PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Another popular Oregon agricultural harvest is underway — it’s hazelnut time! The trees hazelnuts grow on are ideally suited to Oregon’s climate, according to experts.

Filbert Country Filberts, or hazelnuts, as the rest of the world knows them, have a long history in Oregon. Cultivated in Oregon since the mid-1800s, it was named the official state nut in 1989.

Once facing doom from eastern filbert blight, Oregon orchardists are now adding about 3,000 acres of hazelnuts per year, a 10 percent annual gain. Skip to Article Set weather ...

Oregon’s hazelnut growers will receive approximately half the price for this year’s crop that they did for last year’s, according to Terry Ross, executive director of the Hazelnut Growers Bargaining ...

MONROE — Last year, the Hazelnut Hill orchard had one of its biggest season ever: the orchard’s trees had reached maturity and were producing larger yields. The retail hazelnut store ...

While the world leaders in hazelnut production are Turkey, Italy, and Georgia, Oregon produces 99 percent of the U.S. hazelnut crop and this year, the crop is expected to be especially excellent.

Top executives from Italy-based confectioner Ferrero, Stefano Gagliasso, left, Marco Botta, center, and Matteo Mattei, right, recently visited a hazelnut processing facility in Oregon due to the ...

Harvesting hazelnuts means gathering them as they fall from the trees - before autumn rains, if possible, said Ross Penhallegon, a horticulturist with Oregon State University's Extension Service.

Melcher said he lost money that year on his Barcelona hazelnuts, and a lot of Oregon growers weren't fortunate enough to break even. "When you adjust for inflation, it was the worst price we've ...

Oregon hazelnuts growers produced 68,000 tons in 2022 in total — with a value or $88.4 million — and 94,200 tons of in-shell hazelnuts in 2023, valued at $127.1 million, ...

Oregon hazelnuts are one of our state's booming industries. As a result of the growing interest in the health benefits of hazelnuts, hazelnut growers have been planting new orchards throughout the ...