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Statistics Submitted to the USDA:
Statistics Submitted to the USDA:
The 3 most common varieties in no order in the United States are the Balady citron, Corfu etrog and the Calabria/Yanover etrog
3 commercial etrog farms in the United State:
Lindcove Ranch is the biggest with 253 trees and 2 total acres of etrogim. His ranch is in Exeter, California and he sells 2,000-4,000 etrogim for ritual use.
Sweetwater Orchards is the 2nd biggest etrog farmer. He has 172 trees, and less than 1 total acre. He is in Scottsdale, Arizona
Clausen Nursery is the 3rd biggest etrog farmer. He has 20 trees and his nursery is in Vista, California.
60-80 etrogim owned by enthusiasts and home-growers
This means that there are about 505-525 etrog trees in the United States, with 11% to 16% being grown non-commercially.
America is the 4th biggest country producing etrogim for ritual use, 1st being Israel, then Italy, and then Morocco.
Handing Out Etrog Seeds!!
Handing Out Etrog Seeds!!
We will happily send anyone some etrog seeds so they can start their own farm! Contact usaetrog@gmail.com with your address. They are Yanover etrog seeds.
1/1/2019
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