Although damage still was being assessed, deadly Hurricane Helene’s devastation of the Georgia pecan crop was almost immediately evident as some growers lost nearly 100% of their trees, many of which were more than 40 years old. Damage was widespread across the Southeast.   

“Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia,” the US Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency said. “There are also continuing impacts from Hurricane Debby in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.” That was before Hurricane Milton struck Florida.

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