date:Jan 22, 2014
The global nut market is constantly changing and popularity for a whole host of nuts just keeps on growing. High demand, specifically from Asia, is reshaping the nut industry in the US, the main exporter of a variety of nuts. The shortage of almonds this year has been well reported, but the sudden popularity of pecans is causing just as much concern.
The US accounts for 80% of global production for pecans. The nut is grown across the southern plains, from Arizona to North Carolina, but 40% of t