With almonds' rising revenues, land values soar

Associated Press via San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com ^ | Updated 12:42 pm, Saturday, January 12, 2013 | By GOSIA WOZNIACKA, Associated Press

[thecodont]

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Bill Enns, a central California real estate agent specializing in farmland, fields dozens of calls every week from potential buyers. Many want almond, pistachio or walnut orchards — or any land suitable for growing nut trees.

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California's almond industry, which grows about 80 percent of the global almond supply and 100 percent of the domestic supply, saw the most dramatic growth — powered by strong demand from new money-spending middle classes in India and China. The growth has prompted a rush for almond-growing land and pushed almond land values through the roof.

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[thecodont]

Almond joy. California supplies 100 percent of the domestic crop.

Pretty springtime picture at the link.

[bgill]

Thank goodness I have a good prep of almonds. Stocked up when they were on sale.

[Paleo Conservative]

The Chinese have also developed a taste for pecans. That has really raised the cost of pecans in Texas.

[Bon mots]

I just ate a handful of oily salted Spanish almonds. I got hooked on them while in the Canary Islands.

In their natural state, wild almonds are mostly poisonous. It is a mutation that made them edible.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

FRESNO, Calif. (AP)

A lot of nuts in FResno. lol

[count-your-change]

Having mechanized havesting has no doubt helped by making the crop more profitable. Cheers for almonds.

[thecodont]

Having mechanized havesting has no doubt helped by making the crop more profitable. Cheers for almonds.

< California joke >

"Here we grow "a'monds."

"Why is there no "L"?"

"'Cause when you knock them off the tree, you shake the "L" out of them."

< / California joke >

[ClearCase_guy]

In terms of a "secret group" of people who actually run the world, the largest supplier of almonds and pistachios in the world is Paramount Farms. That is a holding company for Steward and Lynda Resnick. Lynda Resnick was designated an un-indicted co-conspirator for her role in the Pentagon Papers (personal friend of Daniel Ellsburg) and was pursued by prosecutors for two years.

Very rich Leftists based out of Los Angeles.

[thecodont]

Interesting!

[printhead]

I’ve heard that someone who has swallowed cyanide has a breath that smells of almonds. On another note, IIRC, I have seen many photos of almond groves gone to dust because of water shortages caused by the EPA, BLM, and little tiny snail darters. Am I correct?

[Texas Fossil]

California supplies 100 percent of the domestic crop

Commercial? Possibly, but I doubt it. There are some grown in Texas. I have 2 young trees in my orchard. And they are grown in South Texas. But CA has long been the state of fruits & nuts, not necessarily talking about trees.

[Huskrrrr]

“California joke”

Thanks, we need a reason to laugh right now.

[dragnet2]

Pretty springtime picture at the link.

Actually, it was taken in the middle of winter..

[mylife]

[mylife]

Almost looks like a dogwood.

[caddie]

These people should not be buying American land.

I don't care if it is legal or "open minded."

I just think it is stupid for Americans to keep handing over the country to foreigners who hate our guts.

[Valpal1]

They aren’t buying the land, they are buying the almonds. Increasing demand for almonds, esp. in India and China are spurring the increases in farmland value suitable for growing almonds.

[Bon mots]

I’ve heard that someone who has swallowed cyanide has a breath that smells of almonds.

Apparently, not everyone can smell it.

[count-your-change]

Toss a rope over the limb of an a’mond tree and hang the jokester.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

The "Fresno Blossom Trail" is a wonderful 62 mile drive in February or March. If you get a chance, be sure to drive it. It's also a great respite from Winter in most parts of the country. Fresno Blossom Trail Photo Tour