Mike Pearson tells listeners what is happening in U.S. pistachio industry and how the supply is compared to the rest of the world.
The United States is the largest pistachio producer in the world and produces half a million tons of pistachios every year. Growers actually produce more than quadruple the amount of the next largest world producer, Iran.
Growers actually producer half of the 900,000 tons of pistachios consumer around the world.
Farmers gathered in Monterrey, California at an industry conference this week and were celebrating the recent state of export ships with early numbers…
