Hazelnut trade begins with product form, variety or type and grade—not a generic nut label. Hazelnuts, also called filberts in United States grade standards, move as in-shell nuts, whole kernels, pieces and processed forms with different size, defect, moisture, condition, packaging and end-use requirements. Comparable offers require product form, variety or type, grade and inspection basis, diameter or kernel size, whole-versus-broken composition, kernel yield, moisture and condition, defect tolerances, treatment, crop year, pack, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and information vintage.
The figures below are USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates for the 2025 Oregon and United States hazelnut crop, published in May 2026. They are dated crop measures—not global production, a current physical offer or a live delivered price; Atlas does not present the annual crop value or average grower return as a current lot price.
An in-shell lot includes shell form, cleanliness, brightness and integrity as well as internal kernel condition. Shelled kernels, pieces, roasted or blanched kernels, meal, paste and oil add different composition, treatment, usable-yield and end-use requirements. Atlas keeps product form, variety or type, grade, size and intended use explicit before comparing lots or evidence.
USDA in-shell filbert grades address type, dryness, shell formation and cleanliness, blanks, broken or split shells, rancidity, decay, mold, insect injury, shriveling, discoloration, kernel development and specified diameter. A physical record therefore preserves the exact standard, variety or type, grade, diameter or kernel size, whole-versus-broken composition, kernel yield, moisture, defect tolerances, crop year, treatment, packaging, storage and inspection point.
USDA NASS estimated 121,500 tons of utilized United States hazelnut production from 92,000 bearing acres in 2025. Of that volume, 23,500 tons were sold in shell, while nuts sold shelled were reported on a separate in-shell basis and yielded 39,200 tons of kernel meat. Those dated Oregon and national aggregates do not specify the variety, grade, size, kernel yield, treatment, pack or delivery terms required for a comparable physical price.
Filbert is the name used in United States federal grade standards for hazelnuts. A trade record should still preserve the declared variety or type, product form, grade and origin rather than relying on the common name alone.
No. In-shell grades cover shell and internal-kernel condition, while kernels and pieces require their own size, whole-versus-broken composition, defect, moisture, treatment and usable-yield terms.
It is USDA NASS's estimate of utilized United States hazelnut production for the 2025 crop year. It is a dated national crop measure, not global production and not a current physical price.
Product form, variety or type, grade and inspection basis, diameter or kernel size, whole-versus-broken composition, kernel yield, moisture and condition, defect tolerances, treatment, crop year, packaging and net weight, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.
Figures retain their source, period and review date. Corroboration is not promoted to primary evidence.