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The rise of pistachios is part of California farmers' shift into perennial crops commanding higher returns than products such as cotton, according to a 2023 report by the Public Policy Institute ...
"There is an increasingly growing demand in pistachios," Yraceburu said. “The world wants more.” Pistachio farmers learn from almond farming struggles. Pistachios are poised to weather California's dry spells better than its even bigger nut crop, almonds, which generated nearly $4 billion in the state last year, industry experts said.
Pistachio is a desert plant and is highly tolerant of saline soil. It has been reported to grow well when irrigated with water having 3,000–4,000 ppm of soluble salts. [9] Pistachio trees are fairly hardy in the right conditions and can survive temperatures ranging between −10 °C (14 °F) in winter and 48 °C (118 °F) in summer.
Rice paddies just north of Sacramento. The table below shows the top 21 commodities, by dollar value, produced in California in 2017. [1] Between 2016 and 2017, there were increases by more than 2% in total value for the following crops: almonds, dairy, grapes and cattle.
The Santa Ynez Valley (Spanish: Valle de Santa Ynez) [1] [2] is located in Santa Barbara County, California, between the Santa Ynez Mountains to the south and the San Rafael Mountains to the north. The Santa Ynez River flows through the valley from east to west.
A California businessman invested his savings in a pistachio farm. The return of Tulare Lake has left hundreds of his acres underwater. 'It's a disaster': California farmer faces ordeal as ...
A recent report showed that the U.S. has become the largest consumer of pistachios since 2019-2020, with pistachio consumption increasing from 41,500 metric tons in 2005 to a whopping 225,000 ...
Pistacia mexicana, also known as Mexican pistache, American pistachio [3] or wild pistachio [2] is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae found in Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States . It is threatened by habitat loss .