Roughly 70% of California's almond harvest is shipped overseas. Almond producers there are worried about the ripple effects of fresh tariffs.
Late in 2023, California almond growers – responsible for a crop valued at $3.88 billion in 2023 – started to hear about a potentially devastating new pest, the carpophilus beetle ( Carpophilus ...
The mummy tumbles to the orchard floor and the rover continues its round-the-clock orchard vigil. Lock, stock, and smoking barrel. California accounts for a stunning 80% of global almond production.