Oregon hazelnuts growers produced 68,000 tons in ... Last year, the minimums were 45 to 50 cents, though the field price reached as high as $1.56 a variety of Ennis hazelnuts.

It took us about a year to make the transition back (to Oregon).” Severeid didn’t grow up in a farming family, or even a farming community. He learned the field skills of a hazelnut grower as ...

Oregon produces 99% of the United States’ crop of hazelnuts, but Turkish-grown hazelnuts account for most of the global market supply. Market forces in Turkey have led to decreased prices ...

Since 1969, the Chapins have staked a claim in new hazelnut varieties ... museum and residence to showcase the family’s Oregon achievements and inspire future decisions. The ground level ...

Today, George Packing Co. and Northwest Hazelnut Co., owned by Larry George and his brother, Shaun George, with Oregon plants in Hubbard, Salem and Newberg, is the country’s largest processor of ...

Oregon accounts for around 5 percent of the global ... the plant has played a vital role in helping new and existing farmers get their hazelnuts to local customers. After clearing his fields, Andres ...

Mark Oppold presents an American agriculture history minute, revealing that .....production. The state's agricultural profile ...