date:May 23, 2016
The U.S. tree nut industry's golden run may be winding down as it prepares to absorb a significant increase in supply in the face of weakening global demand and softer prices, according to a new research report from CoBank. Growers' margins should remain positive through 2017, but operating profitably after that will become increasingly challenging.
Fueled by soaring nut prices over the past 15 years, growers worked to fill a seemingly insatiable demand for U.S. nuts, resulting in thousands of