Industry News

The American Pecan Promotion Board (APPB) is partnering with SNICKERS, proudly part of Mars, to excite consumers on the national launch of SNICKERS Pecan. The latest SNICKERS offering features a delicious twist on the iconic candy bar consumers love. The perfect blend of caramel, nougat and milk chocolate, is now complimented by the savory-sweetness of…

Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton have leveled devastating impacts on the southeastern United States. Communities across North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, and Virginia are facing unprecedented challenges. Many areas have been left in ruins, with communication lines severed and local support systems struggling to respond. In recognition of the critical need for mental…

Every month, the American Pecan Council publishes an industry position report, which contains the most recent pecan trade statistics. These reports provide the latest shipment, inventory, export, import, and net open position. All handlers of pecans within the area of production submit a summary report to the Council monthly, which is then aggregated into this…

USDA’s Farm Service Agency will make payments to direct and guaranteed borrowers based on existing loan records that demonstrate need; no application is necessary for producers WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an additional $250 million in automatic payments for distressed direct and guaranteed farm loan borrowers under Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction…

USDA releases Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade: August 2024. This report presents and discusses USDA’s August 2024 quarterly USDA forecasts for agricultural trade in the United States for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Read the full report here.

The Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, University of California released a recent report that analyzes how revoking China’s Preferred Trade Status could impact agriculture. “Revoking [Permanent Normal Trade Relations] PNTR would likely provoke trade retaliation by China, potentially raising China’s agricultural import tariffs by 9.5%, equivalent to the change in U.S. tariffs if China’s PNTR…

USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) Administrator Marcia Bunger testified before the U.S. House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee today. Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) asked a question regarding yield exclusion for pecans (clip can be found here). Administrator Bunger responded that she would work with Rep. Bishop’s office on this issue.

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee passed the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Reform Act today in a 25-17 bipartisan vote. The GSP Reform Act, introduced by Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), would reauthorize the GSP program until December 31, 2030. The legislation permanently bans China from the list of eligible countries…

On National Pecan Day, Pecan South is celebrating with the latest issue of Pieces of Pecan, our nutty consumer magazine. Our team made this magazine for pecan growers and industry members. It’s our special National Pecan Day gift for you! This ad-free magazine is perfect for educating consumers. Growers have added past issues to retail…

WASHINGTON—This week, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined colleagues in sending two letters opposing the slow rollout of the Biden Administration’s Emergency Relief Program (ERP 2022), which implemented payment limits that may harm producers who have undergone significant losses. Yesterday, Sen. Tuberville joined Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to…

WASHINGTON—The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will release the 2022 Census of Agriculture data on February 13, 2024. NASS concluded the data collection this summer with a preliminary national return rate of 61%. The ag census, conducted once every five years, was mailed to more than 3 million producers…

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced an investment of $27.9 million across 45 organizations that teach and train beginning farmers and ranchers, including programs for U.S. veterans who are entering into agricultural careers and starting new farming businesses. “The next generation of farmers and ranchers hold the promise for…

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will hold its biannual Data Users’ Meeting virtually via Zoom for Government Oct. 17 and 18 from noon to 3 p.m. EDT. The Data Users’ Meeting is held to share recent and pending statistical program changes with the public and to solicit input on these…

Representantes de la Administración General de Aduanas de China (GACC por su nombre en inglés) visitaron la Argentina la semana pasada para realizar el análisis de riesgo de plagas (ARP) a partir del cual se definirán los términos del protocolo fitosanitario para exportar frutos secos a este país. Lee más aquí.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) office responded to a letter that Senator Lujan sent on our behalf regarding the Pecan Import Fee. This response confirms in writing what the American Pecan Promotion Board has been told to date on the timing and cost of implementing the Pecan Import Fee. “Barring unforeseen circumstances, the…

Western producers, central producers, and importers—please check your mailboxes in the coming days, ballots are on their way. In the mail, you will receive voting instructions, eligibility requirements, and a ballot with the nominees listed. Please read the voting directions carefully and submit your completed and signed ballot in the enclosed envelope. To be valid,…

Former Texas Pecan Growers Association secretary, pecan supporter, and wife of the founder of The Pecan Quarterly. Marie Cox Storey, mother to Mark Storey and Lisa (Storey) Olivieri, passed away on March 3, 2023, after a long battle with severe dementia. Her final moments were spent peacefully at Crestview Memory Unit in Bryan, Texas, surrounded…

Last year, Georgia pecan farmers asked Sen. Ossoff to take action Sen. Ossoff met seven times during the last year with India’s Ambassador to the United States and personally led a trade mission to India Georgia produces about one-third of all American pecans Washington, D.C. — Today, following Sen. Ossoff’s push, the Republic of India…

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reminds our nation’s farmers and ranchers that the deadline to respond to the 2022 Census of Agriculture is Feb. 6. Producers can respond online at agcounts.usda.gov or by mail. Learn more about completing the Census of Agriculture here.

National Pecan Federation (NPF) Executive Board Member Marianne Brown recently attended a roundtable discussion with U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai and U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA). Also attending was newly sworn-in USTR AG Ambassador Doug McKalip. At the event, Georgia commodity leaders were given the opportunity to voice their concerns and priorities as…

NEW YORK—The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) is excited to announce the first cohort of the Black Farmers Equity Initiative. The joint venture from NMSDC and Cargill is aimed at advancing agricultural supply chain access for Black farmers. This collaborative initiative aims to create a pathway for emerging Black farmers to achieve parity in…

The USDA Agricultural Research Services announced on Jan. 4 the appointment of Dr. Simon Y. Liu as Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, effective immediately. Dr. Liu has served as Acting Administrator since June of last year, and prior to that served as Associate Administrator for Research Management and Operations since February 2015. Dr. Liu…

In a notice to the U.S. Federal Register on Nov. 18, 2022, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announces its intention to request “an extension for and revision to a currently approved information collection for Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma,…

On Aug. 12, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. It provides investment and opportunity for the agricultural communities USDA serves. The IRA provides additional funding levels for several programs which the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) currently implements. Increased funding levels will begin in fiscal year 2023 and build over…