Weather great for hazelnut harvest


Oregon hazelnut growers say the weather for harvesting couldn’t be better.

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Oregon hazelnut growers say the weather for harvesting couldn’t be better.

It looks like a healthy crop, and prices are holding up nicely.

“This weather is great,” said Keizer, Ore., grower Bruce Chapin on Oct. 15. “The high percentage of nuts are going to be harvested by the end of the week, I think.”

“Boy, we lucked out with the weather,” said Mike Klein, manager of the (Oregon) Hazelnut Growers Bargaining Association. “We were worried at the start because (the crop) was late, but it turned out to be just fine, with enough moisture to keep the dust down.”

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