Australian Pistachios 2017 Season Review
2017 Harvest The on and off crops seem to have flipped. The even years now seem to be the on-crop with odd years becoming the off-crop. 2017 was generally a good off-crop. 2017 1,510 tonnes 2016 1,920 tonnes 2015 1,700 tonnes
2017 Harvest 2017 nut size very large 2017 79 nuts per 100gms 2016 92 nuts per 100gms 2015 94 nuts per 100gms Supermarket requirements 85/100gms Dark Stain very high 2017 10.7% 2016 1.8% 2015 7.1%
2017 Prices 2017 prices down 18% on 2016 but still historically high Prices down 12% due to the lower market Prices down 6% due to the lower quality (
Gross Grower Pool Returns