HARVEST IS ABOUT TO BEGIN FOR ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AG PRODUCTS IN NEW MEXICO…PECANS. DALENE HODNETT WITH THE NEW MEXICO FARM AND LIVESTOCK BUREAU TELLS 770 KKOB NEW MEXICO IS USUALLY AMONG THE TOP THREE PECAN PRODUCING STATES IN THE COUNTRY.
NEW MEXICO OFTEN PRODUCES BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MILLION POUNDS OF PECANS IN A YEAR. HODNETT SAYS MOST OF THE NUTS COME FROM DONA ANA, EDDY AND CHAVES COUNTIES.
