Asian nations shell out for pistachios
December 12, 2011 9:28 AM
THE PORTERVILLE RECORDER
Demand for California-grown pistachios continues to rise in Hong Kong and China. A summary of shipments shows that September saw the highest pistachio export numbers on record.
About 44 percent of those shipments went to Hong Kong. China has doubled its imports of pistachios in the past year, and California growers have been planting more trees to keep up with both international and domestic demand.
Pistachios was Tulare County’s No. 6 crop in 2010.
