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WALNUT PRICES UP, TONNAGE DOWN PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFFS PLAGUE GROWERS, PROCESSORS By JULIE R. JOHNSON | Contributing Writer This year's walnut harvest tonnage across the state was down at least 6.8 percent from last year. All photos courtesy of Julie R. Johnson. WHILE LAST YEAR WAS pretty devastating for walnut growers in the state, this year hasn't been much better. With the worry over tariffs, public safety power shutoffs, pest and disease pressure, and production numbers down, about the only thing growers had to cheer about this year was a nearly 50 percent increase in walnut prices. Bruce Lindauer, owner and operator of Lindauer Ranch in Dairyville, said walnut prices went from last year's 60-70 cents a pound to an estimated $1-1.20 a pound in 2019. The California Walnut Objective Measurement Report forecasted production of 630,000 tons, down 6.8 percent from last year's 676,000 tons, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). As reported, the average nut set per tree was 983 on a state-wide basis which is down 16 percent from last year and 23 percent from the five year average of 1,273. Weather is to blame for the lighter crop, as record amounts of winter and spring rainfall delayed the bloom for seven to 10 days, according to the report. Lindauer, a third-generation walnut grower, said he expects the report to be on the generous side. “In the end, I think the tonnage will be leaner than anticipated,” he added. “My overall production is down, my yields are down. My Chandler variety is going to come in pretty close to normal, Howard variety slightly less than normal, but my biggest hit is in my Hartley crop, I only have about twothirds normal on my Hartley crop. It's just the year, I had a heavy, heavy crop last year and I think the trees are just taking a bit of a rest this year.” The report stated there are an estimated 365,000 bearing walnut acres this year in California, up 4.3 percent, exceeding last year’s record of 350,000. Trees per bearing acre also set a new Bruce Lindauer, right, with employee, Jimmy Joe Latimer, at the Lindauer Ranch in Dairyville, California, stands next to bins of walnuts in the drying shed during this year's harvest. record of 76.9, up from 75.5 last year. A possible reason for the increase in trees per bearing acre is due to density planting or hedgerow planting that is now common, Lindauer explained. “We have stepped away from the past traditional tree spacing and moved to a much denser pattern that provides a heavier crop early on,” he said. “The Continued on Page 6 4 West Coast Nut December 2019
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