why are nuts so expensive?!

[SandEagle]

i was justat walmart. almonds, $8.99/lb. pistachios, $6.99/lb. walnuts, $7.99lb. wtf. it wasn't like this. its like every time they tout the health benefits of something, the price skyrockets on it. i want cheap nuts dammit.

/minirant

 

[bobdole369]

Have you ever seen how cashews are grown?

 

[zanemoseley]

Peanuts.....

 

[Bateluer]

A lb of nuts should last a while? Do nuts have seasons? In season stuff is cheaper than out of season stuff.

 

[zanemoseley]

And this too. On St. Lucia they showed us a cashew off a tree and explained how it gets to the edible stage. I don't remember all the details but it was quite lengthy, not exactly just drying it out and eating.

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

nuts in the face goes for 50usd probably.

What brand were they?

 

[Bartman39]

Just saw on "how its made" that walnuts take like 5 years to mature before harvest... Puts a new spin to the saying "like watching grass grow"...

 

[weadjust]

Tractor supply has nuts for .99 a lb.

 

[sactoking]

The weather has been tough on the nut crop this year, plus apparently things like pecans are super-delicacies in China and they're bidding the prices up.

 

[lxskllr]

I had a bumper crop of black walnuts this year. Unfortunately I'm not a big fan of black walnut. The flavor's too strong. I much prefer English walnut. The squirrels had a good year :^D

 

[DesiPower]

pistachios harvest of 2011 was close to 450 million lb, corn was 120 billion...

 

[DesiPower]

I had a bumper crop of black walnuts this year. Unfortunately I'm not a big fan of black walnut. The flavor's too strong. I much prefer English walnut. The squirrels had a good year :^D

Its hot in China, sell them

 

[TecHNooB]

pistachios and cashews have no rival. NO RIVAL I SAY!

 

[gorobei]

pistachios and cashews have no rival. NO RIVAL I SAY!

macadamia begs to differ.

macadamia>pistachio>cashew>all

 

[lxskllr]

Its hot in China, sell them

I thought about selling them. They're popular here for baking. They're extremely hard to open, and I didn't want to put the time in. I meant to see if there was a market for unshelled nuts, but never got around to it. They're almost all gone now. The squirrels really tore them up.

As an aside to others who may want to screw with them. The outer husk can blister skin, especially if you're sensitive, or become sensitive. If you handle these things on a large scale, use gloves.

 

[gorobei]

As an aside to others who may want to screw with them. The outer husk can blister skin, especially if you're sensitive, or become sensitive. If you handle these things on a large scale, use gloves.

is that from the abrasive nature of the shell or some sort of irritant oil in the shell?

 

[lxskllr]

is that from the abrasive nature of the shell or some sort of irritant oil in the shell?

Irritant in the shell. My father had to go to the hospital to get treated for the "burns" he got. A lot of hardwoods will do that too, and you can build up sensitivities over time. I've know people who had to quit playing blackwood musical instruments because it would cause their lips to swell. They started off fine, but over time became sensitive to the wood. I'm cautious around any wood/wood-like substance that has a strong odor, or is especially oily.

 

[sixone]

Where to start...where to start?

 

[IronWing]

Try shopping at middle eastern markets. Nuts are usually much cheaper and of higher quality than at large chain grocery stores.

 

[PottedMeat]

I had a bumper crop of black walnuts this year. Unfortunately I'm not a big fan of black walnut. The flavor's too strong. I much prefer English walnut. The squirrels had a good year :^D

 

[Gothgar]

Almonds are so good

 

[GoStumpy]

Your wife loved my nuts last night :ninja:

 

[ThatsABigOne]

I had a bumper crop of black walnuts this year. Unfortunately I'm not a big fan of black walnut. The flavor's too strong. I much prefer English walnut. The squirrels had a good year :^D

lol

 

[zanejohnson]

Dunno but pecans are a big deal around here...its hard to find em without worms...basically every pecan on a tree will have the inside being eaten by a worm if it wasn't treated with pesticides

 

[SandEagle]

Try shopping at middle eastern markets. Nuts are usually much cheaper and of higher quality than at large chain grocery stores.

ah yes, forgot about that. i remember getting a 2 lb bag of dry cashews from an indian store awhile back for < $9. i'll have to go back and check this again.