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NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
United States Department of Agriculture • Washington, DC 20250
Northwest Regional Field Office • Olympia, WA 98507
Ag Statistics Hotline: 1-800-727-9540 • www.nass.usda.gov
Regional Contacts
Posted online September 12, 2022
Phone: 1-800-435-5883
Email: nassrfonwr@nass.usda.gov
Washington – Dennis Koong, NW Regional Director
Idaho – Ben Johnson, State Statistician
Oregon – Dave Losh, State Statistician
Alaska – Dennis Koong, NW Regional Director
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2022 Hazelnut Production Forecast Down 12 percent
Hazelnut production in Oregon is forecast to be 68,000 tons, according to the objective yield survey conducted by the
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Oregon Field Office. If realized, this would be a 12 percent decrease
from last year’s record high crop of 77,500 tons. Bearing acreage increased this year to 68,000 acres, up from 61,000
acres in 2021.
The percentage of good nuts analyzed in the laboratory came in at 88 percent. The average dry weight per good nut was
2.9 grams, down from 3.2 grams in 2020. Observed average nut size was 4.7, down from 5.6 in 2020. The number of nuts
picked per tree was 314 this year, compared to 264 nuts picked in 2020. Large nuts (NASS laboratory sizes 4, 5, and 6)
accounted for 42 percent of total good nuts. Jumbo nuts (NASS laboratory sizes 7 and 8) accounted for 23 percent of the
total. The objective yield survey was not conducted in 2021 due to staffing shortages.
Special thanks to the Oregon Hazelnut Marketing Board for funding this survey.
Hazelnut Production — Oregon: 2015-2021, and Forecasted 2022
[In-shell basis]
Utilized production
State
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Forecast
20221
(tons)
(tons)
(tons)
(tons)
(tons)
(tons)
(tons)
(tons)
Oregon ............
1
31,000
44,000
32,000
51,000
45,000
61,800
77,500
68,000
Subject to revision May 2023.
Hazelnut Percentage of Good Nuts by Size Category — Oregon: 2018-2020, 20221
Percentage of good nuts2
NASS laboratory
Size
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
Industry equivalent
Minimum
measure
Maximum
measure
2018
2019
2020
2022
(mm)
(mm)
(percent)
(percent)
(percent)
(percent)
0.8
12.8
18.2
17.7
20.6
11.0
11.6
7.3
0.2
6.3
10.6
8.6
13.9
12.0
19.5
29.0
0.3
6.9
13.3
10.4
15.1
11.0
17.1
26.0
0.9
13.8
20.0
14.9
17.3
10.0
10.8
12.5
14.6
18.3
19.9
20.9
22.0
22.6
23.6
Survey not conducted in 2021.
Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.
14.6
18.3
19.9
20.9
22.0
22.6
23.6
Size
Measure
(mm)
Small
Small
Medium
Large
Large
Large
Jumbo
Jumbo
less than 17.9
less than 17.9
17.9 to 19.4
19.4 to 22.2
19.4 to 22.2
19.4 to 22.2
22.2+
22.2+
Hazelnut Utilized Production - Oregon: 2012-2021, and Forecasted 2022
85,000
77,500
75,000
68,000
65,000
Tons
61,800
55,000
51,000
45,000
45,000
35,000
Utilized Tons
44,000
45,000
36,000
35,500
31,000
32,000
25,000
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Year
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For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Agricultural Statistics Hotline at (800) 727-9540, 7:30 a.m.
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