Walnut production, demand keep increasing

This morning I was in Red Bluff for the University of California Cooperative Extension's annual Walnut Day growers' workshop.

In the photos, from the top: California Walnut Commission CEO Dennis Balint (right) answers a question from the audience as the commission's Jennifer Olmstead listens; and Balint, Carl Eidsath and Olmstead talk afterward about how their presentation went.

Walnut production, demand and prices are all rising, Balint told more than 100 producers at the Elks Lodge.

"We are seeing more of an increase in price than we are in production," he said. "That's a very favorable situation, It's scary favorable."

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