OLYMPIA, Wash. — Hazelnut production in Oregon is forecast to be 68,000 tons, according to the objective yield survey conducted by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Oregon Field Office. If realized, this would be a 12 percent decrease from last year’s record high crop of 77,500 tons. Bearing acreage increased this year to 68,000 acres, up from 61,000 acres in 2021.
The percentage of good nuts analyzed in the laboratory came in at 88 percent. The average dry weight per good nut was 2.9 grams, down from 3.2 grams in 2020. Observed average nut size was 4.7, down from 5.6 in 2020. The number of nuts picked per tree was 314 this year, compared to 264 nuts picked in 2020. Large nuts (NASS laboratory sizes 4, 5, and 6) accounted for 42 percent of total good nuts. Jumbo nuts (NASS laboratory sizes 7 and 8) accounted for 23 percent of the total. The objective yield survey was not conducted in 2021 due to staffing shortages.
Special thanks to the Oregon Hazelnut Marketing Board for funding this survey.
— USDA NASS
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