‘There is ongoing strong demand, albeit with some occasional quiet patches when buyers hold back for a period, which helps keeps [hazelnut] prices firm,’ wrote Gale. Strong demand from the confectionery market is also pushing up sales, according to a Foodnews nuts report.
3. Explain how demand pushes up sales.
People around the world have been consuming more Nutella than ever. Sales of the spread increased 6.4 percent, to $2.46 billion, in 2013, according to data from market researcher Euromonitor.
4. When the hazelnut shortage was reported, new growers entered the market. Explain why.