U.S. pecan nut exports dropped by 70%!

The 2025 U.S. Fruit and Tree Nut Outlook Report recently released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that due to the impact of Hurricane Helene, the production of Georgia, the largest pecan producing area, is expected to decrease by 8% compared with the forecast in October last year, and the production of the other four states has also declined. In the first four months of the 2024/25 season, both the import and export of U.S. pecans declined, with the export volume of shelled nuts falling by 70% year-on-year and the export volume of kernels falling by 6%, but the unit price rose by 6%. Georgia pecan production affected by Hurricane Helene: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA, In its October 2024 Crop Production Report, NASS forecasted that the 2024 U.S. pecan production (usable shell fruit) would be 270.9 million pounds. However, Hurricane Helene landed in Florida in September 2024 and then swept across Georgia, causing severe impacts on Georgia, ...