Report: New Mexico Led Pecan Production In 2018; Storm Damaged Ga. Crops

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April 15th, 2019

Georgia, traditionally the United States’ largest pecan-producing state, saw its crop crippled by Hurricane Michael last year.

LM OTERO / Associated Press file

Updated at 1:45 p.m. Monday

New Mexico became the national leader in pecan production last year after Hurricane Michael struck down large swaths of Georgia’s crop, new U.S. Department of Agriculture numbers show.

New Mexico produced about 90 million pounds of pecans in 2018 compared to Georgia’s 56 million, the Carlsbad Current-Argus reports.

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