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From:McAfee-Bowersox, Miranda
Subject:Press Release to be sent shortly
Date:Wednesday, November 3, 2021 11:46:35 AM
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Hello Board Members,
The below press release will be sent to the media shortly. Thank you.
Miranda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3, 2021
Butte County Walnut Buying Period Announced
Butte County Agricultural Commissioner Louie Mendoza Jr. announced today that November 8, 2021 will
be the beginning of the “walnut buying period” to allow the purchasing of walnuts by non-processing
buyers, pursuant to the Butte County Nut Theft Ordinance. This period will begin at the conclusion of the
Chandler Walnut harvest, and is set in consultation with a committee of walnut growers.
Walnuts are the number three highest valued agricultural commodity in Butte County. According to the
Butte County 2020 Crop & Livestock Report there was over 53,000 harvested acres in Butte County with
a market value just over $128 million. “The walnut industry has been vulnerable to theft, the Nut Theft
Ordinance is intended to deter such activities,” stated Mendoza.
The Butte County Board of Supervisors adopted the revised Nut Theft Ordinance in 2014. In addition to
establishing the buying period, the ordinance also provides requirements for the transportation and
identification of walnuts.
If you have any questions, please call our office at 530-552-4100 or via email at
Butteag@buttecounty.net. For more information, visit our website at:
http://www.buttecounty.net/agriculturalcommissioner/Home.aspx
Butte County Department of Agriculture
316 Nelson Avenue, Oroville, CA 95965
530-552-4100
Chico District Office
196 Memorial Way, Chico, CA 95926
530-552-4085
Gridley District Office
239 Sycamore St., Gridley, CA 95948
530-552-4090
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Miranda Bowersox
Communications/Public Information Officer
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Oroville Ca. 95965
T. 530.552.3320
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