Hazelnut harvest falls short of expectations
George Plaven Original post in Capital Press Oregon hazelnut growers were anticipating a record-high crop in 2018, though it appears the harvest is coming in short of expectations. The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service predicted 52,000 tons of hazelnuts in...
Hazelnut Harvest
Original post in Corvallis Gazette Times By Jan Roberts-Dominguez When considering availability, there’s a tendency to put Oregon hazelnuts into the “Year around” category. Which is generally correct, thanks to controlled atmosphere storage,...
Study shows fungicides effectively limit hazelnut disease
Original post in Capital Press George Plaven While forecasters are predicting a record-high Oregon hazelnut crop in 2018, a newly published study suggests the industry might not be where it is today if growers did not use fungicides to manage a cankerous plant disease...![Mars Wrigley invests $142M in local plant [for Hazelnut Spread M&Ms]](https://hazelnuts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sweet-colorful-candy-coated-chocolate-falling-glass-bowl-white-background_73492-896.jpg)
Mars Wrigley invests $142M in local plant [for Hazelnut Spread M&Ms]
Original post in The Cleveland Banner By TIM SINIARD Cleveland Mayor Kevin Brooks has lauded Friday’s announcement by Mars Wrigley Confectionary of a $142 million investment in the company’s 40-year-old local plant on Peerless Road. The expansion will lead...
Hazelnut growers accept three-tiered initial prices
The agreed upon prices are well below last year’s initial level of 96.5 cents per pound. Original post in Capital Press by Mateusz Perkowski Minimum initial prices for Oregon hazelnuts will range from 62 cents to 91 cents per pound this year under a new tiered pricing...
