PHOENIX Shipping Point Prices as of February 14, 2023.
 
Provided by:  USDA Specialty Crops Market News Division
                       Federal-State Market News Service, USDA.
 
Phone: (404) 361-1376   Fax: (404) 363-2523
Recorder:  (404) 366-0360

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WESTERN REGION PECAN REPORT.

ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS (via: Forest Park-Atlanta GA) 

In Central Arizona cool days in the low 60s and going up and down into the 40s-50s and back 
up to 70 for Saturday. Rain on Sunday and back to the mid-60s for Monday and Tuesday. Central 
New Mexico will have wind up to 40 mph today and 80 percent light rain with possible snow 
overnight. Days start with the high 30s and warming to mid to high 50s for the rest of the week. 
Freezing evening temps for the week with mostly cloudy days. In West Texas mild daytime temps 
starting in the low 70s, cooling for Thursday to the low 50s and back to high 70s for Monday 
and Tuesday. No rain in the forecast.

With a short crop and lower yields this year, many growers are selling retail online and through 
gift shops from home. Growers are finished with harvest and pecans that are not staying in cold 
storage are being sold now. The pecans in cold storage will be sold in late Spring or during the 
summer when buyers need to fill orders and the growers hopefully get the price they want. Prices 
are about steady. Blends of Western Schley with 54% meat yields or better sold in a range of 
about $3.10-3.15 per point. Blends of Fair quality Western Schley pecans with 48% meat yields or 
better sold for about $2.85 per point. An estimate of about fifteen million pounds will remain 
in cold storage out of the Western region.

Prices paid to growers (from late afternoon Tuesday, February 7, 2023 through late afternoon 
Tuesday, February 14, 2023) at buyers delivery point or F.O.B. the orchard including direct 
sales to end users, cents per pound in-shell of generally good quality pecans in lots of 20,000 
pounds and truckloads or less unless otherwise stated. 

Western Schley (deliveries light) 54-58% meat yield 167-182

THIS IS THE LAST WESTERN REGION PECAN REPORT OF THE SEASON. THE NEXT WESTERN REGION REPORT IS 
SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED IN LATE SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER 2023.