https://text.npr.org/1028452988 https://text.npr.org/1028452988 > California’s $6 billion almond industry, which produces roughly 80% of the world's almonds.

https://text.npr.org/1028452988 https://text.npr.org/1028452988 > California’s $6 billion almond industry, which produces roughly 80% of the world's almonds. > California almond production grew from 370 million pounds (nearly 168 million kilograms) in 1995 to a record 3.1 billion pounds (1.4 billion kilograms) in 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. During that period, land planted with almond trees grew from 756 square miles (1,958 square kilometers) to 2,500 square miles (6,475 square kilometers).