Pecan projection looks promising for the fall harvest

Pecan projection looks promising

  • Pecan harvest has started at the Cimarron Valley Research Station near Perkins, Oklahoma. The state’s estimated harvest this year is 22 million pounds, a marked improvement over the past two years that saw a diminished statewide harvest due to a late spring freeze in 2021 and an early fall freeze in 2022. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)
    Pecan harvest has started at the Cimarron Valley Research Station near Perkins, Oklahoma. The state’s estimated harvest this year is 22 million pounds, a marked improvement over the past two years that saw a diminished statewide harvest due to a late spring freeze in 2021 and an early fall freeze in 2022. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)
Wind storms earlier this year, coupled with a late spring freeze in 2021 and an early fall freeze in 2022, have wreaked havoc on Oklahoma’s pecan crop the past couple of years, but the 2023 outlook is good with harvest on the horizon. Becky Carroll, Oklahoma State University Extension senior specialist, fruit and pecans, said the National Pecan Shellers Association predicts this year’s crop…

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