Almond growers worry over impacts of winter storm
The rainy and cold weather is preventing the one thing the blossoms need right now: pollination.
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The rainy and cold weather is preventing the one thing the blossoms need right now: pollination.
In 2022, San Joaquin County filed an emergency declaration with the state, after certain crops, like cherries, were damaged due to the cold weather.
America's farmers are struggling with skyrocketing cost of fertilizer and grappling with the short and long-term factors of supply and demand.
The Almond Board of California said only 30% of almonds grown in California stay in the United States while 70% are being exported across the globe.
Shipping companies are finding more profit bringing back empty containers than filling them with almonds and other American exports. Growers statewide are looking at hundreds of millions of pounds on hand.