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The 2007 Walnut Crop

CWS Receiving Stations

The Crain Walnut Shelling main facility is located at 10695 Decker Avenue, Los Molinos, CA. We will begin operation with the first harvest after September 1 and close December 1 or shortly thereafter depending on the weather conditions.

Andrew Marks will be dispatching CWS trucks for pickups at the Sacramento Valley hullers. He is available to answer your calls and handle the logistics for you. Andrew can be reached at the CWS office from 7:00am until 4:00pm daily at extension #21, and by cell phone (530) 567-5887. The receiving office can be reached by contacting Lamona Brady, our receiving clerk, at the main office (530) 529-1585, ext #29, from 7:00am to 4:00pm weekdays and weekends during the peak of harvest by appointment.

In San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties, your field representative in that area will handle the logistics for you. In the Visalia/Hanford area, both partial & full load shipments will be arranged by Jeff Rachal, the local field representative. Again this year, Tri-Counties Walnut Co., located at 10493 13th Ave., Hanford, CA., will be lending support to consolidate less than load shipments.

Keeping the Quality in Your Walnut Deliveries

Crop deliveries should be made as soon as possible after the crop has been harvested, hulled & dried. In-shell deliveries should have a target moisture level of 7% to compensate for nut moisture variability in any given load. As part of our receiving procedures each lot of walnuts is randomly sampled from various parts of the load to determine the moisture level before being unloaded. The grower will be notified if an average of two samples exceeds 8%. We must insure that the walnuts can be safely stored and shipped with risk of further deterioration.

Field Representatives

Grower Accounting