Walnut/Raisin/Prune Report - State Summary - Publication

Walnut/Raisin/Prune Report
State Summary – 2017 Crop Year
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Cooperating with the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Pacific Regional Office · P.O. Box 1258 · Sacramento, CA 95812 · (916) 738-6600 · (855) 270-2722 Fax · www.nass.usda.gov/ca

Released: October 18, 2018

Information contained in this report was supplied by
handlers of walnuts, raisins, and prunes to fulfill
reporting requirements of Sections 55601.7 and
55601.8 of the Food and Agricultural Code. The
report includes all tonnages of walnuts, raisins, and
prunes that were either produced by the handler or
purchased from producers. The final weighted
average price, including bonuses and allowances,
has been reported for all contracts which were
finalized.

producer of raisins or prunes if they grew or
purchased fresh grapes or prunes and dehydrated
them.

All 2017 crop transactions completed through the
close of business on August 31, 2018 are included
in this report. A "good faith" estimate of final
weighted average price was reported for those
contracts which were not final on the same date.
The data are shown by major varieties at the State
level only.

Non-Finalized Purchases: Contracted tonnage, for
which a final price has not yet been determined.

DEFINITIONS

Weighted Average Price: Weighted average price
reflects prices or "good faith" estimates of prices as
reported by handlers and include any bonuses or
allowances.

Producer: A person or operator who is responsible
for the walnuts, raisins, or prunes in the unprocessed
state. A dehydrator operator is considered the

Handler: Firm that processes and markets walnuts,
raisins, or prunes.
Finalized Purchases: Tonnage purchased from
producers, for which a pricing contract has been
completed.

Free Tonnage: Tonnage received by a handler, for
which the only Federal marketing order regulation is
a minimum quality or size standard. Reserve
tonnage is the tonnage set aside as authorized by a
Federal marketing order.

California agricultural statistics publications are available free-of-charge on the Internet at:

www.nass.usda.gov/ca

SUMMARY OF WALNUT HANDLERS' REPORTS
Walnuts produced by handlers in 2017 totaled
18,622 tons. This figure does NOT include walnuts
purchased from other handlers or producers.

The tonnage produced by the handler plus tonnage
purchased from producers for the 2017 walnut crop
was 625,426 in-shell tons.

The total 2017 walnut crop purchased from
producers, for whom pricing had been finalized,
reached 599,497 tons at an average price of 124.6
cents per pound. This price is rounded to the nearest
tenth of a cent per pound and includes all bonuses
and allowances.

200.0
180.0
160.0

Cents per pound

Purchases from producers, for whom pricing was
NOT finalized, totaled 7,307 tons. The average
"good faith" estimate of the final weighted average
price for this tonnage was 124.6 cents per pound.

Average Walnut Prices
Finalized and non-finalized prices

140.0
120.0
100.0
80.0

60.0

The quantity of all walnuts purchased from
producers was 606,804 tons for the 2017 crop. This
figure does not include walnuts produced by the
handler or purchased from other handlers.

40.0
Finalized prices

2007
114.5

2008
64.0

2009
85.5

2010
102.1

2011
144.4

2012
151.4

2013
184.3

2014
166.9

2015
83.5

2016
92.6

Non-finalized prices

2017
124.6
124.6

Source: USDA, NASS, Pacific Regional Office-California

WALNUTS: IN-SHELL TONS, 2017 CROP
Finalized prices
Variety

Non-final prices

Total acquisitions

Produced
by handler

Purchased
from
producer

Price per
pound 1/

Purchased
from
producer

Price per
pound 1/

Purchased
from
producer

Total
quantity
handled

tons

tons

cents

tons

cents

cents

tons

Chandler
Franquette
Hartley
Howard
Payne
Serr
Tulare
Vina
Other

13,006
45
917
2,970
46
89
596
657
296

338,590
3,289
34,483
95,511
2,770
15,437
70,522
17,287
21,608

131.1
91.6
127.6
119.4
93.1
107.1
122.7
94.8
91.6

5,254
206
110
1,528
0
4
174
0
31

126.4
93.5
118.6
129.9
0.0
106.6
74.6
0.0
79.7

343,844
3,495
34,593
97,039
2,770
15,441
70,696
17,287
21,639

356,850
3,540
35,510
100,009
2,816
15,530
71,292
17,944
21,935

TOTAL

18,622

599,497

124.6

7,307

124.6

606,804

625,426

1/

Prices include bonuses and allowances.

NOTE: Varietal totals may not equal due to rounding.

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Walnut/Raisin/Prune Report State Summary-2017 Crop Year (October 19, 2018)

SUMMARY OF RAISIN HANDLERS' REPORTS
Free raisin tonnage produced by handlers in 2017
totaled 8,651 tons. This figure does NOT include
raisins purchased from other handlers or producers.

