A billion pounds of California almonds are stranded at facilities

California produces 82% of the world's almonds. This year, farmers in the state will harvest 2.8 billion pounds. But according to the Los Angeles Times, 'about 1.3 billion pounds of unsold almonds are still sitting in piles at processing and packing facilities' instead of being shipped to 'robust markets like the European Union, China, India and the United Arab Emirates.' — Read the rest