(I peeked over in Wikipedia.)
Well, Ben, isn't that cheating a tiny bit?
I've considered the California farmer and orchardist to be among the most blessed and most innovative farmers that ever touched hands to dirt.
When I was prowling about CA back in November, I figured I could buy walnuts at peak season cheap. No way, Jose. The farmers protected those walnuts like babes in the crib.
They said: You want walnuts, you foreigner, you're gonna pay full price.
In fact, walnuts were cheaper here in Michigan than in CA.
Well, my brother in law in Georgia sent us pecans. So it's pecans on the ice cream and pancakes this winter.
Growers in CA are too protective of their crops (almonds, avocadoes, etc,), and, in the end, screw themselves out of money. They believe the press that they're special, and, when all the chips are counted up, will go broke.