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New Mexico leads nation in pecan production

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2019 forecast is 97 million pounds

LAS CRUCES - Pecan production in New Mexico is forecast at a record high 97 million pounds, which is a six percent increase from 2018. The forecast was included in the October 2019 Crop Production Report released by the USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Georgia’s forecast is second in the nation at 76 million pounds, followed by Texas at 47 million pounds.

New Mexico produced 91.1 million pounds of pecans in 2018.

Pecan production in the United States overall is expected to increase this year by 21 percent, with the forecast being 281 million pounds.

A full copy of the Oct. 2019 Crop Production report can be viewed at: www.nass.usda.gov.

For more information about NMDA go to: www.nmda.nmsu.edu.

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