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US may increase imports of almonds from Georgia

Business Materials 14 July 2021 23:14 (UTC +04:00)
US may increase imports of almonds from Georgia

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 14

By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:

This season almond harvest in the United States will significantly reduce that may increase the export of the product from Georgia to the US, Trend reports via Georgian media.

Currently, the US is the dominant producer of almonds in the world producing 2 million tons annually. California is the primary producing region.

According to the updated forecast, this year almond harvest will reduce by 10 percent compared with 2019-2020 and will amount to 1.27 million tons. The decline in crops was caused by wildfires in California that will decrease plantation yields by 18 percent.

The researchers say that this summer is the driest in the past 127 years.

The state of California supplies more than one-third of all vegetables and two-thirds of the fruits and nuts in the U.S. At the same time, 85 percent of the state's arable land is located in drought-prone areas.

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