34 977 315 028 · E-mail: inc@nutfr uit.org13