Deliveries this period was rather slow with Blends mostly Stuart (nut count 50-65) 48-52% meat yield $3.80-3.90 per point. Desirables hit the market but some growers have elected to hold onto their gift pack quality pecans until the market settles and prices are acceptable to them. Some are taking bids on their pecans that have not sold yet. A few Cape Fear, Elliott, Moneymakers and Schleys were offered and sold this week.
The gift pack and candy businesses are still busy purchasing top quality pecans while the export business has yet to make an impact this season. Most growers do not expect the Asian markets for export to show as much interest as they have in years past. Online business is doing well this year especially for early gift buyers for the holidays coming up.
Prices paid to growers (late afternoon Thursday, November 4, 2021 thru late afternoon Tuesday, November 9, 2021) 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 in lots of 20,000 pounds or less unless otherwise stated.
- Native Seedlings (deliveries very light) yard tree lots 75
- Cape Fear (deliveries very light) (nut count 50-55) 53-54% meat yield 202-211, yard tree lots 100-125
- Desirables (deliveries very light) gift pack quality (nut count 47-52) 51-53% meat yield 215-225, yard tree lots 125-150
- Elliott (deliveries very light) gift pack quality (nut count 67-74) 52-53% meat yield 215-220, yard tree lots 125-150
- Excel (deliveries very light) yard tree lots 125
- Moneymakers (deliveries very light) (nut count 65-70) 43-46% meat yield 129-148, yard tree lots 80-100
- Schley (deliveries very light) yard tree lots 125-150
- Stuarts (deliveries very light) yard tree lots 100-125
- Van Deman (deliveries very light) yard tree lots 100
Lots over 20,000 pounds including truckloads
- Caddo (deliveries insufficient to establish market)
- Cape Fear (deliveries very light) (nut count 50-55) 53-54% meat yield 202-211
- Desirables (deliveries very light) gift pack quality (nut count 47-52) 51-53% meat yield 215-225
- Forkert \(deliveries insufficient to establish market)
- Kiowa (deliveries insufficient to establish market)
- Moreland (deliveries insufficient to establish market)
- Morrill (deliveries insufficient to establish market)
- Pawnee (deliveries insufficient to establish market)
