WCN December 2019
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Matoian went on to explain, as<br />
growers look at a number of factors,<br />
such as commodity pricing, labor availability,<br />
water, mechanization, etcetera,<br />
a number of crops to plant begin to<br />
emerge; almonds, walnuts, pistachios,<br />
wine-grapes, and more.<br />
“Then, growers will look at commodity<br />
pricing, certain commodities rise in<br />
their economic conclusions and others<br />
decline.” Matoian said. “In pistachios,<br />
we have seen annual plantings rise since<br />
2003 to the present. Throughout those<br />
years, we have seen plantings as low as<br />
7,500 acres in a given year, and other<br />
years around 15,000 acres. We have<br />
been averaging about 11,000 acres per<br />
year over the last 15 years.”<br />
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