The US Pecan Industry Needs More Than Just Marketing
04/04/2024
One of the things that sets the Almond Industry apart from all of the other tree nuts is the strength and proactive nature of the Almond Board of California. Through their…
When is the Pecan Industry Going to Wake Up?
03/08/2024
Whether you want to believe the numbers or not, it is painfully obvious that the industry is severely short of product. Based on the recently released Cold Storage figures,…
Industry Inventory Lowest Since 1992
01/25/2024
Yesterday the USDA released two reports: the December Cold Storage Holdings and Pecan Crop production reports. …
USDA November Cold Storage Holdings the lowest in 13 years
12/22/2023
While I expect that few people will be reading this until later next week or early in the New Year, I felt that it would be nice to remind our industry of some of its recent…
USDA NASS Releases December US Pecan Crop Estimate
12/13/2023
On December 8th, the USDA NASS released their December Crop Production Report. …
The US Pecan Industry is Throwing Away One Billion Dollars
11/29/2023
In December 2016, for only the second time in the history of the pecan industry, prices for both Fancy Jr Mammoth Halves and Fancy Medium Pieces topped the $7 per pound mark. …
USDA Publishes Long Awaited Proposal to Revise Both Inshell and Shelled Pecan Standards
10/25/2023
On October 11, the USDA published the long awaited proposal to revise both the inshell and shelled pecan standards, It is the first major revision to the standards since their initial publishing in July 1969. There are several major changes. They are as follows:…
September Cold Storage Holding Confirm Shortest Supply Since 2016
10/25/2023
The USDA NASS released the September Cold Storage Holdings today, and as expected, the carry out will be the smallest since 2016. Based on the smaller than…
USDA Projects a US Crop 11% Smaller than 2022
10/12/2023
The USDA surprised the industry today when they released the first of their 2023 US pecan crop estimates. Based on their surveys, they are projecting…
National Pecan Shellers Association releases their 2023 US Crop Estimate
09/22/2023
The National Pecan Sheller’s Association closed their 2023 annual meeting projecting a 2023 pecan crop of 303.1 million pounds (inshell basis).…
