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Ripening Pistachios On the Vine

Ripening pistachios hang on the tree as California’s Fall pistachio harvest begins this week with more than 410 million lbs. of pistachios being harvested from the trees. California produces nearly 99 percent of the domestic crop, estimated at more than 242 million pounds. Paramount Farms is the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios with more than 30,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley.

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Rays of Light

A worker operates a harvester as California’s Fall pistachio harvest begins this week with more than 410 million lbs. of pistachios being harvested from the trees. California produces nearly 99 percent of the domestic crop, estimated at more than 242 million pounds. Paramount Farms is the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios with more than 30,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley.

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Dumping the Bins

Workers dump bins of freshly harvested pistachios into awaiting trailors as California’s Fall pistachio harvest begins this week with more than 410 million lbs. of pistachios being harvested from the trees. California produces nearly 99 percent of the domestic crop, estimated at more than 242 million pounds. Paramount Farms is the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios with more than 30,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley.

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Filling Up the Bin

Workers use a harvester to shake loose pistachios from their trees where they are then collected in bins, as seen here, during California’s Fall pistachio harvest which begins this week as more than 410 million lbs. of pistachios will be harvested from the trees. California produces nearly 99 percent of the domestic crop, estimated at more than 242 million pounds. Paramount Farms is the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios with more than 30,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley.

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Shaking the Tree

A tree shaker is used to shake the pistachios from their tree and then collect the nut as California’s Fall pistachio harvest begins this week with more than 410 million lbs. of pistachios being harvested from the trees. California produces nearly 99 percent of the domestic crop, estimated at more than 242 million pounds. Paramount Farms is the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios with more than 30,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley.

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