# @businessinsider on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=GOPr7N6BDxA
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-19T12:00:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) — https://gondola.cc/BusinessInsider

## Caption

It took California a century to produce a pistachio harvest. Now, it's the world's top supplier. But as the Dubai chocolate trend fuels demand, and California droughts intensify, growers are fighting to keep up.

Editor's Note: At 25:49, the animation falsely represents Taiwan as part of China. Taiwan is self-governing. 

00:00 - Introduction
01:35 - Where Pistachios Came From
02:58 - The Keenan Farms Pistachio Harvest
05:36 - Growth of the California Pistachio Industry
07:55 - Processing Pistachios
10:40 - Wonderful Pistachios Gets Into Business
12:51 - How California Moves Water
20:31 - Why Small Farms Are Drying Out
23:31 - How Wonderful Pistachios Grew Its Sales
25:06 - The Global Pistachio Market
26:25 - A Persian Restaurant Keeping Iranian Traditions Alive
29:41 - California Growers Fight On
31:02 - Credits

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How California Produces 99% Of America’s Pistachios In A Drought | Big Business | Business Insider

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## Tags

pistachios, dubaichocolate, bigbusiness

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