pistachios

Editor’s Letter: Resilience in highly stressful year

This year has brought significant challenges to tree nut growers — wild weather impacts in California at the start of the year and hurricane damage in the south — just to name a few. Thr... more »

Wonderful Pistachios launches new flavor

Wonderful Pistachios rolled out its newest flavor that features seasoned salt, in October 2023. Retailers across the U.S. will now offer Wonderful Pistachios’ new In-Shell Seasoned Salt product,... more »

UCCE hosts statewide pistachio day

The UCCE is set to hold the 2024 Statewide Pistachio Day on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024 at the Visalia Convention Center, Visalia, California. The objective of this program is to provide an industry o... more »

Meridian Growers releases update on pricing of pistachios and almonds

Meridian Growers provided an update on pistachio and almond pricing on Nov. 14, 2023. PISTACHIOS "Not much change from last week on inshell pricing. Have seen a softening on kernel prices especially... more »

Bipartisan legislation aims to boost nut exports

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced legislation, the Specialty Crops Reporting on Opportunities and Promotion Act (Specialty CRO... more »

Wonderful Company names grant recipients

The Wonderful Company has named the latest recipients of its Central Valley Community Grants program. The grants, which total over $1 million, will provide direct support to 23 organizations in Calif... more »

California tree nut growers beware of Carpophilus truncatus

Tree nut crops in California are now faced with a new threat. The pest is called carpophilus beetle (Nitidulidae: Carpophilus truncatus). Houston Wilson, Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist (Dept. Entomology, UC Riverside) provided National Nut Grower with some important details about this pest. more »

American Pistachio Growers annual conference opens all registrations

The American Pistachio Growers (APG) 2024 Pistachio Industry Annual Conference will be held Feb. 26-28, 2024 at the Monetrey Conference Center in California. APG offers several types ... more »

Meridian releases September pistachio report

Meridian Growers has released its September 2023 report, which outlines current pistachio shipments and a market update. PISTACHIO MARKET UPDATE Meridian Growers detailed that as of the date the shi... more »

CDFA awards CAPCA $1 million SPM grant

CAPCA was awarded a $1 million grant by the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) focusing on sustainable pest management (SPM) in the field. The official title of the grant is Ass... more »