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> The US almond industry earns $12 billion per year. How much of that is actually from sales in the US vs. exports? In 2018, California produced 80% of the wor
by hondo77 7y ago
> The US almond industry earns $12 billion per year.
How much of that is actually from sales in the US vs. exports? In 2018, California produced 80% of the worldwide almond crop and exported 70% of it. Americans aren't quite as hungry for almonds as the author assumes.
Ref: http://www.capradio.org/articles/2018/07/09/record-crop-for-california-almonds-as-growers-uncertain-about-tariffs/ http://www.capradio.org/articles/2018/07/09/record-crop-for-...
- bduerst 7y agoI was curious, so I looked into it - apparently the US exported $4.5 billion worth of almonds 2017, with Spain being the largest consumer ($0.5 B). Also learned that the US imports almost exactly as many pecans as it exports. Seems like they may have included it based on export percentages.