Pecan growers dodge bad year again
by Wally Northway
Published: October 30,2011
Tags: Bass Pecans, Mississippi's pecan producers, Pecan, Pecan growers
It has been good times of late for Mississippi’s pecan producers. And, the optimism just keeps growing.
Boosted by increased demand, tight supply and corresponding high market prices while dodging some of the weather-related losses many of the state’s other agriculture commodities have suffered over the last few years, 2011 is shaping up to be perhaps the best yet for the state’s pecan farmers.
“Our crop is looking great,” said Max Draughn, owner of Bass Pecans in Raymond. “We’ll probably harvest about…
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