California farmers enjoy pistachio boom, with produce headed to China

LOST HILLS, California: California's pistachio industry is booming, fueled by strong global demand and the nut's resilience to drought.

In the heart of the state's farmland, millions of pistachios are processed, packaged, and shipped worldwide, including a growing market in China, where they are popular during the Lunar New Year.

California farmers have been expanding pistachio cultivation, as the trees