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    The Salt
    New Chinese tariffs will raise the price of many American crops, including almonds and other nuts.
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    What Chinese Tariffs Targeting American Crops Will Mean For Farmers

    Apr 02, 2018
    Newly announced Chinese tariffs will raise prices on many U.S. crops. How will that affect American farmers? NPR's Mary Louise Kelley spoke with Jim Zion, a Californian nut distributor, to find out.
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    The Salt
    Frigid temperatures help set buds that will turn into flowers in spring, then into fruits and nuts in summer.
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    If These Trees Don't Get Time To Chill, Farmers Will Be Out On A Limb

    Jan 25, 2017
    Tree crops like pistachios, peaches and almonds need a certain amount of cold weather every year. But scientists say that California's climate may become too warm for them to grow there.
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    A ranch manager holds pistachios at a farm in Madera, Calif. The lifting of sanctions on Iran has California growers worried that Iranian pistachios will flood the U.S. market.
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    Oh, Nuts! U.S. Pistachio Growers Worry About Competition From Iran

    Feb 19, 2016
    Iran is historically known for its pistachios. With sanctions against Iran lifted, its growers are free to sell in the U.S. Iranian nuts haven't flooded the U.S. yet — but that could soon change.
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    The Salt
    Hollow pistachios aren't spotted until after the harvest, when they're dumped into a water bath as part of standard processing. Blanks like the ones seen here float, while full nuts sink.
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    Oh, Nuts! Why California's Pistachio Trees Are Shooting Blanks

    Sep 11, 2015
    This year, as many as 50 percent of the pistachios harvested in California could be hollow inside. Blame it on drought, heat and weather changes that are messing with male trees' virility.
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