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The State That Produces More Pistachios Than The Rest Of The US By Erica Martinez Oct. 28, 2025 10:00 am EST

Pistachios are wonderful, versatile nuts. Granted, it takes some elbow grease sometimes to crack open their stiff shells, but when successful, you are treated to that gorgeous, vivid green color and a crunchy snack that is buttery and sweet. They are also incredibly popular in baked goods or ice creams and when ground into paste. Pistachios are even the green filling inside trendy Dubai chocolate . Needless to say, we go through a lot of pistachios in the United States. All of the pistachios produced in the U.S. are from California, Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico, but the most by far come from California. 99% of them grown on American soil come from the Golde

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