Oregon hazelnut growers are set for a second profitable year, with the crop estimated at between 35,000 and 40,000 tons.
Oregon hazelnut growers are set to have a second profitable year in a row, with the crop estimated at between 35,000 and 40,000 tons.
Last year, Oregon growers got about 80 cents per pound, which was about 15 cents above the cost of production.
The crop was one of the few bright spots in Oregon agriculture in 2009.
[Manager of the Hazelnut Growers Bargaining Association of Oregon Mike] Klein reported Aug. 4 that world crop estimates are up — but not substantially. Carryover stocks, meanwhile, are about half of last year’s 60,000 metric tons.
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