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(Hazels65) wrote in
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>>From: "Michael"
>
>> (Snipped) but there was no break on pecans at all.
>>They
>>weighed in at close to $5.00 per pound.
>
> It won't be long before you think that is a bargain. The pecan crop
> didn't come in this year in our area (a big pecan producer). The trees
> don't bear well every year and often do this in cycles. They are paying
> top dollar for unshelled pecans at the wholesale distributers here.
> That means at least 89 cents per pound which is almost double what it
> usually is. Everyone with a tree in their yard takes them in after they
> get what they want and makes extra cash. This year, eveyone I know is
> keeping it all except, of course, the commercial producers who are in
> the same boat with the trees.
>
> Enjoy those pecans!
>
> Henrietta (SW Louisiana)

I guess Arizona's pecan production was better than SW Louisiana. If you
buy direct from a grower here, the price is rather cheap. I paid $3.00/lb
last week for 5 pounds.

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