Georgia Pecan Market Update

THOMASVILLE - Jan 21/10 - SNS -- The USDA updated pecan market conditions in the state of Georgia in today's Agricultural Marketing Service report.

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GEORGIA PECAN REPORT (via Thomasville, Georgia)

   Deliveries by growers for this week decreased sharply. The season
is coming to an end. Interest is still fairly strong from buyers wanting
to purchase nuts for export sales and strong from domestic markets.
Accumulation buying points reported strong market prices being offered.
Yard tree and door prices remain steady with a wide range in price
offered due to condition and quality issues. Most accumulators and
shellers have switched to a shorter work schedule because of the light
offerings available. Many will be finished for the season early next week.
Demand is good for high quality nuts and fairly good for others with
appropriate meat yields, uniform unit count (including smaller nut size)
and low moisture content. Buying interest is primarily from the export
and domestic sectors, while retail sales have slowed down after the holidays.

   For lots less than 20,000 pounds with appropriate unit count and
purchased on a meat cost basis, lots of Blends with unit counts under 70
and a meat yield of 45% or better sold in a range of about $3.10-3.50 per
point. Lots of Blends with a high unit count over 80 and with a meat yield
of 38-40% sold in a range of about $2.56-3.00 per point, while lots with a
meat yield of 45% and better sold in a range of about $2.79-3.50 per point.

   Deliveries and purchase of lots in lot sizes over 20,000 pounds with
appropriate unit count and purchased on a meat cost basis, lots of Blends
with a unit count under 70 and with a meat yield of 45% or better sold in a
range of about $3.10-3.50 per point. Lots of Blends with meat yields of 35-39%
sold in a range of about $2.50-2.80 per point, while lots with high unit counts
over 70 sold in a range of about $2.75-3.25 per point, lesser quality lower.

Prices paid to growers (from noon Thursday, January 14, 2010 through late
afternoon Thursday, January 21, 2010) at buyers delivery point or f.o.b.
the orchard including direct sales to end users, cents per pound in-shell
of generally good quality in lots of 20,000 pounds or less unless otherwise
stated. Most offerings are in the form of Blends, very few lots of Improved
varieties available.

Other Improved varieties yard tree lots of generally fair to good quality
50-100 (price dependent upon condition) occasional higher
Seedling 38-40% meat yield 100-110 yard tree lots of generally fair to good
quality 50-75

Lots in excess of 20,000 pounds including trailer load lots:

Most sales are in the form of Blends, others are insufficient in number to
establish a market.

THE NEXT GEORGIA REPORT WILL BE ISSUED ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010

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