Texas pecan crop expected to be about 65 million pounds

Because of a number of weather factors, including a drought early in the growing season, many pecan trees set an overabundance of nuts this year. 

Robert Burns Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Posted 10/10/12

COLLEGE STATION – Despite the drought, the state’s pecan harvest will be exceptionally large this year, a predicted 65 million pounds, according to a Texas

On an average year, the Texas crop is between 50 million and 55 million pounds, …

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