Overview

Pine nuts are getting attention from today’s cooks and restaurants as a new flavor to add to a variety of dishes. The U.S. market for pine nuts is estimated as having a $100 million value. Yet, more then 80 percent of U.S. pine nuts are imported each year.  April 2009 ... Pine Nuts


Other Links

• Authentic New Mexico Pinon Nuts - This Web site promotes the sale of pine nuts that are New Mexican pinon. The nuts are harvested from the national forests and private lands in New Mexico.
• Fruit and Tree Nuts Yearbook, Economic Research Service, USDA.
• Northern Nut Growers Association, Inc. - This group has volunteers who can answer production questions on pine nuts.
• Pine Nuts, Chapter 8 Seeds, Fruits and Cones, Non-Wood Forest Products from Conifers, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations Corporate Document Repository.
• Pine Nuts: Species, Products, Markets and Potential for U.S. Production, Goods from the Woods, 2004.
• Pinon Nuts - A public-private partnership sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management's Colorado State Office for promoting the sustainable harvest of wild pinyon nuts.
• Pinyon Pine, Utah State University.
• Water-Thrifty Pinyon Pine, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension.

Links checked November 2009.