Photo of the Day: Calif. Expects Early Walnut Crop

"We enjoyed a warm, dry spring which will allow us to harvest up to a week earlier than the 2012 crop, and we are expecting good quality, plentiful walnuts for our customers around the world," states California Walnut Commission Chairman Donald Norene.

Sep 12, 2013

(PRNewswire) — A walnut orchard in Central Valley of California.

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service California Field Office released the annual crop estimate for walnuts, predicting the annual yield to be 495,000 short tons. (PRNewsFoto/California Walnut Commission)