Georgia Pecan Market Update

THOMASVILLE - Oct 10/03 - SNS -- The USDA updated pecan market conditions in the state of Georgia in today's Agricultural Marketing Service report.

PECANS - PRICES PAID TO GROWERS
Georgia   (via Thomasville, Georgia)

The initial harvest of 2003 crop pecans began towards the end of 
September in scattered areas of South Georgia on the pawnee 
variety.  Beginning in early October the gathering of a few additional 
early maturing varieties were noted and included creek, money maker, 
and seedling.  During the first week of October, the harvest has increased 
slightly in South Georgia but continues to be slow overall.  The 
harvest has occurred primarily in the well managed orchards on 
irrigated acreage. 

Practically all buying stations to date have yet to receive any significant 
deliveries and purchases.  Marketing to date has primarily been noted 
f.o.b. the orchard on a direct basis between producer and buyer.  
The transacted purchases were too few in number by variety to 
accurately determine a representative market level either on a cents 
per pound or dollars per point basis.  Most producers of well managed 
orchards have yet to begin with harvest activities.  Buying stations 
are expected to begin receiving supplies within a weeks time with 
the overall volume expected to be increasing sharply over the next 
several weeks.  Buying interest has been expressed by the giftpack, 
fundraising and in-shell trade but commercial shellers have expressed 
little or no buying interest.  
----First Report of Season---  
THE NEXT REPORT IS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2003 

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STAT News Service

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