date:Nov 04, 2016
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Because of the difference in size between production in 2016 and 2015, the industry will have to double the volume of sales, compared to last year, to market the new crop through the current marketing year, and carry over a reasonable amount of pistachios to balance an expected off-year in 2017, Anzaldo says.
Not surprisingly, the market price of pistachios has fallen but not as much as expected. He says the opening grower price for the 2016 crop is $1.80 per pound (in-shell) or 70 cents le