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 ...

Based on field and lab tests, national agricultural experts recently predicted that Oregon will produce 36,000 tons of hazelnuts this year, down 18 percent from 44,000 tons last year.

The state’s hazelnut harvest was worth $132 million in 2020. That was the 10th highest value in dollars among agricultural commodities produced in Oregon, according to the USDA’s National ...

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 ...

Nearly all U.S. hazelnuts — or filberts — are grown in Oregon, though the state accounts for just 5% of global supply. Turkey, the world’s largest hazelnut producer, exported 338,200 tons ...

Oregon hazelnuts growers produced 68,000 tons in 2022 in total — with a value or $88.4 million — and 94,200 tons of in ... though the field price reached as high as $1.56 a variety of Ennis ...

Hazelnut blight fight April 7, 2023 December 1, 2006 Written by Oregon Business Team Oregon’s celebrated hazelnut orchards, which produce 99% of the country’s crop, are in trouble, and it’s going to ...

While this year’s pricing was a disappointment, the growth and yield of Willamette Valley hazelnuts was not. “We’ve had extensive growth for the last few years,” Oregon Hazelnut Industry ...

Experts conducted field and lab tests to predict the state will produce 36,000 tons (32,700 metric tons) of hazelnuts this year. The state produced 44,000 tons (40,000 metric tons) last year.

The bug is wreaking havoc on Oregon hazelnuts and other fruit trees. June 13, 2025. contribute now. ... in fields, [and] often you can go for a walk and they could be all over your pants.

When hazelnut prices steeply declined in 2022, it became one of the worst years Dennis Melcher had seen in the industry. Melcher said he lost money that year on his Barcelona hazelnuts, and a lot ...