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Walnut farmers face pivotal harvest with optimism

Drought, low prices, supply chain disruptions have been plaguing California’s walnut farmers for years and a heat wave during last year’s harvest scorched the state’s groves, but ideal weather so far this year has the sector optimistic that growers are going to see their fortunes change.
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Walnut harvest sets record

California growers produced the largest walnut harvest to date in the 2020-2021 crop year. The California Walnut Board (CWB) says the 785,000 tons is an increase of 20% over the 2019 crop.
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USTR eyes India tariffs as lawmakers press for action

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai is meeting with high-level trade officials and reconvening the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum to discuss India’s steep tariffs and other trade barriers, many of which are preventing or dampening U.S. exports of tree nuts, apples and dairy to the second-most populous nation in the world.
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