date:Oct 13, 2017
Oregon hazelnut growers will receive a starting minimum price of 96.5 cents a pound for their crop this fall, the Hazelnut Growers Bargaining Association announced Tuesday.
The price, agreed on with the help of a mediator by the association and area packers, was down considerably from last years starting price of $1.18 a pound.
The price is lower than probably the growers were expecting, said Doug Olsen, the associations president. But that is where the market came out, and it is a good place