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.

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 ...

Hazelnut Growers of Oregon wants to ship fewer of these — bags of in-shell nuts — and boost production of value-added consumer products. Hazelnut Growers of Oregon.

Oregon’s hazelnut growers face low prices. By Sage Van Wing (OPB) Sept. 26, 2022 11:19 p.m. Ennis filberts, in a 2016 photo from Loughridge Nut Farm in Hillsboro. Jo Mancuso / OPB.

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, ...

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.

EUGENE — A bumper hazelnut crop in Turkey has led to lower prices for growers in Oregon. The Hazelnut Growers Bargaining Association said Tuesday that Oregon growers will get a starting minimum ...

FILE- In this April 27, 2005, file photo, Joe Parsons, chef at Columbia Empire Farms in Sherwood, Ore., holds out hazelnuts at the farm. Rick Bowmer / AP Ecologists at the University of Oregon ...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Oregon will produce 18 percent fewer hazelnuts this year than it did last year, federal agricultural officials predicted based on an analysis of field and lab testing.The experts ...

People may be surprised that the mid-valley is a haven for hazelnuts, according to Mark Mellbye. Farmers wild about hazelnuts Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

SALEM, Ore. — The governor of Oregon has pardoned a fourth-grade boy who swiped a hazelnut and a pen during a recent tour of the state Capitol.

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