Modest Hike in Pecan Output
WASHINGTON - Oct 9/15 - SNS -- U.S. pecan production is forecast at 272 million pounds (utilized, in-shell basis), up 3% from 2014, according to the USDA.
Improved varieties are expected to produce 228 million pounds or 84% of the total. The native and seedling varieties are expected to produce 44.4 million pounds, making up the remaining 16% of production.
Pecan Production by Variety - States and United States: 2014 and
Forecasted October 1, 2015
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: Utilized production (in-shell basis)
Variety and State :---------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015
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: 1,000 pounds
Improved varieties 1/ :
Alabama ......................: 1,500 2,000
Arizona ......................: 21,000 23,000
Arkansas .....................: 2,200 1,200
California ...................: 5,000 4,400
Florida ......................: 100 400
Georgia ......................: 74,000 94,000
Louisiana ....................: 2,500 1,000
Mississippi ..................: 700 1,000
Missouri .....................: 210 300
New Mexico ...................: 67,000 72,000
Oklahoma .....................: 4,000 4,000
South Carolina ...............: 200 630
Texas ........................: 49,000 24,000
:
United States ................: 227,410 227,930
:
Native and seedling :
Alabama ......................: 200 500
Arkansas .....................: 1,300 800
Florida ......................: (D) (D)
Georgia ......................: 2,000 6,000
Kansas .......................: (D) (D)
Louisiana ....................: 11,500 5,000
Mississippi ..................: 300 300
Missouri .....................: 460 2,100
Oklahoma .....................: 8,000 15,000
South Carolina ...............: 50 60
Texas ........................: 12,000 13,000
:
Other States .................: 930 1,650
:
United States ................: 36,740 44,410
:
All :
Alabama ......................: 1,700 2,500
Arizona ......................: 21,000 23,000
Arkansas .....................: 3,500 2,000
California ...................: 5,000 4,400
Florida ......................: (D) (D)
Georgia ......................: 76,000 100,000
Kansas .......................: (D) (D)
Louisiana ....................: 14,000 6,000
Mississippi ..................: 1,000 1,300
Missouri .....................: 670 2,400
New Mexico ...................: 67,000 72,000
Oklahoma .....................: 12,000 19,000
South Carolina ...............: 250 690
Texas ........................: 61,000 37,000
:
Other States .................: 1,030 2,050
:
United States ................: 264,150 272,340
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties.
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