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grasswire

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12. as an example, here are the stats on Oregon's produce exports

Reply to Flaxbee (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:42 PM

Jul 2012

40% of Oregon's agricultural products are shipped offshore.

Asia receives 87.7% of those products.

80% of Oregon's agricultural products leave the state.

Top markets for that are China, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and S. Korea.

S. Korea purchases $368,000,000 of those products yearly.

Oregon farmers have increased their blueberry plantings exponentially to feed the Asian market.

The only downside for farmers? Asian appetites are trendy, apparently. What's hot today might be jam tomorrow.

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Why are nuts so damn expensive? Pecans, walnuts, almonds, pine nuts... [View all] Flaxbee Jul 2012 OP

I've finally developed some restraint, but yeah--incredibly expensive. Costco or nothing, for me. hlthe2b Jul 2012 #1

I don't know about other parts of the country, but my pecan tree hasn't given me a crop Arkansas Granny Jul 2012 #2

That's pretty typical for pecan trees Major Nikon Jul 2012 #9

This is a mature tree that has had good crops in the past. Last year we had a dry summer and much Arkansas Granny Jul 2012 #15

It takes a lot out of the tree to produce a good crop Major Nikon Jul 2012 #16

Yes they have gone sky high The empressof all Jul 2012 #3

Careful of the costco pine nuts noamnety Jul 2012 #5

Interesting. I googled and found this: freshwest Jul 2012 #13

I just paid 40/lb for organic pine nuts, for my yearly pesto making. msanthrope Jul 2012 #4

Try using walnuts instead of pine nuts for your pesto. FSogol Jul 2012 #17

You've just given me a belly laugh.... msanthrope Jul 2012 #18

I buy them in bulk, and they have gone up $2-$3/pound since the first of the year grasswire Jul 2012 #6

Two reasons -- poor crops and Asian markets. Denninmi Jul 2012 #7

I agree, and some orchards have died from drought or fire. freshwest Jul 2012 #14

such a concentrated amount NJCher Jul 2012 #8

I can tell you why pecans are so expensive Major Nikon Jul 2012 #10

Drought, honeybee colony collapse disorder, Obama. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #11

as an example, here are the stats on Oregon's produce exports grasswire Jul 2012 #12

Not to worry, soon the price of meat will be in the same range. Funny, how sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #19