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Freeze, Drought Diminish California Almond Yields
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Merced County farmer Justine Pitts says the nonpareil almond crop she’s harvested so far is down. She says growers more severely impacted by this year’s freeze are expected to leave some orchards unharvested. Photo Contributed
California’s almond production is expected to drop to 2.6 billion pounds this year due to drought and a bloom-time freeze in February that severely impacted almond-producing counties.