The tonnage produced by the handler plus tonnage
purchased from producers for the 2017 raisin crop
was 271,119 tons.

The total 2017 raisin crop purchased from
producers, for whom pricing had been finalized,
reached 184,369 tons at an average price of $1,859
per ton. This price is rounded to the nearest dollar
per ton and includes all bonuses and allowances.

Average Raisin Prices
Free tonnage raisins
Finalized and non-finalized prices
2,000

1,800

1,600

Dollars per ton

Purchases from producers, for whom pricing was
NOT finalized, totaled 78,099. The average "good
faith" estimate of the final weighted average price for
this tonnage was $1,752 per ton.

1,400

1,200

1,000

The quantity of all raisins purchased from producers
was 262,468 tons for the 2017 crop. This figure does
not include raisins produced by the handler or
purchased from other handlers.

800

600
Finalized prices

2007
1,200

2008
1,270

2009
1,290

2010
1,490

2011
1,640

2012
1,860

2013
1,610

2014
1,710

Non-finalized prices

2015
1,560

2016
1,090

2017
1,859
1,752

Source: USDA, NASS, Pacific Regional Office-California

FREE RAISIN TONNAGE: "MEETING INSPECTION" 1/, 2017 CROP YEAR
Finalized prices
Variety

Non-final prices

Total acquisitions

Produced
by handler

Purchased
from
producer

Price per
ton 2/

Purchased
from
producer

Price per
ton 2/

Purchased
from
producer

Total
quantity
handled

tons

tons

dollars

tons

dollars

tons

tons

Natural Seedless
Dipped Seedless
Golden Seedless
Zante Currants
Sultanas
Muscats
Monukkas
Other Seedless

1,310
256
5,819
0
0
0
0
1,266

165,612
845
7,230
1,696
42
0
51
8,893

1,855
1,776
2,236
1,928
1,800
0
1,596
1,626

75,496
0
2,071
440
0
0
0
92

1,747
0
1,900
1,900
0
0
0
1,500

241,108
845
9,301
2,136
42
0
51
8,985

242,418
1,101
15,121
2,136
42
0
51
10,250

TOTAL

8,651

184,369

1,859

78,099

1,752

262,468

271,119

1/

Free tonnage as reported to the Raisin Administrative Committee.

2/

Price includes bonuses and allowances.

NOTE: Varietal totals may not equal due to rounding.

Walnut/Raisin/Prune Report State Summary - 2017 Crop Year (October 19, 2018)

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SUMMARY OF PRUNE HANDLERS' REPORTS
Prunes produced by handlers in 2017 totaled 12,603
tons. This figure does NOT include prunes
purchased from other handlers or producers.

The tonnage produced by the handler plus tonnage
purchased from producers for the 2017 prune crop
was 103,235 tons of French prunes and 955 tons of
Non-French prunes for a total of 104,190 tons.

The total 2017 prune crop purchased from
producers, for whom pricing had been finalized,
reached 44,203 tons at an average price of $1,755
per ton. This price is rounded to the nearest dollar
per ton and includes all bonuses and allowances.

Average Prune Prices
Finalized and non-finalized prices
3,000

Purchases from producers, for whom pricing was
NOT finalized, totaled 47,384 tons. The average
"good faith" estimate of the final weighted average
price for this tonnage was $2,198 per ton.

Dollars per ton

The quantity of all prunes purchased from producers
was 91,587 tons for the 2017 crop. This figure does
not include prunes produced by the handler or
purchased from other handlers. The weighted
average size count of tons purchased from
producers was 66 for the French varieties and 37 for
the Non-French varieties.

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

2007
1,450

Finalized prices

2008
1,500

2009
1,230

2010
1,350

Variety

tons

2012
1,330

2013
2,000

2014
2,470

2015
2,050

2016
2,180

2017
1,755
2,198

Source: USDA, NASS, Pacific Regional Office-California

PRUNES: TONS, 2017 CROP YEAR
Finalized prices
Non-final prices
Produced
by
handler

2011
1,310

Non-finalized prices

Total acquisitions

Purchased
from
producer

Price per
ton 1/

Purchased
from
producer

Price per
ton 1/

Purchased
from
producer

Weighted
avg. size
count

Total
quantity
handled

tons

dollars

tons

dollars

tons

number

tons

French
Non-French

11,824
779

44,027
176

1,747
3,733

47,384
0

2,198
0

91,411
176

66
37

103,235
955

TOTAL

12,603

44,203

1,755

47,384

2,198

91,587

66

104,190

1/

Prices include bonuses and allowances.

NOTE: Varietal totals may not equal due to rounding.

Walnut Raisin Prune Report State Summary - 2017 Crop Year
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Pacific Regional Office

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