Pecan prices remain strong, while demand is good for Georgia farmers. That’s the latest from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Pecan Report, which was released on Thursday.
Temperatures are expected to warm back up to the mid-70s by next Tuesday, which should provide favorable harvesting conditions for those producers hoping to collect what’s remaining in their orchards.
“Domestic buyers have been busy checking lots that have been offered and growers are moving their pecans out of storage areas and onto the market as prices remain steady,” the report states. “Export buyers have been busy as well and are making adjustments to any new protocols put in recently that may occur and affect purchases. Interest is strong as the season’s end in Georgia is near.”
Prices paid to growers in lots of 20,000 pounds or less:
Native Seedlings, $0.75-$0.90 per pound; Cape Fear, 52%-54% meat yield, $2.19-$2.33 per pound; Desirables, 50%-52% meat yield, $2.25-$2.35 per pound; Elliott, 53%-55% meat yield, $2.25-$2.26 per pound; Moneymaker, 42%-45% meat yield, $1.52-$1.80 per pound; Stuarts, 50%-51% meat yield, $2.10-$2.15 per pound; Sumner, 52%-54% meat yield, $2.19-$2.33 per pound.
Prices paid to growers in lots of 20,000 pounds or more:
Cape Fear, 52%-54% meat yield, $2.20-$2.30 per pound; Desirables, 50%-52% meat yield, $2.25-$2.30 per pound; Stuarts, 50%-52% meat yield, $2.10-$2.15 per pound; Sumner, 53%-54% meat yield, $2.20-$2.35 per pound.